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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Improving job prospects through school has hefty price
At Spokane Community College, where enrollments have surged, financial aid director Tammy Zibell says she’s seen more applications for aid than in any year of her 16-year career. And State Need Grant money is already scarce this year, she said in a recent interview. “We’re really low on that,” she said. “I don’t actually at this point know if I’ll have any left after fall quarter – or maybe winter.”
Spokesman Review, October 20, 2010
http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2010/oct/20/degrees-of-debt/
Welcome pole greets visitors with open arms
A hand-carved “Welcome Pole” now greets those entering the House of Learning Longhouse at Peninsula College.
Sequim Gazette, October 27, 2010
http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2010-10-27_welcome_pole_greets_visitors_with_open_arms
7 NW colleges unite to form local higher-ed coalition
Everett Community College is joining six other colleges and universities to form the Northwest Higher Education Coalition, a group working together to increase higher education opportunities in northwestern Washington. The coalition includes Bellingham Technical College, Everett Community College, Northwest Indian College, Olympic College, Skagit Valley College, Whatcom Community College and Western Washington University.
Snohomish County Business, October 28, 2010
http://www.snohomishcountybusinessjournal.com/article/20101028/SCBJ0203/101029762/-1/SCBJ
EdCC Foundation establishes endowed scholarship for Jack and Elaine Oharah
Edmonds Community College plans a retirement party for college president Jack Oharah ... The Edmonds Community College Foundation has also established a scholarship to honor Oharah and plans to raise $200,000 for the endowment.
Edmonds Beacon, October 28, 2010
EdCC receives federal boost: $7 million
Edmonds Community College will begin an innovative $7 million program to train low income adults in Snohomish County to fill critical jobs in health care that will become a model for Washington state. In October, the college received word from the federal Department of Health and Human Services that it was awarded $1.4 million, for the first year, of the Creating Access to Careers in Healthcare (CATCH) program.
Edmonds Beacon, October 28, 2010
http://www.edmondsbeacon.com/news/article.exm/2010-10-28_edcc_receives_federal_boost____7_million_
EdCC presidential search
After the Edmonds Community College Board of Trustees meeting, the trustees named the three finalists for Edmonds Community College President: Marty Cavalluzzi, Don Doucette, and Jean Hernandez.
Edmonds Beacon, October 28, 2010
http://www.edmondsbeacon.com/news/article.exm/2010-10-28_update__edcc_presidential_search
Olympic College Opens New Child Development Center
Child care on campus is crucial for the success of student parents, said Olympic College President David Mitchell. He quoted figures from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research that show that a quarter of college students nationwide are parents, and about 30 percent of those students attend community college.
Kitsap Sun, October 29, 2010
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/oct/28/olympic-college-opens-new-child-development/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Community-College Group Says U. of Texas Is Wrongly Diverting Funds for Leadership Program
The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 28, 2010
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To Improve Degree Completion, Scholars Suggest Focus on Metropolitan Areas and Prior Learning
The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 28, 2010
http://chronicle.com/article/To-Improve-Degree-Completion/125168/
Nevada Higher Ed System Refuses to Submit New Budget Cut
Inside Higher Ed, October 29, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/29/qt#242130
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Gates Family Battles Ballmer, Bezos on Washington Income Tax
Bloomberg, October 28, 2010
FRIDAY LITE NEWS
I could care less: A loathed phrase turns 50
The Boston Globe, October 24, 2010
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/10/24/i_could_care_less/?page=full
Yoda Bat (just because he’s cute and looks almost magical)
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/glanceview/127246/yoda-bat-among-200-new-species.glance
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