SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Unemployment in Low-Income Communities
A couple of articles feature WA state colleges’ work with low-income populations, see pp. 4, 17, 18, 19, 20. Wenatchee Valley, Spokane IEL, Shoreline, I-BEST.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Community Development Magazine, Spring 2009
http://www.frbsf.org/publications/community/investments/0905/index.html
http://www.frbsf.org/publications/community/investments/0905/Spring_2009.pdf
State officials reject airport's bid for expansion loan
Spokane Community College would piggyback on the expansion, moving its aircraft-technician program from Felts Field.
The Spokesman Review, May 22, 2009
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/22/state-officials-reject-airports-bid-for-expansion/
Tri-City college officials optimistic about future
Tri-City Herald, May 22, 2009 (Columbia Basin College)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/586982.html
Expansion Plans in the Works for Poulsbo's Olympic College Campus
Kitsap Sun, May 21, 2009
By Brynn Grimley (Contact) Olympic College's Poulsbo campus is on track to outgrow its current facilities, prompting the college's board of trustees to ...
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/may/21/expansion-plans-in-the-works-for-poulsbos-campus/
WW Water Watcher
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, May 21, 2009 (Walla Walla CC)
http://www.union-bulletin.com/articles/2009/05/21/local_news/090521local08water.txt
Running Start Program Not Getting Cut from Columbia Basin College
KNDO/KNDU TV, May 21, 2009
http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=10406823&nav=menu484_2_12
Clark College classes prove that learning is a timeless experience
Battle Ground Reflector, May 20, 2009
http://www.clark.edu/news_events/documents/MatureLearningReflector05-20-09.pdf
Mismatch between supply and demand ails nursing profession
Puget Sound Business Journal, May 18, 2009 (Seattle Central CC)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/05/18/focus6.html?b=1242619200%5E1829087
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Transfer, Texas Style
Educators in Lone Star State trade ideas on how to get more community college students into four-year programs.
Chronicle of Higher Education, May 22, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/22/transfer
FRIDAY LITE NEWS
Flutter: The New Twitter
It’s hard to keep up with the latest in social media tools, but this one is worth looking into.
Slate Videos, May 2009
http://slatev.com/player.html?id=18328570001
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