Community College Week articles from July 2006

Community College Week archives from July 2006

Court orders college to pay for new roads for construction.(around the nation)
July 31, 2006... SAN DIEGO -- A southern California community college district may have to pay for off-campus road improvements that will be necessary to handle an anticipated near-doubling of its enrollment, the state Court of Appeals has ruled. ...

Getting the grant.(point of view)
July 31, 2006... Words were never truer than the phrase,"Money makes the world go round." It makes community colleges go round too! Providing premier quality academic education and workforce training are the foundation of our community colleges; however, we...

Senate committee rejects Pell increase.(dateline washington)
July 31, 2006... Hopes for a quick increase in Pell Grants took a blow as the Senate Appropriations Committee declined to increase the maximum level for next year. The committee approved an education spending bill for FY 07 that would fund Pell Grants at...

Springfield Tech gets armory.(CAPITOL briefs)
July 31, 2006... Springfield Technical Community College in Massachusetts would become the official guardian of the first U.S. national armory, under House-passed legislation. The Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts Act of 2006 would...

HBCU week named for Sept.(CAPITOL briefs)
July 31, 2006... The Senate passed a resolution naming the week of Sept. 10 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week. The resolution "calls on the people of the United States and interested groups to observe the week with appropriate...

Congress drops Section 8 ban for students.(CAPITOL briefs)
July 31, 2006... Congress gave final approval to legislation that would exempt students receiving disability aid from the prohibition on college students getting Section 8 housing aid. The exemption, however, would only apply to students getting aid before...

Community colleges to join forces on statewide plan.(dateline washington)
July 31, 2006... Coeur D'Alene Idaho (AP) -- The presidents of Idaho's two community colleges are teaming up on a vision of a statewide community college system, the head of Northern Idaho College said. The joint resolution will be sent to the...

Students at risk: community colleges struggle with growing cries for help.(Cover story)
July 31, 2006... Tragedy sometimes provides the strongest impetus for prodding officials to confront a growing crisis. For community colleges, the death by suicide of Raya Belcheva could be one of those moments. The 22-year-old nursing student at...

Community college football players charged with rape are latest in series of cases involving athletes.
July 31, 2006... Fresno, Calif. -- Eddie Scott and Mackey Davis crossed the country chasing their football dreams, only to see their journey end at a run-down apartment complex where police say they took part in the gang rape of an 11-year-old runaway. ...

Culverhouse appointment doesn't end issue of sweetheart deals.
July 31, 2006... Montgomery, Ala. (AP) -- The state school board's selection of Renee Culverhouse as interim chancellor of Alabama's two-year college system has not ended questions about the kind of alleged sweetheart deals that were a factor in Roy Johnson's...

Community colleges take another look at sex offender policies.
July 31, 2006... Seattle (AP) -- Sex offenders who want to go to college in Washington have been required to share their criminal past with campus officials since 1998, but recent high profile news stories and increasing enrollments have some colleges...

Putting words on pages.(technology today)
July 31, 2006... What's the future of print? Two recent books, plus recent events, shed some light. It's no secret that the Internet has changed things, and pundits love holding forth on the meaning of the information age. What William Sonna does in his...

Mass. college offers IT Academy for Girls.(Bits & Bytes)
July 31, 2006... The Business and Technology Department of Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, Mass., announced the kickoff of its Technology Academy for Girls (TAG) program. TAG is a two-week technology-intensive academy for middle school girls ages...

New director of Performing Arts hired at Elgin.(faculty lounge)
July 31, 2006... Elgin Community College in Elgin, Ill., announced the recent hire of Steve Duchrow as Director of the Performing Arts. Duchrow served as director of cultural arts at Northern Illinois University from 1985 to 1998, where he helped establish an...

Sheila Booth.(Honors & AWARDS)
July 31, 2006... Sheila Booth, an English professor at Quinsigamond Community College, was awarded a Course of Distinction Award by Massachusetts Colleges Online. Mass Colleges Online (MCO) is a consortium of the 15 community colleges and nine state colleges...

Maria Teresa Donate.(Honors & AWARDS)
July 31, 2006... Maria Teresa Donate, associate professor of counseling at Northampton Community College in Bethlehlem, Pa., is one of 11 Latino leaders from across the Commonwealth chosen by Governor Ed Rendell to serve on the Governor's Advisory Commission...

Beth Frederick.(Honors & AWARDS)
July 31, 2006... Beth Frederick, Gloucester County College's Executive Director of Institutional Research and Assessment, is one of five recipients from across the country to be awarded a fellowship to attend this year's Summer Institute on First-Year...

Jean Floten.(Honors & AWARDS)
July 31, 2006... Jean Floten, president of Bellevue Community College (BCC), has received the 2006 national John L. Blackburn Award for Exemplary Models of Administrative Leadership from the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA), an award...

Dyersburg State Community College in Dyersburg, Tenn., will receive grants resulting from the Dyer County and Dyersburg City governments joining together to create a program called The Dyer County Promise.(Grants & Gifts)
July 31, 2006... Dyersburg State Community College in Dyersburg, Tenn., will receive grants resulting from the Dyer County and Dyersburg City governments joining together to create a program called The Dyer County Promise. The city and the county each...

Camden County College (CCC) in New Jersey received nearly $19,000 from a golf charity event that featured Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown as the honorary chair.(Grants & Gifts)
July 31, 2006... Camden County College (CCC) in New Jersey received nearly $19,000 from a golf charity event that featured Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown as the honorary chair. The funds from the Camden County College Foundations's 2006 College...

In the spirit of coorporation.(around campus)
July 31, 2006... Gloucester County College (GCC) has signed a dual admission agreement with Wilmington College in Delaware, enabling students to more easily make the transition from associate degree to bachelor's degree. The agreement between GCC and...

Manatee Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
July 31, 2006... Jennifer L. Blalock is the new enrollment services director at Manatee Community College (MCC). Most recently the director of education and training for Crosswinds Youth Services in Cocoa, Fla., Blalock was previously the dean of student...

Pima Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
July 31, 2006... Dr. David W. Bea has been appointed Vice Chancellor for Finance for Pima Community College. Dr. Bea had been the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Finance for the College since December 2004. He was the Assistant Treasurer and Budget Director at...

Tarrant County College.(APPOINTMENTS)
July 31, 2006... Joe McIntosh has been appointed Tarrant County College Executive Director of Development and Executive Director for the TCC Foundation. McIntosh will coordinate all fund raising activities for the college and oversee management of the College...

Bergen Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
July 31, 2006... Raymond T. Smith has been named Vice President of Student Services for Bergen Community College. Smith has served as Interim Vice President at Bergen since March 2005. Smith came to Bergen from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey,...

Western Iowa Tech Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
July 31, 2006... Troy A. Jasman has been promoted to the position of dean of administrative services and chief financial officer at Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC). His expanded responsibilities now include oversight of the college's enrollment...

Coming events.(Calendar)
July 31, 2006... August 6-9, 2006 National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges Summer Meeting Santa Fe, NM http://www.nmacc.org August 9-11, 2006 Administrative Leadership Program Institute for Community College Development Ithaca,...

Mesa College case dismissed in anti-abortion rights suit.(around the nation)
July 17, 2006... SAN DIEGO -- Anti-abortion rights activists have lost their First Amendment challenge to a former San Diego Community College District policy that required permits before on-campus demonstrations or literature distribution. The...

Ohio colleges attract students online.
July 17, 2006... DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's online college courses are attracting full-time and community college students in numbers higher than officials originally expected. Of the 37,000 students taking distance-learning courses in the state, more...

Educators in Mesa to lure students with biotechnology project.
July 17, 2006... PHOENIX (AP) -- Mesa educators are hoping to attract young people to the burgeoning field of biotechnology by letting them conduct research typically reserved for graduate students and professors. This fall, students will begin decoding...

Correction.(Correction notice)
July 17, 2006... Photographs appearing on our June 19 Top 100 cover and related story on page 6 are courtesy of Baton Rouge Community College but were incorrectly credited to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Community College Week regrets the error.

A college in crisis: an inability to get the books right plus botched management sank Compton Community College.(SPECIAL REPORT: FUNDING FALLOUT)
July 17, 2006... COMPTON -- California's beleaguered Compton Community College has received $30 million that will enable it to temporarily stay afloat financially. But after a recent announcement by a commission to hold firm on its decision to yank the...

New Job-Training Grants provide federal funding opportunity for community colleges.(FUNDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES)
July 17, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Community-Based Job Training Grants worth $125 million are available to build community colleges' capacity to train for high-growth, high-demand careers. The Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor...

Congress moves forward on higher ED funding legislation.(FUNDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES)
July 17, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Students consolidating their loans regain the right to shop around for the most favorable deal. Congress approved legislation repealing the single-holder rule that says that students with multiple loans with one lender that want...

State Dept. to aid foreign student study at 2-year colleges.(CAPITOL briefs)
July 17, 2006... The U.S. Department of State plans to fund a new $3 million cooperative agreement to bring foreign students to study at American community colleges. The department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs may fund more than one...

New regs for Pell Grant participants.(CAPITOL briefs)
July 17, 2006... Any college or university with students receiving Pell Grants will have to participate in the new Academic Competitiveness Grant program. So decreed the Department of Education in interim regulations governing the new program, which was...

Senate approves workforce intervention act amendments.(FUNDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES)
July 17, 2006... Increased participation in job training for community colleges came a step closer to reality. The Senate approved the Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2005, more than a year after the House approved a version, the Job Training...

Some student borrowers will see 'slightly lower' payments.(CAPITOL briefs)
July 17, 2006... Borrowers who pay their student loans using the Income Contingent Repayment plan will see their income percentage factors go up about 2.3 percent for inflation. The adjustment takes effect for the year starting July 1 and affects those who...

New loan program for Spanish speakers.(CAPITOL briefs)
July 17, 2006... Spanish-speaking students can now access a bilingual program allowing them to apply for college loans in Spanish. 2Fumro. a service of Sallie Mae and USA Funds, will also offer support for students, parents and financial aid administrators...

Catholic priest sued.
July 17, 2006... WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) -- Officials at Naugatuck Valley Community College are being sued by a Catholic priest, who claims religious discrimination. The Rev. James A. Crowley, a business professor, has filed a federal lawsuit along with...

"You got a good community college system here.
July 17, 2006... AP--From text of President Bush's press conference in Chicago on Friday, July 7. "You got a good community college system here. Community colleges are really important to make sure that workers are given the skills to fill the jobs which...

Tuition unchanged in Ala.
July 17, 2006... HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- Tuition at schools in Alabama's two-year college system is remaining unchanged for the third year in a row, even though tuition has been rising regularly at many of the state's universities. Debbie Dahl, vice...

Wash. college ordered to stop subcontracting courses.
July 17, 2006... SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- The Community Colleges of Spokane engaged in unfair labor practices by hiring private workers for some jobs and making it difficult for union members to get information needed for negotiations, a state labor panel has...

Giving your photo editor a boost.(technology today)
July 17, 2006... The top photo editing computer programs provide professional photographers and amateur snap-shooters alike with powerful tools for improving their images. Starting with a digital camera or using a scanner with a conventional film-based...

BusinessWeek Online and eLearners.com forge online relationship.(Bits & Bytes)
July 17, 2006... BusinessWeek Online has joined with eLearners.com to power an online education directory for its users. The directory offers a comprehensive database of information on distance learning opportunities, including online courses, degrees and...

Central Piedmont Community College to exhibit students' art.(around campus)
July 17, 2006... Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), the largest community college in North Carolina, will feature art works by two of the school's most outstanding students, John Clark and David Thayer French, in the Visual Arts Program's Elizabeth...

Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, N. C., has received $858,082 from the National Science Foundation for the creation of a new associate degree in simulation and game development.(Grants & Gifts)
July 17, 2006... Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, N. C., has received $858,082 from the National Science Foundation for the creation of a new associate degree in simulation and game development. This new interdisciplinary curriculum will integrate...

Victoria College in Victoria, Texas, has received a $10,000 donation from the Victoria Chamber of Commerce Health-A-Rama.(Grants & Gifts)
July 17, 2006... Victoria College in Victoria, Texas, has received a $10,000 donation from the Victoria Chamber of Commerce Health-A-Rama. The donation will be used for Victoria College nursing scholarships. Health-A-Rama is held annually by the Victoria...

The Hudson Valley Community College Foundation in Troy, N.Y., has received a $480,000 donation from Class of 1955 graduate Robert Pratt.(Grants & Gifts)
July 17, 2006... The Hudson Valley Community College Foundation in Troy, N.Y., has received a $480,000 donation from Class of 1955 graduate Robert Pratt. This is the single largest girl mmade to the Foundation by a alumnus. Pratt, an AT&T retiree who lives in...

Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Md., has been awarded a $443,000 grant by the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commision through the Nurse Support Program II.(Grants & Gifts)
July 17, 2006... Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Md., has been awarded a $443,000 grant by the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commision through the Nurse Support Program II. Colleges and universities across the state applied for funding and of...

Brookhaven College in Dallas, Texas, has received more than $60,000 in scholarship funds from the Metrocrest Medical Foundation.(Grants & Gifts)
July 17, 2006... Brookhaven College in Dallas, Texas, has received more than $60,000 in scholarship funds from the Metrocrest Medical Foundation. The funds provide 14 student scholarships for the radiologic sciences program. The need for radiologic...

San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas, has received a Learn and Serve America Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service.(Grants & Gifts)
July 17, 2006... San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas, has received a Learn and Serve America Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The grant is valued at $85,310 per year for three years. San Antonio is the only two- or...

Lester Owens, professor of mathematics at Camden County College, was honored at the 2006 New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund Professional Association's Student Day Conference.(Honors & AWARDS)
July 17, 2006... Lester Owens, professor of mathematics at Camden County College, was honored at the 2006 New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund Professional Association's Student Day Conference. Owens was named a 2006 "champion" because of the time and...

Jill O'Hagan, business and iindustry services director at Quinebaug Valley Community College, was recognized at the Epsilon Pi Tau induction ceremony at Manchester Community College for her contributions to the enhancement and development of engineering and technology in Connecticut.(Honors & AWARDS)
July 17, 2006... Jill O'Hagan, business and iindustry services director at Quinebaug Valley Community College, was recognized at the Epsilon Pi Tau induction ceremony at Manchester Community College for her contributions to the enhancement and development of...

Three staff and faculty members from Manatee Community College and the executive director of its fundraising foundation recently received National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development awards for excellence at the 2006 NISOD Excellence Awards Celebration in Austin, Texas.(Honors & AWARDS)
July 17, 2006... Three staff and faculty members from Manatee Community College and the executive director of its fundraising foundation recently received National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development awards for excellence at the 2006 NISOD...

Dr. Jamal Koubali.(Honors & AWARDS)
July 17, 2006... Dr. Jamal Koubali, professor of English at Cady Ayyad University in Beni Mellal, Morocco, was recently selected for a month-long position as a Fulbright Visiting Specialist at Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Ore. "Given current...

Oakland Community College's Auburn Hills Campus.(PRESIDENTS)
July 17, 2006... Patricia A. Dolly was named president of Oakland Community College's Auburn Hills Campus. Dolly comes to Oakland from Ivy Tech Community College in Anderson, Ind., where she has served as executive dean for the last three years, and as...

West Los Angeles College.(PRESIDENTS)
July 17, 2006... Mark Rocha has been appointed the new president of West Los Angeles College. Rocha currently holds the position of Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs at Los Anegeles Mission College and teaches English composition at Irvine Valley...

MassBay Community College.(PRESIDENTS)
July 17, 2006... Carole Berotte Joseph has become the fourth President of MassBay Community College. She is the first Haitian-American to become president of a U.S. College. Prior to joining MassBay, Berotte Joseph served as chief academic officer and dean of...

Lamar Institute of Technology.(PRESIDENTS)
July 17, 2006... Paul Szuch has been selected the next president of Lamar Institute of Technology in Beaumont, Texas. Szuch previously served as the assistant dean of instruction, provost at each of the Pasco-Hernando Community College's three campuses and is...

Oakton Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
July 17, 2006... Thomas P. Hamel has been appointed the new vice president for academic affairs at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Ill. Hamel had served as the dean of academic administration at Black Hawk College since 2002. Hamel also served as an...

Sierra College.(APPOINTMENTS)
July 17, 2006... Greg McLaughlin has been appointed the new instrumental music program director for the Sierra College music department in Rocklin, Calif. He has been on the faculty for 15 years, serving primarily as the director of jazz studies at Sierra...

State University of New York's Fashion Institute of Technology.(APPOINTMENTS)
July 17, 2006... Steven Zucker has been appointed dean of the School of Graduate Studies at the State University of New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. Zucker joined the college's faculty in 1998; he has been chairperson of the history of art...

Western Iowa Tech Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
July 17, 2006... Troy A. Jasman has been promoted to the position of dean of administrative services and chief financial officer at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, Iowa. His expanded responsibilities now include oversight of the college's...

Coming events.(Calendar)
July 17, 2006... July 31-August 3, 2006 Summer 2006 Campus Technology Conference Campus Technology Boston, MA http://www.campustechnology.com/conferences/summer2005/index.asp August 1-3, 2006 National Community College ...