The Learning Resources Center is glad to announce and welcome the following new staff members for fall 07: Lorine Dabeck, administrative assistant, and Teresa Valais, academic skills coordinator.

Lorine Dabeck, the new LRC administrative assistant, brings a wealth of administrative know-how, comprehensive software knowledge, a strong desire to work with students and an infectious smile to her position. Lorine has over 20 years of combined experience within the federal and state governments including an assignment with the National Security Agency and more recently within higher education administration. Lorine says,"Because I am a dedicated staff member, parent of a UMBC sophomore and a student myself, I am knowledgeable and passionate about the inner-workings and overall mission of this campus community."

Lorine is advancing toward a B.A. in English Literature at UMBC. Please join the LRC staff, the 60-70 peer tutors, and the office assistants in welcoming Lorine to the department. She can be reached at ext. 5-5506 and in ACIV-B, room 347.

Teresa Valais joins the LRC staff as academic skills coordinator. Teresa is a long-time LRC friend who has conducted several short-term projects in the department while serving as adjunct faculty in ESOL programs at UMBC, the College of Notre Dame and at Howard Community College. Teresa's extensive teaching background in reading, writing, speaking and listening for academic purposes and experience in conducting language placement/proficiency testing will undergird LRC's study skills programming, social sciences tutoring and administration of UMBC's Placement Testing Program for new students.

Her world view--including study at the University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, and her proficiency in German and Greek--will increase the global perspective of all students who use the LRC services. Again, please join the LRC
staff in welcoming this exceptional new colleague. Teresa can be reached
at ext. 5-2448 in ACIV-B, room 352.