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Dear graduates, a lot of problems for you to solve
We also offer our congratulations to those of you who are graduating from Whatcom Community College, Northwest Indian College, Bellingham Technical College and Western Washington University. Your accomplishment is not one that everyone achieves. Your hard work will pay off for you in the long run.
Bellingham Herald, June 11, 2010
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/11/1475531/dear-graduates-a-lot-of-problems.html
Mock press conference held at SSCC / Sen. McDermott, Councilmember Harrell, PubliCola Blog and West Seattle Herald participate
The Political Empowerment Skill Building Program given by South Seattle Community College has been offering students the opportunity to interact and hear from experts and practitioners about their knowledge and experiences in politics and public services …
West Seattle Herald, June 11, 2010
http://www.westseattleherald.com/2010/06/11/news/mock-press-conference-held-sscc
Columbia Basin College's GED grads take 'one small step'
Tri-City Herald, June 12, 2010
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/06/12/1051364/ged-grads-take-one-small-step.html
Lots of challenges for this year's graduates
Corinne Daffern of South Puget Sound Community College’s Career Services Center said new graduates are applying for jobs and competing with more experienced workers. … Joseph Dean-Dick, a junior at Evergreen, said he is looking for a full-time job in information technology to support his new family. He graduated from Centralia College two years ago with an associate’s degree related to the field, hoping to find a job in information technology with the state.
The News Tribune, June 12, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/06/12/1223496/lots-of-challenges-for-this-years.html#ixzz0qqjT4RJc
Gregoire: Tax exemption for BC residents to stay
Governor Chris Gregoire shakes hands with Michael Sanchez one of the newly hired employees at Heathtecna Aircraft Interior Solutions in Bellingham … The new workers received training through the Workforce Investment Act at Bellingham Technical College before starting at Heathtecna.
The News Tribune, June 12, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/06/11/1223213/gregoire-tax-exemption-for-bc.html
For Some OC Grads, Everything They Wanted Was in Their Own Backyard
Kyle Pease graduated from Olympic College and will continue at OC to earn a four year degree in Engineering from WSU. If not for Olympic College’s new bachelor’s degree program in mechanical engineering, Kyle Pease would be working next fall instead of continuing his education.
Kitsap Sun, June 13, 2010
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/jun/13/for-some-oc-grads-everything-they-wanted-was-in/
Once expelled, student turned things around
She plans to attend Cascadia Community College before transferring to the University of Washington's Bothell campus to study nursing.
The Herald, June 13, 2010
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100613/NEWS01/706139971
OUR VIEW | Offering a Degree of Change Through Olympic College
Beginning next January, online learning will replace traditional teacher/classroom instruction for Kitsap and Olympic peninsula students in the four-year WWU degree program. Online teaching will be supplemented with in-person seminars at Olympic College and at Peninsula Community College in Port Angeles. … although WWU’s online program will mean the end of in-person instruction for students in Kitsap County, it will open a door for Port Angeles area students who couldn’t commute to Olympic College classrooms in Bremerton to earn their bachelor’s degree. … Yes, this is a radically non-traditional approach to higher education. But in a greater sense, it’s the continuation of a role community colleges have played for more than a half-century — offering educational opportunities to students who are unable to attend four-year universities in urban areas.
Kitsap Sun, June 13, 2010
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/jun/12/our-view-offering-a-degree-of-change/
Higher education cuts coming home to roost
News that Clover Park Technical College will exact $1.3 million in cuts from personnel and programs this year is the latest fallout of the squeeze on community and technical colleges.
State lawmakers can’t pare $73 million from two-year colleges’ budgets without impairing the institutions’ ability to preserve existing programs, much less meet demand created by record unemployment. At other South Sound colleges, the story is similar. Tacoma Community College and Pierce College each anticipate cutting more than $1 million from their budgets. The board of trustees at Bates Technical College recently declared a financial emergency and announced plans to lay off 19 staff and faculty members …. When budget writers go looking for nips and tucks, state colleges and universities are likely to get pinched. … Higher education gets cut out of desperation, not sound economic policy.
The News Tribune, June 13, 2010
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2010/06/12/higher-education-cuts-coming-home-to-roost/#ixzz0qqhlQ5eK
Off beat: Years melt away as professor makes chocolate replica of ancient statue
Clark College culinary professor Ian Titterton sculpted this chocolate replica of an 800-year-old stone artifact.
The Columbian, June 14, 2010
http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/14/years-melt-away-as-professor-makes-chocolate-repli/
UW-Bothell Partnership Creates BSN Opportunities
… The program, authorized by .. House Bill 2694, will enroll up to 25 full-time equivalent students, according to a news release. As many as 50 full-time equivalent students could eventually participate, the release stated. The bill was written by Rep. Mike Sells, D-Everett, with support from Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, the city of Everett, UW Bothell, Everett Community College and the University Center of North Puget Sound. … UW Bothell already offers its RN-to-BSN program at its Bothell campus and at Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon.
Nurse.com, June 14, 2010
http://news.nurse.com/article/20100614/NW02/106140006
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Developing a Personal Open Courseware Strategy
Chronicle of Higher Education, June 11, 2010
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Developing-a-Personal-Open/24696/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
Old Economy companies reward shareholders with highest returns in last decade
Of the 16 Northwest-based companies that averaged double-digit shareholder returns during the 2000s, seven were manufacturers, one was a utility and one was a wood-products company — all Old Economy mainstays. Only four were retailers or makers of consumer goods; not one was a classic New Economy player.
Seattle Times, June 13, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012079852_decade13.html?prmid=obinsource
For recent generations, long road to adulthood
… More people in their 20s are also living with their parents. About one-fourth of 25-year-old white men lived at home in 2007 — before the latest recession — compared with one-fifth in 2000 and less than one-eighth in 1970. The sizable contribution from parents not only strains already stressed middle-class and poor families, researchers argue, but could also affect institutions that have traditionally supported young adults in this period, like nonresidential and community colleges and national service programs. "We have not developed and strengthened institutions to serve young adults," Furstenberg said, "because we're still living with the archaic idea that people enter adulthood in their late teens or early 20s
Seattle Times, June 13, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012101636_youth13.html
For-profit colleges draw attention from regulators and millions of students
… He couldn't find a guidance counselor, and he felt lost. So he switched to the private University of Phoenix. There, everything fell into place -- at 17 times the cost. Carrillo's move from the community college to the for-profit university shows the allure of a higher-education sector that is growing so fast the federal government wants to rein it in. … "What good is cheap tuition if classes are so packed you can't even get in?" he asked.
Washington Post, June 14, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/13/AR2010061304605.html?hpid=topnews
Digital Students, Industrial-Era Universities
Inside Higher Ed, June 14, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/06/14/levine
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