ROTEL Grant

My sincere appreciation to the leaders of the ROTEL grant for allowing me this opportunity. I am particularly grateful to Dr. Jacalyn Kremer, Dean of Fitchburg State’s Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library, and Connie Strittmatter, Strategic Projects Librarian at the Gallucci-Cirio Library, for their support and championship of OER; Dr. Rachel Graddy, Associate Director of Student Accessibility Services at Worcester State University, for her guidance on accessibility; as well as Marilyn Billings, Faculty Advisor and Advocate for the grant, and the publishing support team of Rick Lizotte.

Contributors

I would like to acknowledge and thank the contributors to this book. They include former students, colleagues (both from my campus and elsewhere), and staff in many different wonderful programs.

Recognitions

To adapt a phrase, general education takes a village, and I have been fortunate in working with many who feel as strongly about general education as I do. I would especially like to recognize the student ambassadors at Fitchburg State who have participated in workshops with me on general education. These ambassadors – orientation leaders, peer tutors, TRIO student support services squad members, etc. – allowed me to test material and gave me feedback on various ideas and activities.