First Year Program Sets the Stage

02.22.10. Held in Denver, CO, from 2/12-2/16, the 29th Annual Conference on the First Year Experience (FYE) brought together educators and those interested in supporting the needs of the first-year college student. As an exhibitor at the conference, Hayden-McNeil had the opportunity to talk with academics and administrators about the ways in which custom publishing can support the needs and promote the success of incoming freshman – through the creation of university-specific handbooks, essentials kits, and survival guides.
First-year programs serve a growing need to assist incoming freshman with the transition to higher education – setting them up for overall academic success in their college years.

If you'd like to learn more about the FYE, visit http://www.sc.edu/fye/events/annual/index.html.

Dr. Don and Being featured on Great Day SA

01.27.10. Congratulations to Hayden-McNeil author, Dr. Don Lucas, Northwest Vista College, who was recently featured on Great Day SA to discuss the science of happiness and his book, Being: Your Happiness, Pleasure, and Contentment. Please click below to view the clip. Congratulations, Dr. Don!
http://www.kens5.com/great-day-sa
To learn more about Being, visit our Featured Titles tab or click here.

Dollars for Scholars to Honor our Authors

01.05.10: In our continuing support of higher education, Hayden-McNeil has made a donation, on behalf of our loyal authors, to Scholarship America's Dollars for Scholars Fund. This grassroots, community-based fund helps local volunteer-driven chapters support hometown students in 3,800 communities by raising monies, establishing endowments, assisting with college readiness and the financial aid process and of course, distributing scholarships. Last year, the Dollars for Scholars program provided nearly $43 million in scholarship to 41,684 students. To learn more about Scholarship America, please visit their website at http://www.scholarshipamerica.org. Happy New Year!

Long-time HM Author Named U.S. Professor of the Year

11.23.09: Hayden-McNeil is thrilled to congratulate long-time organic chemistry author Brian P. Coppola, University of Michigan, on his recent acknowledgement as one of the U.S. Professors of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Brian was one of the first authors to partner with Hayden-McNeil when we were just a fledgling publishing company based down the road from his campus in Ann Arbor. Since then, we’ve come to know and appreciate Brian as a tireless, dedicated educator who demonstrates true devotion to his students. His engaging, inclusion-based curriculum gets students involved in all levels of his organic chemistry course from helping to develop the syllabus through research projects the students choose to teaming with K-12 science teachers to help design and implement lessons involving new technology for the classroom. Congratulations to Professor Coppola on this much deserved recognition! If you'd like to read more about the article announcing the U.S. Professors of the Year, click here.

Communicators and Exhibitors Gather at NCA

11.16.09: Hayden-McNeil recently hit the Windy City to exhibit at the 95th annual NCA (National Communication Association) convention from 11/12–11/15. The theme of this year’s convention “Discourses of Stability and Change” explored the discipline’s management of continuity and routine while balancing natural opposition from change, novelty, and surprise. As a custom publisher, Hayden-McNeil can directly relate to this theme – helping instructors to create consistency within their courseware but uniquely enabling educators to revise, recreate, and adapt their instructional materials to accommodate their pedagogy, student needs, and changing times. The NCA is the nation’s largest society dedicated to the study and teaching of communication. For more information on the NCA, visit: http://www.natcom.org/nca

An Interview with Jeff McCarthy—President, Hayden-McNeil

08.01.09: Recently, Hayden-McNeil's President Jeff McCarthy was tapped by one of our print vendors, Edwards Brothers, for an interview on the opportunities and challenges facing publishers. The interview, which appears in the Summer 2009 edition of their seasonal newsletter, focuses on our company's unique service offerings, discusses the benefits of our partnership with Macmillan, and offers some insight into the current and future state of publishing. Click here to read what Jeff had to say.

Nanoscience Headlines at the ACS

03.30.09: Hayden-McNeil joined with more than 10,000 chemistry educators, professionals, and industry representatives at the spring national conference of the American Chemical Society (ACS), held in Salt Lake City from March 22-25. The theme of this year's conference, Nanoscience: Challenges for the Future, focused on nanoscience and nanotechnology with several symposia covering best practices for integration into the classroom. Due to our strong position in chemistry, both Hayden-McNeil Publishing and Hayden-McNeil Specialty Products exhibited at the conference, displaying not only our custom publishing capabilities and innovative educational products but also our carbonless chemistry lab notebooks.

For more information on the ACS and upcoming meetings, click here.

Making Waves and Connections at the CCCC

03.25.09: “Making Waves” was the theme of the 2009 Annual Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) held in San Francisco from March 11–14, of which Hayden-McNeil was proud to be a part. The convention, which examined past and future waves of research, theory, and pedagogy within the English curriculum, provided us with the much appreciated chance to visit with many of our loyal authors. Additionally, we had the opportunity to showcase our premium custom publishing services and talk with academics about ways to enhance their pedagogy to the benefit of their students. But we had time for some fun as well! We were pleased to support our good friend Professor Tom Miller from The University of Arizona in his annual Welcome to the Cs Reception held at the beautiful Varnish Fine Art Gallery in the heart of downtown San Francisco. Next year’s conference is set for March in Louisville, KY. To learn more, click here.