Submitted by:  Andrea Cipolla & Aristea Williams, Co-chairs, Professional Development & Training

This year has been going by so fast, and PD&T hasn't slowed down a bit. The Verification Workshop was held on February 26 for a packed house at Chesapeake College. The workshop was an overwhelming success again this year. Many of our colleagues contributed to the workshop by supplying the scenarios for one of the afternoon sessions.

The annual Spring Conference was held April 11 in Annapolis, MD. Many of us in the industry gathered together to discuss the many program changes, to brush up on the basics and learn how other schools are managing their programs. Greg Martin gave an update on what the feds are expecting from the schools. He was a huge success as always.

There are more PD& T events to come. The Diversity Workshop will be held on May 29 (Prince Georges Community College). We will focus on subjects such as dealing with veterans returning from war and any disabilities that they may have, first generation college students, and lesbian, gay and transgendered students. It will be a very informative and interesting session. We will send out details for registration on the listserv soon.

Keep your ears and eyes open for the summer workshop coming in June. If you have any topic suggestions, please email acipolla@umuc.edu.

We would like to thank all the members on the committee who have worked very hard to develop and coordinate these wonderful training opportunities. We would also like to thank all the presenters who
volunteered their time and knowledge.