
| Academics Holds New Vision
at Lowell Catholic
Kim Delaney named new Dean of Academics
LOWELL, MA – Kim Delaney, Lowell Catholic’s new Dean of
Academics, believes a great deal in the strength of relationships between
faculty, staff, and students. “Integration between staff, teachers and students
is incredibly important. Here, you’re not just a name or a number, you’re a
person.” The current Chair of the English Department, heading into her sixth
year at Lowell Catholic, assumed her new role as Dean of Academics on July 1,
2010.
Delaney’s agenda for the upcoming scholastic year is
spearheaded by an overall review of the current curriculum in the hopes that
the strongest possible academic program will result. In addition, she seeks to keep
a majority of her focus to the students that surround her. She hopes to
comprise groups of both teachers and peer tutors into a collaborative support effort
to assist struggling students. “No student will just slide by” she maintains. In
addition, she also seeks to recognize those students who show exemplary work within
the Ryken Scholars Program. Delaney
also is establishing a Freshman/Senior cooperative in which, again, the
emphasis is placed upon building a close-knit community and working together.
Interdisciplinary projects, peer tutoring, teachers sharing methodologies, all
serving to come together for the greater good of the young minds in the
classroom.
Kim Delaney, the current Senior Class Advisor, attended
undergraduate studies at Suffolk University in Boston, MA. She obtained a Post
Baccalaureate in English, grades eight through twelve, and completed the year-long
Xaverian Brothers Leadership Program. She will complete her Master’s degree at
Fitchburg State College this spring.
Having worked in college admissions for fourteen years,
Delaney made the transition to working in a much smaller environment with ease.
“I wanted to work more closely with the students” she recalls when asked what
facilitated the need for a change. Lowell Catholic fulfilled this desire for
her. “I love the school and I love what we can offer for the students who
attend.” In hearing the conviction with which she speaks of the subject, it is
no wonder that she seeks to create an environment built on the cornerstone
principle of community. Her aspiration to bring together teachers from
different departments is a prime example of this sense of camaraderie. After
all, for her, it is all about the students. |