SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Emergency declaration an option for community colleges / Move would make it easier to lay off tenured faculty
Seattle PI, May 14, 2009
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/406180_sbctc14.html
Welding Rodeo, Golden Dragon acrobats return this weekend
Fire up the torches - Bellingham Technical College hosts its annual Welding Rodeo in which professional, amateur and student teams create artwork from scrap metal in eight hours.
Bellingham Herald, May 14, 2009
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/entertainmentnews/story/908568.html
The Impact: Higher education budget cuts (4-year and 2-year)
Interview portion with Charlie Earl, SBCTC executive director, begins about seven minutes in.
TVW, May 13, 2009
http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?evid=2009050106&TYPE=V&CFID=2045134&CFTOKEN=75866441&bhcp=1
Gregoire signs bill at Grays Harbor College
KOMO-TV, May 13, 2009
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/44931132.html?video=YHI&t=a
Toll of new 520 floating bridge will boost Grays Harbor economy
Obviously, this is a very exciting day for all of us in the Harbor,” said Grays Harbor College President Edward Brewster.
The Examiner, May 13, 2009
CBC course fuels innovative mindset
Tri-City Herald, May 13, 2009
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/915/story/577667.html
ESL Classes Could Be Cut / YVCC Considers Dropping Funding For Off-Campus Courses
KAPP TV, May 13, 2009
http://www.kapptv.com/news/?sect_rank=1§ion_id=22&story_id=15311
Part-time instructors
Seattle Times, May 12, 2009
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Next Budget Victim? Joy.
Inside Higher Ed, May 14, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/14/morale
Students as Lemmings
Undergraduates follow their peers into majors -- and eventually into careers that aren't best suited to their skills, study suggests.
Inside Higher Ed, May 14, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/14/peers
Study Documents 2-Year College Students' Financial Need
Because they attend less-costly institutions, community college students are sometimes assumed not to have trouble paying for college. A report aims to show that full time students at two-year colleges are actually more likely than their peers at four-year public and private institutions to have financial need that is not met by federal student aid.
Inside Higher Ed, May 14, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/14/qt#198855
Our View: Eliminate middleman to alleviate college loans
Spokesman Review, May 14, 2009
Vocational students retooling career plans / Weak market prompts seniors to consider alternatives
Vocational school officials note that the flagging economy is affecting everyone, not just their students, and they say their students' specialized skills give them an advantage over other high-school graduates. Once the economy rebounds, school officials say, the graduates will be poised to snag good jobs.
Boston Globe, May 14, 2009
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
State revenue shortfalls may force special session
The Daily News, May 13, 2009
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/05/14/area_news/doc4a0b755a5ab2b829816123.txt
Wash. state Rep. Don Cox stepping down
Spokesman Review, May 12, 2009
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/12/wa-state-rep-don-cox-stepping-down/?print-friendly
Tweet, tweet, the governor is on Twitter
The Herald, May 12, 2009
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