SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Workshop helps college applicants with financial-aid forms
Seattle Times, Jan. 26, 2009 (Seattle Central CC, Seattle Vocational Institute)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2008670565_collegemoney26m.html
South Seattle Community College’s own celebrated wines were center stage during fundraising food-and-wine gala
West Seattle Blog, Jan. 25, 2009
http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=13831
Women of Achievement honorees announced by Clark College and YWCA Clark County
The Daily Insider, Jan. 23, 2009
http://www.dailyinsider.info/Friday,%20Jan%2023%202009.pdf
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Articulation Isn’t Enough
“It’s all about advising,” said one community college administrator who tracks the transfer success of students at his institution. For students who get good advising, articulation agreements work, because someone will guide them to take the courses that will transfer. But there are far too few people doing academic advising at his and other colleges, he said. Faculty members may or may not understand the articulation agreements, and students don’t.
Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 26, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/26/articulation
Community-College Students Shun Basic Courses
Community colleges are increasingly concerned about the large number of students who require remedial education and never make it into college-level classes.
Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 30, 2009
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=dB2hypZDcmTvCQQvj5sgNN4w2hWj6nMb
This article will be available to non-subscribers of The Chronicle for up to five days after it is e-mailed.
The End of Solitude
What does friendship mean when you have 532 "friends"? How does it enhance my sense of closeness when my Facebook News Feed tells me that Sally Smith (whom I haven't seen since high school, and wasn't all that friendly with even then) "is making coffee and staring off into space"?
Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 30, 2009
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=cKMxPXhjmy2JvwYV6rmBtccqYBvMzxg2
This article will be available to non-subscribers of The Chronicle for up to five days after it is e-mailed.
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Obama calls for quick action on stimulus
The Olympian, Jan. 26, 2009
http://www.theolympian.com/nationworld/story/738681.html
Compiled by the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
1300 Quince St SE | PO Box 42495 | Olympia, Washington 98504 | www.sbctc.edu
Distributed via email to State Board members, SBCTC staff, CTC presidents, PIOs, Trustees and NEWS LINKS subscribers.
Email subscription: NEWS LINKS | SBCTC News Links blog: http://sbctcnewslinks.blogspot.com/ |RSS feed subscription: NEWS LINKS BLOG
· Links are time-sensitive and may expire after the date of publication. The SBCTC does not control or endorse the content of the links and websites.
· All articles are copyrighted by the newspaper or website in which they appear. Please do not use these articles without following the permission process of the newspaper.
· Some sites require free registration. SBCTC does not link to articles or news sites where a fee or paid subscription is required for viewing/access.
