Designed to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of effective teaching methods, ideas, and experiences of the the faculty at Broome Community College (BCC) in New York, the first volume of "Center Stage" includes the following articles: (1) "Teaching Resources Center Update"; (2) "Self-Reflectiveness in Teaching"; (3) "New Faculty Orientation"; (4) "Faculty Rights and Responsibilities"; (5) "Paddleball at BCC"; (6) "Lecturing Well"; (7) "Moral Reasoning"; (8) the journal entries of a new teacher; (9) "The Bio-Bargain," explaining an exam strategy based on individual, oral review of exam results for score improvement; (10) "Developing My Metaphor"; (11) "Eleven Commandments for Teachers"; (12) essays by seven faculty members on their personal testing philosophies; (13) "BCC's New Teaching Resources Center"; (14) "The Freshman Experience: BCC's College 101"; (15) "Teaching the Developmental Student"; (16) advice for faculty on "The First Day" (17) "The Bio-Phone," which suggests ways to encourage students to call their teachers; (18) "Tips to Adjunct Faculty"; (19) "Doing a Course Outline"; (20) excerpts from "147 Practical Tips for Teaching Professors"; (21) essays by students and faculty on what makes a good teacher; (22) essays by eleven faculty and staff on formal and informal student advising approaches and strategies; (23) excerpts from "Total Quality Management in the Classroom"; (24) essays by five professors on the one course each thinks students should have before graduation; (25) "Improving Teaching and Learning: BCC's Interrelated Activities"; (26) "The First Steps of Success"; (27) "The College Experience," a freshman seminar; (28) "The Skill of Teaching: A Bibliography"; and (29) "Summer Reading." (PAA)