SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Opinion: Feeding the need / Community colleges provide retraining opportunities for workforce development
Vancouver Business Journal, March 6, 2009 (Robert K. Knight, Clark College president)
http://www.vbjusa.com/stories/2009-03-06/feeding_the_need.html
Letter to the editor: Community Colleges
Yakima Herald Republic, March 9, 2009 (Dan Schapiro, Yakima Valley CC faculty)
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2009/03/08/03-09-09-letters-to-the-editor
Perseverance pays off for Battle Ground ballerina
The Columbian, March 9, 2009 (Lia Mrazek, Clark College Running Start student )
http://www.clark.edu/news_events/documents/MrazekBalletColumbian03-09-09.pdf
Where emotion & legacy meet
Clark College orchestra to feature world premiere of Symphony No. 5 by Matt Doran
The Columbian, March 9, 2009
http://www.clark.edu/news_events/documents/DoranSymphonyColumbian03-08-09.pdf
Funding issue waylays job retraining bill
The Columbian, March 10, 2009
http://columbian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090310/NEWS02/703109965&template=printart
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
'Golden Walk' Gets a Makeover From an Auditor of Campus Visits
In a poll of students to determine the most important factor in their choices of college, 65% cited the campus tour or visit, while only 26% cited college Web sites. … Admissions-office budgets, however, do not usually reflect that breakdown. Colleges will spend thousands on Web sites and mailings, but the most decisive thing is treated way too casually.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 6, 2009
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=jCwvdgFbnNvJ9vGgxdCdvCBhHCHkNwQn
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In Shifting Era of Admissions, Colleges Sweat
New York Times, March 7, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/education/08yield.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Campus day care eases students' load
Lexington Herald Leader, March 9, 2009
http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/719153.html
College Counseling Centers Remain Understaffed Though Demand Is Strong, Survey Finds
The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 10, 2009
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=cckTDgf4RfmMTdjjBGj5PJVrTsVv6Vp8
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POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Should “career students” pay more?
TVW Capitol Record, March 7, 2009
http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2009/03/should-career-students-pay-more/
How not to win friends at the state Capitol
The News Tribune, March 9, 2009
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/editorials/v-printerfriendly/story/654427.html
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