Community College Week articles from February 2004

Community College Week archives from February 2004

Bush unveils work-force development plan draws fire from Democrats.(around the nation)
February 2, 2004... WASHINGTON -- In his late of the Union address Jan. 20, President Bush announced a plan to increase funding for work-force education at community colleges, but Democrats accused the president of being a hypocrite because he has proposed cutting...

Calif. gov. proposes more funding, fee hikes for 2-year colleges.(around the nation)
February 2, 2004... SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2004-2005 budget plan would bump up community-college funding, but it also proposes fee hikes at two-year schools. Schwarzenegger's plan provides $211 million in program funding...

As primary season heats up, N.H. students get political.(around the nation)
February 2, 2004... BERLIN, N.H. -- For Sherry Hilton, a student in the New Hampshire Community Technical College System, the world of presidential politics is nothing new, and hardly intimidating. That's because as a New Hampshire resident, Hilton has for years...

Wis. college administrator found guilty of fraud.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The former administrator of a tribal college has been found guilty of defrauding the federal government out of grant money intended to provide services to students. Thomas Flaschberger, 53, of Hayward, faces up to 20...

We can do more for teacher education.(point of view)
February 2, 2004... For far too long I have watched community colleges take a back seat when it comes to teacher education. Although we are openly touted as an integral part of the solution to the nation's teaching-recruitment crisis, behind closed doors we are...

Heeding a call: in the past, training teachers was typically a task tackled by four-year institutions. But with America's pool of teachers drying up, two-year schools are helping replenish the country's supply.
February 2, 2004... For most of the past century, four-year colleges and universities have been the usual training ground for new teachers in the United States. Traditionally, each September thousands of predominantly young white women plunge into four years of...

Nevada gov. says college official deserves 'day in court'.
February 2, 2004... CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn recently said demoted community-college president Ron Remington should have been allowed to appear before the university regents who took disciplinary action against him. "He should have...

Appeals court: Pa. college didn't violate student's 1st Amendment rights.
February 2, 2004... PITTSBURGH -- A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a suit by a former Community College of Allegheny County student who was arrested after refusing to leave a campus computer lab. The college did not violate Lee Feldman's First...

Ky. governor, education leaders agree on budget cuts.
February 2, 2004... FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Gov. Ernie Fletcher said he had reached an agreement with the state's universities and community colleges that would require them to contribute $41 million to the state budget in an attempt to avoid a $302 million budget...

Ark. college increasingly dependent on tuition, fees.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Northwest Arkansas Community College says it is becoming more and more dependent on tuition and fees as rising costs outstrip state funding. For the first time in the school's history, tuition and fees made up the...

W.Va. students protest delay in aid.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia Northern Community College officials have asked for patience after students protested changes at the New Martinsville campus, including one that delayed the distribution of Pell Grants. Several...

N.Y. gov. talks Rockland County official out of college presidency.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) -- Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef would like to be president of Rockland Community College, but he won't be applying for the job because Gov. George Pataki asked him not to. Vanderhoef said the governor's...

N.J. college raises tuition for 2nd straight year.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) -- Brookdale Community College will increase tuition for the second straight year, a boost that school officials said was needed to keep up with demands created by growing enrollment. The 4.8 percent increase, which...

Fla. gov. wants to boost college funding.
February 2, 2004... ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Jeb Bush has proposed that Florida's community colleges receive a $104.5 million increase in the 2004-2005 budget, a move that school officials said could finally fund enrollment growth. Bush, visiting Valencia...

Anonymous lawsuit against Va. colleges derailed.
February 2, 2004... ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Five would-be college students who sued a group of Virginia schools--one of them a community college--over their alleged refusal to enroll illegal aliens will not be permitted to pursue their suit anonymously, a federal...

Ore. board votes to change college aid system.
February 2, 2004... SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The state Board of Education is revising its method of allocating state money to community colleges to avoid penalizing schools that draw relatively high shares of their budgets from local property taxes. The board...

Wash. college program helps women inmates.(around campus)
February 2, 2004... PURDY, Wash. (AP) -- A program to help community-college students earn a degree is also providing inmates at the Women's Correction Center an opportunity to broaden their own knowledge. A small group of women held at the prison in this...

"Grand Ole Opry," an exhibit of 60 photographs about a country-music institution and the longest-running radio show in America, was on display recently at Tulsa Community College's student union gallery in Tulsa, Okla.(around campus)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... "Grand Ole Opry," an exhibit of 60 photographs about a country-music institution and the longest-running radio show in America, was on display recently at Tulsa Community College's student union gallery in Tulsa, Okla. The photographs, most of...

The work of art professor Wewer Keohane of Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, Colo., was recently featured in an exhibit called "Life Reflected" at the CMC Gallery.(around campus)
February 2, 2004... The work of art professor Wewer Keohane of Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, Colo., was recently featured in an exhibit called "Life Reflected" at the CMC Gallery. Pictured at left Is "Bag Lady," a life-size sculpture made of tea...

Jacqueline I. Allsup.(Honors & Awards)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Jacqueline I. Allsup, an assistant professor of nursing at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Md., has received the President's Award for Anne Arundel County from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Channing Howington, mathematics instructor, and Bill Stringfellow, drafting and design technology instructor, both at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will receive the 2004 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Awards.(Honors & Awards)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Channing Howington, mathematics instructor, and Bill Stringfellow, drafting and design technology instructor, both at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will receive the 2004 National Institute for Staff and Organizational...

Several members of the faculty at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Ala., were recently honored by the Alabama College System.(Honors & Awards)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Several members of the faculty at Shelton state Community College in Tuscaloosa, Ala., were recently honored by the Alabama College System at the 17th Anniversary Chancellor's Awards and Art Exhibition: Dr. Fran Turner, a language and...

Carlise Womack-Garland.(Honors & Awards)
February 2, 2004... Carlise Womack-Garland, an instructor of developmental reading at Bainbridge College in Bainbridge, Ga., will present two papers this March at the International Conference of Community College Leaders in Reston, Va.

Dr. Roger Ramsammy.(Honors & Awards)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Dr. Roger Ramsammy, a biology instructor at Palm Beach Community College in Lake Worth, Fla., has received the 2003 Professor of the Year Award- from the Florida Association of Community Colleges.

Using Web forums to snag surfers.(A Tech Perspective)
February 2, 2004... Interactivity is the one feature that most distinguishes the Internet from any communications medium that came before it. The Net is two-way: You give, you take. Savvy organizations and individuals have long recognized this, making it easy...

PBS to offer college credits.(Bits & Bytes)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... WASHINGTON -- PBS joined five institutions recently to announce that every course available online at the "PBS Campus" (www.pbs.org/campus) Web site will be available for any student to take for college credit, no matter where they live. ...

Prices climbing at Maryland colleges.
February 2, 2004... BALTIMORE (AP) -- The price for most of Maryland's community colleges will rise this year, challenging the schools' missions to be accessible to everyone. Students taking a full 30-credit load could see increases of $90 to $300 more per...

Peace Corps seeks community-college graduates.
February 2, 2004... DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Citing a need for more diversity among its volunteers, the Peace Corps will try to attract graduates of community colleges with a nationwide campaign to begin this month. In its 43-year history, the Peace Corps has...

Springfield Technical Community College.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Debbie L. Bellucci has been appointed dean of the School of Continuing Education and Distance Learning at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, Mass. She was formerly assistant dean of the School of Continuing Education....

Shelton State Community College.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Diane Layton has been named interim dean of students at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Previously, she was the director of admissions and registrar at the college. Layton received her bachelor's degree from the University...

Shelton State Community College.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Steve Fair has been tapped as the next associate dean for technical services at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Before taking this post, he had been serving as interim associate dean. Fair received his associate's degree...

St. Louis Community College.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Dr. J. Craig Klimczak was recently appointed vice chancellor for technology and educational support services at St. Louis Community College in St. Louis, Mo. Klimczak comes to the community college from the University of Missouri-Kansas City,...

Pasadena City College.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Dr. Lisa Ann Sugimoto has been named vice president for student and learning services at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, Calif. She was most recently the dean of counseling/student development and student support services at the Long Beach...

Virginia Community College System.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Dr. Rose Harrell Johnson has been named vice chancellor for work-force development at the Virginia Community College System. In her previous position, she was the vice president of corporate and continuing education for Forsyth Technical...

McDowell Tech taps Wilson as head.(Presidents)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Dr. Bryan Wilson has been named as the fourth president of McDowell Technical Community College in Marion, N.C. Previously, he was the college's vice president for learning and student services. Wilson received his bachelor's degree from...

Cabrillo appoints interim chief.(Presidents)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Claire M. Biancalana was recently named interim president of Cabrillo College in Aptos, Calif. Biancalana previously served as vice president of instruction at the college. She has an associate's degree from Cabrillo College, and a bachelor's...

Coming events.(Calendar)
February 2, 2004... February 19-12 Environment. North American Interdisciplinary Conference on Environment and Community. Empire State College of State University of New York, in Saratoga Springs, NY. Contact: Wayne Ouderkirk, Empire State College, 28 Union...

Judge lets former Md. college employee pursue gender-bias, retaliation claims.(around the nation)
February 16, 2004... FREDERICK, Md. -- A former administrator at Frederick Community College, who was labeled a "flaming bitch" by an associate vice president of the college, can pursue gender-bias and retaliation claims, a federal judge in Baltimore has ruled. ...

Calif. Colleges to stop using Social Security numbers by 2007.(around the nation)
February 16, 2004... SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A new law designed to prevent identity theft is affecting California's community colleges, which are required between now and 2007 to eliminate the use of Social Security numbers as student identification numbers. "It...

Regents saw culture of corruption at Nevada college.(around the world)
February 16, 2004... LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The Board of Regents voted to demote two Community College of Southern Nevada officials after expressing concern that corruption had tainted the institution's hiring and promotion practices. Regents also worried the board...

Ore. lawmakers approve sending withheld money to colleges.
February 16, 2004... SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- A panel of state lawmakers approved sending an additional $10.7 million in funding to the state's 17 community colleges, after hearing details of a new distribution formula. The additional dollars had been put into...

Ariz. school opts out of tuition pact.
February 16, 2004... KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) -- Mohave Community College has pulled out of agreements that allowed students in neighboring states to pay something comparable to in-state tuition to attend some Arizona colleges. Cancellation of the college's...

Minding the gap.(point of view)
February 16, 2004... While pulling into Grand Central station recently, I saw a warning posted on the door of one of the trains. It read, "Watch the gap." The sign referred to the gap between the car and the platform, one wide enough for passengers to fall into and...

An election-year conversion.(point of view)
February 16, 2004... The story about the child who kills his parents and then, as an orphan, pleads for leniency from the court is a classic example of audacity. Another example is President George Bush's proposal for community colleges and job training introduced...

Transfer without trauma.(What Others Are Saying)
February 16, 2004... From the Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas The University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the two-year community colleges are all part of Nevada's higher-education system, a linkage that many students find advantageous. Community colleges are less...

Humor 101.
February 16, 2004... The traditional-nontraditional-traditional college student [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

An honorable mention or political posturing? While some educators are warmly embracing the president's $250 million work-force training initiative, others are giving it the cold shoulder.(Cover Story)
February 16, 2004... WASHINGTON -- When President Bush tipped his hat to community colleges during his State of the Union address Jan. 20, the packed House Chamber was stirred to a standing ovation. "I propose increasing our support for America's fine...

Senate minority leader: education needs higher priority.(dateline Washington)
February 16, 2004... While Democrats stand with President Bush in support of U.S. troops serving in Iraq, America must focus more on homeland issues, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., said last month. The economy, education, health care and Social...

All eyes on the work force.(dateline Washington)
February 16, 2004... Sen. John Kerry, a democratic presidential candidate from Massachusetts, visited Midlands Technical College in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 29--five days before the South Carolina primaries. Shown here with Ed Koehne, manufacturing floor manager at...

Calif. college earns accreditation.
February 16, 2004... FOLSOM, Cam. (AP) -- A Sacramento Valley community college has earned its accreditation after 14 years as a satellite campus. Folsom Lake College, part of the Los Rips Community College District, has become the newest accredited community...

Ky. house speaker says Gov.'s budget gives education short shrift.
February 16, 2004... FRANKORT, Ky. (AP) -- Gov. Ernie Fletcher's proposed budget will not please anyone in public schools or those dependent on Medicaid for health care, House Speaker Jody Richards said recently. As expected, the proposed budget contains no tax...

Neb. college finishing $2.4 million complex.
February 16, 2004... NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) -- After years of waiting, Northeast Community College officials say the $2.4 million Agriculture Complex is nearing completion. Administrators, faculty and staff are eager to get in the building--especially Chuck...

Grand jury: police acted right in hostage incident at Tenn. college.
February 16, 2004... DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- City police acted properly when they shot and killed a gunman holding hostages at a community college, a grand jury has decided. Harold Kilpatrick Jr., 26, was killed by police after a nine-hour standoff at...

Missouri faculty protest pay formula.
February 16, 2004... ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Art faculty at SL Louis Community College at Meramec said they took down black plastic coverings from works in an art show recently, after being told to do so by a dean. The teachers draped the art to protest the school's...

Bill would merge Wash. state schools.
February 16, 2004... OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- A plan to open Washington state's first new four-year university in more than three decades drew vocal opposition recently from students and school leaders. Legislation sponsored by State Rep. Helen Sommers,...

Wyo. colleges confident they'll get nice slice of budget pie.
February 16, 2004... POWELL, Wyo. (AP) -- Wyoming's seven community colleges are optimistic about getting more money from the state during the legislative budget session, a Wyoming Community College Commission official said. "No other state budget allows the...

Indiana chancellor says school at a turning point.
February 16, 2004... INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Once a technical school, Ivy Tech State College is slowly evolving with partner Vincennes University into a full-fledged community-college system that eases students' transition to four-year colleges. Dr. Carol...

Md. Gov.: budget holds 'record funding' for community colleges.
February 16, 2004... ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Gov. Robert Ehrlich has said that his proposed $847 million capital budget offers the state's two-year schools "record funding." The budget, which is the state's smallest in several years, focuses on construction...

Nevada regents OK six-month residency rule for students.
February 16, 2004... HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) -- The Board of Regents voted in late January to allow students to qualify for instate tuition after living in Nevada for six months, eliminating a contentious policy that had violated state law for almost a decade. ...

Ore. culinary program cooks up a storm.(around campus)
February 16, 2004... COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) -- When Southwestern Oregon Community College opened the doors to the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute in 2001, it was with the hope it would be able to tap into the lucrative market. Two years later, Southwestern...

The Alvin F. and Ruth K. Thiem Charitable Foundation have awarded $30,000 to support nursing scholarships at Monroe Community College in Rochester, N.Y.(Grants & Gifts)
February 16, 2004... The Alvin F. and Ruth K. Thiem Charitable Foundation have awarded $30,000 to support nursing scholarships at Monroe Community College in Rochester, N.Y. The college's nursing program was recently expanded to graduate 30 percent more nurses per...

Raritan Valley Community College in North Branch, N.J., has received a $45,000 grant from the Community College National Center for Community Engagement to fund initiatives aimed at promoting homeland security and emergency preparedness.(Grants & Gifts)
February 16, 2004... Raritan Valley Community College in North Branch, N.J., has received a $45,000 grant from the Community College National Center for Community Engagement to fund initiatives aimed at promoting homeland security and emergency preparedness. The...

Rose State College in Midwest City, Okla., has received a $21,000 grant from the Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation.(Grants & Gifts)
February 16, 2004... Rose State College in Midwest City, Okla., has received a $21,000 grant from the Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation to build a STARLAB portable planetarium capable of accommodating 60 students and providing unique learning opportunities in several...

Washington State Community College in Marietta, Ohio, will use a $98,100 grant from college Tech Prep.(Grants & Gifts)
February 16, 2004... Washington State Community College in Marietta, Ohio, will use a $98,100 grant from College Tech Prep as part of the Washington-Morgan-Meigs College Tech Prep Consortium to launch new majors in interactive simulation and game design and fine...

Ivy Tech State College-Central Indiana in Indianapolis has been awarded a Lumina Foundation for Education grant in memory of the late Gov. Frank O'Bannon in the amount of $10,000 to assist students in times of financial emergencies.(Grants & Gifts)
February 16, 2004... Ivy Tech State College Central Indiana in Indianapolis has been awarded a Lumina Foundation for Education grant in memory of the late Gov. Frank O'Bannon in the amount of $10,000 to assist students in times of financial emergencies. Ivy Tech...

The Automobile Association of America has presented a $9,000 check to the Somerset County Police Academy at Raritan Valley Community College in North Branch, N.J.(Grants & Gifts)
February 16, 2004... The Automobile Association of America has presented a $9,000 check to the Somerset County Police Academy at Raritan Valley Community College in North Branch, N.J., to fund a course for law enforcement in investigating fatal accidents.

Baton Rouge Community College in Baton Rouge, La., has received incumbent worker-training program grants from the Louisiana Department of Labor.(Grants & Gifts)
February 16, 2004... Baton Rouge Community College in Baton Rouge, La., has received incumbent worker-training program grants from the Louisiana Department of Labor, including: $2,038,183 from ExxonMobil to tram process operators, instrument and electrical...

N.C. professor's experience helps lessons take flight.(faculty lounge)
February 16, 2004... HENDERSON, N.C. (AP) -- There are actually two Wright Flyers on display in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., if you ask Jim Tart, a faculty member at Vance-Granville Community College. One of them, a small plane built by...

The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges presented three 2003 AMATYC INPUT Awards for innovative programs at its 29th annual conference held in Salt Lake City recently.(Honors & Awards)
February 16, 2004... The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges presented three 2003 AMATYC INPUT Awards for innovative programs at its 29th annual conference held in Salt Lake City recently. The recipients were: Kathy Mowers of Owensboro Community...

Felipe Gutierrez.(Honors & Awards)
February 16, 2004... Felipe Gutierrez, assistant Professor of nursing at California's San Diego City College, has been elected president of the San Diego Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses for 2004-2006.

Vicki Holmsten.(Honors & Awards)
February 16, 2004... San Juan College in Farmington, N.M., recently honored Dr. Vicki Holmstein, associate professor of English, with the President's Mission Award for Faculty.

Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., recently recognized 11 long-term faculty members.(Honors & Awards)
February 16, 2004... Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., recently recognized 11 long-term faculty members. They were: O. Howard Winn, department head and professor of English and humanities; June pierson, a retired professor of behavioral science;...

Leveraging the Internet's marketplace of ideas.(technology today)
February 16, 2004... Has this ever happened to you? You're looking for information about a product, you Google to its Web site, and e-mail off your question. But you never get a response. This has happened to me too many times. It's almost better for a company...

Ohio college helps Bangladeshi school get wired.(Bits & Bytes)
February 16, 2004... FINDLAY, Ohio--Owens Community College's Findlay-area and Toledo-area campuses will provide new educational opportunities to a college in the South Asian country of Bangladesh. Soon, Altazer Rahman College will be receiving its first-ever 45...

Jeffery new head of Nevada college.(Presidents)
February 16, 2004... Dr. Kathryn Jeffery is the new president of the Charleston campus of the Community College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas. Previously, she was vice president for student services at Columbia College in Sonora, Calif. She received both her...

Landsberger named interim chancellor.(Presidents)
February 16, 2004... The Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Peter J. Landsberger to the position of interim chancellor. Landsberger has been serving as acting chancellor since former Chancellor Mark Drummond left the post to...

Columbia College.(Appointments)
February 16, 2004... Dr. Judith Redwine has been named vice president for student services at Columbia College in Sonora. Calif. In her previous position, she was the chancellor of the State Center Community College District in California. Redwine holds a...

Donald Davis, dean for business and finance at Calhoun Community College in Decatur, Ala., will retire after 20 years at Calhoun and more than 30 years in the financial management field.(Retirements)
February 16, 2004... Donald Davis, dean for business and finance at Calhoun Community College in Decatur, Ala., will retire, after 20 years at Calhoun and more than 30 years in the financial management field. Davis Officially retired Jan. 30, 2004. Prior to...

Dr. Dean VanTrease, the president of Tulsa Community College in Tulsa, Okla., recently announced his retirement effective July 1, 2004.(Retirements)
February 16, 2004... Dr. Dean VanTrease, the president of Tulsa Community College in Tulsa, Okla., recently announced his retirement effective July 1, 2004. He has served in leadership positions Since before the college opened for classes in 1970 and became its...

Dr. Norman Haynie Scott, the president of Rappahannock Community College in Glenns and Warsaw, Va., has announced that he will retire on July 31, 2004.(Retirements)
February 16, 2004... Dr. Norman Haynie Scott, the president of Rappahannock Community College in Glenns and Warsaw, Va., has announced that he will retire on July 31, 2004. Scott's six-year tenure as the second president in RCC's 33-year history is the culmination...

Coming events.(Calendar)
February 16, 2004... March 7-10, Children. "National Youth-At-Risk Conference," Georgia Southern University, in Statesboro, GA. Contact: Sybil Fickle, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8124, Statesboro, GA 30260-8124; (912) 681-5557, sfickle@ gasou.edu,...