Commentary:
Untapped Talent
While our region has steadily recovered from the Great Recession to an
unemployment rate now in the low 5 percent range, we suffer from a problem
that is endemic across the country: We have a large population of
long-term unemployed. In the Seattle metro area, there are an
estimated 21,856 workers who have been unemployed for more than six months.
... Through partnerships with area community colleges, we are
working with employers to identify areas where employers need trained
workers. ... On the advice of maritime companies and in partnership
with South Seattle
College and North
Seattle College, we invested in maritime welding and
maritime manufacturing cohorts. ... King County also has 11 community
and technical colleges that are partnering with the WDC and industry to
develop curricula that will train students to meet the needs of the job
market.
Seattle Business Magazine, August, 2014
LCC President
Chris Bailey to visit White House
Lower Columbia
College President Chris Bailey has been chosen to meet at
the White House with other college leaders Aug. 12. He announced the
trip to Washington, D.C., on Twitter, saying he and the other
administrators will be talking about “student success strategies.”
The Longview Daily News, July 30, 2014
Milestone:
College Foundation gets big boost from Sequim resident
The Peninsula
College Foundation is the recipient of a gift of more than
$17,000 from the Clallam Community Foundation administered by United Way of
Clallam County.
Sequim Gazette, July 30, 2014
Student makes
Academic Team | Academic Achievement
Skagit Valley
College student Ashley Simpson, of Oak Harbor, was named to
the 2014 All-Washington Academic Team.
Whidbey News-Times, July 30, 2014
CPTC: Navigator
Guides Students to Careers
Les Sessoms has pages of emails from former Clover Park Technical College
students who found employment in the composites field. ... Since
October 2012, Sessoms has served as CPTC’s Air Washington navigator for
Material Science and Aviation Maintenance Technician programs at the
College’s South Hill campus.
The Suburban Times, July 30, 2014
Peninsula
College and Central Washington University partner to offer new degree
option
Peninsula College
and Central Washington University are partnering to offer an
interdisciplinary degree in specialized studies. In the new program,
students customize their classes from a variety of disciplines to gain a
broad knowledge base in preparation for a vocation or graduate school. In addition
to the new degree, Central Washington University plans to provide a
dual-admission option for Peninsula College students. Under the
dual-admission option, at the time Peninsula College students transfer to
CWU, the admission fee and confirmation deposit would be waived.
Port Townsend Leader, July 29, 2014
|
|
