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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Bioenergy Basics: Colleges and universities need to prepare students for employment in the renewable energy industry
Rob Costello, the dean for trades and technology at Bellingham Technical College, spoke about a new sustainable energy certificate offered to all students. … The school has partnered with Washington State University on a project aimed at anaerobic digester operational and maintenance skills.
BioMass Magazine, February 22, 2011
http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/5305/bioenergy-basics/
Clark College's $2M in proposed cuts may be just the start
Clark College leaders on Tuesday took a moment, however brief, to pat themselves on the back for a job only partially done: They’ve identified $2 million of campus spending reductions for 2011-13. Trouble is, they may need to prune another $2 million or more, once state legislators settle on a final, deficit-busting budget plan — and if employee collective bargaining falls short of expectations.
The Columbian, February 22, 2011
http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/feb/22/2-million-cut-2-million-to-go/
Northwest Flower & Garden Show offers 1,200 square feet of spring
By design, there is an air of casual ease and maturity that surrounds these gardens. But the journey there includes months of planning, sweat and more than a few crossed fingers. Olympia garden designer Suzy Dingle and landscaper Victor Higgins know that road well. … For Higgins, who also designs gardens and is a landscape management instructor at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood …
The News Tribune, February 23, 2011
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/02/23/1555809/1200-square-feet-of-spring.html
EdCC students help at garden show
With the assistance of Edmonds Community College Horticulture students Jill and Jan Nunemaker, Innovative Landscape Technologies, of south Everett, is presenting a display garden at this year’s Northwest Flower & Garden Show.
The Herald, February 23, 2011
http://heraldnet.com/article/20110223/ETP15/702239888/-1/NEWS
Sequim students get a ‘Running Start’
Today, 80 or more Sequim high juniors and seniors are spending at least part of their day studying at Peninsula College.
Sequim Gazette, February 23, 2011
http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2011-02-23_sequim_students_get_a__running_start_
Summer quarter later this year at WVC
Summer classes at Wenatchee Valley College will start later this year because of a change in federal financial aid. … By changing the start date to July 5, summer quarter will be the beginning of the financial aid year and WVC students will need to fill out only one form for the 2011-12 academic year, said WVC Financial Aid Director Kevin Berg.
Wenatchee World, February 23, 2011
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/feb/23/summer-quarter-later-this-year-at-wvc/
School District agrees to land swap
Wenatchee Valley College and the WVC Foundation plan to trade the former Eagles Lodge on Ninth Street, valued at $2.9 million, for the school district’s $1.1 million WestSide property. … WVC’s art and music programs would move from the former Eagles Lodge into a new $9 million building, located on the historic Wells estate.
Wenatchee World, February 23, 2011
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/feb/23/school-district-agrees-to-land-swap/
Shifting population changes face of South King County
James Peyton, economic-development-programs coordinator at Highline Community College in Des Moines, said the diversity presents challenges and opportunities. "The cost issues are real," he said. "The challenges to the school districts are real. Once you get beyond that you have to figure out how to let constituents and the broader (Puget Sound) community know that this diversity is an asset, not just about cost."
Seattle Times, February 24, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014314512_censussouthking24m.html
EdCC top scholars receive award
Amadou Barrow and Alexei Sterhov, representing Edmonds CC, are among 63 of the state’s top scholars, who will receive recognition as members of the All-Washington Academic Team.
Edmonds Beacon, February 24, 2011
http://www.edmondsbeacon.com/news/article.exm/2011-02-24_edcc_top_scholars_recieve_award
Federal cuts would slam state students, job seekers
The campus of Everett Community College is probably as good a place as any to glimpse the dueling visions of fiscal responsibility being offered by Democrats and Republicans. … Everett's in-state tuition is as little as $950 a quarter. Yet 2,300 low-income students, or 14 percent of the student body, rely on federal Pell grants to help pay for their schooling. … On Saturday, the U.S. House approved the single largest slash to federal discretionary spending in history. It lopped $61 billion from a budget that was already frozen at 2010 levels.
The Seattle Times, February 24, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014314355_budgetcuts24m.html
Living Without A Net: Into The Frying Pan
What do you do when the job you have worked for, trained for and gone to school for suddenly evaporates? That's the dilemma facing many people who were once connected with the building industry. In Washington state, more than 63,000 construction–related jobs have disappeared in the last three years, about one–third of the total employment in that sector. Architects and engineers have also been hard hit. … [Christian] Guerrero started out at [South Seattle] community college, then transferred to Seattle University. In 2007, he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering, the first and so far only person in his family to graduate from college.
KUOW, February 24, 2011
http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=22719
Prosser restaurant Picazo 717 moving to Kennewick
Picazo 717, a Prosser restaurant that has been embraced by the Washington wine industry and relies on Yakima Valley farmers, is relocating this spring to Kennewick. … Frank Magaña grew up in Tacoma and studied at South Seattle Community College's vaunted culinary arts program.
Tri-City Herald, February 25, 2011
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/02/25/1382316/prosser-restaurant-picazo-717.html#ixzz1F126W0Mx
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
The Inevitable Happens in Ohio
The chancellor of Ohio's recently established university system, Eric Fingerhut, announced his resignation Tuesday, a year before his five-year term was to expire and four months after his political ally, former Governor Ted Strickland, lost his re-election bid. … Experts on higher education governance, however, cited the situation as a cautionary tale about the dangers of creating a structure for public postsecondary education that links state higher education leaders too closely to the governor, as proposals now under consideration in Washington and, to a lesser degree, Oregon would do.
Inside Higher Ed, February 23, 2011
State university presidents paint grim picture on budget cuts
Seattle Time, February 25, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014325571_higheredcuts25m.html
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Here is a list of (very likely) dead state Senate bills
The Bellingham Herald, February 23, 2011
Who Needs a Well Educated Workforce, As Long As They Don't Raise Our Taxes?
The Stranger, February 24, 2011
FRIDAY LITE NEWS
Chilly weekend craft project
Perhaps you’ve seen these classics: “FAILURE: When your best just isn't good enough.” or “PROCRASTINATION: Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now.” Now, you can make your very own deMOTIVATIONAL posters. You’re welcome.
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