Community College Week articles from August 2010

Community College Week archives from August 2010

Distance education.(Figuring it Out: A look at statistics shaping the higher ed landscape)
August 23, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Distance education is responsible for much of the recent growth in post-secondary enrollment. Here is a glimpse of the percentage of colleges offering distance education classes of any sort. Institution Type ...

Correction.(around the nation)(Correction notice)
August 23, 2010... The National Center for Workforce Education will hold its 2010 conference Oct. 16-19 at Hyatt Regency Washington in Washington, D.C. The dates of the conference were incorrectly reported in the July 26 edition of Community College Week....

Conn. colleges feeling strain of increase in enrollment.
August 23, 2010... HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut officials say they're concerned about pressures being put on the state's community colleges as enrollments hit record highs and funding remains flat. Community college officials say the 12 campuses...

Distance ed fueling growth at E. Wyoming College.
August 23, 2010... TORRINGTON, Wyo. (AP) -- Student enrollment at Eastern Wyoming College grew nearly 8 percent last school year. The community college has released figures showing that about 3,690 students enrolled in the 2009-10 school year, up 268 students...

At what price the American dream?(point of view)
August 23, 2010... I have always been a full-fledged believer in the American dream. However, after hearing the stories of several of my English as a Second Language students, I wonder today whether the journey is worth it for everyone. My grandmother, Oma, had...

New academic year has colleges seeking smooth spots in a bumpy road.(FROM THE PUBLISHER)
August 23, 2010... Community College Week began the 2009-10 academic year reporting that community colleges were giddy with the prospect that $12 billion in new federal funding would be coming their way. Included with that message was the presidential mandate to...

Anchoring a revival: new college campuses underscore economic development mission.(ACADEMIC KICKOFF 2010-11: SPECIAL REPORT)
August 23, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PORTSMOUTH, Va -- Cruise along a stretch of Victory Boulevard in this city in the southeastern corner of Virginia and many of the signs of an urban area in economic distress are unavoidable. Vacant lots and abandoned...

N. Dakota tribal college: starts school year on new campus.(ACADEMIC KICKOFF 2010-11: SPECIAL REPORT)
August 23, 2010... FORT YATES, N D. (ALP) -- A local college is moving over to a brand new campus this year --one that costs $23 million and more than triples its square footage. The identity of the college might surprise people, because Koreen Ressler, vice...

NC college credited with luring major employer.(ACADEMIC KICKOFF 2010-11: SPECIAL REPORT)
August 23, 2010... FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- A community college is getting much of the credit for persuading heavy-equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. to build a $426 million parts manufacturing plant for large mining machines--a...

New DOE website aims to make access to data easier.(dateline Washington)(Website overview)
August 23, 2010... The U.S. Department of Education has launched a new interactive website aimed at making accurate and timely education data available in a single place. ED Data Express--available at www.eddataexpress.ed.gov--consolidates relevant data...

'Road scholar's' odyssey: from big rig to community college to Harvard.(student spotlight)
August 23, 2010... ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- You can call Kerry Anderson a "road scholar" with a unique view of education. Anderson's first learning venture came in the cabin of her truck-driver mom's big rig, where she was home-schooled while crisscrossing America....

Kansas student faces deportation after protesting for DREAM Act.(tracking trends)
August 23, 2010... LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Ricardo Quinones has spent all but the first six months of his life in the United States. "This is my home. This is my country," said Quinones, 20, an incoming Kansas University transfer from Kansas City, Mo., who plans...

Choosing a gap year can pay dividends for high school grads.(tracking trends)
August 23, 2010... SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan. (AP) -- The so-called gap year between high school and college is just what some students need. Grant Stauffer is willing to admit it: He slacked off his first couple of years of high school. He eventually got on track,...

Pima College seeing surge in vets returning to school.(tracking trends)
August 23, 2010... TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Pima Community College has seen a surge in the number of students paying for classes with veterans benefits. PCC had 1,686 veterans last year, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. That's up from about 1,000...

Okla. schools aim to increase campus housing space.(tracking trends)
August 23, 2010... OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Increases in enrollment and a growing demand to live on campus have put pressure on campus housing space and options for the fall, officials at some regional colleges and universities said. Many students are trying to...

Tuition on the way up at La. colleges.
August 23, 2010... BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- When students return to Louisiana's public colleges this month, they'll be slapped with larger bills. Tuition is going up between 8 percent and 10 percent at all four-year campuses and two-year community colleges,...

Kansas schools form new partnership.
August 23, 2010... GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Students at Garden City Community College will be able to earn bachelor's degrees in certain fields from Fort Hays State University without traveling to northwest Kansas. The schools have formed a partnership that...

Community College of Vt. expanding.
August 23, 2010... MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- The Community College of Vermont is planning a $4 million expansion of its Montpelier headquarters. The project will include 12,000-square-feet of classroom space in the former Woodbury College campus on Elm Street...

Ky. panel approves tuition increases.
August 23, 2010... FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- The Council on Postsecondary Education has approved tuition hikes for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, Kentucky State University and Western Kentucky University. Students at Kentucky State and...

Enterprise state fires person as hoops coach.
August 23, 2010... ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) -- Wesley Person has been fired as Enterprise State Community College's men's basketball coach after one season. The former Auburn and NBA player said athletic director Jeffrey Coats did not give him a reason for the...

Grant to fund new 'Green' degree in Ky.
August 23, 2010... HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A Kentucky community college and Austin Peay State University have received a $1.2 million grant to assist the two schools in creating a chemical engineering technology degree program focusing on green industries. ...

Arkansas board extends college moratorium.
August 23, 2010... LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas' Higher Education Coordination Board has extended a moratorium on new college campuses by 10 years. The board met in Little Rock and approved the moratorium because of concerns that state funding doesn't...

College billboard near Obama sign being removed.
August 23, 2010... GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) -- A community college in western Kansas has decided to take down a promotional billboard because it is too close to a billboard that criticizes President Barack Obama. Barton County Community College president Carl...

NM voters approve bond for higher education.
August 23, 2010... SANTA FE, NM. (AP) -- Voters have approved a $35 million bond that will give community college students a chance to complete their education in Santa Fe. About one-third of the funding will be used for a new higher education center...

College prep classes offered to immigrants.
August 23, 2010... DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- A Detroit area Arab social services agency is working with a community college to bring a college preparatory class to low-income, immigrant residents. The for-credit class is offered by Henry Ford Community College...

Despite System 7 good reviews, Windows XP still dominates.(technology today)
August 23, 2010... With personal computers, smart phones, and other digital technology products, the emphasis is almost always on the new--the latest and greatest. It's thus refreshing, and curious, to see products stand the test of time and survive well beyond...

At California's Allan Hancock College Children's Center Lab, outside play has always been an important facet of the children's education.(around campus)
August 23, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At California's Allan Hancock College Children's Center Lab, outside play has always been an important facet of the children's education. Recently the center took that practice to the next level when it was awarded the...

Volunteers helped 59 Illinois children get free dental screenings, preventive work and school/sports physicals during Lewis and Clark Community College's second Clean and Screen event.(around campus)
August 23, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Volunteers helped 59 Illinois children get free dental screenings, preventive work and school/sports physicals during Lewis and Clark Community College's second Clean and Screen event. Including siblings and parents,...

A collaborative effort between representatives of Goodwill Industries of Northern Arizona and Coconino Community College produced the first-ever First Jobs Summer Youth Employment Program graduating class.(around campus)
August 23, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A collaborative effort between representatives of Goodwill Industries of Northern Arizona and Coconino Community College produced the first-ever First Jobs Summer Youth Employment Program graduating class. Seven area...

A $204,435 National Science Foundation grant will bring cutting edge technology to the J.G. Woodroof Farm at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Georgia.(grants & gifts)
August 23, 2010... A $204,435 National Science Foundation grant will bring cutting edge technology to the J.G. Woodroof Farm at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Georgia. The grant focuses on transforming the 200-acre farm into an Agricultural Learning...

Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Civic Ventures and the MetLife Foundation to design and implement a program that helps adults over age 50 prepare for encore careers in community college teaching.(grants & gifts)
August 23, 2010... Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Civic Ventures and the MetLife Foundation to design and implement a program that helps adults over age 50 prepare for encore careers in community college...

Georgia's DeKalb Technical College President Robin Hoffman received a Kia "Key to the Future" dining a special event held at the Kin Georgia Training Center in West Point, Ga.(grants & gifts)
August 23, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Georgia's DeKalb Technical College President Robin Hoffman received a Kia "Key to the Future" dining a special event held at the Kin Georgia Training Center in West Point, Ga.. The key was presented as Kin Motors...

The new book co-authored Edna Chun, Broward College's vice president for human resources and equity, and Alvin Evans, associate vice president for human resources at Kent State University, "Bridging the Diversity Divide: Globalization and Reciprocal Empowerment in Higher Education," published by Jossey-Bass, is creating quite a stir on the national scene, as is Chun.(faculty lounge)
August 23, 2010... The new book co-authored Edna Chun, Broward College's vice president for human resources and equity, and Alvin Evans, associate vice president for human resources at Kent State University, "Bridging the Diversity Divide: Globalization and...

Alabama's Gadsden State Community College biology Instructor Philip Shider and Kaci Rodgers, gross anatomy lab supervisor, recently participated in an exclusive course offered by the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society Institute.(faculty lounge)
August 23, 2010... Alabama's Gadsden State Community College biology Instructor Philip Shider and Kaci Rodgers, gross anatomy lab supervisor, recently participated in an exclusive course offered by the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society Institute. The course,...

Seth McClellan, a mass communication instructor at Illinois' Triton College, has produced and directed a short interview-based documentary about one of the most controversial and influential civil rights leaders, James Bevel.(faculty lounge)
August 23, 2010... Seth McClellan, a mass communication instructor at Illinois' Triton College, has produced and directed a short interview-based documentary about one of the most controversial and influential civil rights leaders, James Bevel. Its Chicago...

Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, a national nonprofit organization that helps community college students succeed, announced that Capital Community College in Connecticut is one of seven community colleges in the country who have emerged as leaders in the national student completion movement.(honors & awards)
August 23, 2010... Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, a national nonprofit organization that helps community college students succeed, announced that Capital Community College in Connecticut is one of seven community colleges in the country who have...

Collette Bos, adjunct professor of science at Central Arizona College's San Tan Center and a science teacher with Smith Junior High School in Mesa, has earned a Presidential Award for Excellence in mathematics and science teaching.(honors & awards)
August 23, 2010... Collette Bos, adjunct professor of science at Central Arizona College's San Tan Center and a science teacher with Smith Junior High School in Mesa, has earned a Presidential Award for Excellence in mathematics and science teaching. Bos is among...

Bill McKinley, associate dean of career technologies at Kishwaukee College in Ilinois, has been recognized by the American Institute of Floral Designers' (AIFD) National Board of Directors with the Award of Distinguished Service to the Floral Industry.(honors & awards)
August 23, 2010... Bill McKinley, associate dean of career technologies at Kishwaukee College in Ilinois, has been recognized by the American Institute of Floral Designers' (AIFD) National Board of Directors with the Award of Distinguished Service to the Floral...

Clatsop Community College Board of Directors.(APPOINTMENTS)
August 23, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Oregon's Clatsop Community College Board of Directors has hired Larry Galizio as the college's newest president Galizio's background includes experiences in policymaking as well as community college instruction and...

Hudson County Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
August 23, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John Sommer has been named chief financial officer and vice resident for finance at Hudson County Community College in New Jersey Most recently, Sommer served as vice president, chief financial officer and chief...

Anne Arundel Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
August 23, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland has appointed Carrie Leary director of the new AACC CyberCenter. For the past year, Leafy served as assistant professor in AACC's Computer Technologies Department. Leary joined...

A Battle Creek, Mich., educator is taking the reins at HACC-Lancaster Campus, the second-largest campus of central Pennsylvania's community college.(APPOINTMENTS)
August 23, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Battle Creek, Mich., educator is taking the reins at HACC-Lancaster Campus, the second-largest campus of central Pennsylvania's community college. L. Marshall Washington most recently was vice president of student...

West Kentucky Community & Technical College.(APPOINTMENTS)
August 23, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Belinda A. Dalton-Russell has been named vice president of student affairs at West Kentucky Community & Technical College. Dalton-Russell most recently served seven years as associate vice president of student...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 23, 2010... SEPTEMBER Sept. 18-20, 2010 HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES * HACU 24th Annual Conference San Diego, Calif www.hacu.net Sept. 19-21, 2010 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF TRANSFER STUDENTS * Creating...

Gender gap.(Figuring it Out: A at statistics shaping the higher ed landscape)
August 9, 2010... Gender Gap A large majority of degrees awarded by American colleges and universities are earned by women. Here is a breakdown by institution type for the 2007-08 school year. Category Number Gender of...

Ivy Tech students find some credits won't transfer.(around the nation)
August 9, 2010... INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's effort to turn Ivy Tech Community College into a two-year feeder program is being stymied by a lack of uniform standards that has created a system in which some four-year universities accept transfer credits while...

Accreditor lifts probation at 2 Calif. colleges.
August 9, 2010... LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An accrediting agency has taken Los Angeles City College and Los Angeles Trade-Technical College off probation. The decision by the regional arm of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges allows...

Miss. college to become tobacco-free.
August 9, 2010... FULTON, Miss. (AP) -- Itawamba Community College will become tobacco-free, effective Jan. 1, 2011 Buddy Collins, ICC's vice president of student services, says the school will start a campaign this fall to educate students, faculty, staff and...

What are visual art faculty worth at a community college?.(point of view)
August 9, 2010... Is it true that many community colleges value visual art faculty and their years of formal education and creative production less than they do other research-based disciplines? As an artist/instructor at South Texas College, I hope this is...

School's in for the summer: colleges experiencing record enrollment during summer months.
August 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It used to be that summertime at community colleges was marked by barren, sun-drenched campuses and mostly empty classrooms. Students who were there were mostly looking to atone for one academic shortcoming or...

Oregon streamlines college-university partnership.
August 9, 2010... EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- The University of Oregon is ending its undergraduate program in the Bend area at the request of the state Board of Higher Education, leaving the job to Oregon State University. The board decided to consolidate...

Some students finding college prep courses not for everyone.(tracking trends)
August 9, 2010... SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- Santa Fe High student Xavier Vigil never had big dreams of college, but he contemplated it from time to time. When his mother died in February, he stopped thinking about college altogether and followed her advice. ...

Even new campus doesn't end struggles of La. college to cope with rapid growth.(tracking trends)
August 9, 2010... MONROE, La. (AP) -- With President Barack Obama setting a goal of producing 5 million more community college graduates in the next decade, it seems community colleges, long an afterthought of higher education, are finally having their moment. ...

Mo. Gov. OKs changes to scholarships.
August 9, 2010... JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation revising the maximum college scholarships available under the Access Missouri program starting a few years from now. Access Missouri is a needs-based program. The measure...

Utah College gets grant to boost GEDs.
August 9, 2010... SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The US. Labor Department says it has awarded Salt Lake Community College another grant to help students learning the construction trades also obtain diplomas or GEDs. The college will collect $357,603 in second-year...

Tidewater CC dedicates new $65m campus.
August 9, 2010... PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) -- Tidewater Community College has dedicated its new Portsmouth campus. The $65 million, 183,000--square-foot campus offers high-tech science laboratories, as well as labs for welding students and those training in the...

CCRI launches green energy program.
August 9, 2010... WARWICK, R.I. (AP) -- The Community College of Rhode Island is scheduled to offer a renewable-energy course this fall that officials say is the first step toward developing programs to prepare students for the "greening" of the electrical power...

Miss. colleges forge online partnership.
August 9, 2010... COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) -- Holmes Community College and Mississippi University for Women have agreed on a program that will allow students in technical fields to continue their studies uninterrupted by a switch from a two-year to a four-year...

New DC college shows early signs of success.
August 9, 2010... WASHINGTON (AP) -- The only community college in the nation's capital is showing early signs of success after splitting off from the University of the District of Columbia. The new school under UDC's umbrella has rising enrollment and is...

California honors colleges with annual rice awards.
August 9, 2010... FROM STAFF AND WIRE, REPORTS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently joined with leading education leaders, industry chiefs and students on the 10th anniversary of the Dr. John W. Rice Diversity and...

Rural Alaska students get taste of college experience.
August 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- They were difficult to miss: 26 students from faraway Yup'ik villages strolling under gray skies along the Anchorage coastal trail and ordering milkshakes at Red Robin. Next time say hello....

Ivy tech promotes quick training.
August 9, 2010... INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Unemployed or displaced workers can attend flee orientation sessions at Ivy Tech Community College to find out whether they qualify for financial aid to cover career training programs. Ivy Tech offers so-called fast track...

LCCC receives $900,000 NSF grant.
August 9, 2010... CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- The Laramie County Community College will receive a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation over the next three years. The college says the grant money will bring together representatives from academia,...

Hawaii college combines 2 departments.
August 9, 2010... HONOLULU (AP) --- The largest community college in the state has combined two departments to form the Business, Legal and Technology Education Department. Kapiolani Community College Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Louise Pagotto...

Boy cited for Bismarck vandalism.
August 9, 2010... BISMARCK, ND. (AP) -- Police have cited a 10-year-old boy with misdemeanor criminal mischief for allegedly damaging an American Indian sculpture in a Bismarck park. Police say a witness reported seeing a boy stomping on the Rising Eagle...

Survey: CFOs satisfied with college jobs.
August 9, 2010... The typical higher education chief financial officer is about 55 years old, white, male, has worked at his current institution for about seven years, and is satisfied with his job, according to the 2010 Profile of Higher Education Chief Business...

Tech schools adopt semester schedule.
August 9, 2010... ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia's 26 technical colleges are switching over from the quarter to the semester system. The change will start in the fall of 2011 for the 160,000 students in the Technical College System of Georgia. The switch will help...

Being first to buy new tech toys can be risky business.(technology today)
August 9, 2010... The recent brouhaha surrounding the latest version of the popular iPhone sheds interesting light on the early adoption of new technologies. Early adapters jump at the opportunity to use the latest and greatest digital tools and toys, from PC...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 9, 2010... SEPTEMBER Sept. 16-19, 2010 THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR WORKFORCE EDUCATION * 2010 NCWE Annual Fall Conference Washington, D.C. www.ncwe.org/conference/ Sept. 18-20, 2010 HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES *...

Candace Pew just wasn't serious about college when she was fresh out of high school.(around campus)
August 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Candace Pew just wasn't serious about college when she was fresh out of high school. Later, she didn't find the time for higher education because the demands of home and work took precedence. But she never gave up on...

Two of Illinois' Lewis and Clark Community College musicians have formed an acoustic folk/pop that performed during Alton's Big Gig Local Music Show at the Alton Riverfront Amphitheater.(around campus)(Sound recording review)
August 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two of Illinois' Lewis and Clark Community College musicians have formed an acoustic folk/pop that performed during Alton's Big Gig Local Music Show at the Alton Riverfront Amphitheater. Audri & Aaron was formed in...

Minnesota's Pine Technical College American Sign Language program, an 18-credit certificate, is a rapidly-growing program.(around campus)
August 9, 2010... Minnesota's Pine Technical College American Sign Language program, an 18-credit certificate, is a rapidly-growing program. While the program is not often one students choose to take alone, it is a popular 'side-dish' program. PTC's ASL courses...

The Building Congress & Exchange Foundation recently awarded the Community College of Baltimore County a $5,000 scholarship gram to support students enrolled in the college's engineering program.(grants & gifts)
August 9, 2010... The Building Congress & Exchange Foundation recently awarded the Community College of Baltimore County a $5,000 scholarship gram to support students enrolled in the college's engineering program. This is the eighth year in which BCEF has...

Indian River State College in Florida has been awarded a National Science Foundation Grant of nearly $70,000 to plan the nation's first advanced nuclear technology training center.(grants & gifts)
August 9, 2010... Indian River State College in Florida has been awarded a National Science Foundation Grant of nearly $70,000 to plan the nation's first advanced nuclear technology training center. IRSC will partner with Florida Power & Light Company and...

The Continuing and Professional Development division of San Jacinto College in Texas has been awarded more than $1 million from the Texas Workforce Commission Skills Development Fund to provide training for the maritime and aerospace industries.(grants & gifts)
August 9, 2010... The Continuing and Professional Development division of San Jacinto College in Texas has been awarded more than $1 million from the Texas Workforce Commission Skills Development Fund to provide training for the maritime and aerospace industries....

National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity.(faculty lounge)
August 9, 2010... Carolyn G. Williams. president of Bronx Community College of The City University of New York, has been appointed to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity within the U.S. Department of Education. The...

Southwest Tennessee Community College said in a press release "there are some significant life events that we love celebrating, like graduations, marriages, and of course, birthdays, like sweet sixteen and fabulous forty.(faculty lounge)
August 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Southwest Tennessee Community College said in a press release "there are some significant life events that we love celebrating, like graduations, marriages, and of course, birthdays, like sweet sixteen and fabulous...

Gail Robinson-Butler, director of the Clemens Fine Arts Center at West Kentucky Community & Technical College, was recently selected to participate in two regional performing art initiatives and serve as a juror for the Kentucky Arts Council Performing Arts Directory.(faculty lounge)(Directory)
August 9, 2010... Gail Robinson-Butler. director of the Clemens Fine Arts Center at West Kentucky Community & Technical College, was recently selected to participate in two regional performing art initiatives and serve as a juror for the Kentucky Arts Council...

Teachers recently became students for five days in the library at Parker (Arizona) High School as educators from primary schools throughout LaPaz County got a crash course in math, facilitated by two faculty members from the Lake Havasu City campus of Mohave Community College in northwestern Arizona.(faculty lounge)
August 9, 2010... Teachers recently became students for five days in the library at Parker (Arizona) High School as educators from primary schools throughout LaPaz County got a crash course in math, facilitated by two faculty members from the Lake Havasu City...

Jill Spelina, associate professor of Mathematics at Delaware County Community College in Pennsylvania has been awarded the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award.(honors & awards)
August 9, 2010... Jill Spelina, associate professor of Mathematics at Delaware County Community College in Pennsylvania has been awarded the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award. Spelina has taught mathematics at the college...

Lenton Slack, a renowned local artist and retired as all interior design instructor from North Carolina's Randolph Community College, is the recipient of the Randolph Community College Board of Trustees 2010 Distinguished Service Award.(honors & awards)
August 9, 2010... Lenton Slack, a renowned local artist and retired as all interior design instructor from North Carolina's Randolph Community College, is the recipient of the Randolph Community College Board of Trustees 2010 Distinguished Service Award. The...

Washington's Clark College Foundation has been named a winner of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) 2010 WealthEngine Awards for Educational Fundraising, which honors superior fundraising programs across the country.(honors & awards)
August 9, 2010... Washington's Clark College Foundation has been named a winner of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) 2010 WealthEngine Awards for Educational Fundraising, which honors superior fundraising programs across the country. The...

Kansas's Neosho County Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
August 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brian Inbody has been named president of Kansas's Neosho County Community College. Inbody came to the college in 2003 as vice president for student learning for Neosho County Community College. He began his career in...

Grossmont College.(APPOINTMENTS)
August 9, 2010... Steve Baker has been named dean of the Department of Arts, Languages and Communication at Grossmont College in California. Baker began his career with the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District as a music instructor in 1985, and has...