Community College Week articles from May 2010

Community College Week archives from May 2010

Math readiness.(Figuring it Out)
May 31, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ACT college entrance exam found that large numbers of 2009 high school graduates were not prepared to earn at least a C in college math. Here is a breakdown by ethnic group: ...

W.Va. colleges hold line on tuition.(around the nation)
May 31, 2010... CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- In-state undergraduate students at West Virginia's public higher education institutions won't see any tuition increases for the 2010-11 academic year. All the state's four-year and two-year public schools have heeded...

Colo. colleges to allow guns on campus.
May 31, 2010... DENVER (AP) -- Concealed weapons will be allowed on 13 community college campuses in Colorado. Administrators of the state community college system decided to repeal its policy banning concealed weapons from campuses in response to an April...

CUNY placing applicants on waiting list.
May 31, 2010... NEW YORK (AP) -- The City University of New York is placing prospective freshman students on waiting lists after being inundated with applications. Spokesman Michael Arena says CUNY needs to manage resources so that the system of colleges can...

Ariz. moves to ease transfer of credits.
May 31, 2010... PHOENIX (AP) -- Transferring credits from community colleges to universities in Arizona is about to get a little less complicated. Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill requiring colleges to adopt a common course numbering system for their classes. That...

College keeps critical report under wraps.
May 31, 2010... CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- A report thought to be critical of Laramie County Community College's president is being kept secret by the school. The college has denied a request by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle to see a report about a school-sponsored...

Saying 'you're why I'm here' can inspire both teachers and students.(point of view)
May 31, 2010... "This seemed like a better idea six weeks ago," I muttered to myself as I struggled out of bed early enough to be on the road by 6 a.m.--fully cognizant that I had a 90 percent of encountering snow somewhere between home and the conference...

Stay connected to Community College Week.(FROM THE PUBLISHER)
May 31, 2010... Readers of Community College Week's e-newsletter will find an improved format and delivery system for this and future editions. Those readers who may have had problems reading archived editions should no longer encounter formatting problems....

Exchange program with China Flourishes at Oklahoma Colleges.(tracking trends)
May 31, 2010... OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma colleges and universities are increasing recruitment efforts and programs targeted at Chinese students in response to a surge in enrollment. The number of Chinese students enrolled at Oklahoma institutions has...

Playing catch up: Gates Foundation spearheads remediation effort.
May 31, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Community college officials recoil when they hear their institutions derided as the "13th grade," merely an extension of high school. Yet for large numbers of community college students who arrive on campuses each...

Mother, daughter graduate together from Colo. college.(student spotlight)
May 31, 2010... GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Janelle Gebers has wanted to go into veterinary medicine since she was 6 years old. She learned about Colorado Mountain College's Vet-Tech Program at Spring Valley when she was in the seventh grade, and pretty...

Nigerian native overcomes: obstacles to graduate from nursing program.(student spotlight)
May 31, 2010... FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Next to a kitchen table scattered with homework in his modest Flint apartment, Tunde Akindele is worlds apart from the life he once knew in Nigeria. There, he was a bank executive, owned a five-bedroom home and didn't...

Age is no barrier as Kansas student earns master's degree at age 98.(student spotlight)
May 31, 2010... HAYS, Kan. (AP) -- Age is just a number to Nola Ochs. Prior to enrolling in classes at Fort Hays State University, she celebrated birthdays, but never talked about her age. Then, in 2007, word got out that a 95-year-old woman was about to set a...

Ala. judge rules against state on double-dipping.(legal matters)
May 31, 2010... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A circuit judge has ruled that legislators who also work in Alabama's two-year college system should not be forced to give up one of the two state-paid jobs under a new state school board policy. Montgomery County...

Mo. Lawmakers OK changes to scholarships.
May 31, 2010... JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers have sent the governor a bill that will increase scholarships for students at public universities and decrease them for students attending private schools. The legislation changing the Access...

Ohio Credit Unions offer $150m in loans.
May 31, 2010... COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -Eleven credit unions around Ohio are joining forces to offer low-interest students loans to middle-income college families in state. Credit unions that have formed an alliance called Ohio Student Choice say they're...

Young to head Northern Wyo. College District.
May 31, 2010... SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) -- A Gillette College administrator has been named president of the Northern Wyoming Community College District. District trustees voted unanimously to select Paul Young for the position. Young has been the district's vice...

Wash. College names new president.
May 31, 2010... SEATTLE (AP) -- The new president of North Seattle Community College helped secure a designation for South Seattle Community College as one of a select group of Asian American, Native American and Pacific Islander serving institutions across the...

Professor gets job back after firing.
May 31, 2010... BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- A Northwest Arkansas Community College adjunct professor will get his job back after being fired last week for comments he made about a county judge. Professor Terry Phillips made the comments about County Judge Dave...

More students in Miss. getting college degrees.
May 31, 2010... JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- The number of graduates receiving degrees from Mississippi's 15 community college has increased in recent years. According to the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges, an estimated 12,100 students will receive...

Wash. college tuition to rise by 7 percent.
May 31, 2010... SEATTLE (AP) -- The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges has voted to increase tuition by 7 percent, adding about $200 to the cost of going to school full-time next school year. The board also voted in Walla Walla to...

Miss. college board leader Walker dies.
May 31, 2010... CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) -- Business and community college leader George Walker of Clarksdale has died. Walker was chairman of the State Board of Community and Junior Colleges when he died. A board spokesman said Walker was 83. Walker...

YouTube's 5th Birthday is reason to reflect on video's internet future.(technology today)
May 31, 2010... The free video sharing website YouTube (www.youtube.com) just celebrated its fifth birthday, and looking at where it has come from and where it is now can shed some interesting light on where video may be headed. In prehistoric times, back in...

Seventy-year-old Mae Patton graduated with an associate of applied science degree.(around campus)
May 31, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hundreds of students celebrated graduation during the 38th annual commencement ceremony at Tennessee's Volunteer State Community College. Graduation was held in front of a full house inside the Pickel Field House on the...

College of Southern Maryland fitness coordinator Kim Vacarro, reads the body mass indicator held by nursing student Kristi Bowling. The BMI device measures the speed of an electronic impulse transmitted from one hand to the other. The impulse will move at a greater rate of speed through muscle tissue than through fat tissue.(around campus)
May 31, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Joe Pocaro works with a personal training client he likes to push hard, strongly encourage and get the client over the hump, but talking down to a client or screaming in their face is not his way. Pocaro, 50, of...

Cynthia Edwards, vice-president of institutional advancement for DeKalb Technical College, sits with donated food.(around campus)
May 31, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Baked beans, pasta, soup, ramen noodles, and peanut butter, all packed into the back of a weighted-down station wagon headed to the Salvation Army location in Covington, Ga. The donated food all came from Georgia's...

New York's Queensborough Community College.(grants & gifts)
May 31, 2010... New York's Queensborough Community College announced it's second million-dollar girl at the college's 50th Anniversary Partners Gala. In addition, more than $1 million has been raised this fiscal year by the college's foundation, the...

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home.(grants & gifts)
May 31, 2010... Arkansas State University-Mountain Home has been selected as a recipient of a $822,558 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council to fund a Trout Nature Center in the Vada Sheid Community Development Center. The funds will...

Edmonds Community College (Wash.) has received a $2.2 million award from the U.S. State Department to administer a program to provide professional training to students from South Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Near East.(grants & gifts)
May 31, 2010... Edmonds Community College (Wash.) has received a $2.2 million award from the U.S. State Department to administer a program to provide professional training to students from South Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Near East. Edmonds has...

It may not be his students' idea of a fun vacation, but writing poetry for two weeks this summer is Will Wells' dream come true.(faculty lounge)
May 31, 2010... It may not be his students' idea of a fun vacation, but writing poetry for two weeks this summer is Will Wells' dream come true. The professor of English and humanities at Rhodes State College in Ohio was recently awarded the prestigious Walter...

Pensacola Junior College astronomy Professor Wayne Wooten has won the Astronomical League Award--the highest Award in amateur astronomy given to a person who has made contributions to the science on a national or international level.(faculty lounge)
May 31, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pensacola Junior College astronomy Professor Wayne Wooten has won the Astronomical League Award--the highest award in amateur astronomy given to a person who has made contributions to the science on a national or...

While others will be heading for the beach this summer, New Jersey's Hudson County Community College adjunct instructor Keith Perkins will stash away his books, strap on his backpack and head for Tanzania.(faculty lounge)
May 31, 2010... While others will be heading for the beach this summer, New Jersey's Hudson County Community College adjunct instructor Keith Perkins will stash away his books, strap on his backpack and head for Tanzania. There, he will endeavor to reach the...

Former New Jersey Gov. James J. Florio has been honored by Camden County College for epitomizing the highest ideals of its Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility.(honors & awards)
May 31, 2010... Former New Jersey Gov. James J. Florio has been honored by Camden County College for epitomizing the highest ideals of its Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility. Florio--who is known for his attention to the environment, education and...

Central Florida Community College student Jessica Nisbett has been elected international vice president of the Phi Theta Kappa national honor society, serving 1,250 chapters on community college campuses throughout the U.S. and beyond.(honors & awards)
May 31, 2010... Central Florida Community College student Jessica Nisbett has been elected international vice president of the Phi Theta Kappa national honor society, serving 1,250 chapters on community college campuses throughout the U.S. and beyond. Nisbett...

Tami Jacobs, director of disability support services at Clark College in Washington state, has received the Ben Webinger Meritorious Service Award from the Washington Association on Postsecondary Education and Disability.(honors & awards)
May 31, 2010... Tami Jacobs, director of disability support services at Clark College in Washington state, has received the Ben Webinger Meritorious Service Award from the Washington Association on Postsecondary Education and Disability. WAPED provides support...

Tarrant County College District in Texas.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 31, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tarrant County College District in Texas has named architect Kirby Chadwell as its director of facilities planning and development. Chadwell has nearly 30 years' experience in architectural product development and...

California's Allan Hancock College.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 31, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Suzanne Valery, director of institutional grants at California's Allan Hancock College, is one of 20 educators to be selected as a U.S. Department of Agriculture fellow. Valery will join the group in Washington D.C. for...

New River Community and Technical College (W.V.).(APPOINTMENTS)
May 31, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Amanda L. Baker has joined the staff of New River Community and Technical College (W.V.) as a human resources representative. Baker had previously worked as a senior recruiter for Lab Support, an international...

Eastern Wyoming College.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 31, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Eastern Wyoming College has named Dee Ludwig as the vice president for learning. Ludwig's career with EWC began 22 years ago as a business and computer instructor. Since then, she has served as division chair of...

Northern Virginia Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 31, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Northern Virginia Community College has appointed Julie Leidig as the new provost of the Loudoun Campus. The provost is the chief operating officer of the campus, responsible for all academic and student services and...

Calendar.(Career Connections)(Calendar)
May 31, 2010... JUNE June 10-13 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS * AAUP 96th Annual Meeting Washington, D.C. www.aaup.org June 15-18 AIFT[c] APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY FACILITATOR TRAINING * "Summerlin" Las Vegas, Nevada ...

Distance ed course formats.(Figuring it Out: A look at statistics shaping the higher ed landscape)
May 17, 2010... A survey by the Instructional Technology Council asked community colleges to identify the kinds of courses they offer. Here are the results: Percent Format Offering Completely...

Ala. Education group takes aim at former chancellor.(around the nation)
May 17, 2010... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Education Association has contributed $500,000 to political action committees that are helping fund ads attacking Republican candidate for governor Bradley Byrne. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that...

NC panel calls for more federal loans for students.
May 17, 2010... RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A legislative committee wants to give more students at North Carolina's community colleges access to federal school loans. A panel examining student financial aid recommended on that the General Assembly require all 58...

College's exercise machines produce electric power.
May 17, 2010... GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) -- Fitness buffs can now generate electricity while they burn calories at a western Colorado fitness center. Eight elliptical trainers at Mesa State College's Hamilton Recreation Center produce electricity that help...

Md. Community College to offer midnight class.
May 17, 2010... ARNOLD, Md. (AP) -- With enrollment surging at community colleges, Anne Arundel Community College is scheduling midnight classes. The college will offer a psychology class from midnight to 3 a.m. Thursdays this fall. It's being dubbed "Midnight...

Student perceptions: the view from the other side of the desk.(point of view)
May 17, 2010... Think back to your favorite elementary, secondary, or college teacher. What memories come to mind? Do they take you back to a particular time and place? Why does this teacher stand out among all of the teachers you have had? How did your...

A hero in an unlikely place.(THE STUDENT VOICE)
May 17, 2010... My life became seriously unmanageable when my youngest child left for college. I had always heard of the empty nest syndrome but I did not believe in it. My four children were well on their way to realizing their goals and I was devastated. I...

Future shock: even as enrollment swells, distance educators eyeing younger generation.(SPECIAL REPORT: DISTANCE EDUCATION)
May 17, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Inside a meeting room at the 90th annual convention of the American Association of Community Colleges convention in Seattle, the image of a little girl flickered across a video screen. The video of a pajama-clad...

Online student engagement: CCSSE finds enrollment status and online experience are key.
May 17, 2010... Community colleges are on the forefront of an online education boom; in fact, at many institutions, online enrollments rates are growing far faster than classroom enrollments. Still, student retention in online courses continues to be a concern....

Impairment doesn't slow Miss. Freshman.(student spotlight)
May 17, 2010... WESSON, Miss. (AP) -- At first glance Mytchiko McKenzie--or "Mytchie" as her friends call her--appears to be just a normal college freshman, with a slender build and a quick smile for those around her. McKenzie, 19, a Copiah-Lincoln Community...

Ill. college Student known as 'compliment dude'.(student spotlight)
May 17, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Not much in this world is flee these days, but compliments from Nick Bartosik are. The 19-year-old man is a freshman at Southwestern Illinois College and he usually spends parts of his day at...

Report says Calif. colleges must open doors to more.(money tree)(Report)
May 17, 2010... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- California's public colleges and universities should open their doors to more high school graduates to help meet the state's need for educated workers, according to a new report. The study released by the Public Policy...

Colo. lawmakers unveil major tuition overhaul.(money tree)
May 17, 2010... DENVER (AP) -- Colorado lawmakers have unveiled a major overhaul of the state's college tuition program that seeks to raise an additional $300 million by requiring parents and students to pay more. Lawmakers announced the move as a way to...

Tenn. regents pondering tuition increases for fall.(money tree)
May 17, 2010... NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)--A pending decision could make it harder for students to get into public colleges in Tennessee by increasing tuition. The vote, expected in June, could also make it more difficult to finish school, by limiting needed...

Miss. colleges agree on transfer requirements.(tracking trends)
May 17, 2010... JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Leaders of Mississippi's two-year and four-year higher education programs have reached an agreement to standardize course requirements for transfer students. They began with elementary education because it is the most...

Conn. governor candidates tackle higher ed funding.
May 17, 2010... HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Everything from a tuition freeze to reducing state university administration costs are among the ideas being floated by gubernatorial candidates as ways to make higher education in Connecticut more affordable. Eleven...

Colo. Prison's 'education row' a boon for inmates.
May 17, 2010... CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) -- Long dubbed "Old Max," Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility sits quietly on the outskirts of Canon City. Built in 1871, CTCF has never been closed at any time, and renovations have many inmates looking forward to...

Tuition limits win approval from Kentucky college panel.
May 17, 2010... FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP)--The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education has set tuition limits for the state's public universities and colleges for the 2010-2011 school year. According to a news release, the council voted to allow state resident...

United Tribes creates program to nurture future leaders.
May 17, 2010... BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- United Tribes Technical College has created a fellowship program named for its president to help develop American Indian leaders. The Bismarck school says the program will award fellowships to students who exhibit...

Ivy Tech plans classes in suburban shopping center.
May 17, 2010... AVON, Ind. (AP) -- Ivy Tech Community College will move three instructional sites from Indianapolis' west side and consolidate them in a suburban shopping center. Officials in the western suburb of Avon have approved a plan for spending...

Calif. Hispanic college acquired by for-profit schools owner.
May 17, 2010... SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A San Jose college that focuses on serving Hispanic students is being purchased by one of the country's largest owners of for-profit colleges. Laureate Education Inc. said that it is acquiring National Hispanic...

Former Colo. System chief named president of Pueblo CC.
May 17, 2010... PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) -- A former interim president of the state Community College System has been appointed president of Pueblo Community College. Patty Erjavec becomes president on June 1. She replaces J.D. Garvin, who resigned on Feb. 1....

Chattanooga State students cautioned over missing files.
May 17, 2010... CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Some Chattanooga State Community College student records are missing after a contractor took them to create electronic files. Students and parents received letters informing them the records for nearly 2,000...

Wash. Students dig through trash to boost recycling.
May 17, 2010... BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Whatcom Community College students spent Earth Day digging through the campus trash. In the process, they have learned that as much as 75 percent of campus garbage could be recycled or composted. Blanche Bybee of the...

Cloud County Community College has new president.
May 17, 2010... CONCORDIA, Kan. (AP) -- For the first time in its history, Cloud County Community College will have a female president. The Board of Trustees at the Concordia school has hired Danette Toone to be the institution's sixth president. The board...

Colo. College breaks ground on new building, Technical Center.
May 17, 2010... CRAIG, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado Northwestern Community College has broken ground on two buildings at a new campus west of Craig. A ceremony formally started construction on a 70,000-square-foot academic building and an 18,000-square-foot Career...

Students at Alabama college can get text messages.
May 17, 2010... HANCEVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- Some students and staff members at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville will soon be getting text messages or e-mails alerting them to emergencies on campus or other activities. The new capability recently...

Online shopping is soaring, but buyers must be on guard.(technology today)
May 17, 2010... Electronic commerce, or e-commerce, is becoming more and more mainstream for more and more people. Ordering products online for many consumers is just another way of shopping. Anyone who has shopped online knows the benefits of being able to...

The steel drum band and choir at Texas' San Jacinto College's Central Campus traveled to Virginia Beach to perform at the Panorama Caribbean Music Festival The band and choir was to play the showcase concert, which means they were the opening act for headline performer Andy Narell, widely considered among the best steel pan players in the world.(around campus)
May 17, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The steel drum band and choir at Texas' San Jacinto College's Central Campus traveled to Virginia Beach to perform at the Panorama Caribbean Music Festival The band and choir was to play the showcase concert, which...

For the second straight year, North Carolina's Central Piedmont Community College Simulation and Game Development students have taken top honors at Microsoft's Imagine Cup.(around campus)
May 17, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For the second straight year, North Carolina's Central Piedmont Community College Simulation and Game Development students have taken top honors at Microsoft's Imagine Cup. CPCC's team won the Grand Prize at the Imagine...

Corning Community College will be displaying student artwork at its 2010 Student Art Show through May 27 in the Atrium Gallery of the Administration Building at the Spencer Hill Campus in Corning, N.Y.(around campus)
May 17, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Coming Community College will be displaying student artwork at its 2010 Student Art Show through May 27 in the Atrium Gallery of the Administration Building at the Spencer Hill Campus in Coming, N.Y. The Art...

Two Texas state grants totaling more than $718,000 will underwrite state-of-the-art training equipment for Tarrant County College's Nursing Program as well as cover a TCC Foundation plan to provide training for low-income students that will put them on a high-demand career track as certified machinist.(grants & gifts)
May 17, 2010... Two Texas state grants totaling more than $718,000 will underwrite state-of-the-art training equipment for Tarrant County College's Nursing Program as well as cover a TCC Foundation plan to provide training for low-income students that will put...

Room E505 in New Jersey's Hudson County Community College's Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center has been officially named the "Pioneers' Room" in recognition of a donation being made to the college's foundation by the West Hudson Chapter of the Pioneer Boys and Girls of Americ.(grants & gifts)
May 17, 2010... Room E505 in New Jersey's Hudson County Community College's Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center has been officially named the "Pioneers' Room" in recognition of a donation being made to the college's foundation by the West Hudson Chapter...

South Arkansas Community College recently received a $3.5 million U.S. Department of Labor grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.(grants & gifts)
May 17, 2010... South Arkansas Community College recently received a $3.5 million U.S. Department of Labor grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The college applied for the grant, dubbed South Arkansas Healthcare Opportunities, in...

Indian River State College has been awarded a prestigious United States Institute of Peace grant of $79,680 to expand the college's Center for Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Operations as a training model for educational institutions and aid organizations.(grants & gifts)
May 17, 2010... Indian River State College has been awarded a prestigious United States Institute of Peace grant of $79,680 to expand the college's Center for Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Operations as a training model for educational institutions and aid...

Noel Allen and her boyfriend, David St. John, planned a trip to Atlantic City during spring break at North Carolina's Guilford Technical Community College, where Allen is a developmental mathematics instructor.(faculty lounge)
May 17, 2010... Noel Allen and her boyfriend, David St. John, planned a trip to Atlantic City during spring break at North Carolina's Guilford Technical Community College, where Allen is a developmental mathematics instructor. Hotel and flight reservations were...

Musician and composer Stephen Grieco, dean of arts and humanities at Pennsylvania's Montgomery County Community College, will premiere his newest musical composition, "Images of My Father" at the New Hanover Lutheran Church in Gilbertsville, Penn.(faculty lounge)
May 17, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Musician and composer Stephen Grieco, dean of arts and humanities at Pennsylvania's Montgomery County Community College, will premiere his newest musical composition, "Images of My Father" at the New Hanover Lutheran...

Gadsden State Community College.(honors & awards)
May 17, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Valerie Richardson, vice president of Gadsden State Community College, was recently honored by the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama as a 2010 Woman of Distinction. This award is presented annually to recognize area...

Anne Arundel Community College.(honors & awards)
May 17, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The junior culinary team of Maryland's Anne Arundel Community College Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute successfully defended its title in April as the Chesapeake Culinary Cup champion. At a federation...

Phi Theta Kappa.(honors & awards)
May 17, 2010... Keep America Beautiful Inc. was presented with the Alliance for Educational Excellence Distinguished Partner Award during Phi Theta Kappa's Annual Convention. Matt McKenna, Keep America Beautiful president and CEO, accepted the award. For the...

South Arkansas Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 17, 2010... Curtis Hill has accepted the position of vice president of student services at South Arkansas Community College. Hill has worked in higher education for 18 years, in both academic and student affairs, at different times as an administrator,...

Illinois' Triton College.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 17, 2010... Jonathan Paver is the new dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at Illinois' Triton College. Paver has more than 11 years experience in higher education in the area of faculty professional development, distance education and instructional...

Roger Hall.(APPOINTMENTS)
May 17, 2010... Roger Hall, associate professor of history at California's Allan Hancock College, has been selected for the second time in three years to attend a summer study workshop offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Hall will be in...