Community College Week articles from May 2006

Community College Week archives from May 2006

New Orleans institutions pilot a partnership for recovery.(around the nation)
May 22, 2006... New Orleans, LA. -- In a pilot program that s expected to have statewide ramifications, Delgado Community College is assuming administrative oversight of four technical colleges in this city's hurricane-devastated region. "In effect,...

Delgado graduation celebration expected to lift spirits after tragedy.(around the nation)
May 22, 2006... New Orleans, L.A. -- On the same day that two former U.S. presidents are slated to visit this hurricane-ravaged city to help Tulane University celebrate its spring commencement, Delgado Community College is planning to hold its graduation...

The opinion wars and academic freedom.(point of view)
May 22, 2006... We live in a culture that regards as sacrosanct the right to have and to hold an opinion. It is assumed that this right trumps the right of others to challenge the opinion. Touching as it does on the sacred First Amendment right to freedom of...

Entrepreneurial leadership: revolutionizing community colleges.(point of view)
May 22, 2006... Community colleges are well poised to take a leadership role in the rapidly growing field of entrepreneurship. Visionary and innovative community-college leaders can create an entrepreneurial attitude and a management style that penetrates...

Thinking outside the leadership box: more and more, non-academics are infiltrating the highest echelons of community college leadership.(Cover story)
May 22, 2006... No question, Frank Toda toted sterling credentials to his interview with the Columbia Gorge Community College board. But could this retired 30-year military man, whose dress uniform was splashed with five rows of shimmering medals and...

House, Senate can't reach agreement on hurricane funding for schools.(dateline washington)
May 22, 2006... Washington -- The U.S. Senate passed an emergency supplemental appropriations bill May 4 that would provide additional money for war, anti-terrorism and hurricane relief, and which designated more than half a billion dollars to help colleges...

Education Department taking steps to reduce Social Security number fraud.(CAPITOL briefs)
May 22, 2006... WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Education is taking steps to clean up deficiencies in its system after its Office of Inspector General found the department didn't have adequate measures to stop the use of fake Social Security numbers,...

Dallas Chancellor steps aside amidst faculty complaints on shared governance.
May 22, 2006... After nearly two hours behind closed doors, trustees of the Dallas County Community College District approved a settlement agreement to end the contract of embattled Chancellor Jesus "Jesse" Carreon. The chancellor, whose aggressive...

Grantees can expect crackdown on matching funds.(CAPITOL briefs)
May 22, 2006... Grantees could be getting away with not putting up the cash they're supposed to, since the Department of Education does not keep adequate tabs on whether states, schools and other recipients of federal funds are meeting the matching...

Historic property pits college against community.
May 22, 2006... The purchase of a nearly 300-year old mansion with roots dating back to the nation's Colonial era may have seemed like a good idea when officials with Howard Community College, whose main campus is located in Columbia, Md., first contemplated...

College paper engages Muslim cartoon controversy.
May 22, 2006... Glen Ellyn, Illinois (AP) -- A weekly student newspaper at a the College of DuPpage, a two-year college just outside of Chicago, has published a series of cartoons that have sparked outrage and violence around the Islamic world in recent...

Study promotes better communication between education institutions, labor market.
May 22, 2006... While encouraging state governments to facilitate better postsecondary opportunities for graduating high school students, a new report by the Community College Research Center at Teachers College of Columbia University illuminates several...

Details emerge about Alabama Fire College's financial scandal and ouster.(the money tree)
May 22, 2006... Birmingham, Ala. (AP) -- The recently retired director of the Alabama Fire College helped set up contracts and scholarships worth thousands of dollars for his children and those of leaders in the state's junior colleges, The Birmingham News...

Beyond cost avoidance: CUNY colleges boost academics through productivity gains.(the money tree)
May 22, 2006... Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, N.Y. bought new microscopes for the biology and chemistry labs this year. To strengthen academic advisement, the college added three full-time student service positions. It even came up with the...

Husband and wife graduate from TCC nursing program.
May 22, 2006... When Maggie Orehowsky decided to enroll in Tidewater Community College's nursing degree program, she dared her husband Chad to join her in becoming a nurse. For Maggie, it meant fulfilling a lifelong dream. Together this 30-something couple...

The end of the free Internet?(technology today)
May 22, 2006... One of the key reasons the Internet has succeeded as it has is that, aside from getting onto it, it's largely free. But with its success has come more and more efforts to capitalize on it, from private enterprise as well as the government....

Idaho could get more community colleges.(technology today)
May 22, 2006... Coeur D'Alene, Idaho (AP) -- The co-chairman of an 18-member legislative interim committee studying the possibilities of creating more community colleges in Idaho says balancing the need for the schools and funding them will be key. "My...

Dr. Alexander T. LaRocco.(Honors & AWARDS)
May 22, 2006... Dr. Alexander T. LaRocco, treasurer of the Board of Trustees of Schenectady County Community College, part of the State University of New York in Schenectady, N.Y., was recently named a recipient of the Marvin A. Rapp Award for Distinguished...

Dr. Kori Gregg.(Honors & AWARDS)
May 22, 2006... Dr. Kori Gregg, special assistant to the president and executive director of the Business Performance Group at Butler Community College in Butler, Pa., has been selected for the 2006-7 edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers. She was...

Velma Claypool.(Honors & AWARDS)
May 22, 2006... Velma Claypool, a Brevard Community College graduate in Melbourne, Fla., has been awarded the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship. The scholarship assists students in completing their undergraduate degrees as they transfer to four-year...

Bradley M. Gottfried.(Honors & AWARDS)
May 22, 2006... Bradley M. Gottfried, president of Sussex County Community College in Newton, N.J., has been nominated for the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance book award for "Kearney's Own: The History of the First New Jersey Brigade in the Civil War."...

MiraCosta College.(Grants & Gifts)
May 22, 2006... MiraCosta College in Oceanside, Ca., has received a bronze sculpture created by award-winning sculptor Edward Hlavka. The gift comes from retired psychology instructor Romayne Hertweck. Hertweck, whose 37-year tenure included fostering the...

Bunker Hill Community College.(Grants & Gifts)
May 22, 2006... Bunker Hill Community College has been awarded a $699,422 grant from the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program to integrate Criminal Justice with Information Technology and create a state-of-the-art Computer...

Hudson Valley Community College.(Grants & Gifts)
May 22, 2006... Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y., is receiving a $1,000 grant from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in memory of the late actress and Troy, N.Y. native Maureen Stapleton. The grant will benefit the Hudson Valley Community...

Westmoreland County Community College.(PRESIDENTS)
May 22, 2006... Dr. Steven C. Ender has been appointed president of Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood, Pa. He was most recently the executive deputy to the president of Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pa., as well as a...

Parkland College.(PRESIDENTS)
May 22, 2006... Dr. Robert Exley has been named president of Parkland College in Champaign, Ill. He had previously served as vice president of academic affairs at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Exley holds a bachelor's degree and a...

Hank Dunn.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 22, 2006... Dr. Hank Dunn has been selected as chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana in Indianapolis, Ind. He was most recently vice president of Student Services at Sinclair Community College. Dunn earned a bachelor's degree from the...

College of Lake County.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 22, 2006... Richard J. Haney has been named assistant vice president for educational affairs at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Ill. Haney had previously been interim assistant vice president for educational affairs at CLC. He holds a bachelor's...

Tony Altobelli has been appointed sports information director for Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 22, 2006... Tony Altobelli has been appointed sports information director for Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif. He was most recently a sportswriter for the Killeen Daily Herald. He attended Fresno State University for two years. Also, Robin R....

Coming events.(Calendar)
May 22, 2006... May 28-30, 2006 Association of Canadian Community Colleges The Learning Stampede Calgary, Alberta http://www.accc.ca/english/ May 28-31, 2006 National Institute for Organizational Development International Conference on Teaching...

U. of Central Florida guarantees entry to two-year graduates.(around the nation)
May 8, 2006... Graduates of four community colleges in the Orlando area will be guaranteed admission to the University of Central Florida under a partnership plan that will expand access to higher education. The colleges of Lake Sumter Community...

Appeals court allows professor's discrimination suit to proceed.(around the nation)
May 8, 2006... Everett, Wash. -- A state appeals court has reinstated an age discrimination and retaliation suit by a former tenured anthropology instructor who had accepted an early retirement buyout from Everett Community College. The three-judge...

More than half of the most recent high school graduates who are enrolled in two-year colleges are gainfully employed.
May 8, 2006... More than half of the most recent high school graduates who are enrolled in two-year colleges are gainfully employed. Another 11 percent would like to work but couldn't find an appropriate job, according to data recently released by the...

What creates community? Jack Kilby Science Day unites high school and community college worlds.(point of view)
May 8, 2006... Jack Kilby's invention of the integrated circuit 46 years ago brought the world closer together. His handiwork is the backbone of nearly every electronic product used today. Closer to home, in Great Bend, Kansas, Kilby's name is associated...

Alabama two-year colleges--still the "good ol' boy" network.(point of view)
May 8, 2006... If you have applied for a job in the two-year college system recently, it's a fair bet you did not notice the invisible statement on every job announcement that determines whether or not you will be hired, regardless of your qualifications....

Distance learning: refining the financial model: community colleges weigh demands of students, supply of finite funds.(SPECIAL REPORT: DISTANCE LEARNING)(Cover story)
May 8, 2006... At a time when community colleges are being asked to do more than ever, distance education is emerging as a practical way to meet surging demand. A steady flow of students who otherwise would have lacked ready access to post-secondary...

Presidents' biggest worry? Survey says 'lack of public funds'.
May 8, 2006... The lack of financial support from state and local governments bothers community college presidents more than anything else, according to a new national survey. Eighty-six percent of community college chiefs who answered the questionnaire...

Lumina foundation seeks to identify new paths that lead Hispanic immigrants to colleges' doors.
May 8, 2006... What is the best way to expand college access for Hispanic immigrant workers and promote completion of college certificates or degree programs? That question is the focus of a $150,000 grant awarded by the Lumina Foundation for Higher...

Plans for community college dorm rankle Santa Barbara's Chi Chi set.(dateline washington)
May 8, 2006... One of the most breathtaking community-colleges campuses in the United States belongs to California's ocean-side Santa Barbara (CA) Community College (SBCC), which occupies two beachfront cliffs with spectacular views of Santa Barbara's yacht...

Congress Stalls On legislation for education.(CAPITOL briefs)
May 8, 2006... Proponents of a larger federal budget for higher education won a victory of sorts in the House of Representatives. The House adjourned for a two-week spring break without voting on an FY 07 budget plan when Republican leaders realized they...

Indiana students III-prepared for academic rigor.
May 8, 2006... Indianapolis -- Nearly a quarter of freshmen at Indiana's public colleges and universities are so unprepared that they need help with lessons they should have learned in high school, reported The Indianapolis Star newspaper, citing a study by...

Community college kids work more than four-year peers.
May 8, 2006... More than half of the most recent high school graduates who are enrolled in two-year colleges are gainfully employed. Another 11 percent would like to work but couldn't find an appropriate job, according to data recently released by the...

Unprecedented cooperation regrades technology landscape.(technology today)
May 8, 2006... "Warning: Flying Pig Sighted" and "Hell Freezes Over" were among the headlines describing two recent events that have shaken the computer world. Microsoft, Apple, and the Linux community, long-time adversaries that offer largely...

Honor student charged with making explosive.
May 8, 2006... A community college student was arraigned this week on charges of manufacturing and possessing a destructive device after a pipe bomb was discovered under a kitchen sink, the Associated Press reports. Skyler Denton, 19, of Jackson Hole,...

Making buds: brewer befriends two-year college.
May 8, 2006... Williamsburg, Va -- The Anheuser-Busch brewery in the Williamsburg area of Virginia has created a new partnership with Thomas Nelson Community College for a "Maintenance Tehnician Development Program," reports the Daily Press newspaper in...

Texas college limits access to popular web site.
May 8, 2006... Corpus Christi, Texas -- A Texas community college has blocked the popular Internet site, MySpace.com, in response to complaints about sluggish Internet speed on campus computers, reports the Associated Press. Heavy traffic at...

Grant to aid survivors of domestic abuse.(Grants & Gifts)
May 8, 2006... Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) has been awarded a $20,000 grant to develop adult-education and literacy services to help victims of domestic violence get jobs and become economically self-sufficiency. The Boston Foundation for Chelsea...

Feds promote engineering and science study.(Grants & Gifts)
May 8, 2006... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $400,000 grant to improve Hartnell College's engineering program and to help it better serve Latino and other under-represented students. A long-term goal of the...

Global healer to discuss his journey.(around the campus)
May 8, 2006... The man who would cure the world and the man who chronicled his efforts will each speak at MassBay Community College's Wellesley Hills campus on May 9. Paul Farmer, M.D. is the Associate Chief of the Division of Social Medicine and...

Gallery promotes local corporate artists.(around the campus)
May 8, 2006... Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) is presenting Dedicated to Discover: Fine Art from Corporate Artists, through May 18, in the Art Gallery at the College's North Branch Campus. The exhibit will showcase the paintings, photographs,...

Jay Crowder.(Honors & AWARDS)
May 8, 2006... Dr. Jay Crowder, professor and chair of the Montgomery College-Rockville Music Department, won the 2006 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Musical Direction in Signature Theatre's production of "Urinetown." The Helen Hayes Awards honor...

Central Piedmont Community College's TRIO Program last month honored instructors and tutors who have inspired and challenged students at the institution, North Carolina's largest community college.(Honors & AWARDS)
May 8, 2006... Central Piedmont Community College's TRIO Program last month honored instructors and tutors who have inspired and challenged students at the institution, North Carolina's largest community college. Honorees included Fred Tone, Patty Hill...

Christolyne Buie.(Honors & AWARDS)
May 8, 2006... Christolyne Buie, executive director of the Scholars and Honors Program at Baltimore City Community College, has received this year's Educator Serving the Community Award in the Individual category from Eduserc. Founded in 1996, the...

Vickie Lackman.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 8, 2006... Vickie Lackman has accepted the position of Vice President of Human Resources at Bates Technical College. Lackman has served as the director of human resources at Bates since last April. She brings more than 20 years of human resources...

South Orange County Community College District.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 8, 2006... South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees recently named Robert E. King, J.D. as the new vice chancellor of human resources. King's selection concludes a nationwide search for the newly created position, which will...

Raritan Valley Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 8, 2006... Dr. Casey Crabill has been named the new president of Raritan Valley Community College, New Jersey. Hew has served for the past six years as president of the College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California. She replaces Dr. G. Jeremiah Ryan,...

Coming events.(Calendar)
May 8, 2006... May 9-11, 2006 Council for Advancement and Support of Education Campaign Strategies: Tried, True & New Boston, Mass. www.case.org May 18, 2006 National Association of College Stores College Store Programming at BookExpo America...