{"id":3329,"date":"2016-05-25T12:01:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T16:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/?page_id=3329"},"modified":"2016-05-25T12:08:57","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T16:08:57","slug":"kimberlee-hooper-named-to-national-40-under-40-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/june-2016\/kimberlee-hooper-named-to-national-40-under-40-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimberlee Hooper Named to National \u201c40 Under 40\u201d List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KimHooper\"Kimberlee Hooper was named to the American Association for Women in Community Colleges\u2019 list of \u201c40\u00a0Under 40,\u201d at the organization\u2019s national conference in Chicago in April. The list consists of 40 women\u00a0faculty, counselors, administrators and staff under the age of 40 from all over the nation who are leaders on\u00a0their campuses. Ms. Hooper is MCC\u2019s director of school relations, which is the link between MCC and the\u00a0kindergarten to 12th grade community in the county and beyond.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t say enough about Kim\u2019s ability and work ethic,\u201d said MCC President Joann La Perla-Morales, who\u00a0nominated Ms. Hooper for the award. \u201cShe is an excellent team player and leader, is committed to the\u00a0College mission and works tirelessly to create new pathways for students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Hooper started at MCC in 2010 part time, as the coordinator for the CARE program (Center for Adults\u00a0Returning to Education), which enabled adults students who were 21 years of age or older to return to MCC\u00a0to complete their Associate Degree. She assisted those students during the enrollment process and\u00a0collaborated with campus departments to provide financial aid, advisement and tutoring workshops. She\u00a0became director of School Relations in 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cKim has done a tremendous job in this role,\u201d Dr. La Perla-Morales said.<\/p>\n

Since 2012, Ms. Hooper has added five high schools and almost 500 students to MCC\u2019s High School\u00a0Scholars Program, in which high school students can take college courses. In addition, she has hosted\u00a0several large scale events, including the state finals of the NJ Science Olympiad.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe programs offered through School Relations show the K-12 community what MCC has to offer by way of\u00a0faculty, facilities and campus resources,\u201d Dr. La Perla-Morales said. \u201cBringing middle school students on\u00a0campus for the Algebra Summer Institute exposes students to the campus, facilities and faculty. Bringing\u00a0elementary school students on campus for a tour and a day filled with activities allows them to begin\u00a0considering MCC as an option for them down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

School Relations also organizes professional development programs for teachers, as well as mid-career\u00a0professionals who aspire to become teachers.<\/p>\n

Ms. Hooper also developed workshops on dyslexia, autism, and how to use an iPad effectively in the\u00a0classroom.<\/p>\n

She also oversees three college summer bridge programs \u2013 Johnson and Johnson Scholars, College\u00a0Readiness, and the Bridges to Baccalaureate Program. These provide high school students with college\u00a0readiness remediation prior to graduation, which allows them to begin taking credit-bearing courses upon\u00a0entering MCC.<\/p>\n

Ms. Hooper said she was honored to receive the award.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe work I do at MCC is very important to me because of the impact it has on others,\u201d she said. \u201cI am\u00a0thrilled to be among this distinguished group and I hope it will inspire other young women.\u201d\u00a0Ms. Hooper is a member of the College Assembly, the MCC Scholarship Committee, a state representative\u00a0to the American Council on Education, and she is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Arc of\u00a0Middlesex County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kimberlee Hooper was named to the American Association for Women in Community Colleges\u2019 list of \u201c40\u00a0Under 40,\u201d at the organization\u2019s national conference in Chicago in April. The list consists of 40 women\u00a0faculty, counselors, administrators and staff under the age of 40 from all over the nation who are leaders on\u00a0their campuses. Ms. Hooper is MCC\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3291,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3329","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3329"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3332,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3329\/revisions\/3332"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}