Monday, June 22, 2009

NEWS LINKS | June 22, 2009

SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges


 

SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS

 

A Community-College Bailout

Federal stimulus sends much-needed funds to worker retraining programs.

MSN Encarta, June 2009 (Charlie Earl, SBCTC; Lee Lambert, Shoreline; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)

http://encarta.degreesandtraining.com/articles.jsp?article=featured_a_community_college_bailout

 

Bellevue College Awards First Four-Year Degrees / Along with name change comes new degrees

FOX News, June 18, 2009

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-061809-bcgrads,0,2541710.story

 

Clark honors Class of 2009

The Daily Insider, June 19, 2009

http://www.clark.edu/news_events/documents/Commencement2009DailyInsider06-19-09.pdf

 

Wine, Web may mean 'Really Goode Job' for WW native
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, June 19, 2009  (Walla Walla CC)

http://www.union-bulletin.com/articles/2009/06/19/local_news/090619local01goodejob.txt

 

With a vision in hand, "now we get started"

Mark Reisman, dean for extended learning with Grays Harbor College, said the school has taken on several goals, including expanding and promoting the arts and cultural events. … The 2020 partner goals set out a wide range of projects and overall efforts including … work to align local high school teaching and vocational programs with the work force needs of regional companies.

The Daily World, June 19, 2009

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/06/19/local_news/doc4a3bca0ca97c4489506218.txt

 

Grads celebrate successes / South Puget Sound CC

The Olympian, June 20, 2009

http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/887077.html

 

No graduation for brutally beaten man

KOMO News, June 20, 2009 (Seattle Central CC)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/48690992.html

 

Clover Park grads can teach us all a thing or two

The News Tribune, June 21, 2009

http://www.thenewstribune.com/peterson/story/785462.html

 

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Teens Forgo Flipping Burgers for More Fruitful Summer Work

Port Orchard-based SAFE Boats is the newest company to work with Olympic College on coordinating paid internships.

Kitsap Sun, June 22, 2009

http://www.kitsapsun.com/nes/2009/jun/22/business-spotlight-teens-forgo-flipping-burgers/

 

South Asian Students attend study at Green River Community College

Auburn Reporter, June 22, 2009

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/news/48786387.html

 

TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION

 

States as Study Destinations

Taking a page from the tourism industry’s glossy guidebook, recruiting messages for increasing international students reflect a state, not a single institution.  A growing number of consortia have taken steps to market their states as higher education destinations in order to attract more international students. …  The earliest consortia, Study Oregon and Washington, have been around for about a decade.

Inside Higher Ed, June 22, 2009

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/22/consortia#Comments

 

Gates Foundation chooses colleges for new program improving remedial education

Seattle Times, June 22, 2009

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009367213_apwagatesfoundationcollege.html

 

 

POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL

 

Bill gives in-state tuition to foreign professionals, families in Washington on visa

Under House Bill 1487, which takes effect July 1, the foreign workers would qualify for the same tuition rate as state residents if they have been in the state at least a year on certain kinds of temporary work visas, such as the H-1B.

Seattle Times, June 22, 2009

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009366983_tuition22m.html

 


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