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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Editorial: Let's seize this opportunity
Now the campaign is officially under way. Rarely has there been a fundraising effort with a greater potential impact. The Wenatchee Valley College Foundation is, remarkably, within $800,000 of a $6.6 million goal — to build a new Center for Music and Arts.
Wenatchee World, June 12, 2010
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/12/lets-seize-this-opportunity/
A Welcome Figure
The scent of cedar greets guests at the Peninsula College campus. … Tribal artist Jeff Monson – of Jamestown S'Klallam and Snohomish descent – is carving a welcome figure from a 20-foot red cedar log. Upon completion, the figure will be placed at the entrance of the Peninsula College's House of Learning Longhouse – ʔaʔkʷustəŋáw̕txʷ.
Sequim Gazette, June 14, 2010
http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2010-06-14_a_welcome_figure
Clark's Fitness Trainer AAS Transfers Seamlessly to Concordia's Exercise and Sport Science Bachelor's
Clark College President Robert K. Knight said, "Fitness trainers make a positive difference in people's health and quality of life. Our students now have a wonderful opportunity to continue their education and earn a bachelor's degree at Concordia."
Portland Business News, June 15, 2010
http://portland.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=212254&type_news=latest
YVCC hands out academic awards
Yakima Herald Republic, June 15, 2010
http://www.yakima-herald.com/blogs/report-card/posts/yvcc-hands-out-academic-awards
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Veterans Use New GI Bill Largely at For-Profit and 2-Year Colleges
Chronicle of Higher Education, June 13, 2010
http://chronicle.com/article/Veterans-Use-Benefits-of-New/65914/
More Employers to Require Some College, Report Says
The number of jobs requiring at least a two-year associate's degree will outpace the number of people qualified to fill those positions by at least three million in 2018, according to a report … the report further underscores a trend evident in recent years in reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: sometimes a certificate in a particular trade, a two-year associate's degree or just a few years of college may be as valuable to one's career (and income) as a traditional bachelor's degree.
New York Times, June 15, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/education/15degree.html?ref=education
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Opinion: Shine a light on Legislature
The Herald, June 15, 2010
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