Friday, January 8, 2010

NEWS LINKS | Jan. 8, 2010

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


 

SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS

 

New energy and science technician program at [Lake Washington Technical College]

Woodinville Weekly, January 4, 2010

http://www.nwnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=651:new-energy-and-science-technician-program-at-lwtc&catid=34:news&Itemid=72

 

Columbia Basin College and program cuts

KNDU TV, January 7, 2010

http://www.kndu.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=4441955&at1=News&h1=Columbia%20Basin%20College%20and%20program%20cuts&flvUri=&partnerclipid=&rnd=94243152

 

Bellingham waterfront wind gear is first step to wind power

Bellingham Herald, January 7, 2010 (Bellingham Technical College)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/1234505.html

 

Stimulus package insufficient, [Lower Columbia College] lecturer contends

The Daily News, January 8, 2010

http://www.tdn.com/news/article_3ae8c4fc-fbf3-11de-b390-001cc4c03286.html

 

TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION

 

Waiting in the Wings

The third-largest university in the country could get a lot larger, thanks in part to an increasingly popular guaranteed transfer initiative it sponsors with four community colleges in Orlando.

Inside Higher Ed, January 8, 2010

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/08/directconnect

 

 

POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL

 

Looking for a way to follow the legislative session on your own?

Bellingham Herald, January 7, 2010

http://blogs.bellinghamherald.com/politics/state/looking-for-a-way-to-follow-the-legislative-session-on-your-own/

 

 

FRIDAY LITE

 

Elvis:  A little less conversation

Happy 75th birthday to the King!  And, perhaps, a fitting theme song for the upcoming legislative session.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMWOv8yDbm4

 


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