Lake Washington
Institute of Technology students produce magazine: Lion’s Pride
An online browse through Lake
Washington Institute of Technology’s The Lion’s
Pride is an adventure in student creativity. The writing, photography,
music, art and video give new meaning to school work. In the words of
student Natasha Tucker, a photography student whose photo series includes a
pink haired woman in a fanciful yellow and turquoise dress checking an
automobile’s oil level (page 46), the work in this publication is where
“the ordinary meets the extraordinary.”
Kirkland Reporter, Feb. 10, 2015
Student
retention at 10-year high at CBC
Student retention is at a 10-year high at Columbia Basin College, with
Hispanic students the most likely to be in school a year after
enrolling. Six out of 10 Hispanic students were enrolled at the
college a year after beginning classes in the 2012-13 school year,
according to an academic monitoring report from the college, compared with
five out of 10 students seven years ago. Retention of white students at the
college also was among the highest it’s been in years but slightly lower
than that of Hispanic students.
Tri-City Herald, Feb. 9, 2015
Grays Harbor
College President in support of 2 years free college for all
The Grays Harbor
College tells KXRO that President Ed Brewster recently met
with Governor Jay Inslee to discuss critical issues in higher education.
Joined by other community college presidents, the group focused on their
support for full funding for residents from preschool into college.
KXRO News Radio, Feb. 9, 2015
Bates Technical
College: Army spouse pursues non-traditional career
The wife of an Army chemical corps member, Diana Hoffmann and her family
were used to moving around. Within six years, the family had called five
states their home. Because of the frequent moves and the timing, Diana, who
holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, found it difficult to
land a teaching job. So she decided to delay her dream to become a science
teacher and pursue a different career path. Stationed at JBLM , her husband
mentioned a WorkForce Central program that offered veterans and military
spouses a year of tuition-free education in Bates Technical College’s Diesel and
Heavy Equipment Mechanic program.
The Suburban Times, Feb. 9, 2015
Three will
receive Iris Awards
Lisa Schauer, Lori Pulliam and Victoria Bradford will be recognized as women
of achievement in Southwest Washington at the Iris Awards presented by
Clark College on March 5. ... Celebrating the lasting and far-reaching
contributions of women in Southwest Washington, the award is sponsored by
the college, the Clark
College Foundation, Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
and the Vancouver Business Journal.
The Columbian, Feb. 9, 2015
School winners
Veteran honored for work at EdCC. Edmonds Community College alumnus
Chester Curtis was one of five community college students statewide to earn
a $500 “Transforming Lives” award from the Trustees Association of
Community and Technical Colleges.
Everett Herald, Feb. 9, 2015
Editorial: Cut
books and cut costs with open course picks
The average cost of a new textbook at the Eastern Washington University
bookstore is $97. Welcome to higher education. Students and professors
have complained about book costs for decades, especially in the case of
standard texts that are revamped every year or two with an extra comma or
so, making the older volumes obsolete and worthless for resale. The high
costs have become less defensible as more instructional material becomes
available on the Internet. ... Washington’s community college
system pioneered open course, and remains a leader in
the field. The Washington
Board for Community and Technical Colleges offers
instructional materials for 81 courses that are used not just in
Washington, but in any college that wants them – at no cost. The packages
include course syllabi, readings, videos and assessments.
The Spokesman-Review, Feb. 8, 2015
Fife High
School senior scores a rare perfect ACT test
Kodi Cumbo says he could have been better prepared for the ACT
exam. His perfect score says otherwise. Fife High School
Principal Amanda Fox said the 17-year-old senior is the first student in
the school’s history to earn the highest possible composite score of 36 on
the assessment, which universities use to evaluate high school graduates seeking
higher education. ... He’s editor-in-chief of the school’s magazine,
president of Key Club, vice president of Technology Student Association and
an active member of the Future Business Leaders of America. He also
regularly volunteers at the food bank in Edgewood and works at the Fife
Dairy Queen — all while working toward his associate’s degree at Tacoma Community College
as a full-time Running Start student.
The News Tribune, Feb. 8, 2015
Oak Harbor teen
turns from ‘angry child’ to Youth of the Year competition
Nikki Barone can laugh now when she thinks back to the time she first met
Erika Aguilar. It was the fall of 2007 and Barone was still relatively new
to the staff at the Boys & Girls Club of Oak Harbor. From day one,
Aguilar, then a sixth-grader at Oak Harbor Middle School, posed a unique
challenge. ... Aguilar is now a freshman at Skagit Valley College and works
part-time at the Boys & Girls Club, where she oversees the kindergarten
program. Her dedication to the club is partly why she was recently honored.
Youth of the Year is the premier recognition program for Boys & Girls
Club members, honoring them for their service to the club and community,
academic success, and strong moral character.
Whidbey News-Times, Feb. 7, 2015
Using housing
vouchers to improve education
Five years ago, Chrystal Olson was on drugs. She was tired of dragging her
children along in that lifestyle in Tacoma, Wash. Today, Olson, 36, is in
the PTA at McCarver Elementary School in Tacoma. She has a job, working as
a cashier at Kmart. She completed her GED last year and will go to Tacoma Community College
in the spring to finish her degree. Olson’s family and 38 others are
participating in a pilot program run by the Tacoma Housing Authority. The
idea is to give housing vouchers to families with children enrolled at
McCarver Elementary. Three years in, it seems that turnover at the school
and its ill effects have tapered off. Education Secretary Arne
Duncan recently pointed to the program as a way of “thinking
differently” about the relationship between public housing and education.
US News & World Report, Feb. 6, 2015
Bellevue
College to offer new bachelor's accounting degree
After nearly eight months of work and submissions, students at Bellevue
College will have a new four-year degree opportunity. On Thursday the State Board for Community and
Technical Colleges approved its application to offer a
bachelor of applied science in applied accounting.
Bellevue Reporter, Feb. 6, 2015
Editorial:
Remote testimony would bridge state's east, west gap
We live in a remarkable age where affordable technology exists to reach
others and stay connected with friends, family and business associates.
Many people have smartphones with the ability to shoot video and quickly go
online by tapping a screen. For all the negatives written about the
dangers of online abuses, such as Internet pornography and cyberbullying,
we believe positives abound with online capabilities. It is exciting to
explore all the possibilities. ... A solution that's being explored is
allowing residents to provide testimony at Spokane Community College in Spokane
and Columbia Basin
College in Pasco.
Big Bend Community College officials in Moses Lake are also
considering the option, according to a Jan. 29 article in the Columbia
Basin Herald.
Columbia Basin Herald, Feb. 6, 2015
CPTC: A sweet
side of Chicago
Mollie Stewart knows to reach big dreams she has to take big steps. A
graduate of Clover
Park Technical College’s Pastry Arts Program, Stewart
took a major first step to Chicago last fall, where the aspiring pastry
chef was hired at Nico Osteria, an authentic Italian seafood restaurant.
After a successful three-month internship on the pastry line, Stewart was
hired on and will relocate from Tacoma to her new home later this
month. Her husband, Rob Stewart, is finishing CPTC’s Culinary
Arts Program this quarter and will join Mollie in Chicago, where he
will also get his start in the industry.
The Suburban Times, Feb. 6, 2015
American
Technical Training Fund: Creating a Strong Training Pipeline to
Middle-Class Jobs
Juan Rodriguez is a 33-year-old son of migrant farm workers and the father
of three school-aged children. He recently earned an associate’s degree in
welding technology from Lake
Washington Institute of Technology. ... He credits the
education and training he received at LWIT with helping him reach his dream
of securing a good job that allows him to support his family without public
assistance.
Department of Education's Homeroom, Feb. 5, 2015
CPTC hosts
regional automotive competition
Clover Park
Technical College’s Automotive Program hosted the 2015
SkillsUSA South Puget Sound Regional Automotive Competition Jan. 31.
Automotive students from Auburn High School, Puyallup High School, Sumner
High School, White River High School, Kentridge High School, Decatur High
School and the Pierce County Skills Center competed in two divisions:
automotive service and automotive maintenance. CPTC’s Automotive faculty
and students judged the students in a variety of timed hands-on service
stations that included diagnostics, electrical, brakes and engine repair.
This year marked CPTC’s fourth year of involvement in hosting the South
Puget Sound competition, which is the largest contest of the six regional
competitions in the state.
The Suburban Times, Feb. 5, 2015
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