Community College Week articles from March 2008

Community College Week archives from March 2008

Colo. lawmakers frustrated with bickering over college funds.(around the nation)
March 10, 2008... DENVER (AP) -- State lawmakers who control the budget said they're frustrated that state colleges and universities can't agree on which institutions should get more money next year and are threatening to impose a solution of their own. The...

Delaware Tech wins grant for Airframe Program.
March 10, 2008... GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) -- Delaware Technical and Community College is getting a federal grant in support of its new Airframe Maintenance Technology Program. The $328,000 grant will pay for start-up equipment for the program at the college's...

W. Va. tech center aims to keep students in state.
March 10, 2008... ATHENS, W.Va. (AP) -- State Rep. Nick Rahall says a new technology center at Concord University will help keep students in West Virginia after they graduate. Concord officials recently dedicated the Nick Rahall Technology Center. The...

College giving rises in 2007, but economic slump imperils future growth in donations.(around the nation)
March 10, 2008... Donations to colleges and universities rose solidly last year, to a record of nearly $30 billion, with the wealthiest universities again attracting a hugely disproportionate share, a new survey shows. But the economic downturn means the...

Roiling credit market could squeeze search for student loans.(around the nation)
March 10, 2008... WASHINGTON (AP) -- The supply of student loans is shrinking as credit tightens, creating an opportunity for Sallie Mac and some big banks to pick up market share as some lenders retrench. College-bound students are the ones who might get...

Resignations accompany flap over flight to Michigan ski resort.(around the nation)
March 10, 2008... JACKSON, Mich. (AP) -- The director of the Jackson Community College flight program and a part-time instructor have resigned after the instructor flew a college-owned plane to a northern Michigan resort for a weekend of snowboarding. John...

Rescuing an endangered species: student papers at two-year colleges are finding they must adapt to a new world.(around the nation)
March 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When The Polaris, the student newspaper at North Seattle Community College, ceased publishing in September, few students complained. The paper had been printed since 1970. The Polaris isn't the only community...

Alabama college system to save millions under reworked lease for office space.(ALABAMA UPDATE)
March 10, 2008... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's two-year college system was able to rework a $26 million, 20-year contract for new office space that fired Chancellor Roy Johnson had reached before his departure, with the changes reducing the system's annual...

Federal agents raid office of lawmaker as part of probe into 2-year colleges.(ALABAMA UPDATE)
March 10, 2008... RRAINSVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- State Rep. Todd Greeson says his office at Northeast Alabama Community College was raided by federal agents who subpoenaed co-workers in a probe of Alabama's two-year college system. Greeson, a Republican, said...

N.H. officials scramble to keep tech college open.(the money tree)
March 10, 2008... DOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Officials at McIntosh College are looking for ways to keep the two-year institution open. The school's parent company, Career Education Corp., plans to close it in December 2009. McIntosh President Michael Hoyle...

Newly formed group would assist, advocate for student veterans.(dateline washington)
March 10, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Veterans seeking to enhance their education benefits have formed a new group to help them solicit aid. Student veterans from about 20 institutions of higher education met outside Chicago recently incorporate "Student Veterans of...

Colleges invited to seek student aid exemptions.(capital briefs)
March 10, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Colleges and universities that believe they can do better administering student financial aid without following all the Title IV rules have a chance to ask for exemptions. The Department of Education is inviting colleges to...

House approves resolution on tech ed.(capital briefs)
March 10, 2008... WASHINGTON -- The House unanimously approved a resolution that "supports the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education month (and) recognizes the importance of career and technical education in preparing a well-educated and skilled...

Bills introduced to help veterans pay for education.(capital briefs)
March 10, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Efforts to help veterans pay for their education continue to be introduced in Congress. Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., introduced the Student Veteran Financial Aid Fairness Act of 2008, referred to the Committee on Education...

Reporting requirements to be added.(capital briefs)
March 10, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Institutions receiving grants under the GEAR UP program are going to have to file a new report indicating how much financial and educational progress they are making. The Office of Postsecondary Education is developing a new...

Okla. College president seeks better funding for 2-year colleges.(dateline washington)
March 10, 2008... OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The president of Oklahoma City Community College has joined a nationwide call seeking additional funding for new buildings and student support services at two-year colleges. Oklahoma City Community College President...

Fired Luna Community College baseball coach files suit.(dateline washington)
March 10, 2008... LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) -- When about 150 people tried out for the baseball team at Luna Community College in 2006, the team's coach said he was pressured to keep them all. Sam Soto, who has since left the school, said school administrators...

Indicted teacher lands job at New Mexico Community College.(dateline washington)
March 10, 2008... LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) -- A woman who was indicted as an employee of the West Las Vegas school district is now a part-time instructor at Luna Community College. Roberta Vigil, former bilingual education director for the school district, was...

Wisconsin technical colleges see upswing in enrollment.(dateline washington)
March 10, 2008... MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The state's technical colleges are seeing a slight gain in students, which officials say often happens when jobs become harder to find. The biggest growth spurts in the past 30 years at Wisconsin technical colleges...

Construction of California college campus delayed.
March 10, 2008... ARVIN, Calif. (AP) -- Procedural delays are holding up plans for the construction of a new community college in the Arvin area. The Kern Community College District in December acquired 126 acres of protected land for its prospective campus...

Ariz. colleges to ask voters to OK $111 million in borrowing.
March 10, 2008... KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) -- Voters in Mohave County will be asked to approve $111.5 million in bonds in November that would be used to improve buildings and add new ones in the local community college district. The bond would cost the owner of...

Delaware Tech student charged in threats to classmates.
March 10, 2008... STANTON, Del. (AP) -- A student at Delaware Technical & Community College has been charged with threatening the lives of her classmates. State police say 21-year-old Rachel Despins of Wilmington sent an e-mail to her teacher and classmates...

Mental exam ordered for student who wrote of killing.
March 10, 2008... OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) --A Clackamas Community College student was undergoing a mental health evaluation after posting comments on the Internet about a potential killing spree. Benjamin Thomas Caldwell, 23, was taken into custody by...

New Okla. degree programs would assist 2-year students.
March 10, 2008... TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma State University-Tulsa is seeking to add about 15 new degree programs to try to become a "comprehensive university" in this city. The school is asking to add English, history, sociology, geology, psychology,...

Wind power company pledges Del. partnership.
March 10, 2008... DOVER, Dei. (AP) -- Lt. Gov. John Carney said Bluewater Wind is making another pledge to the state in exchange for approval of its plans to build wind turbines offshore from Rehoboth Beach. Carney said the company is willing to partner with...

Fun with fonts: selection of typeface can get message across.(technology today)
March 10, 2008... If you're conscientious, you think carefully about the words you choose, whether it's an e-mail message or a formal report. Making yourself clearly understood helps you get your message across and helps your readers benefit from what you're...

St. Louis Community College.(around campus)
March 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Missouri has its first certified green college campus with word that the St. Louis Community College Wildwood Campus has been awarded Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification by the U.S....

Wake Tech.(around campus)
March 10, 2008... The Wake Tech Board of Trustees approved a proposal to add competitive athletics to the community college's programs, starting this fall. The board's approval allows Wake Tech, in Raleigh, N. C., to join the National Junior College Athletic...

Owens Community College.(around campus)
March 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Oral hygiene, pearly white teeth and smiling faces were abundant at Ohio's Owens Community College as more than 100 area children received free dental service courtesy of the college's dental hygiene program as part...

The MetLife Foundation has awarded a $125,000 grant to Bunker Hill Community College in Boston to support student achievement and boost the number of students graduating with associate degrees or transferring to four-year colleges.(grants & gifts)
March 10, 2008... The MetLife Foundation has awarded a $125,000 grant to Bunker Hill Community College in Boston to support student achievement and boost the number of students graduating with associate degrees or transferring to four-year colleges. The college...

Backed by an Upward Bound grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Miami Dade College announced a new program to help improve the graduation rate for students in high school and post-secondary institutions.(grants & gifts)
March 10, 2008... Backed by an Upward Bound grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Miami Dade College announced a new program to help improve the graduation rate for students in high school and post-secondary institutions. Miami Dade is slated to receive a...

Northern Virginia Community College, in partnership with Northern Virginia Family Service, has won a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Aspen Institute for the Training Futures Courses to Employment program, which prepares low-wage workers for positions in business and medical settings.(grants & gifts)
March 10, 2008... Northern Virginia Community College, in partnership with Northern Virginia Family Service, has won a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Aspen Institute for the Training Futures Courses to Employment program, which prepares low-wage workers for...

Essex County College in New Jersey is in the forefront of a national initiative aimed at assisting out-of-school young adults successfully return to the classroom and pursue higher education.(grants & gifts)
March 10, 2008... Essex County College in New Jersey is in the forefront of a national initiative aimed at assisting out-of-school young adults successfully return to the classroom and pursue higher education. The college is one of only four recipients...

Twenty-four community college faculty members have been selected as Faculty Scholars for the 2008 Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholar Conference, an interdisciplinary honors training program, and the International Honors Institute, a week-long honors education opportunity for students and faculty.(faculty lounge)(Conference news)
March 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Twenty-four community college faculty members have been selected as Faculty Scholars for the 2008 Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholar Conference, an interdisciplinary honors training program, and the International Honors...

LaGuardia Community College President Gail O. Mellow, a passionate advocate for community colleges, delivered the Robert H. Atwell Lecture at the American Council on Education Conference.(faculty lounge)(Conference news)
March 10, 2008... LaGuardia Community College President Gail O. Mellow, a passionate advocate for community colleges, delivered the Robert H. Atwell Lecture at the American Council on Education Conference. She is only the second community college president to...

Bowling Green Technical College culinary student Alexis Bradford was recognized as the Kentucky Restaurant Association Culinary Student of the Year.(honors & awards)
March 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bowling Green Technical College culinary student Alexis Bradford was recognized as the Kentucky Restaurant Association Culinary Student of the Year. The association annually honors those who have demonstrated...

Visual Arts & Technology students attending San Antonio College in Texas captured 13 local ADDY Awards for excellence in advertising design--including "Best of Show"--in the student category.(honors & awards)
March 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Visual Arts & Technology students attending San Antonio College in Texas captured 13 local ADDY Awards for excellence in advertising design--including "Best of Show"--in the student category. The American Advertising...

Northeast Iowa Community College.(honors & awards)
March 10, 2008... The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) has awarded the 2008 National Excellence Award to Career Connections, a new career services program at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta, Iowa. This national award...

Central Arizona College.(APPOINTMENTS)
March 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Central Arizona College has named Gaye Bumsted Perry the new dean for lifelong learning and education. The dean position is one of five created under the administrative restructuring process currently underway at the...

Elgin Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
March 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Susan Van Weelden dean of corporate and continuing education at Elgin Community College, has been appointed to the South Elgin, Ill., Economic Development Board. The board is a not-for-profit corporation that works...

Richmond Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
March 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sharon E. Morrissey is the new president of Richmond Community College in North Carolina. Morrissey was formerly vice president for instructional services at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College for six...

Montgomery County Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
March 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Montgomery County Community College of Blue Bell/Pottstown, Penn., announced the appointment of Thomas Mercier as vice president of administration and finance. In his position, Mercier assumes college-wide leadership...

Schenectady County Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
March 10, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Penny Haynes has joined Schenectady County Community College in New York as dean of academic affairs. Most recently, Haynes was associate dean of academic affairs at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, N. Y....

Calendar.(Calendar)
March 10, 2008... MARCH March 17-19, 2008 NORTHWEST REGION 8 CONFERENCE NACADA Vancouver, BC (785) 532-5717 nacada@ksu.edu http://www.nacada.ksu.edu March 25, 2008 WEBINAR: Swirling to a Degree: The Ups and...

Wisconsin proposal would help adult students finish degrees.(around the nation)
March 24, 2008... MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Adults who have some college credits but never finished four-year degrees could earn their diplomas at one of the state's 13 two-year colleges, under a proposal being developed by University of Wisconsin System officials. ...

Ala. officials issued grand jury subpoenas.
March 24, 2008... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Two Alabama Board of Education members and a former acting chancellor of postsecondary education are among those who have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury investigating corruption in the state's...

Ariz. Regents vote gun-free campuses.
March 24, 2008... TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- The Arizona Board of Regents has approved a resolution reaffirming its position that the state's university campuses should be free of weapons. The resolution, passed unanimously at the regents' meeting in Tempe, was...

Mass. Board votes to hold line on tuition.
March 24, 2008... WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- Tuition at state colleges and universities is holding steady. The state Board of Higher Education has voted not to increase tuition at publicly funded colleges for the tenth consecutive year. Tuition for...

President of South Georgia College resigns.
March 24, 2008... ATLANTA (AP) -- University System of Georgia officials say South Georgia College President Torri Lilly is stepping down after a year and a half in office. Officials say Lilly will leave the two-year college in Douglas to join the system...

Bay state students heading to campus unprepared for college work, report says.(around the nation)
March 24, 2008... BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts may have one of the highest rates of students going to college, but the first statewide "school-to-college" report shows that 37 percent of public high school graduates who go on to public higher education may not...

To boost workforce training, W. Va. mulls making 2-year colleges independent.(around the nation)
March 24, 2008... CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- The state's community-technical colleges are hidden in the shadows of four-year institutions, some lawmakers say, and that's hurting West Virginia's efforts to train a 21st century workforce. A bill now before the...

At Innovations conference, a song of hope and a stormy forecast.
March 24, 2008... DENVER -- Forgive those 2,000 or so people attending the annual Innovations conference here for feeling a little conflicted. They were merely trying to sort out some mixed messages. First came the opening session of the conference,...

The budget outlook: as the economy continues to slip, community college budgets are on the chopping block.(Cover story)
March 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Call it what you like--an economic downturn, stagnation, or a looming recession--there's no question the weakening U.S. economy will have a big impact on community college budgets. Across the country lawmakers...

Presidential candidates hustle to signal support of veterans.(dateline washington)
March 24, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Both candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination did a favor for Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, a week before the crucial Ohio presidential primary, and at the same time signaled their support of veterans....

Panels reject Bush education budget cuts.(capital briefs)
March 24, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Congressional budget writers have nixed higher education budget cuts proposed by President Bush. Both the House and Senate budget committees passed congressional budget resolutions for fiscal year 2009 which reject calls for...

Proposal would create uniform aid form.(capital briefs)
March 24, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Should colleges be required to use a federally-approved financial aid offer form? One senator believes "yes." Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-NY, introduced a bill that would require colleges to use one of several model forms...

DOE seeks help in monitoring loan markets.(capital briefs)
March 24, 2008... WASHINGTON -- College administrators of Federal Family Education Loan Program are being asked to assist in monitoring the uncertain student loan market. An email sent from the Education Department said officials are "monitoring the current...

New foundation to boost studies abroad.(capital briefs)
March 24, 2008... WASHINGTON -- A federal foundation to provide $80 million a year for study abroad is nearing congressional approval. The Sen. Paul Simon Study Abroad Act has been approved by the House and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The...

Electronic forms for grants near completion.(capital briefs)
March 24, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Electronic forms for the Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant Program are in the final stages of development at the Office of Postsecondary Education. The office calculates that 75 percent of scholarship recipients will choose...

New Mexico college students find Triassic period fossil.(dateline washington)
March 24, 2008... TUCUMCARI, N.M. (AP) -- A geology class field trip in the Tucumcari area has turned up a hip bone from an unidentified Triassic period creature that walked what is now New Mexico some 200 million years ago. The Mesalands Community College...

Scholarships would benefit survivors.(capital briefs)
March 24, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Penn., introduced the Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2008, referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. The bill would make students automatically eligible for the...

Revision of loan discharge forms being delayed.(capital briefs)
March 24, 2008... WASHINGTON -- The Department of Education has delayed plans to revise the form borrowers use to apply for discharge of portions of loans that colleges fail to return to loan holders. "Because of critical work related to implementing recent...

Employees of 2-year colleges complete ethics training.(ALABAMA UPDATE)
March 24, 2008... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- All 10,000 employees of the two-year college system have taken an ethics training class, a requirement in the wake of a wide-ranging probe of corruption, Chancellor Bradley Byrne announced. Employees had to print...

Lawmakers weigh options as double-dipping ban takes effect.(ALABAMA UPDATE)
March 24, 2008... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- After months of wrangling and discussion, the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education implemented its ban on so-called "double dipping," making it against the rules for employees to hold elected office. An...

House panel OKs bill giving legislators oversight of Ala. community colleges.(ALABAMA UPDATE)
March 24, 2008... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A House committee approved a bill that would give a legislative panel the fight to review and approve policy changes in Alabama's two-year college system. The House Education Policy Committee approved the bill on a...

Reprimand rescinded, but discrimination suit proceeds against former bishop state president.(ALABAMA UPDATE)
March 24, 2008... MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Former Bishop State Community College president Yvonne Kennedy's reprimand of the school's technical dean amid a financial scandal has been rescinded, but the dean's federal lawsuit alleging a racial motive for Kennedy's...

Iowa moves to bolster state's ailing nursing profession.(ALABAMA UPDATE)
March 24, 2008... DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Lt. Governor Patty Judge has released a report by a task force charged with developing recommendations to make Iowa a better place for nursing professionals. The report outlines challenges faced by nurses and...

Rabbit farming initiative links Virginia college with Haiti.(ALABAMA UPDATE)
March 24, 2008... WEYERS CAVE, Va. (AP) -- Tina Stelling never imagined she'd learn how to run a rabbit farm. But now she's traveling to Haiti to teach women there how to start and run farms of their own. Stelling is a member of the Students in Free...

Illinois college reaps benefits of couple's wanderlust.(ALABAMA UPDATE)
March 24, 2008... SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Springfield natives Philip and Mary Kathryn "Kitty" Trutter traveled the world, collecting items as they went. But the architect and his wife wanted to do more of it. They came up with a plan during a trip to...

Neb. takes step toward new nursing college.
March 24, 2008... OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has approved formal operating and academic affiliation agreements with Northeast Community College and Faith Regional Health Services, helping the university move closer toward...

Iowa considers expanding dual enrollment.
March 24, 2008... DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The Iowa Legislature may expand a program that offers college credit to high school students who take high-level classes, but some question the value of the courses. Gov. Chet Culver has proposed expanding access to...

N.C. candidate proposes free college.
March 24, 2008... RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- State Treasurer Richard Moore says he'll increase the minimum wage by a dollar and waive community college tuition for high school graduates if he's elected governor Moore recently outlined the final part of his...

Flight school becomes first Maine tenant.
March 24, 2008... BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) -- Brunswick Naval Air Station has its first tenant. Gov. John Baldacci said Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University plans to establish a permanent location after the Navy base closes in 2011. Embry-Riddle, which was...

Nevada regents approve new president.
March 24, 2008... RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A former Southern California college administrator been named president of Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno. Nevada regents unanimously approved the appointment of Maria C. Sheehan during a special meeting. ...

Internet posts can take on a very long life of their own.(technology today)
March 24, 2008... One of the oldest online maxims is "You own your own words." If only it were that simple. This maxim comes from the pre-Internet explosion days when computer bulletin board systems were how most people communicated online. It was coined by...

Wake Technical Community College.(around campus)
March 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Six culinary arts students from Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, N. C., and their instructor will leave for France for work and study at Lycee d'Etat Hotelier du Touquet, a culinary school in Le Touquet....

Northeastern Iowa Community College.(around campus)
March 24, 2008... Fifteen Northeastern Iowa Community College students in the Business Professionals of America group competed successfully against their peers from 12 other college campuses in Iowa. Ten Calmar campus competitors earned first or second place...

Parkland College.(around campus)
March 24, 2008... Automotive Youth Employment Services officials will present keys to two new General Motors vehicles to Parkland College. In Champaign, Ill. The 2008 Vibe and 2008 Suburban, with a combined sticker price of $77,000, are for use in Parkland's...

Hudson County Community College.(around campus)
March 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hudson County Community College President Glen Gabert announced that fine arts student Rosa Marie "Roux" Crujeiras Teira is on her way to becoming a successful international artist. Over the college's winter break,...

At a recent ceremony, Shirley Robinson Pippins, president of Suffolk County Community College of Long Island, N.Y., and Robert M. Walther, chairman of the Suffolk Community College Foundation, announced the foundation's receipt of a gift of $5 million from an anonymous donor.(grants & gifts)
March 24, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At a recent ceremony, Shirley Robinson Pippins, president of Suffolk County Community College of Long Island, N.Y., and Robert M. Walther, chairman of the Suffolk Community College Foundation, announced the...

Lehigh Carbon Community College in eastern Pennsylvania was recently awarded an $800,000 personnel preparation grant from the U.S. Department of Education.(grants & gifts)
March 24, 2008... Lehigh Carbon Community College in eastern Pennsylvania was recently awarded an $800,000 personnel preparation grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant is administered through the Office of Special Education Programs and helps...

St. Clair County Community College was awarded a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and a $4,000 grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Anton Art Center.(grants & gifts)
March 24, 2008... St. Clair County Community College was awarded a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and a $4,000 grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Anton Art Center. The grants will benefit Patterns, the...

Philanthropists and arts patrons Eli and Edythe Broad announced today they have given $10 million to create an endowment for programming and arts education at the new Santa Monica College performing arts center.(grants & gifts)
March 24, 2008... Philanthropists and arts patrons Eli and Edythe Broad announced today they have given $10 million to create an endowment for programming and arts education at the new Santa Monica College performing arts center. In honor of the gift, from The...

Indiana's Ivy Tech Community College has purchased the former DuPont building in Kokomo in a transaction that equates to a $900,000 contribution from Curtis & Michael, LLC, to the capital campaign for the expansion of the Kokomo campus.(grants & gifts)
March 24, 2008... Indiana's Ivy Tech Community College has purchased the former DuPont building in Kokomo in a transaction that equates to a $900,000 contribution from Curtis & Michael, LLC, to the capital campaign for the expansion of the Kokomo campus. After...