Community College Week articles from March 2005

Community College Week archives from March 2005

N.C. Gov. demands more college funding.(North Carolina governor Michael F. Easley)
March 14, 2005... North Carolina Gov. Michael F. Easley gave his state's 58 community colleges a resounding voice of support last month during his State of the State address. His speech included proposed budget plans to increase the role of community colleges in...

Calif. community colleges move toward dual enrollment with universities.(California)
March 14, 2005... SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California State University system and the state's community colleges are developing a dual-admission program that would provide more seamless transfers for community college students. In 2004, Gov. Arnold...

Oregon schools fight for funding.(around the nation)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- All of Oregon's 17 community colleges agree on one thing--Gov. Ted Kulongoski isn't offering them ample funding in his proposed budget for 2005-2007. But with chances dimming for more money overall, the community...

Indian leaders can't save Calif. tribal college.(California)(D-Q University)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Indian leaders who tried to save California's only tribal college say that problems at D-Q University are insurmountable. The two-year college in rural Yolo County lost its accreditation in January, after school...

Idaho shows college degrees yield higher salaries.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) -- State labor officials are pressing the message that education pays in Idaho. Residents holding college degrees earn up to twice the annual income of Idahoans without postsecondary degrees, and students who continue...

Job-training bill clears house.(Capitol briefs)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... The House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce has approved the Job Training Improvement Act of 2005, which integrates President Bush's 2004 proposal for $250 million to expand community colleges' job-training role. The...

Hearings weigh vocational education.
March 14, 2005... Vocational and technical education programs are helping students succeed but could be more effective, according to witnesses at a hearing of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce's Education Reform Subcommittee. At the heating,...

Report: Bush's budget cuts threaten work force.(George W. Bush)
March 14, 2005... Nearly half a million Americans would lose services in literacy, adult basic education, GED and English as a Second Language because of President Bush's proposed 2006 budget cuts to a single adult-education program, according to the Center for...

An identity crisis in continuing education.(point of view)
March 14, 2005... Some notable public figures have recently been quoted praising community colleges. Among those singing our praises are Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan, Microsoft founder and CEO Bill Gates and author and management guru Tom...

Black male achievement and the community college.(point of view)
March 14, 2005... The two-year college often represents black men's first experience with postsecondary education and, for many, their last opportunity to obtain a degree beyond high school. Yet a review of student performance data provided by the California...

Letter to the editor.(Letter to the Editor)
March 14, 2005... Letter to the Editor: As president of Anoka-Ramsey Community College, I am extremely concerned about Governor Tim Pawlenty's proposed 2006-2007 budget recommendation for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. The governor's...

Humor 101.(point of view)
March 14, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "And she's teaching a section of Sociology for us."

The next big thing: community colleges are taking center stage as states look to biotechnology to help rewire America's work force.(Cover Story)
March 14, 2005... SAN FRANCISCO -- Anyone familiar with San Francisco's busy biotech corridor wouldn't be surprised to learn that the largest community college in the area, the City College of San Francisco, also boasts one of America's most diverse...

Texas college enrollments keep swelling, funding keeps shrinking.
March 14, 2005... By 2040, about 175,000 more Texans will enroll in community colleges than four-year universities, according to Dr. Steve H. Murdock, management science and statistics professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The growth, he said,...

For many, a new approach to writing instruction.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... Among the challenges college instructors face, helping students develop the writing skills they'll need for academic and workplace success ranks among the most critical. It's certainly among the most demanding. Increasingly, though,...

What do we expect?(higher education)
March 14, 2005... Dr. Vince Tinto, professor of higher education at Syracuse University, suggests that teachers and leaders in higher education invite a diverse group of students to a dinner to ask them about their learning journeys. During dinner, just be quiet...

Interactive software gives distance learning an edge.(Dallas County Community College District)(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... Serving the higher-education market for more than 30 years, Dallas TeleLearning of the Dallas County Community College District offers award-winning quality distance-learning courseware. Dallas TeleLearning has developed a new interactive...

Revolutionary times in information technology.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity..." --Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities" Dickens' portrayal...

Minnesota college launches nanotechnology program.(Dakota County Technical College )(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... The first two-year multi-disciplinary Nanoscience Technology program in the United States will debut at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemont, Minn., thanks to help from a $900,000 National Science Foundation grant. The program, offered...

Technology empowers disabled students.(Pasadena City College)(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... As the gateway for education in California, community colleges constantly search for new ways to provide instructional opportunities to all students. The Pasadena City College Disabled Student Programs & Services provides services that...

Simulation gaming: not just fun anymore.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... The information technology division at Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, N.C., has a strong tradition of innovation and has aggressively pursued new, high-demand technologies and creative applications. With the increasing pace of...

A one-stop shop for Web-based learning.(Gatlin Education Services introduces eLearning Center )(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... According to IDC, a Framingham, Mass.-based research firm, the e-learning market, which was about $6.5 billion in 2003, will increase to more than $21 billion by 2008. Colleges and universities across the United States have long recognized that...

Community colleges and ACCUPLACER: a Partnership.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... The American higher-education system continues to strive to address its rapidly evolving student population, ever-changing institutional challenges, and even more demanding global work force The faces we encounter in our classrooms on a daily...

'Year of Languages' seeks to broaden cultural horizons.
March 14, 2005... As the United States observes the "Year of Languages," foreign language advocates are seeking to raise the profile of language study in community colleges across the country. For the typical community-college student, workforce training or...

Faculty pushes to remove R.I. college president.(Community College of Rhode Island)(Thomas Sepe)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Faculty at the Community College of Rhode Island have voted to recommend that the president, Dr. Thomas Sepe, be fired by June 30, a year before his three-year contract ends. The vote by the CCRI Faculty Association...

Education or occupation?(Academic Capitalism and the New Economy: Markets, State, and Higher Education)(Book Review)
March 14, 2005... Academic Capitalism and the New Economy: Markets, State, and Higher Education By Dr. Sheila Slaughter and Dr. Gary Rhoades Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004, Hardcover, $39.95 Learning? Research? Aren't these the primary functions of...

Audit finds enrollment inflation at California school.(Los Angeles Mission College)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles Mission College improperly received $5.73 million in state funds over three years by reporting inflated enrollment figures for two noncredit computer courses, state Controller Steve Westly said. An audit by...

In search of Answers.(GuruNet Corp. launches new service 'Answers.com')
March 14, 2005... Since the advent of computers more than a half-century ago, the Holy Grail has been an intelligent machine that provides just the answers you're looking for. This quest was dramatized with HAL, the soft-spoken fictional computer in the film...

Jennifer O'Loughlin-Brooks.(appointments)(Psi Beta)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Jennifer O'Loughlin-Brooks, a professor of psychology at Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas, has been designated the first Texas liaison for Psi Beta, a national psychology honor society for community and junior colleges.

Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching.(William Pelz promoted)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... William Pelz, professor of social science and coordinator of the internet academy at Herkimer County Community College in Herkimer, N.Y., was recently promoted to associate editor of the Psychology Editorial Board for Multimedia Educational...

Lou Suarez.(poetry book 'Ask' published)(Lorain County Community College )(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Lou Suarez, professor of arts and sciences at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, has published his first book-length collection of poetry. "Ask" received the First Series Award for Poetry sponsored by Mid-List Press, the...

Maria Zak Aria.(2004 Teaching Note Award)(New Jersey Policy Research Organization)(Stillman School of Business)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Maria Zak Aria, business professor at Camden County College in Camden, N.J., has earned the 2004 Teaching Note Award from the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University and the New Jersey Policy Research Organization for her case...

Paula Cifuentes.(2004 Florida Association of Community Colleges Faculty Commission Professor of the Year Award for Teaching Excellence)(Lake City Community College )(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Paula Cifuentes, of Lake City Community College in Lake City, Fla., bested five other contenders to earn the 2004 Florida Association of Community Colleges Faculty Commission Professor of the Year Award for Teaching Excellence. The mathematics...

George Montopoli.(Arizona Western College)(achievements and awards)(Department of the Interior Valor Award)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Arizona Western College mathematics professor George Montopoli has been awarded the Department of the Interior Valor Award for his role in the rescuing of injured climbers from Wyoming's Grand Teton Mountain. Montopoli spends his summers as a...

Dr. Mark S. Halfon.(Nassau Community College )(Can A Dead Man Strike Out published)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Dr. Mark S. Halfon, chair of the philosophy department at Nassau Community College in Garden City, N.Y., has published his third book, "Can A Dead Man Strike Out." The book features offbeat questions and unusual answers about baseball. Halfon...

Indie images in pen and pixels.(art exhibitions)(Raritan Valley Community College Art Gallery)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... The Raritan Valley Community College Art Gallery in North Branch, N.J., recently presented an "Independent Study Student Art Exhibition," featuring artwork by 16 students who took part in independent study programs at the college in 2004....

Bergen Community College.(Henry H. Kessler Foundation awards grants)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... The Henry H. Kessler Foundation awarded a grant of $89,795 to Bergen Community College in Paramus, N.J., to build the Northern New Jersey Disabilities Network. The network will coordinate efforts to prevent disabilities and increase the quality...

Owens Community College.(governer Bob Taft gives grants)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Owens Community College will receive more than $6 million from Ohio Gov. Bob Taft and the state Legislature to fund construction and renovation of school facilities in the Toledo and Findlay areas. The appropriations will help build a...

Cuyamaca College, in El Cajon, Calif. will receive $94,240 from a Congressional grant for its computer and information science program, while $98,208 is earmarked for Grossmont College, also in El Cajon.(Grants & Gifts)(California)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Cuyamaca College, in El Cajon, Calif. will receive $94,240 from a Congressional grant for its computer and information science program, while $98,208 is ear-marked for Grossmont College, also in El Cajon, to upgrade science labs used by its...

Palo Alto College.(Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education gives grants)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Palo Alto College, in San Antonio, has received a grant of $528,211 from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education to spearhead the Alamo Community College District's participation in the "Lessons...

Rose State College.(Grants & Gifts)(Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Rose State College in Midwest City, Okla., has received a $33,000 grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. The grant will be used to upgrade eight computers in the student newsroom and create a network system.

Columbia College.(Carolyn Buck appointed)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Dr. Carolyn Buck was recently picked to be the dean of learning support services at Columbia College in Sonora, Calif. Previously, Buck was articulation officer at San Diego Mesa College in California. She holds a bachelor's degree from Bennett...

Community College of Philadelphia.(Marvin Bright appointed)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Marvin Bright has been named dean of students at Community College of Philadelphia. Most recently, he was a senior research associate at Morgan State University. Bright holds a doctorates degree in education from Morgan State.

South Plains College.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, has tapped Dr. Jay Driver to be its next dean of arts and sciences. In his last post, Driver was a math instructor for SPC for nine years. He has a bachelor's degree, a master's degree and a doctorate...

Sharp takes Reins at South Plains.(Presidents)(Dr Kelvin Sharp)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Dr. Kelvin Sharp has been named the fourth president of South Plains College in Levelland, Texas. Sharp, 47, came to SPC in July 1999 as dean of arts and sciences. He was promoted to vice president for academic affairs in January 2000. Sharp...

Borofsky named president at Bates.(Presidents)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Dr. David B. Borofsky has been named president of Bates Technical College in Tacoma, Wash. Most recently, Borofsky served as vice president of instruction, student services and administrative services at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood...

Coming events.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
March 14, 2005... April 7-9 Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture National Conference "Feminism and Hip Hop" University of Chicago Phone: (773) 702-8063 E-mail: rfielder@uchicago.edu April 8-9 National Council of...

Arizona college expands learning and services with Breeze.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... In a rapidly changing economy, community colleges bridge the gap between current worker skills and shifting workforce demand. Serving more than 9 million full-time and part-time students, these two-year institutions provide cost-effective job...

Oregon college beefs up online resources.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... The students attending Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Ore., have been very quick to adopt online services almost as soon as we make them available. Indeed, our portal, called Chemeketa Campus Pipeline, has become their primary connection...

Sloan and Elluminate offer research grants.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... The Sloan Consortium is an association of approximately 1,000 institutions and organizations of higher learning, including community colleges, committed to high-quality online education. At Sloan-C, our objective is to help our members promote...

Internet webcasts broaden sports appeal.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... Cedar Valley College in Lancaster, Texas, recently became the first community college to webcast its home sporting events over the Internet. While many colleges webcast only audio commentary, Cedar Valley's format effectively blends live camera...

ETS test examines online literacy.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... Thee Educational Testing Service has introduced an assessment to help institutions of higher education measure a student's proficiency with information and communications technology. It tests whether they will succeed in an information-driven...

Using cyberspace to remedy the nursing shortage.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... Innovation and collaboration are needed in light of a very real and growing shortage of nurses working at our nation's hospitals and health facilities. While enrollments in associate's- and bachelor's-degree nursing programs continue to grow at...

Delivering classes to a digital generation.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... An active U.S. Army sergeant in Qatar, a truck driver traveling the country, a young woman whose parents moved to Greece to serve with the American Embassy, and a student with multiple sclerosis who has difficulty traveling--these are just a...

Colleges improve performance by outsourcing technology.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... Throughout its history, American higher education as struggled to identify those services best operated in-house and those best managed by organizations outside the institution. In recent years, there has been an increasing trend toward...

High-tech center wires Fla. students for success.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... Attending the Clark Advanced Learning Center is a form of time travel, which engages students in a futuristic, highly innovative, technology-rich environment and prepares them for the challenges of the mid-21st century. This is a high school...

Oklahoma college uses simulator for healthcare training.(Advertisement)
March 14, 2005... Oklahoma City Community I College has introduced a new tool to help nursing and emergency medical science students measure their patient assessment skills. The human patient simulator creates some of the most realistic medical scenarios inside...

Calif. college ends study-abroad program, sparks criticism.(California)(Saddleback College )
March 28, 2005... MISSION VIEJO, Calif. -- Citing safety concerns and lack of support for U.S. troops in Iraq, the board of trustees at California's Saddleback College voted 5-2 to cancel the school's annual summer study-abroad program in Spain. "Spain has...

Schwarzenegger plan to dismantle community-college structure fails.(Arnold Schwarzenegger)
March 28, 2005... SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Acknowledging the first defeat of his administration, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has pulled his support from an ambitious plan to streamline the state's government agencies by dismantling duplicative...

Maine college grads to get free pass to UMaine system.
March 28, 2005... AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine Community College students will get a better opportunity to earn full college degrees under a new agreement announced by Gov. John Baldacci and signed by two leaders of state higher education systems. ...

Education committee may scrap '90-10' rule for proprietary schools.
March 28, 2005... The community-college portion of the federal student-funding pie is being threatened by provisions in a House bill that would eliminate a major restriction on proprietary schools' access to federal student aid. The House of...

Colleges have mixed reactions to workforce reforms.
March 28, 2005... Would pending legislation make Workforce Investment Act programs a bigger boon for community colleges? A bill being debated in the Senate would create a special role for community colleges and knock out some red tape that has limited...

Senate wants to boost Pell funding.(Pell Grant)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... The prospects for increased Pell Grant funding for 2006 got a boost when the Senate Budget Committee recently approved a 10.1 percent increase from the 2005 fiscal budget for the program. The increase is $417 million above the Bush...

Life-changing leadership.(point of view)
March 28, 2005... After more than three decades in higher education, I can hardly believe I almost made another choice. Law school beckoned me after college, but a professor suggested that I try a year or two of teaching. OK. I tried it--and I was hooked! Since...

Putting geography back on the map.
March 28, 2005... As we prepare for a new academic year, quick glance through the geography offerings in college and university catalogs reveals an all too familiar trend--limited geography classes and enrollments that continue to lag far behind almost all other...

Fast forward: these days, being tapped to head a community college means being able to shift gears fast and frequently--a feat that's both trying and rewarding.
March 28, 2005... So you've just been made president of a community college. Ready to sit back, unpack your office and go to a few welcome luncheons as you gear up for your indefinite tenure? Uh, sorry. That describes a kickoff to the community-college...

Thomas Nelson Community College.(Presidents on the Move)(Charles A. Taylor)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Dr. Charles A. Taylor, took the helm at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Va., in the summer of 2004. Before joining TNCC, he had been senior vice chancellor for administration and finance/ chief operating officer at the Peralta...

Mass-Bay Community College.(Presidents on the Move)(Carole M. Berotte Joseph)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Dr. Carole M. Berotte Joseph is the fourth president of Mass-Bay Community College in Wellesley, Mass. She had previously served at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., as the dean of academic affairs.

Edgecombe Community College.(Presidents on the Move)(Deborah L. Lamm)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Dr. Deborah L. Lamm joined Edgecombe Community College in Tarboro, N.C., in November 2004. Before that, she was vice president of curriculum instruction at Southeastern Community College in Whiteville, N.C.

Education Commission of the States.(Piedad Robertson appointed)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Dr. Piedad Robertson made history earlier this year when she became the first community-college president to be tapped to head the Denver-based Education Commission of the States. On joining ECS, Roberston stepped down from her post as...

Community College of Southern Nevada.(Presidents on the Move)(Richard Carpenter)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... The new leader of the Community College of Southern Nevada is Dr. Richard Carpenter, who assumed the post in late 2004. He has more than two decades of leadership experience in higher education, including his most recent job as president of the...

Norwalk Community College.(Presidents on the Move)(David Levinson)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... Dr. David Levinson was picked last summer to lead Norwalk Community College in Norwalk, Ct. He previously had been the academic vice president at Bergen Community College in Paramus, N.J.

Times they are a changin': in January, Drs. James Martin and James E. Samels sat down with Community College Week reporter Kristin Bagnato to talk about their new book, "Presidential Transition in Higher Education: Managing Leadership Change." Here's an edited transcript of their conversation.(Interview)
March 28, 2005... Q. Over the past 25 to 30 years, presidential tenures have dropped from more than 12 years to less than six in some institutional categories. Why are so many presidents leaving their jobs years ahead of their predecessors, and will presidential...

Women and the presidency: miles to go.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... While women are slowly gaining ground in leadership roles at community colleges, they are still far outnumbered by men when it comes to presidential roles. As of 2002, only 19 percent of community colleges were led by women, according to a...

House and Senate juggle education reform.
March 28, 2005... Thumbs up for Perkins and thumbs down for the administration's proposal to wipe it out. The Senate unanimously approved the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2005, while the House Education and the Workforce...

Miss. colleges get $20 million for workforce funding.(Mississippi)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- The Mississippi House has voted to put $20 million into the state's workforce-training programs. The Senate earlier passed a similar bill, and the proposal comes with the strong backing of Gov. Haley Barbour, said...

Ariz bill on four-year degrees would affect fewer colleges.(Arizona)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... PHOENIX (AP) -- Fewer Arizona community-college districts could offer four-year degrees than originally proposed under a bill recently approved by the Arizona House of Representatives. The bill was approved 31-24 and sent to the Senate...

Kentucky tuition up--by a little.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) -- The board of Kentucky's community and technical colleges has increased tuition rates for next school year by only 6.5 percent, crediting the modest rise on increased state funding in the recently passed state budget. ...

Couple leaves $2.8 million to Oregon Community College.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... BEND, Ore.(AP) -- Robert and Margaret Turner, who grew up poor in the Depression and struggled to get through college, have left $2.8 million to the Central Oregon Community College Foundation. College officials said they believe it is the...

Family campaigns for endowment for Michigan College.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2005... JACKSON, Mich. (AP) -- Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy and his siblings have kicked off a campaign to raise $1 million to establish Jackson Community College's first endowed chair in honor of their late father. Tony Dungy recently...

Kansas Gov.'s higher-ed plans under fire.
March 28, 2005... TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' proposals to increase higher-education spending are under attack as some Kan. House Republicans hunt for dollars to divert to elementary and secondary schools. House GOP leaders hope to boost...

Kansas College could revoke degrees in coach scandal.(Barton County Community College)(Ryan Wolf)
March 28, 2005... GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) -- A Barton County Community College panel is considering revoking the diplomas of some men's basketball players who were named in a federal indictment against their former coach. Former coach Ryan Wolf faces a...

Tours of duty: from college to Iraq and back.(Cape Fear Community College)
March 28, 2005... A community-college campus may not seem like the prime training ground for a combat mission, but Dan Hickman realized fairly early in his year-long tour in Iraq that his years as an administrator at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington,...

Bush touts job-training bill at Maryland College.
March 28, 2005... ARNOLD, Md. (AP) -- President Bush recently visited Anne Arundel Community College to promote his latest community-college initiative. His program seeks to make the nation's community-college system more effective in training workers for...