SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
College offers classes for jobs of the future / Students at Everett Community College are going green.
The Everett Tribune, Oct. 7, 2009
http://www.snoho.com/Stories/100709_EVCCGreen.html
[Clark College] Students, business leaders grill candidates
The Columbian, October 7, 2009
http://www.clark.edu/news_events/documents/MayoralDebateColumbian10-07-09.pdf
Precautionary measures
H1N1 preparation; absentee rates at Clark College and regional schools.
The Columbian, October 9, 2009
http://www.clark.edu/news_events/documents/PrecautionaryMeasuresColumbian10-09-09.pdf
Health Care Careers on the Rise
The Centralia Chronicle, October 10, 2009 (Centralia College)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/10/10/life/doc4ad0298aa77ab942240022.txt
A century’s worth of stories echo through Wells House
Wenatchee World, October 10, 2009 (Wenatchee Valley College)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/oct/10/a-centurys-worth-of-stories-echo-in-wells-house/
Everett Community College resource fair helps older immigrants with health advice
The Herald, October 11, 2009
http://heraldnet.com/article/20091011/NEWS01/710119875
Clallam Business Incubator on shaky ground
Peninsula Daily News, October 11, 2009 (Peninsula College)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091011/news/310119989
Working Adults and Displaced Workers get boost with $11.25 million in grants to go to college
Gov Monitor, October 12, 2009 (Bellingham TC, Snohomish WDC)
Stream Team Pulls Debris From China Creek
The Centralia Chronicle, October 12, 2009 (Centralia College, Grays Harbor College)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/10/12/news/doc4ad364cfa960a855245696.txt
Vancouver man takes rewarding spin on ‘Wheel'
.. Hatcher took advantage of worker retraining programs through WorkSource and Clark College. He decided to pursue a certificate in computer support. … Hatcher's internship led to a permanent job …
The Columbian, October 12, 2009
http://www.columbian.com/article/20091012/LIVING/710129987
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
College for $99 a Month
The next generation of online education could be great for students—and catastrophic for universities.
Washington Monthly, Sept/Oct 2009
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/feature/college_for_99_a_month.php?page=all
The Millennial Muddle
How stereotyping students became a thriving industry and a bundle of contradictions
Chronicle of Higher Education, October 11, 2009
http://chronicle.com/article/The-Millennial-Muddle-How/48772/
Over the Years, Generational Labels Multiply
A student-affairs veteran shares his long list of generational nicknames. They're hazardous, he says.
Chronicle of Higher Education, October 11, 2009
http://chronicle.com/article/Over-the-Years-Generational/48771/?key=.
SNL Spoofs Ads of a Certain For-Profit University
Notice a lot of advertising from for-profit universities of late? Apparently so did the producers at "Saturday Night Live." [Note: you must endure a commercial to get to the spoof ad.]
Inside Higher Ed, October 12, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/10/12/qt#210280
College cutbacks make it harder to earn degrees
Budget problems forcing schools to lay off instructors, eliminate classes
MSNBC, October 12, 2009
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33281093/ns/us_news-education/
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Whose Metrics?
As community colleges begin national accountability project, Oregon experience shows that the numbers that lawmakers may want don’t always overlap with the ones educators need.
Inside Higher Ed, October 12, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/10/12/acct
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