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Lake Washington Technical College Board appoints interim president
Lake Washington Technical College’s Board of Trustees has appointed David Woodall, Ph.D., PE, interim president, effective Jan. 1. He replaces President Sharon McGavick, Ph.D., who announced her intention to retire on Sept. 16.
Kirkland Reporter, December 15, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/kir/news/111965174.html
Bellingham Technical College appoints new president
Bellingham Technical College's board of trustees appointed longtime college employee Patricia McKeown as its new president Thursday morning, Dec. 16.
McKeown, who has been at BTC for more than 25 years, has been interim president of the college since Sept. 1.
Bellingham Herald, December 16, 2010
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/12/16/1774522/bellingham-technical-college-appoints.html
School officials brace for effects of state budget cuts
For community colleges like Lower Columbia College, tuition would increase by $280 in 2012 and $305 in 2013, according to the governor's proposed budget. ...
Longview Daily News,. December 17, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/kir/news/111965174.html
Jim Lowery named to Centralia College Board of Trustees
Lowery is a long time area resident, business owner, and former Lewis County commissioner … appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire.
KELA AM, December 17, 2010
EDITORIAL: Budgets cut, and tuition flies high
Community colleges will see a 9 percent hike. Tuition hikes are now referred to as “backfill” by budget writers. With your backfill, higher education budgets will drop another 4.2 percent under the governor’s proposal. Excluding the backfill, the cut in state support for universities is drastic. At WSU, for instance, the governor’s budget makes a 23.8 percent cut in state support, or about $98 million. This follows a cut of 25.8 percent in the current biennium. “I am deeply troubled by the continued reliance on increases in tuition to fill the budget gap,” said WSU President Elson Floyd in a statement Thursday. “This clearly is not a model that is sustainable.”
Wenatchee World, December 17, 2010
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/dec/17/budgets-cut-and-tuition-flies-high/
Gregoire's budget ax is a start
Tuition could go up almost 10 percent per year at Central Washington University and a little less than that at Yakima Valley Community College.
Yakima Herald-Republic, December 17, 2010
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/12/17/gregoire-s-budget-ax-is-a-start
Just too many people for Christmas toy giveaway in Tacoma
They minded tables of toys while students from Tacoma Business Academy helped parents choose one gift for each child. A low-key alternative high school, Tacoma Business Academy at Bates Technical College’s Yakima Avenue campus gives students … the chance to get back into school. This was a good way to introduce some of them to volunteering, said Lori Ann Reeder, TBA’s Communities in Schools site coordinator.
The News Tribune, December 18, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/12/18/1469869/just-too-many-for-toy-giveaway.html
Artist profile: Maluhia Vander Griend
I was actively involved with the arts in high school, was in numerous musicals and in chamber and concert choir. I continued on to Oklahoma City University with a scholarship toward a musical theater degree. I studied there for a while but then came back to Bellingham to pursue early childhood education at Whatcom Community College. This was a pivotal discovery time for my identity and my passions.
Bellingham Herald, December 18, 2010
Bill Burton has built his vision for a safe place to play and learn
SON OF A steelworker and nurse, Burton, 61, grew up in the old Rainier Vista, long before the barracks-style project was bulldozed by the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) and turned into new, brightly colored mixed-income town houses and apartments. He lettered in football and baseball at Garfield High School and went on to play at Yakima Valley College (where he met Ron Sims, the former King County executive, in 1971; one of many relationships that would prove fruitful). He transferred to the UW and concentrated just on school, becoming the first in his family to get a college degree, a bachelor's in recreation planning and administration
Seattle Times, December 19, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2013570104_pacificpburton19.html
How to Change the World
Retraining .. can jump-start a second career as well as benefit others. "Green," of course, is hot. Clover Park Technical College, Lakewood, Wash., offers a number of environmental-sustainability programs, which include classroom study and hands-on field work. The programs last 12 weeks to two years, depending on an individual's goals. Pam Kirchhofer, 49, enrolled there in a 15-month sustainable-building program after she was laid off as a personal-finance counselor.
Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704513104575256890501518102.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Editorial: College, Jobs and Inequality
A college education does correlate with higher pay and better job prospects, but it isn't a cure-all for joblessness and income inequality.
New York Times, December 14, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/opinion/14tue1.html?emc=eta1
To Meet Renewable Energy Standards, Start Educating Now
As proposed, RE-ENERGYSE was a $74 million for energy-related programs at universities, community and technical colleges, and K-12 schools. The goal was to … Develop between 3,000 and 6,000 scientists, engineers and other professionals who would enter the clean energy field by 2016 … Develop approximately 75 community college and other training programs to equip thousands of technically skilled workers for clean energy jobs by 2016 …
The Huffington Post, December 17, 2010
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-winstanley/to-meet-renweable-energy-_b_798346.html
Unease Grows About Future of Financing for Pell Grants
There is growing uncertainty about the future of Pell grants, the nation's most significant financial-aid program for college students.
New York Times, December 18, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/18/education/18pell.html?emc=eta1
Mental Health Needs Seen Growing at Colleges
Counseling centers are seeing higher rates of students suffering from serious mental illness.
New York Times, December 20, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/health/20campus.html?emc=eta1
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Murray No. 5 in earmarks; Cantwell is No. 50
Among Cantwell's earmark recipients are the Army Corps of Engineers, Edmonds Community College ($750000 for aerospace worker training) …
Seattle Times, December 17, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2013702948_murray.html
DREAM Act Dies in Senate
Republicans block final vote on bill to help undocumented students nationwide; Nebraska judge upholds law letting them qualify for in-state tuition rates.
Inside Higher Ed, December 20, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/12/20/senate_rejects_dream_act
HOLIDAY LITE
Abstract City: Let It Dough!
An artist's attempt to create a universe of cookies for the holidays.
The New Yorker, December 16, 2010
http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/let-it-dough/?emc=eta1
Santa Leaks
An analysis of more than a hundred thousand documents recently leaked by a disgruntled elf has revealed several surprising facts about the North Pole’s most famous citizen.
The New Yorker, December 20, 2010
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2010/12/20/101220ta_talk_greenman?mbid=social_twitter
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