SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Randy Rust named to college board
Gov. Christine Gregoire has appointed Grayland resident Randy Rust to a five-year term on the Grays Harbor College Board of Trustees.
The Daily World, October 11, 2009
http://thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/10/11/local_news/doc4ad17bd2eda13002626651.prt
Disabled adventure athlete to speak at Clover Park Technical College
The Suburban Times, October 12, 2009
Online degree for hands-on profession
He also said he is torn between attending the UWB’s new Electrical Engineering program and the new program that will be offered by Eastern Washington University through the North Seattle Community College campus.
UW Daily, October 13, 2009
http://dailyuw.com/2009/10/13/online-degree-hands-profession/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
How Community Colleges Can Reach Obama's Goals
Inside Higher Ed, October 13, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/10/13/bailey
Open Courses: Free, but Oh, So Costly / Online students want credit; colleges want a working business model
Chronicle of Higher Education, October 11, 2009
http://chronicle.com/article/Free-Online-Courses-at-a-Very/48777/
Editorial: How to Flunk Test-Giving
If New York State and New York City do not strengthen their G.E.D. programs, a growing number of residents will become a permanent burden to their fellow taxpayers.
New York Times, October 13, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/opinion/13tue1.html?emc=eta1
At One English College, Facebook Serves as a Retention Tool
Chronicle of Higher Education blog, October 13, 2009
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/At-One-English-College/8435/?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Initiative 1033 would cut into already lean budgets
Many of the people who've lost their jobs in the current recession are flocking to community colleges to get retrained for new jobs. Yet, just as higher education was cut substantially to make up for recent state budget deficits in the past, it would be so again if Eyman gets his way.
Seattle Times, October 12, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010035178_lynne12.html?prmid=op_ed
Sen. Zarelli thinks special session needed in December
The Olympian Politics Blog, October 12, 2009
http://www.theolympian.com/politicsblog/story/1001272.html
Compiled by the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
1300 Quince St SE | PO Box 42495 | Olympia, Washington 98504 | www.sbctc.edu
Distributed via email to State Board members, SBCTC staff, CTC presidents, PIOs, Trustees and NEWS LINKS subscribers.
Email subscription: NEWS LINKS | SBCTC News Links blog: http://sbctcnewslinks.blogspot.com/ |RSS feed subscription: NEWS LINKS BLOG
· Links are time-sensitive and may expire after the date of publication. The SBCTC does not control or endorse the content of the links and websites.
· All articles are copyrighted by the newspaper or website in which they appear. Please do not use these articles without following the permission process of the newspaper.
· Some sites require free registration. SBCTC does not link to articles or news sites where a fee or paid subscription is required for viewing/access.
