Community College Week articles from October 2003

Community College Week archives from October 2003

Police kill gunman, ending hostage standoff at Tenn. College.(around the nation)
October 13, 2003... DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- A 26-year-old man with a history of legal and mental problems held at least 13 students at gunpoint at Dyersburg Community College last month before a SWAT team stormed the building and killed him. Before entering...

Budget crunch forces Fla. colleges to turn away 35,000 students.(around the nation)
October 13, 2003... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- About 35,000 students hoping to enroll in Florida's community colleges this fall were shut out because the schools could not afford to offer them classes they need, officials said. Total enrollment in the...

Budget cuts shut 90,000 Calif. students out of college.
October 13, 2003... SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California's community colleges lost 90,000 students that had been projected to enroll this spring due to state budget cuts, officials said, and the rate of rejection is expected to get worse. Statewide, the...

Educators bristle at congressional report's call for accountability.(dateline washington)
October 13, 2003... The escalating costs of a U.S. college education have kicked up a crisis, according to a new congressional report, and the higher-education community needs to be held accountable. But some legislators and higher-education officials say the...

U.S. education leaders visit Iraqi universities.(Capitol briefs)
October 13, 2003... Several U.S. higher-education organizations recently sent several former and current university presidents to Iraq to examine the country's infrastructure and make recommendations for rebuilding the country's educational system. The...

House passes bill supporting foreign studies.(Capitol briefs)
October 13, 2003... A subcommittee of the U.S, House of Representatives has approved a bill that aims to enhance international and foreign-language studies in higher education by creating an advisory board to Congress and the U.S. Department of Education on the...

The bum rap on community-college nursing education.(point of view)
October 13, 2003... Community college leaders are understandably distraught over the recent publication of an article by Linda Aiken of the University of Pennsylvania and others in the Journal of the American Medical Association (see pg. 10). The article...

A cushioned fall.(What others are saying)
October 13, 2003... From The Salisbury (N.C.) Post As traumatic as this manufacturing downturn has been for Pillowtex workers and others hit by recent plant closings or downsizings, imagine how much worse it would be if idled employees looking for retraining...

Neither either nor or.(What others are saying)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... From The Daytona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal Thousands of Floridians walked away from community-college campuses last month after learning that the classes they needed were full or had been canceled due to budget cuts. Thousands more...

Humor 101.(point of view)
October 13, 2003... The Wheel of Progress TUITION HIKES ARE UNFAIR TO WORKING STUDENTS. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HOGWASH! ANYONE CAN GET AN EDUCATION. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THAT'S NOT TRUE. IF I'M WORKING A MINIMUM WAGE NIGHTMARE, I'LL NEVER...

Medical emergency: community colleges have been the spearpoint of America's push to get more nurses trained and into the work force. But with money for new faculty and teaching space drying up, colleges have had to get creative to keep the pipeline open.
October 13, 2003... There are two nursing gaps. There's the one most people have heard about--the shortage of 800,000 nurses the United States is supposed to see by 2020. That gap, along with the already-short supply of trained nurses in medical facilities today,...

Diversifying assets: colleges are working hard to recruit a diverge generation of future nurses.
October 13, 2003... HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--The nationwide nursing shortage and an increased demand for a more diverse nursing workforce is causing community-college programs to explore new methods of recruiting and retaining male nurses and other...

Disputed study: hospital deaths increase with ADN nurses.
October 13, 2003... CHICAGO (AP)--Hospitals' death rates are higher when the nurses' education levels are lower, a study of surgical patients found. An association representing nurses with associate's degrees disputes the validity of the findings, however. In...

Calif. rush to sign pro-immigrant college bill sparks debate.
October 13, 2003... SACRAMENTO, Calif.--A piece of legislation hurriedly rammed through the California Legislature on its last day of the session would allow some illegal-immigrant students to attend a community college here for free. The bill sits now on...

Court clears Ala. college in same-sex harassment case.
October 13, 2003... BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--A divided federal appeals court has cleared the president of Jefferson State Community College and its former dean of business operations in a suit stemming from male employees' allegations of same-sex sexual harassment. ...

N.C. colleges help jobless workers in state's largest layoff.
October 13, 2003... KANNAPOLIS, N.C.--When textile giant Pillowtex closed its 16 plants in late July, it left 4,800 North Carolina employees jobless, making it the single largest layoff in the state's history and sending shockwaves across the region. But the...

Texas college fires a third of its faculty.(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... DALLAS (AP)--A community college has dismissed or reassigned a third of its faculty after a regional accrediting team found many were not properly qualified or had not documented their credentials. As a result, North Lake College in Irving,...

Wyo. college coach accused of wife abuse still coaching.
October 13, 2003... CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP)--Former Wyoming standout Queint Higgins remains the basketball coach at Laramie County Community College despite domestic violence and battery charges involving his wife. Higgins, 32, has pleaded innocent to punching his...

Fired college president asks N.H. governor for probe.
October 13, 2003... GILFORD, N.H. (AP)--The woman dismissed as president of the New Hampshire Community Technical Colleges at Laconia and Berlin said her efforts to improve conditions at the schools were undermined and leadership was "schizophrenic," she told Gov....

Ore. colleges open to full house, empty coffers.(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)--Paul McDonald tried to enroll in a Portland Community College class in anatomy and physiology back in May. But it was full within moments of opening for online registration. So he sat with 15 others waiting for a...

Students develop portable sensor.(technology today)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A team of Monroe Community College students and alumni worked in the lab over summer to develop a portable sensor that detects biological warfare agents and other harmful pathogens. Peng Meng Kou of Ithaca, Jeffrey...

Ore. college gets $1.2 million for online services.(technology today)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... PORTLAND, Ore. -- The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $1.2 million to Portland Community College as part of its Strengthening Institutions Program. The college will receive approximately $360,000 per year for five years. The plan...

Michael Dell, left, CEO of Dell Computer Inc., receives his associate's degree in computer science technology last month.(technology today)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Michael Dell, left, CEO of Dell Computer Inc., receives his associate's degree in computer science technology last month from Houston Community College Chancellor Bruce Leslie, center, and James R. Murphy, chairman of the board of trustees....

Despite dot-com bust, Wash. college's high-tech center still booms.(technology today)
October 13, 2003... BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) -- When Bellevue Community College launched it, technology center in the mid-1990s, it was a little like opening a gold mining school in California in 1849. The booming information technology industry couldn't hire Web...

Staying afloat online--or not.(NetSlaves 2.0)(Book Review)
October 13, 2003... How can you make money on today's lean-and-mean Web? Ever since the dotcom collapse of 2000 and 2001, with thousands of Internet companies shuttering their sites and billions of dollars in new-economy investments lost, people have been asking...

Mich. professor puts war scribe in the spotlight.(faculty lounge)
October 13, 2003... LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) - Famed World War II journalist Ernie Pyle fell victim to sniper fire in April, 1945, but his legacy lives on in the words and actions of a Michigan educator. Rick Plummer, director of cultural arts at West Shore...

St. Philip College.(Honors & Awards)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Michael Dickmann, an assistant professor of respiratory therapy at St. Philip's College in San Antonio, was recently honored as Educator of the Year by the Texas Society for Respiratory Care.

Bismarck State College.(Honors & Awards)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Thomas Stein, an assistant professor of English at Bismarck State College in Bismarck, N.D., was awarded Fulbright Teacher Grant for the 2003-2004 academic year. He is teaching English in Pravets, Bulgaria through the Fulbright Teacher Exchange...

Bucks County Community College.(Honors & Awards)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Dr. Christopher Bursk, a professor of language and literature at Bucks County Community College in Newtown, Pa., has received the 2002 Green Rose Prize in Poetry from Western Michigan University's New Issues Press for his recently published...

Manhattan Community College.(Honors & Awards)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Patricia Wilkinson, professor of mathematics and chairwoman of the mathematics department at Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York, has been selected to be a research associate by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year...

Collin County Community College.(Honors & Awards)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Kris Berg, a music professor at Collin County Community College District in Texas, has been chosen to direct the International Association of Jazz Education Community College All-Star Jazz Band at the 2004 International Association of Jazz...

Lakeland Community College.(Honors & Awards)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... James P. Smolko, a professor of mathematics at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, Ohio; recently received the 2003 Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding contribution to the college. Community College Week welcomes e-mailed...

Ariz. student steps back in time.(around campus)
October 13, 2003... TUCSON, Ariz. (AP)-Greg Cranwell, a University of Arizona senior, has a habit of looking down at the ground wherever he walks, but he usually only notices the texture of the floor and the dirt tracked in by shoes. One day last spring,...

The Student Activities Office at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, Ohio, recently sponsored the Chinese Peasant Paintings Exhibit.(around campus)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... The Student Activities Office at Lakeland Community College in Klrtland, Ohio, recently sponsored the Chinese Peasant Paintings Exhibit. On loan from Joanna and Hal Retzler, the exhibit featured colorful paintings documenting the traditional...

Houston Community College System.(Grants & Gifts)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... A $417,963 skills-development grant awarded to the Houston Community College System address the shortage of health care workers in the Texas Medical Center. The funds are provided to HCCS and a five-member healthcare consortium by the Texas...

Ashland Community and Technical College.(Grants & Gifts)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Ashland Community and Technical College in Ashland, Ky., has received a $99,924 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's rural business enterprise grant program for another year of operation of The Entrepreneur Center in Ashland.

United Tribes Technical College.(Grants & Gifts)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community tribe of Prior Lake, Minn., has donated $250,000 to help pay for a dormitory at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, N.D.

Edmonds Community College.(Grants & Gifts)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... The Western Chapter of the Composites Fabricator Association has awarded Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, Wash., $5,000 for its materials-science technology program. The college will buy equipment for its materials-science lab with the...

Baltimore City Community College.(Grants & Gifts)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Six Baltimore City Community College students have been awarded Workforce Scholarships by the BCCC Foundation Inc., for the fall 2003 semester. These awards were made possible through a recent $5,000 grant from the Baltimore Sun newspaper in...

Miami-Dade College.(Grants & Gifts)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Florida's Miami-Dade College recently received a threeyear $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education for the college's Microcomputer Education for Employment of the Disabled Program.

Cypress College.(Grants & Gifts)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Mitsubishi Motors North America has donated four vehicles to Cypress College in Cypress, Calif. They will be used for classroom instruction and lab work in the college's automotive technology and auto collision repair departments.

Shoreline Community College.(Grants & Gifts)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Shoreline Community College in Seattle received $122,000 from the State Board for Community and Technical College's Job Skills Program to provide skill upgrade training for the health services industry. The college has also received $367,000...

Seminole Community College.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Dr. Christine Robinson has joined Seminole Community College in Sanford, Fla., as dean of business and information technology. Robinson most recently served as associate dean of business and information systems at Wanbonsee Community College in...

Lenoir Community College.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Dr. Shirley Dove has accepted the position of dean of student services at Lenoir Community College in Kinston, N.C. She was previously dean of student services at Sampson Community College in Clinton, N.C. Dove received her associate's degree...

Tulsa Community College.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Carol Messer has been named provost at Tulsa Community College's southeast campus in Tulsa, Okla. Previously, Messer served as dean of program and work force development and as division chair. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees...

Dr. Cheryl Marrs was recently named associate vice president of economic development and continuing education at Tulsa Community College in Tulsa, Okla.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Dr. Cheryl Marrs was recently named associate vice president of economic development and continuing education at Tulsa Community College in Tulsa, Okla. Prior to that she served as dean and as director of continuing education. Marrs received...

Holyoke Community College.(Retirements)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... After 28 years at the helm of Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, Mass.. Dr. David M. Bartley announced that he will retire from the position effective Jan. 1, 2004. Dr. Bartley is the only community-college president in Massachusetts to...

DuPage taps Chand as new president.(Presidents)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Dr. Sunil Chand is the new president of College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IlL. Before coming to DuPage, Chand was the executive vice president for academic and student affairs at the Cuyahoga Community College District in Cleveland. earned his...

Glasper new head of Maricopa.(Presidents)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Dr. Rufus Glasper is the new chancellor of the Maricopa Community Colleges in Arizona. Previously, he was the executive vice chancellor for human resources and adminis tration. Glasper received a bachelor's degree from Luther College, a...

Coming events.(Career Connections)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
October 13, 2003... October 22-24, Arts. "The Educated Artist," annual conference, the School of Visual Arts, in New York, NY. Contact: Maryhelen Hendricks, (212) 592-2625, www.schoolofvisualarts.edu October 22-November 5, Publishing. "Implementing the Teach...

Improving education for the 'next generation'.
October 13, 2003... While it is commonly accepted that information technology has changed how we work, live and learn, we may overlook the impact IT has had on our learners. The learning styles, attitudes and approaches of today's high-school students differ from...

More than arm's length: distance makes a difference.
October 13, 2003... We continue to be fascinated by stories that faculty share about teaching online courses. Whether coming from faculty who initially balked at the idea of offering their courses in an online format or from faculty who jumped at the chance, the...

Building collaborative classrooms.
October 13, 2003... With an estimated nationwide enrollment of 10.4 million students and rising, community colleges have become one of the fastest growing segments of higher education. Accordingly, a proliferation in the use of technology within these institutions...

Data warehouses improve communications.
October 13, 2003... Colleges and universities are well known for being "data rich, but information poor." Few institutions take advantage of their data warehouse, causing them to make poor business decisions. Many colleges and universities across the country are...

ACCUPLACER and schools meet challenges.
October 13, 2003... These tough economic times have lasted longer than any of us expected, but community colleges have risen to the challenge. Faced with reduced budgets and the need for retraining, more students are opting for community-college educations than...

Online courses: a learner-centered approach.
October 13, 2003... Teaching is an inherently reflective and creative process, and instructors need opportunities to reflect on their practice. Collectively, faculty members possess a vast amount of knowledge and a deep understanding of how to apply it, but their...

Technology supports Raritan Valley College.
October 13, 2003... In order to effectively measure and continuously improve the success of its learning programs and services, Raritan Valley Community College has adopted the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence and the principles of the Learning College...

Print control helps solve the paper chase, cut expenses.
October 13, 2003... A school's computer lab is a very efficient and tireless consumer of resources. While nominally overseen by an on site administrator, data silently accumulates on local hard drives and file servers as laser printers quietly churn out reams of...

Instructor finds better teaching through technology.
October 13, 2003... Inexhaustible multi-media presentations using audio and video, accompanied by student interaction, immediate feedback, flexibility, accountability and solid content... What else could a student or faculty member want in an algebra course? ...

LearnCenter: making the education process easier.
October 13, 2003... In today's increasingly busy society, it is especially important for educators who use technology as a learning aid to create quality educational programs without having to spend a lot of time learning how to work the equipment. Education...

Delgado saves funds through phased technology approach.
October 13, 2003... While budgetary pressures are taking a toll on spending, higher educational institutions need to meet the needs and demands of an increasingly technology-savvy public to stay competitive. Not only does technology continue to be a key enabler to...

The hidden cost of open-access PC support.
October 13, 2003... A student at Boston College was recently indicted or charges that he installed keystroke-monitoring software on campus computers, then used the software to steal personal information from more than 4,000 individuals who used the machines. ...

Technology meets practicality: ERP in the community college.
October 13, 2003... When Houston Community College Southwest President Sue Cox was asked to attend a planning meeting for the PeopleSoft On Campus initiative in 1998, she realized the significance of that event. Partnering with a major corporation to bring...

Campus crisis response: high-speed notification.
October 13, 2003... It's homecoming. A large crowd has gathered for the football game despite the pouring rain. The stands are packed. Then, the tornado hits. It's 10 a.m. The campus is buzzing as the new semester gets under way. The phone rings in the...

Minneapolis offers a case study in surveillance.
October 13, 2003... Concern about college campus security continues to grow. These concerns have prompted college officials to look at the security options currently available in the market, such as access control, biometrics and advanced video surveillance....

State-of-the-art telecommunications in St. Louis.
October 13, 2003... St. Louis Community College has opened its new $17.8 million South County Education Center. The center is serving some 2,000 students and features state-of-telecommunications. The 59,000 square foot facility includes three computer labs...

Economical online simulations.
October 13, 2003... Very few college educator would argue the effectiveness of well-designed and strategized e-learning course ware. Of course, no one doubts the efficacy of traditional, instructor-led learning either. But is this where the discussion--and the...

Kurzweil changes lives of visually challenged.
October 13, 2003... Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc., innovator of reading technology for individuals with visual or learning disabilities, recently announced Kurzweil 1000 Version 8, the premier reading software for people who are blind or visually impaired....

Students' learning not affected by delivery mode.
October 13, 2003... I know students learn just as well by taking online courses as by attending traditional classroom instruction. A four-year study of different learning styles at Lakeland Community College in Florida, including traditional classroom,...

Unstopping the bottleneck in academic publishing.
October 13, 2003... The knowledge industry has been an enormous economic force over the last century. The companies that have made it easier, faster and more efficient to trade information and ideas--Walt Disney, Microsoft, and BertelsmannSpringer--are some of the...

First impressions count: Chalk Talker Training helps teachers connect with students from the first day of class.
October 13, 2003... Chalk Talker Training specializes in teacher-to-teacher services that include coaching, mentoring, Web-based satisfaction surveys, and teacher preparation training, specifically for community and technical colleges. Catering to schools...

Minnesota West reaches troops overseas.
October 13, 2003... Internet course offerings at Minnesota West Community and Technical College have tripled since last fall. According to Worthington Campus CEO and Dean of Liberal Arts Jeff Williamson, 688 students are taking courses via the Internet. The...

Freshmen aren't only new faces on campus.
October 13, 2003... College campuses are becoming more technologically advanced. In classes around the nation, the sound of pens feverishly scratching across paper has been replaced by the clicking sound of fingers dancing on keyboards. Most of today's...

Fighting back against online auction fraud.
October 13, 2003... Online auctions have beer called the world's largest marketplace, with eBay in particular evolving from a hobby ists' enclave into a venue where companies transact millions of dollars in business. But the online auction world has also been...

Philadelphia school joins effort to boost tech skills.
October 13, 2003... In an effort to increase work force productivity and spur business growth, a coalition has been formed to better prepare Philadelphia area residents to compete and succeed in today's technology-driven workplace. The newly-formed Greater...

CNT teaches school district how to protect data, save money.
October 13, 2003... W'ith more than 85,000 students and 12,000 employees, Jefferson County School District (JCSD) is the largest school district in Colorado and one of the largest school districts in the country. Large amounts of data from over 150 schools,...

Responsibility printing at Salt Lake Community College.
October 13, 2003... Salt Lake Community College is an urban, multi-campus college serving the community of Salt Lake City, Utah. It serves more than 60,000 students annually. Pharos Systems develops innovative products that monitor, track, control, report and...

Student drive technology decision-making.
October 13, 2003... When Johnny and Sally go off to college, they are going to expect highspeed Internet access and round-the-clock support for e-mail and instant messaging. It seems that college students at private and public institutions alike, including...

Cedar Valley's innovative video.
October 13, 2003... Dallas County, Texas-based Cedar Valley College has been successfully using video as a tool for distance learning for several years, using closed-circuit television to send live video of classes to local high schools. The program was so...

Top five popular topics includes professional training.(Technology Tidbits)
October 13, 2003... World Wide Learn, provider of the world's largest directory of e-learning courses and online education resources, recently announced the latest World Wide Learn Top Five. This quarterly ranking identifies the five subject areas that are most in...

Parking operations go high-tech with T2.(Technology Tidbits)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Live field tests, using T2 Systems Inc.'s wireless handheld ticketwriters, indicate the latest innovation in parking technology will improve customer service and streamline parking operations for municipalities and college campuses nationwide....

Mindbridge software releases 3.0 IntraSmart.(Technology Tidbits)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Mindbridge Software, maker of the IntraSmart suite of Intranet applications, recently announced the release of IntraSmart 3.0, a system designed to streamline processes. Among other improvements, IntraSmart 3.0 includes the following...

HP provides $2.9 million in education grants.(Technology Tidbits)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... HP has awarded 19 universities across the United States $2.9 million in state-of-the-art Itanium [R] 2-based workstations and servers. The grants are a component of the company's Advanced Technology Platforms--Itanium 2 grant initiative, which...

College launches new network security program.(Technology Tidbits)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Tidewater Community College has added a new career studies certificate program in network security to its curriculum this fall. TCC's program is based on collaboration with member institutions from the Virginia Community College System and that...