昆士市長邀市民加入濟助哈維風災難民行動

Mayor Koch Launches Harvey Fundraiser

QUINCY - Mayor Thomas Koch today announced a special community fund-raiser to assist Hurricane Harvey victims from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, September 7, at Zef Cicchetti restaurant in Quincy Center, and he launched the effort with a $50,000 contribution from the annual Mayor's Cup Charity Golf Tournament.

All are welcome at "Quincy For Houston," which will support the relief fund created by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and administered by the Greater Houston Community Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity. Checks should be made payable to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, and all collections will be sent in one package as a gesture from the people of Quincy.

There will be entertainment and food courtesy of Zef owner Leo Keka, and event-goers are welcome to stay to watch the Patriots game later that night.

"I've been incredibly heartened by the number of people in Quincy who've approached me asking to do something, anything to help. We just thought an informal event like this where we can come together and show our support as a community would be a nice way to harness that energy," said Mayor Koch. "These families suffering right now may be pretty far away, but they are very much our neighbors. They need our help now, and they are going to need it for some time to come."

The City decided to collect monetary donations on the advice of several relief organizations, which say that financial resources are - and will be - the most pressing need for the agencies that charged with assisting in the monumental relief and recovery effort in Texas.

Anyone who wishes to donate, but cannot attend the event can go to www.ghcf.orgto contribute online. The Mayor also suggested that residents look to well-known and established relief agencies such as the Salvation Army at www.salvationarmyusa.org

Our neighbors in Texas need our help. Join us for a special community fundraiser next Thursday, Sept. 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Zef Cicchetti in Quincy Center. Checks can be made payable to Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, and we'll be sending all donations in one package as a gesture from the people of Quincy.

燒烤會中獎者和摩頓市長共進早餐

Breakfast with the Mayor

Thursday, August 31, 2017

In keeping with a tradition he established several years ago, the last raffle ticket drawn by Mayor Christenson at the Annual Senior Citizen’s Cookout is the person who joins him at a local restaurant as his guest.  Ward 7 resident Ji Di Wen was this year’s lucky winner and she, along with City employees Jason Law and Frankie Lam who attended to assist with translation, enjoyed a fantastic breakfast, courtesy of Mayor Christenson at Cornucopia.

羅德島大學孔子學院六辦美東漢語教師培訓

(Boston Orange) 孔子學院總部主辦，羅德島大學孔子學院於8月25到27日間承辦，在該校主校區金士頓舉行的”美東地區漢語教師培訓”，共有54名美國本土及中國公派教師，志願者參加。

羅德島大學孔子學院院長何文潮(左)頒發結業證書。

            這場培訓共有4名專家主持8場講座，分別探討漢語倫理知識，教學方法，教學研究熱點。

            第一天由中國南京大學海外教育學院副院長，世漢學會理事長曹賢文主持首場講座，題目為”國際漢語課堂教學研究方法”，從課堂教學與科研的互動關係入手，談到國際漢語課堂的研究內容和方法，以及當代外語課堂的研究熱點。

            中國浙江大學傳媒與國際文化學院教授王建剛談的是理論性較強的”日常生活中的語言問題 – 兼談漢語惡質化現象”。他從語言及其功能開講，藉中國歷史事蹟和歷史人物來闡述日常生活中的語言及其功能，再談及當代漢語的惡質化問題。

            第二天由兩位美國的漢語教授和專家主講。夏威夷大學中國研究中心副主任，也是孔子學院院長的任友梅教授談”美國最好的語言教學 – 2017年精彩回顧”。她指出有效教學的原則及有效語言課程的特點，並以她教授印度語，德語等多門外語的方法，讓教師學員們深刻體會到”集文化，學科內容、語言為一體的外語課堂”是甚麼樣子。她的第二場講座談”從可理解性輸入到可理解性輸出”準備表演式評估”。她利用學生們的故事展開漢語教學，提倡由學生們自己發現，總結語法。

            美國紐約大學中文教師發展中心主日唐力行教授談的是”人性化教授語言”。他引用實例，提倡用故事來教漢語，要激發學生的學習動機，

            唐力行還為第三天的培訓做開場。他先介紹了美國如今流行的”TPRS”教學法，也就是經由閱讀和說故事來教授流利應用語言(Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling)”。他介紹了”TPRS”的各個步驟，操練方法，還和出席學院討論利弊。

            這天，曹賢文講的另一堂課是”傳承語教育理論與海外漢語教學策略”。他展示了學習”傳承語”和第二外語的差異。為期三日的培訓，最後一堂課是王建剛的”漢語中的積極修辭與消極修辭”。

            羅德島大學孔子學院院長何文潮在結訓時做了總結，並頒發證書給上課學員們。

            羅德島大學孔子學院從2012年起舉辦漢語教師培訓，今年是第六個年頭。何文潮表示，該院將繼續努力，為漢語老師提供最專業的培訓。

臉書計畫在波士頓增聘500名員工

(Boston Orange) 臉書快要成為劍橋市的最大雇主之一了，明年將在劍橋市開張新辦公室，增聘500名員工，總員工數將跳升為650。

            臉書創辦人馬克祖柏格(Mark Zuckerberg)在哈佛校園推出這家公司後，就遷到西岸去了，直到幾乎4年之後，才在波士頓安插了一小組工作人員，辦公室都是和其他公司共用的。現在臉書在坎德廣場辦公室有100多名員工。臉書波士頓主管Ryan Mark表示，地方不夠用了。

            將來的新辦公室將座落在由Elkus Manfredi所設計的100 Binney 街100號大樓，佔用3樓。明年啟用後，將和Bristol-Myers Squibb的300名員工共用空間。

波士頓大學與惠洛克學院正式談判合併

(Boston Orange)波士頓大學(BU)和惠洛克(Wheelock College)8月29日表示，兩校正式談判合併。

            有130年歷史，建於1888年的惠洛克學院，座落在河路(Riverway)，距離波士頓大學的查理士河校區僅約1哩，是一所致力培養教育及社工人才的私立學校。

            近年來，該校財務捉襟見肘，2016會計年度營運損失申報260萬元，2015年虧損250萬元，此外還負債3880萬元。去年才接替Jackie Scott，出任校長的David J. Chard表示，他們還可以繼續撐下去，但那樣做十分危險。

            該校的年度營運收入，也從2015年的4140萬元降到2016年的4030萬元，收到的捐贈款也從2015年的5390萬元降到2016年的50000萬元。為節省經費，該校最近還把校長官邸，以及一棟宿舍拿出來賣。六月十，該校人員表示，他們不太確定大學本科部的未來命運。

            該校以致力改善兒童及家庭的生活為宗旨，校內有3大學院，分別為教育，社工及藝術與科學。根據聯邦政府資料，其芬衛校區目前有學生1053人。

            波士頓大學則是一所大規模的私立研究大學，共有本科及研究所學生33,000人，校內分17個學院，系所，社工及教育也是強項之一。

            惠洛克學院去年才新聘來自南浸信大學的David J. Chard為新任校長。

            在高等教育領域，人們認為合併是困難且危險的。不過專家們認為在小學校面對入學申請者減少，學生更憂心要負擔巨債之際，大概會出現越來越多的合併案。

去年，波士頓音樂學院和柏克萊音樂學院合併了。安多幅牛頓神學院(Theological Seminary)賣掉了牛頓校區，成為耶魯大學的宗教學院。

            惠洛克學院在前任校長在位的最後一年，已經出現許多狀況，包括18名教職員離任，以及一名行政高層承認論文抄襲而辭職，兩名猶太教授向聯邦政府投訴遭受歧視等醜聞。

            惠洛克的來年學費大約35,000元，若包括食宿及雜費，大約50000元。波士頓大學的學費加食宿費大約為67,000元。

摩頓市徵求今冬鏟雪合約商

Seeking Winter Contractors 2017

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Before you know it, it will be that time of year again! The City of Malden Department of Public Works is looking to hire Contractors to plow and/or sand this winter. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and must be fully equipped. Acceptable vehicles are pick-up trucks with an eight foot plow, larger trucks with 26,000 GVW or greater, sanders, loaders and backhoes. The City of Malden requires certification of comprehensive general liability insurance coverage in the minimum amount of $1,000,000.

Applicants must submit name, address, telephone number, email address and other pertinent information to Robert Knox, Department of Public Works Director at rknox@cityofmalden.org by no later than Wednesday, October 25th. For more information, please call 781-397-7162.

Washington Monthly Names BHCC Among Best Colleges for Adult Learners

Washington Monthly Names BHCC Among Best Colleges for Adult Learners

BOSTON, August 30, 2017 — Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) was named one of “The Twelve Most Innovative Colleges for Adult Learners” by Washington Monthly. The article appeared within the publication’s 2017-2018 College Rankings, an annual report released as the September/October 2017 issue.

Just breaking the top 50, the College ranked 49 nationally among the publication’s ranking of “Best Colleges for Adults Learners,” but it was BHCC’s holistic approach to serving the needs of its students that caught the attention of reporter Joshua Alvarez.

The College takes “a particularly innovative approach to a problem that is startlingly common among community college students: hunger,” he said, pointing to a recent study that found 67% of community college students in America are “food insecure.”

Within the article, Alvarez highlights BHCC’s implementation of One Solid Meal, a program that provides free cafeteria meals and food gift cards to students, and the College’s on-campus branch of Single Stop, a national nonprofit organization that provides students with resources for healthcare, taxes, housing, food and financial aid.

Adult Learners, students 25 years or older, constitute approximately 40% of the overall population of college-goers, but according to Alvarez, most colleges and universities have not adapted to the trend.

“Elite colleges don’t make the cut,” he said, pointing to the majority of college-level courses at these institutions being scheduled midday, over evening and weekend options. “It’s the unheralded schools that are figuring it out.”

Beyond meeting basic needs such as food and housing, Alvarez notes BHCC’s commitment to the Open Educational Resources (OER) Degree Initiative as a way to further reduce costs for its students. OER is a growing national effort to create college courses and degree programs that use only freely accessible, openly licensed textbooks and other media instead of the usual expensive proprietary materials.