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People on the Move
Bates Technical College instructors Clinton Griffee and Mike Scott have been honored as Educators of the Year by the Washington Association of Vocational Education.
Business Examiner, June 22, 2010
http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/people-on-move-237/
Recession forces us to rethink how we deliver social services
Pamela Transue, president of Tacoma Community College, noted that almost one-third of the people in Pierce County are relying on the state Department of Social and Health Services to meet needs such as housing, food or health care.
The News Tribune, June 23, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/06/23/1237630/recession-forces-us-to-rethink.html
In our view: More WSUV Degrees
The higher-education hits just keep on comin’ in Clark County. Enrollment at Clark College soared this year to almost 15,000 students (despite hefty tuition increases imposed by legislators); that’s a 45 percent enrollment increase in two years.
The Columbian, June 23, 2010
http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/23/more-wsuv-degrees/
Moses Lake to space and back
After graduating from the flight department at Big Bend Community College, [Greg Johnson] was accepted to the NASA Space Program in 1998 and piloted the Space shuttle on the final servicing mission to the Hubble Telescope in 2009.
Othello Outlook, June 23, 2010
http://othellooutlook.com/?p=11966
Data center bill passage celebrated
Internet connectivity improves communications and allows for growth in numerous industries. There are 28,000 students earning online degrees, which is equivalent to five colleges, said Gov. Christine Gregoire on Monday. She spoke before a group of 110 people attending the bill’s celebration at the Reiman-Simmons House in Quincy. … Big Bend Community College President Bill Bonaudi said the college participated in the lobbying effort for the bill. He is “very happy” about the bill’s passage, as it creates jobs for students, Bonaudi said.
Columbia Basin Herald, June 23, 2010
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_4f5a66f2-7e57-11df-a045-001cc4c03286.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
At Community Colleges, Open Access Is Latest Cutback
New York Times, June 23, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/education/24community.html
WorkSource doubles services in Everett
The Herald, June 23, 2010
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100623/BIZ/306239993/1005#WorkSource.doubles.services.in.Everett
Too Much Institutional Autonomy Is Bad
… I'm not advocating for the complete removal of institutional control over credit transfer. But I imagine that nearly every student in California who wants to enroll in a public higher education institution and is effectively limited to his or her local community college enrolls with the expectation that their earned credits will at the very least be good at other public higher education institutions in California. The fact that reality diverges so sharply from this reasonable expectation tells you a lot about how little consideration student interests receive.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 15, 2010
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Too-Much-Institutional/24804/?sid=cc&utm_source=cc&utm_medium=en
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