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SW Wash. Medical Center plans cuts
Includes interview with Jean Donovan, Clark College associate dean of health sciences, regarding short- and long-term job outlook for nursing graduates
KGW-TV, July 8, 2010
http://www.kgw.com/news/business/SW-Wash-Medical-Center-plans-cuts-98085279.html
Olympic College instructor tapped for national initiative
Hundreds of professional chefs from around the country including celebrity chefs gathered on the South Lawn of the White House in June to help kick off First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Chef’s Move to Schools” program … Among the invited chefs was Chris Plemmons, a certified executive chef and former restaurant owner who has been an instructor for the Olympic College culinary arts program for several years.
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, July 10, 2010
Obama Begins Rebuilding Academic Ties to Indonesia
Other American colleges are seeking to start or expand partnerships with Indonesian institutions. … Highline Community College wants to adapt a professional-development program it created for Egyptian college administrators for leaders of Indonesian polytechnics
Chronicle of Higher Education, July 11, 2010
http://chronicle.com/article/A-New-Start-for-USIn/66224/
Encouraging innovation a key to Whatcom's economic growth
An encouraging sign Whatcom County is pushing for a more vibrant economy is the amount of work being done to attract entrepreneurs to this area … Through this funding, interested entrepreneurs could work to start a business with several agencies, including Bellingham Technical College, Whatcom Community College …
Bellingham Herald, July 11, 2010
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/07/11/1519175/encouraging-innovation-a-key-to.html
Mayor Sheckler Invited to Return to China For Emerging Industries Summit
He went there in November to build foundations for a sister-city relationship with Changle and an exchange program between Chinese community college students and Highline Community College …
Waterland Blog, July 12, 2010
Community College Surge: IT education on a budget
Seattle Central Community College (SCCC) used a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to renovate a 10-year-old computer lab and provide a one-to-one ratio of students and computers, and it added courses in hot areas such as open source, virtualization and VoIP. …
Two years ago at SCCC, there were about 120 computer science students, says Lisa Sandoval, … Today, that number has risen to 230 in her programs alone, which don't include the application support and business IT programs.
Computer World, July 12, 2010
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=C7A71A28-1A64-6A71-CECEE7FBB7E74678
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Government Vastly Undercounts Defaults
For loans made to community-college students, the 15-year default rate is 31 percent. David S. Baime, senior vice president for government relations at the American Association of Community Colleges, called that number "shockingly high."
Chronicle of Higher Education, July 11, 2010
http://chronicle.com/article/Many-More-Students-Are/66223
Beware of Those Pointing Fingers
While Congress continues to point fingers at the for-profit sector, the public and private not-for-profit sectors are quietly shaking in their boots because they know that if Congress gets their way and vilifies the career colleges, the Wizard’s curtain will be quickly pulled back for the public to see. Field’s article points out that the 15-year rate for public two-year institutions was 31 percent.
Education This Week, July 12, 2010
http://etwus.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/beware-of-those-pointing-fingers/
Governors Get Behind College Completion
Manchin, new head of National Governors Association, chooses higher education productivity as the issue he and the group will focus on this year
Inside Higher Ed, July 12, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/07/12/nga
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