Phase two of
completion
Few colleges have signed onto the national college completion agenda with
as much vigor as Sinclair Community College. And while national graduation
rates have seen only a slow inching up, Sinclair has managed a big jump.
... Some community colleges have taken a break and later returned to
participating in Achieving the Dream, including New Mexico’s Santa Fe
Community College, and Big
Bend Community College, which is located in Washington.
Inside Higher Ed, June 2, 2015
College
enrollment begins, but financial aid is tardy
Washington's colleges and universities began enrolling students in summer
classes on Monday. Students are ready. State lawmakers are not.
... "Yeah, if the financial aid doesn't come through in time to
sign up for classes, I won't be able to go," said Ashlee Kile, who was
planning to enroll in summer classes this week at Olympic College in
Bremerton. ... "In a normal quarter," said Olympic College
President David Mitchell, "if they don't pay by a certain time, you
drop them for not paying. We'll extend that. We'll extend that time. So
they're registering without paying."
KOMO News, June 1, 2015
College aid
caught in budget gridlock
At South Puget
Sound Community College they have to wait for the state
budget gridlock to break before they know for sure how much state college
aid they can offer to 700 summer school students.
KIRO TV, June 1,
2015
Opinion:
Colleagues as Guinea Pigs
By Joe Cooke, an accounting and business instructor at Walla Walla Community College. f
you’re going to experiment with "project-based
learning" as a teaching tool in your classroom, why not try it
out on your colleagues, too? That was my thinking, anyway, at a recent
conference where I was assigned to introduce a group of educators to PBL,
as it’s known. The theme of the conference was learner-centered
instruction, so I had chosen a "jigsaw" approach.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 1, 2015
Programming
club aims to help grow, keep local business with hackathon event
When he arrived on campus after transferring from Bellevue College,
Taban Cosmos, a computer science major at Central Washington University,
started looking for places where students with an entrepreneurial spirit
can collaborate.
Ellensburg Daily Record, June 1, 2015
Building for
the future: YVCC proudly readies Palmer Martin Hall
A “new building smell” wafts through Palmer Martin Hall on Friday, Yakima Valley Community College’s
newest building. Everyone is pitching in to get those final touches
completed in time for Tuesday’s grand opening. Even YVCC spokeswoman
Niki Hopkins is lending a hand, repositioning one or two lightbulbs that
just aren’t illuminating the sprawling mural on the south wall of the first
floor main hallway.
Yakima Herald-Republic, June 1, 2015
Nontraditional
schools offer kids an opportunity
For some, graduating from high school wouldn’t be possible without going to
“alternative” high schools, where students can get their diplomas in
nontraditional means. ... Instead of dropping out of high school,
[Carolann] Petersen threw herself into her studies at State Street and
Skagit Valley
College, where she is a Running Start student. After
graduation, she intends to continue her nursing studies at Skagit Valley
College, then move on to Washington State University and maybe the Peace
Corps.
Skagit Valley Herald, June 1, 2015
College partners with transit for hybrid vehicle
testing
Peninsula College has
formed an automotive partnership with the Clallam Transit System (CTS), by
providing hybrid vehicle testing and reconditioning. The college worked out
an agreement with CTS to work on three of the fleet's Prius's. Mike Hansen
is the Automotive Program Coordinator at Peninsula College.
KONP, June 1, 2015
BBCC student
receives Heroes for Life award
Big Bend Community
College student Gabriela Olivia was selected as a recipient
of the Inland Northwest Blood Center's 2015 Heroes for Life award. Olivia,
a graduate of Lind/Ritzville High School has spearheaded the Cesar E.
Chavez Blood Drive at BBCC for the last two years as President of BBCC's
M.E.Ch.A. Club. The project has increased awareness in the Hispanic/Latino
community regarding the importance of donating blood and participating in
bone marrow registry.
KXLY, June 1, 2015
Skagit Valley
College Phi Theta Kappa achieves international top 100 chapter status
Theta Upsilon, the Skagit
Valley College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), has been
recognized among the top 100 chapters worldwide. The announcement was made
at the International Hallmark Awards Gala in April during the International
Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Theta Upsilon was awarded “Top 100
Chapter” status and recognized as a Five-Star Chapter.
Whidbey Local, June 1, 2015
Fostering a
culture connection
Skagit Valley
College brought the world to Mount Vernon on Saturday with
live dancing and singing performances and sizzling foreign dishes served
from food trucks. The annual Celebrate the World multicultural event lured
hundreds of Skagitonians representing many ethnicities.
Skagit Valley Herald, May 31, 2015
Yakima Latinos
have a historic opportunity for civic engagement
Yakima’s Latino population has grown exponentially in the last 30 years,
but the same can’t be said for its representation in government. Even
before the American Civil Liberties Union filed its voting rights lawsuit
against Yakima in 2012, supporters of Yakima’s old elections system had one
question: If the Latino community is crying out for representation, why
aren’t they running for office? ... To that end, Morales and a group
of Yakima Valley
Community College students organized a daylong civic
engagement conference Saturday, featuring state officials and local Latino
leaders. The aim was to educate Yakima residents on taking proactive roles
in government and in the larger community. About 70 people, mostly young
Latino students, attended.
Yakima Herald-Republic, May 30, 2015
LCC director
Don Correll retiring after 39 years of shows
“Every quarter I create a world and then I destroy it,” says Don Correll.
“Then I make another one and destroy it. And then I do it again.” Over the
past 39 years, Correll has created more than 200 worlds in the form of
comedies and dramas at Lower
Columbia College’s Center Stage theater.
Longview Daily News, May 30, 2015
CPTC: Ready for
the final course
Jaron Witsoe has found success in the restaurant business since the age of
17. His career started when he was a Running Start student
at Clover Park
Technical College, where he studied to earn his high school
diploma and associate’s degree in Culinary Arts. But the pull to work
full-time took Witsoe away from the college one class short of a two-year
degree. Nearly 10 years later, Witsoe will return to CPTC for Summer
Quarter to finish his associate’s degree so he can go on to pursue his goal
of a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management.
The Suburban Times, May 29, 2015
Bellevue
College expands its offerings as Bellevue grows more diverse
Bellevue College
wants to partner with Washington State University to expand its slate of
four year degrees. It’s a small step in a much bigger transformation.
KUOW, May 28, 2015
Skagit speller
makes it to 3rd round before tripping on ‘damson’
After successfully spelling “caribou” in Round 2, Mount Vernon Christian
School seventh-grader Julia McCoy was tripped up Wednesday in Round 3 of
the Scripps National Spelling Bee on the word “damson.” ... Julia
earned her way to the national bee by winning first at her school bee in
January and then the Skagit County Regional Spelling Bee in March. Winning
the regional bee meant an expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the
national competition. Sponsors included the Skagit Valley Herald, Puget
Sound Energy and Skagit
Valley College.
Skagit Valley Herald, May 27, 2015
Tacoma
immigrant brought heart for service from Taiwan
Theresa Pan Hosley doesn’t find retirement so much unlikely as
inconceivable. “It would be kind of boring,” she said. “I will work
and volunteer as long as I’m healthy.” At 64, Hosley has spent her
adult life doing both, and Tacoma seems the recipient. Hosley has been a
trustee for Bates
Technical College, the Korean Women’s Association, Annie
Wright School and a principal at the Tacoma Chinese Language School.
The News Tribune, May 12, 2015
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