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Forward Thinking: Out-of-the box ideas for surviving the budget crunch
Jean Floten, Bellevue College president, quoted extensively on page 18. Free subscription required for access to this publication.
Community College Journal, June/July 2010
http://www.ccjournal-digital.com/ccjournal/20100607?sub_id=UI0vrGr3wwQg&folio=16#pg20
Scholarship will help Bellevue College student fulfill dreams
Bellevue Reporter, June 19, 20100\
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/community/96605274.html
Launching high-tech careers / Forty students spend three days learning about careers in science and engineering
High Tech U at Clark College
Camas-Washougal Post-Record, June 22, 2010
http://www.clark.edu/news_events/documents/HighTechUPost-Record06-22-10.pdf
Editorial: High impact (High Tech U at Clark College)
Camas-Washougal Post-Record, June 22, 2010
http://www.clark.edu/news_events/documents/HighTechUPost-RecordEditorial06-22-10.pdf
Washington Potato Commission Provides Pivot Program Scholarships
A new Mechanized Irrigation System Technology program is ready to go at Big Bend Community College in Washington.
Western Farmer-Stockman, June 25, 2010
http://tinyurl.com/bbcc-potato-pivot
Advocates Work To Develop Asian Pacific American-serving Higher Education Sector
The tradition, called TalkStory, is one of many tools that leaders at South Seattle Community College (SSCC) use to engage Asian Pacific American students and their families in confronting their biggest challenges …
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, June 24, 2010
http://diverseeducation.com/article/13906/advocates-work-to-develop-asian-pacific-american-serving-higher-education-sector.html
State financial aid stretched thin
The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board says there simply isn't enough money. Students and administrators at Columbia Basin College are seeing the problem first-hand
KVEW TV, June 24, 2010
http://www.kvewtv.com/article/2010/jun/24/financial-aid-stretched-thin/
Tacoma: Ruling upholds layoffs at Bates Technical
The News Tribune, June 25, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/06/25/1240916/tacoma-ruling-upholds-layoffs.html
South Seattle CC applies $2.4 million toward helping those hurt by model minority myth
“South Seattle CC is one of the most diverse colleges in the Washington state higher education system,” said Mitsui. With this in mind, he initially began work in September 2007 to create an advisory committee with plans to form a strategic plan to reach out to underserved API communities. …“The AANAPISI program staff were with us from beginning to end and are now asking us to duplicate the program at North Seattle Community College,” said [Velma Veloria, a former state representative].
Northwest Asian Weekly, June 26, 2010
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
At City College, a Battle Over Remedial Classes for English and Math
When Steve Ngo, a 33-year-old college trustee, learned that many minority students, among others, faced two-and-a-half years, or five semesters, of remedial English classes and a year and a half of math at the two-year college, he was shocked into action. His campaign for a one-year sequence of remedial courses ignited a campus furor, with students and a few trustees on one side and faculty members, irate about the intrusion of trustees on academic turf, on the other.
New York Times, June 24, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/us/25bcschools.html
Annual-Fund Revenue Fell in 2009, Along With Participation
It was the first time that donations dropped along with the number of donors, according to a survey. Public colleges were hit hardest.
Chronicle of Higher Education, June 24, 2010
http://chronicle.com/article/Annual-Fund-Revenue-Fell-in/66037/
CWU will keep current budget next year
Yakima Herald, June 24, 2010
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/06/24/cwu-will-keep-current-budget-next-year
For-Profit Colleges Find New Market Niche
The New York Times, June 24, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/education/24profit.html
Op-ed: 70 percent of people with disabilities are unemployed
The Olympian, June 25, 2010
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
'No sacred cows' in rejiggering of budget
Gregoire: Corporate sponsorship a possibility
The Olympian, June 25, 2010
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/25/1284383/no-sacred-cows-in-rejiggering.html
FRIDAY LITE NEWS
Manny Ramirez Embarks On Journey To Find Legendary Realm Of Batlantis
http://www.theonion.com/articles/manny-embarks-on-journey-to-find-legendary-realm-o,17674/
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