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Forty-three
colleges and universities – including Everett Community College -- will join
counselors from each military service for the Defense Department's first-ever online
education fair. The fair is designed to link up troops interested in
using voluntary education programs with schools that cater to
them and education counselors who can help navigate education guidelines set by
the military services. To participate in the fair, each school has signed
agreements to guarantee members access to courses and also to give troops
maximum credit for their military education and experience. … The online fair
will be held Nov. 19… at www.dodeducationfair.com from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time.
Navy
Times, Nov. 4, 2015
The
Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) has received a $367,000 grant
from the Department of Education to open a center that school officials hope
will improve the institute’s appeal to military veterans. The grant will fund
the first three years of the Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success
(CEVSS), which will be on the Kirkland school’s campus … The center will be
part student lounge, part resource center, staffed by a CEVSS coordinator paid
through the grant. The coordinator will provide direct advising for current
veteran students, as well as work to recruit more veterans.
Kirkland
Reporter, Nov. 5, 2015
Centralia
College will be offering a new bachelor’s degree program if the accreditation agency
currently considering it approves. The new program lands in the information
technology realm and focuses on application management. Currently, college
officials are waiting for the last step of the process before they can offer
the program in fall 2016. …… At first, 20 students would be able to enroll
in the bachelor’s degree program. Later, the potential for up to 60 students at
the two levels is available. Patrick Allison, the associate dean of
information technology programs, said the program curriculum would center
around application development, by either creating software or web-based
applications, among other ventures. It would focus on the entire software
lifecycle.
Centralia
Chronicle, Nov. 5, 2015
Clark
College in Vancouver is recommending drastic budget cuts because of dwindling
enrollment. Clark College’s interim vice president Dr. Tim Cook issued a
statement to the college community Tuesday. The proposal recommends reducing 12
departments and programs, and completely eliminating 11 more. “These are tough
decisions that impact lives and are not to be taken lightly,” he said. “Please
be assured that we all are committed to supporting our campus community as we
work together to provide a clearer path to Clark’s future.” The proposal would
cut a total of $2,226,406 from the budget. That’s in addition to $600,000
the school recently cut, which reduced sections and medical benefits for
adjunct staff.
KGW
TV, Nov. 5 2015
Local
metal band Age of Nefilim is making a live record with a choir and orchestra. At
first it's only drums. You can't hear the 20-piece orchestra or the singers at
the back of the stage. Not the grand piano, nor or the wailing guitar. Instead,
the double bass drum pedal and wildly crashing cymbals have taken the Spokane
Falls Community College's music building auditorium hostage. … This is a
school-sanctioned event, but no one is getting paid. The band members don't
even go to SFCC; it was friend and audio engineering student Anthony Stalker's
idea. Stalker, also in the local metal scene, asked Meyer if a metal
collaboration would be possible. The answer was maybe, but other faculty had to
be consulted first. "I immediately said 'Yes,'" says orchestra
director Shelley Rotz, who is playing violin for the concert but admits she
doesn't listen to metal. "I love collaborating, and this is an important
thing for our students to learn how to do, to work with other kinds of groups
and genres."
Pacific
Northwest Inlander, Nov. 5, 2015
Umpqua
Community College is boosting its security, following the deadly shooting on
October 1. The college just finalized a contract with the Douglas County
Sheriff’s Office, for [an armed] deputy to patrol campus.
KEZI
ABC News, Nov. 5, 2015
Gail
Mellow, a community college president, discusses the importance of pedagogy --
the theme of a new book she co-authored.
Inside
Higher Ed, Nov. 5, 2015
An
instructor argues that the colleges that shortchange their adjuncts are
ultimately compromising the students they exist to serve.
Inside
Higher Ed, Nov. 5, 2015
As
the LMS provider prepares to go public, financial disclosures show the company
has spent on sales and marketing at a much higher rate than competitors -- but
has rapid growth to show for it.
Inside
Higher Ed, Nov. 5, 2015
In
an exclusive Q&A with AOL.com, Dr. Biden explains why people looking to
pursue a college degree should look no farther than their local community
college.
Aol
News, Nov. 5, 2015
Obama
administration announces modest executive actions aimed at forcing accreditors
to focus more on student outcomes -- and urges Congress to impose more sweeping
changes.
Inside
Higher Ed, Nov. 5, 2015
