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EvCC gets $4.8M grant to train health professionals
EvCC's grant partners include Bellingham Technical College, Cascadia Community College, Edmonds Community College, Shoreline Community College, Whatcom Community College, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, Stevens Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital, Snohomish County Workforce Development Council, Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council and the Northwest Workforce Council.
Snohomish County Business Journal, June 30, 2010
http://www.snohomishcountybusinessjournal.com/article/20100629/SCBJ02/100629837/-1/SCBJ
Q13 Fox Intern (and Skagit CC grad) SKUNKS NBA Star Aaron Brooks In Game of HORSE!
Q13 Fox Sports intern Caitie Newman challenged the Franklin High School alumnus to a game of HORSE. Little did he know that Newman was a three-sport star (basketball, volleyball, tennis) at Skagit Valley College and South Kitsap H.S. She just returned from competing in the annual Spokane Hoopfest over the weekend.
Q13 Fox News, June 29, 2010
http://www.q13fox.com/sports/kcpq-062810-brooks,0,4154909.story
MSA hands out 20k in college scholarships (Columbia Basin College)
KNDO/KNDU TV, June 30, 2010
http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=12735565
Marysville City Council appoints a new mayor
Nehring graduated from Arlington Christian High School. He earned an associate’s degree from Everett Community College and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Central Washington University.
Everett Herald, June 30, 2010
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100630/NEWS01/706309829
Peninsula College honors staffers
Sequim Gazette, June 30, 2010
http://www.sequimgazette.com/schools/article.exm/2010-06-30_peninsula_college_honors_staffers
College Life – Wenatchee Valley College
The Wenatchee World, June 30, 2010
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/30/college-life/
EvCC calls Hummels distinguished alumni
Cascadia Community College picks new president
EdCC grant writer cited for excellence
Snohomish County Business Journal, June 30, 2010
http://www.snohomishcountybusinessjournal.com/article/20100630/SCBJ08/706309967/-1/SCBJ (scroll down to last three stories on the page)
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Driving Home the Point on Accessibility
The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice on Tuesday released an open letter to colleges expressing concern that some institutions might be “using electronic book readers that are not accessible to students who are blind or have low vision” and warning them that the government will crack down on any institutions that are “requiring” disabled students to use emerging technology that does not comply with federal accessibility laws. The departments were aiming to address an issue that came up one year ago, when the American Council for the Blind and the National Federation for the Blind sued Arizona State University for giving out Amazon Kindle DX e-readers to students in an effort to learn more about the device's implications for higher education…
Inside Higher Ed, June 30, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/30/kindle
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