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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
EvCC puts $4.8M federal nursing grant to quick use
HeraldNet, August 11, 2010
The unemployment rate for Snohomish County rose to 9.6 percent in June but the announcement of a $4.8 million grant for Everett Community College has offered hope to the region.
Computer aid keyed up for summer
The Columbian, August 11, 2010
Students enrolled in Clark College’s Computer Tech 200 course know that learning means helping people out of the toughest of technological binds. Even during summer.
http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/aug/11/computer-aid-keyed-up-for-summer/
Tegrity Campus Selected to Record Lectures Across Washington State’s System of 34 Community and Technical Colleges
PR Newswire, August 11, 2010
The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) has selected Tegrity Campus, the award-winning lecture capture service for higher education, to improve academic achievement for the more than 400,000 students attending Washington State's public system of 34 community and technical colleges. … "We were looking for a solution that not only offered a superior student experience, but could also be effectively deployed and managed across the entire system. The cloud-based nature and high-level of automation of Tegrity takes an enormous load off the IT resources within the colleges that make up our system, making it more practical than server or appliance-based solutions for such a large-scale deployment," said Cable Green, Director, eLearning and Open Education for SBCTC.
Culinary student puts a new twist on Twix
The Herald News, August 11, 2010
The winner, Curtis Smith, of Spokane, Wash., a culinary instructor at Spokane Community College, prepared a Twix hot chocolate and a chocolate, peanut mocha cake, both of which incorporated chili flavors and chocolate; and a roasted banana dulce de leche ice cream.
http://www.heraldnews.com/lifestyle/food/x1652683639/Culinary-student-puts-a-new-twist-on-Twix
TCC, WTC Tacoma compete for $5.5M in export assistance
Tacoma Daily Index, August 10, 2010
Projects selected to submit a full proposal are: 1. World Trade Center Tacoma/Tacoma Community College -- $248,000 -- Export China Initiative; 2. Tacoma Community College -- $298,857 -- Technical Assistance with Global Exporting: Creation of a Professional-Level Instructional Certificate Program in Global Exporting; … 5. Clark College/Association of Washington Business Institute -- $840,750 -- Exports Zone Resource Center/Green Building Material Manufacturing Pilot Program; … 7. Highline Community College -- $413,360 -- T.R.A.D.E. Training-Ready to Advance Development of Exports: A Business Export Readiness Model; ….
http://www.tacomadailyindex.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=88&cat=23&id=1819742&more=0
Green Building Jobs in a Lousy Job Market
Kitsap Sun, August 10, 2010
Regional educational institutions such as Olympic College have used this funding to take advantage of the growing interest in green building and to help ...
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/aug/10/green-building-jobs-in-a-lousy-job-market-165/
Knowles poster boy for Farm-City Pro Rodeo
East Oregonian, August 10, 2010
Knowles attended the University of Montana, Walla Walla Community College, Montana State University and Eastern Oregon University, attaining a marketing ...
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=111826&SectionID=15&SubSectionID=51
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Web Re(design)
Inside Higher Ed, August 11, 2010
A cartoon ridiculing the tone-deaf design of many college home pages, published on July 30 week on the website xkcd and circulated widely in social media circles and on campuses, has highlighted the frustration many people have with what they consider to be poorly designed college websites.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/08/11/websitesredux
A Quickly Growing Major
Inside Higher Ed, August 11, 2010
By 2018, the number of physical therapists in the United States is projected to grow by 30.3 percent, but the number of students majoring in kinesiology – a field in which many physical therapists hold a degree -- is growing at an even faster rate.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/08/11/kinesiology
Who Gets Bumped?
Inside Higher Ed, August 11, 2010
A steady stream of reports from faculty groups warns of the consequences of having too large a share of sections taught by adjuncts. Many of those reports also say that colleges take advantage of part-time instructors, failing to provide them with adequate salaries and benefits -- or with the prospect of full-time employment. Based on these ideas, the major faculty unions and also many disciplinary groups have called for colleges to hire more full-timers and have them teach more courses -- while also providing part-timers both with better compensation and with more respect.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/08/11/madison
Divisions Over Peace Studies
Inside Higher Ed, August 10, 2010
At a time when student interest is growing in nongovernmental organizations and conflict resolution, faculty members in peace studies master's programs and those who employ their graduates appear to have split on the direction these programs should take.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/08/10/peace
Student Affairs and Technology
The tweeting Dean of Students
By Eric Stoller, Inside Higher Ed, August 11, 2010
I've been keeping track of as many tweeting Senior Student Affairs Officers (SSAOs) as I possibly can via a Twitter list. It is interesting to see how different tweeting styles emerge based on personality, strategy, and a willingness to adopt social media from a leadership perspective.
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/student_affairs_and_technology
Barnes & Noble expands textbook rental program
The Olympian, August 9, 2010
Barnes & Noble's college bookstore unit said Monday it is expanding its textbook rental program.
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/08/09/1330835/barnes-noble-expands-textbook.html
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POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Gregoire's right to sharpen focus on higher education
The Daily News Online (editorial), August 11, 2010
Gov. Chris Gregoire wants to increase degree production at Washington's four-year public universities by 30 percent over the next decade. She recently formed a task force to help accomplish that goal by coming up with a realistic funding plan — one that provides a stable source of revenue and, at the same time, keeps the cost of a higher education within reach of every qualified student.
http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_e8f0f6dc-a4db-11df-9af4-001cc4c002e0.html
A long-overdue conversation about higher education
The Seattle Times (editorial), August 10, 2010
Glad to hear President Obama calling for an extra 8 million college graduates by 2020. That would be enough for the U.S. to regain its title as the country with the highest percentage of degree holders.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2012588100_lynne11.html
Gregoire not interested in solicitor-general job
The Seattle Times, August 10, 2010
Gov. Chris Gregoire called the White House on Tuesday to say she does not want to be considered for the U.S. solicitor- general post vacated by Elena Kagan.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012588867_gregoire11m.html
U.S. House vote assures aid to plug state budget hole
The Olympian, August 10, 2010
The federal aid bill passed the U.S. House today with Washington's members of Congress voting strictly along party lines. Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire welcomed the passage of H.R. 1586, which provides about $26 billion in medical and education aid to the states and it averts a budget deficit that could have forced her to make across-the-board cuts or call a special session for a very reluctant-to-meet Legislature.
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/08/10/1332099/us-house-vote-assures-aid-to-plug.html
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