Connect to Byways 2002 Online.
Connect to Byways 2001 Online.
Connect to Byways 2000 Online.
In 1992, Centralia College's Assessment Committee began to sponsor Byways: An Anthology of Centralia College Student Works. The overall goal of the Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness Program is to improve student learning. Byways exemplifies progress toward this goal. The publication contains examples of quality student work that were submitted by faculty and reviewed by a selection committee. The first edition was edited by Trish Dudra, a mathematics instructor, and Susan Roden, a writing coordinator for Student Support Services.
When both editors left to pursue other academic work, Byways was discontinued until 1995. At that time, Lanny Blanksma, a contributor to the original publication, now an instructor on our campus in the New Chance program, agreed to edit and assemble a new, improved Byways. During Lanny's tenure as editor, the cover and layout were re-designed, and every effort was made to broaden the selections to represent the entire campus. Lanny edited the 1995 and 1996 editions.
Since 1998, Stephanie Carter and Margaret Snyder, faculty librarians, have edited Byways. Each year improvements have been incorporated. The 1998 edition was the first to be organized around the Centralia College Learning Themes. Each work was accompanied by an instuctor comment on the nature of the assignment and how it correlated to one or more learning theme. This tradition has continued.
Byways is fundamentally an assessment project. Designed to showcase the "best student work from many areas of study," it is a visual demonstration that the College's dual mission of teaching and learning is being fulfilled. In 1999, the editors took a moment to reassess the publication's layout and contents, deciding to implement two primary changes. In order to better represent varied formats and new programs offered by the College, funds were designated to include 4 pages of color images. Additionally, the cover was changed from a photo to an embossed design. By moving to an embossed cover, students in the graphic design course were given the opportunity to experiment with a new technique.
Operating on the principle of continuous improvement, the 2000 edition continued the course set in 1999 and went a step further. Penny Martindale, Associate Professor of Graphic Arts, was asked to join the editorial staff and to undertake a re-design of the publication's layout. The result was a more crisp, modern appearance. Students again competed to design an embossed cover. Taking advantage of Web technology, Stephanie Carter created an online version of the publication. The online environment allowed for the inclusion of student-created computer programs and additional images.
