SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
CBC goes solar
KNDU TV, February 24, 2010
Black History Month celebrated at PNNL
CBC Trustee Dr. Wayne Martin presented 2010 Community Stewardship Award
Tri-City Herald, February 26, 2010
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/02/26/917674/black-history-month-celebrated.html
WA Legislature OKs internment camp degrees
The degrees may be conferred by state universities or colleges upon people who were students at those institutions in 1942 but did not graduate because they were ordered into a camp.
Seattle PI, February 28, 2010
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_xgr_honorary_degrees.html
Donor helps Big Bend Community College student in need
When [Ginna Fontaine] received a letter about the possible suspension of WAVE, she wasn’t sure if she should attend college. Moses Lake resident Agnes Holloway was outraged when she read about Fontaine’s situation in the Columbia Basin Herald. “It bothered me,” Holloway said. “I am quite committed to education, especially for women, so I stepped in. Ginna was working really hard, she got this scholarship on merit and I didn’t want to see her lose it.”.
Columbia Basin Herald, February 26, 2010
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2010/02/26/news/doc4b8852dd9a4fa718190093.prt
Breakthroughs and cash incentives for those that conserve or create new energy
In January, it was announced that Olympic College will share $3.9 million in federal funds through the Department of Labor to help train and place at least 473 people in energy efficiency occupations. … The Olympic Consortium’s award is a joint effort by the Olympic Workforce Development Council, Olympic College, and Peninsula College.
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, February 28, 2010
Little left to cut as Olympia talks schools
Sidebar: Wenatchee Valley College is facing a similar predicament as school districts — the cuts are less, but still not easy. WVC will lose about $887000 under the Senate budget and nearly $466,000 under the House budget.
The Wenatchee World, March 2, 2010
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/mar/02/little-left-to-cut-as-olympia-talks-schools/
Early birds get the classes
… "The demand from individuals who are seeking an opportunity to retrain for their future is unparalleled," said Lori Banaszak, vice president for instruction. "Clover Park [Technical College] is doing everything it can to meet this need and yet it is not enough."
Business Examiner, March 1, 2010
http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/early-birds-classes/
Breaking ground on an urban farm for the needy on Beacon Hill
Alleycat Acres, a new urban-farming collective that ultimately hopes to turn bits of unused land into food sources for needy Seattle residents, kicked off its efforts on a plot across from Beacon Hill's Jefferson Golf Course. … "I wanted to get out there and do it," said Conroe, who conceived the project last fall as a student at Seattle Central Community College. "It's easy to get caught up in talk."
Seattle Times, March 1, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011220435_urbanfarm01m.html
Culinary team cooking for victory at Saturday’s ProStart Invitational
The Panther chefs will square off against 21 schools as they gather at South Seattle Community College. The competition includes culinary and restaurant management categories … At stake is a share of $400,000 in scholarship money and a spot at the National ProStart Invitational in Overland Park, Kansas.
Bonney Lake & Sumner Courier Herald, March 1, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/pierce/bch/news/85845207.html
Math beyond the classroom
Today engineering students at Columbia Basin College took the freshmen at Delta High School outside and let them get hands-on experience with equipment works.
KNDO /KNDU TV, March 2, 2010
http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=12070352
Documentary about 1968 education experiment coming to LCC
The Daily News, March 2, 2010
http://www.tdn.com/news/local/article_a01d1614-25a3-11df-9776-001cc4c03286.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
UW group calls for students to 'strike'
Seattle PI, March 1, 2010
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/416046_UWPICKET1.html
Layoffs Without 'Financial Exigency'
Have the rules changed on when tenured faculty members can be forced out of their jobs?
Inside Higher Ed, March 2, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/02/exigency
Not So Private Professors
Faculty try to shield their personal lives from students, but the suspension of a Pennsylvania professor over Facebook postings shows there's no such sanctuary online
Inside Higher Ed, March 2, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/02/facebook
Imperfect Accountability
Voluntary systems crafted by colleges to respond to public demand for data fall well short of their stated goals, two advocacy groups argue.
Inside Higher Ed, March 2, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/02/voluntary
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Wash. House Democrats detail $760 million tax plan
Seattle PI, March 2, 2010
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_xgr_taxes.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.
