SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Businesses using Facebook to expand connections
Justin Piger, a Pierce College-Puyallup student and chamber intern, organized the three-part workshop. A business major who plans on transferring to the University of Washington …
The News Tribune, July 21, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/21/1270938/businesses-using-facebook-to-expand.html
Designing for early childhood education: What works?
An early learning center at Tacoma Community College was built with children, parents and practitioners in mind.
Daily Journal of Commerce, July 22, 2010
http://www.djc.com/news/co/12020008.html
Putting ‘community’ into community college campuses
The Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges (WACTC) Instruction Commission recently published nine guiding principles for the future of community college facilities. Many of these principles focus on the importance of community spaces on campus — places that provide an opportunity for students and faculty to interact outside the classroom.
Daily Journal of Commerce, July 22, 2010 (North Seattle CC, Shoreline CC, Olympic)
http://www.djc.com/news/co/12020009.html
Industry takes a leading role in new skills center
… The [Northwest Career and Technical Academy] will offer eight “student choice programs,” with classes focused on fields such as finance, culinary arts, veterinary technology, marine technology and computer science. … Open to high school juniors and seniors as well as students attending Skagit Valley College, they will receive training for three hours a day in the career field of their choice.
Daily Journal of Commerce, July 22, 2010
http://www.djc.com/news/co/12020003.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Countdown to college: Is a 4-year degree worth it?
Bellingham Herald, July 19, 2010
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/07/19/1531823/countdown-to-college-is-a-4-year.html
College Newspapers Don't Care About the Web
That's because students value print over the Internet, writes one student-paper adviser.
Chronicle of Higher Education, July 21, 2010
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/College-Newspapers-Dont-Care/25705/
Do you YouTube? Don't forget to add captions
According to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), "It is essential that the Web be accessible in order to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with disabilities."
Inside Higher Ed, July 22, 2010
Retooling the GI Bill
Senators push for equitable college benefits across states, but the simplified formula could actually lower benefits for some veterans at private colleges
Inside Higher Ed, July 22, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/07/22/vets
Prison: A life sentence to joblessness?
Without new policies, states will continue to flood the streets with people who have been rendered essentially unemployable by their prison record. But smart changes can help create stronger local economies.
CrossCut.com, July 22, 2010
http://crosscut.com/2010/07/22/social-services/19974/Prison:-A-life-sentence-to-joblessness-/
Op-ed: Demand Is Growing for Clean-Energy Jobs
Kitsap Sun, July 22, 2010
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/jul/22/my-turn-demand-is-growing-for-clean-energy-jobs/
Job openings in state up for first time in 3 years
The Olympian, July 22, 2010
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/22/1311961/washington-jop-openings-in-state.html#ixzz0uQhIe1aF
Ross Douthat, White Anxiety, and Diversity
…column on diversity raises important issues with the wrong focus, says Richard Kahlenberg. [his] column in yesterday’s New York Times [July 20 News Links] suggested that in building a diverse class, elite universities and colleges should make room for more white working-class conservatives from rural areas and Red States
Chronicle of Higher Education, July 21, 2010
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Ross-Douthat-White-Anxiety/25672/
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Gregoire hears from 400 on budget at EvCC forum
The Herald, July 22, 2010
http://heraldnet.com/article/20100722/NEWS01/707229877
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