Community College Week articles from September 2006

Community College Week archives from September 2006

Calif. college fights for right to sell radio station at own discretion.(around the nation)
September 11, 2006... It has been three years since the Coast Community College District sold its public TV station to its own foundation, but those have been mighty troubled years. The college district lost one lawsuit brought by a televangelist network over...

Work-study violations also plagued Butler College.
September 11, 2006... WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Allegations of work-study abuses by athletes at Butler Community College were quietly dealt with by college and league officials amid the federal prosecution of the athletics scandal at Barton County Community College, The...

More improprieties uncovered in Alabama system.
September 11, 2006... MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Interim two-year college Chancellor Tom Corts is taking a closer look at Bishop State Community College's finances amid reports that some students given federal aid didn't attend classes. Some school employees are...

Judge orders N.J. College to reinstate fired student paper advisor.
September 11, 2006... TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- In a battle over freedom of speech between editors of the Ocean County College student newspaper and college administrators, a federal judge has temporarily prohibited the college from removing a journalism professor as the...

Capitol briefs.
September 11, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Tuition and fees at a public two-year colleges averaged a mere $2,000 in the 2003-'04 school year. But the average "price of attendance" totaled $10,500, reports the National Center for Education Statistics in its latest report,...

Overall, enrollment numbers still holding strong: but a robust economy in some regions has headcounts dipping.(Cover story)
September 11, 2006... Enrollment at community colleges nationwide continued its upward climb as the 2006-2007 academic year opened, with some notable exceptions. Though firm numbers at many colleges won't be available until October, a random check of...

Tenn. student's disability suit thrown out.(around the nation)
September 11, 2006... HARRIMAN, Tenn. -- A former nursing student's disability suit against Roane State Community College hit a major roadblock when a federal judge denied her request for a second trial. Keisha Dalton, who has dyslexia, didn't provide enough...

Community-college students courted as potential voters.
September 11, 2006... DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- At pizza parties and rock concerts, public interest groups are trying to turn hard-to-reach community-college students into voters, encouraged by an increased turnout of young voters in 2004. "For some reason, no one...

Ivy Tech president to step down.
September 11, 2006... INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The president of Ivy Tech Community College said last month he plans to step down. Gerald I. Lamkin. 70. became president of Ivy Tech in 1983. He helped transform it from a vocational school to the state's community...

Wisc. Corp. doing business on tech. campus sued for open meetings violations.
September 11, 2006... MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A corporation doing business on a state technical college campus will have to comply with the state's open meetings and public records laws. The decision by BioCATT, Inc., which until this summer managed a classroom...

Wyo. Community Colleges seek money for buildings.
September 11, 2006... CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- The Wyoming Community College Commission is asking the Legislature to pay for $63.6 million in seven new building projects and another $16.5 million a year for faculty and staff pay raises. The two items are part of...

Minority enrollment still lagging in Wash.
September 11, 2006... SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Despite eight years of effort, minority enrollment is still down at Washington colleges and universities after voters passed an initiative outlawing racial preferences in admissions. Black, Hispanic and American...

Keeping your eyes healthy in front of the PC screen.(technology today)
September 11, 2006... Do your eyes get fatigued, blurry, itchy, or sensitive to light when computing? If so, you're not alone. Several studies over the years have shown that one or more of these visual symptoms occurs in 75 to 90 percent of. people working at a...

Midlands Technical College in Columbia, S.C., announced a $100,000 donation to its Foundation Board from Time Warner Cable.(Grants & Gifts)
September 11, 2006... Midlands Technical College in Columbia, S.C., announced a $100,000 donation to its Foundation Board from Time Warner Cable. The gift is part of the Foundation's Five Million Dollar Major Gifts campaign to enhance the college's ability to...

The nursing program at Yavapai College in Prescott and Verde Valley, Ariz., has received an Arizona Department of Commerce grant for $268,864 to increase enrollment.(Grants & Gifts)
September 11, 2006... The nursing program at Yavapai College in Prescott and Verde Valley, Ariz., has received an Arizona Department of Commerce grant for $268,864 to increase enrollment. The first year allows the college to add an additional 32 students--24 to its...

South Texas College has been awarded a $1.6 million Perkins grant through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to fund the improvement of its career and technology education programs and to enhance its services to students enrolled in those programs.(Grants & Gifts)
September 11, 2006... South Texas College has been awarded a $1.6 million Perkins grant through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to fund the improvement of its career and technology education programs and to enhance its services to students enrolled in...

Greenville Technical College in Greenville, S.C., has received $1.5 million in funding from the federal Economic Development Administration, with an additional $500,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission for construction of the first classroom building at its new Northwest satellite campus.(Grants & Gifts)
September 11, 2006... Greenville Technical College in Greenville, S.C., has received $1.5 million in funding from the federal Economic Development Administration, with an additional $500,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission for construction of the first...

Piedmont Virginia Community-College in Charlottesville, Va., has received a $498,587 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of students enrolling it its engineering program and successfully transferring to four-year programs.(Grants & Gifts)
September 11, 2006... Piedmont Virginia Community-College in Charlottesville, Va., has received a $498,587 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of students enrolling it its engineering program and successfully transferring to four-year...

A learning specialist and three adjunct instructors from Manatee Community College in Bradenton, Fla., won cash awards in the 2006-'07 Townsend Press Writing Contest for College Developmental Reading and Writing Teachers.(Honors & Awards)
September 11, 2006... A learning specialist and three adjunct instructors from Manatee Community College in Bradenton, Fla., won cash awards in the 2006-'07 Townsend Press Writing Contest for College Developmental Reading and Writing Teachers. Louise Shuman, a...

Manuel Benavidez Jr., member of the Board of Trustees of South Texas College in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, has been named the recipient of the 2006 Western Region Trustee Leadership Award, which is given by the Association of Community College Trustees.(Honors & Awards)
September 11, 2006... Manuel Benavidez Jr., member of the Board of Trustees of South Texas College in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, has been named the recipient of the 2006 Western Region Trustee Leadership Award, which is given by the Association of Community...

Barbara Scifers.(Honors & Awards)
September 11, 2006... The Council for Resource Development has named Barbara Scifers the Region Eight Benefactor of the Year for 2006 for her contributions to the Casper College Foundation. According to Katie McMillan, Casper College grants coordinator, Scifers was...

Eastfield College.(APPOINTMENTS)
September 11, 2006... Eastfield College, in Mesquite, Texas--part of the Dallas County Community College District--has hired Joy Gates Black for the position of vice president of student services and enrollment management. Gates Black comes to Eastfield from San...

Indian River Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
September 11, 2006... Henri Sue Bynum has been appointed vice president of academic affairs for Indian River Community College in Fort Pierce, Fla. A college employee since 1987, Bynum most recently served as associate dean of arts and sciences. She has a bachelor's...

College of the Redwoods.(APPOINTMENTS)
September 11, 2006... Keith Snow-Flamer has been appointed vice president of student learning support services for the College of the Redwoods in Eureka, Calif. Snow-Flamer came to the college from McHenry County College, in Crystal Lake, Ill., where he had worked...

Clark College.(APPOINTMENTS)
September 11, 2006... Ray Korpi has been named dean of basic education, English, communications and humanities at Clark College in Vancouver, Wash. Korpi has been a member of the English department at Clark College since 1993 and has served as interim dean since...

Highline Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
September 11, 2006... Larry Yok has joined Highline Community College in Des Moines, Wash., as vice president for administration. Yok most recently served as director of human resources at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle. He is an adjunct faculty member at San...

Calendar.(Calendar)
September 11, 2006... SEPTEMBER September 21, 2006 LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM National Community College Hispanic Council San Jose, CA http://www.ncchc.com September 25-27, 2006 NATIONAL COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK (NCAN) Annual Conference Hilton...

'Corporate president' resigns amidst faculty and political unrest.(around the nation)
September 25, 2006... When Stewart E. Sutin gave up his career as a businessman in 2003 and became president of the Community College of Allegheny County, the choice was hailed as a bold and innovative move. His outsider status in the world of academics was...

Most states flunk in college affordability, new report says.(around the nation)
September 25, 2006... A new, independent report on higher education flunks most states when it comes to affordability. It gives better but still mixed grades in other areas, such as college participation and completion rates. The biennial study by the National...

Report: bishop state foundation spent more on parties than aid.
September 25, 2006... BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A private foundation at Bishop State Community College in Mobile spent more on alumni parties than on tuition aid for students, which was overstated on federal tax forms, The Birmingham News reported earlier this month. ...

Transgendered adjunct loses discrimination suit against Maricopa.
September 25, 2006... AVONDALE, Ariz. -- A transgendered former adjunct faculty member at Estrella Mountain Community College has lost a sex discrimination suit challenging the nonrenewal of her teaching contract and a requirement that she use the men's restrooms....

New York colleges win control over budgets.
September 25, 2006... Community colleges in New York State's system won additional control over their budgets when the Appellate division of the state Supreme Court ruled that New York's education law doesn't conflict with regulatory changes aimed at "granting...

Crossing borders: in order for community colleges to meet the educational needs of the exploding Hispanic population, they can't simply provide access, they must provide outcomes.(HISPANIC FOCUS)
September 25, 2006... If one were to think of trend lines as modes of conveyance, the country's fast-growing Hispanic population would be rocketing along like an El Camino on an open highway. On Main Street, the demand for skilled knowledge workers would zip forward...

Ed. dept. eases so-called '50 percent rule'.(dateline washington)
September 25, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Financial aid now can flow more freely to students taking distance education and "direct assessment" programs. The U.S. Education Department's Office of Postsecondary Education issued interim rules, effective for the current...

National higher ed commission issues scathing report.(dateline washington)
September 25, 2006... The current system just won't cut it, says the National Commission on the Future of Higher Education. "Our year-long examination of the challenges facing higher education has brought us to the uneasy conclusion that the sector's past...

Pre-paid tuition plans made permanent.(CAPITOL briefs)
September 25, 2006... The next generation of students can take advantage of tax-free qualified tuition programs. President Bush signed into law the Pension Protection Act, which would make the Section 529 qualified tuition programs and pre-paid tuition plans...

Foreigners give big to Katrina colleges.(CAPITOL briefs)
September 25, 2006... The United States has traditionally been a major donor of foreign aid. But now it is getting a little in return. Foreign sources have contributed $30 million to help colleges and universities in Louisiana and Mississippi damaged by...

Majority of students receive financial aid.(CAPITOL briefs)
September 25, 2006... Most college students-11.2 million of them-received financial assistance in the 2001-'02 academic year, according to the Census Bureau's recent report Financing the Future: 2001-2002. The figures refer to all undergraduates and don't break...

Report: U.S. must increase college affordability in order to compete.
September 25, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Financial barriers preventing high school grads from going to college are damaging the nation's economic status in the world. The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance warns in a new report that if the United States...

Helping site visitors find what they're after.(technology today)
September 25, 2006... Finding information you're looking for on the Web, quickly, is one of the key computing skills you can have. Similarly, helping visitors to your own site quickly find information is one of the key ways you can make their experience a positive...

Dodge City concerned about loss of some community college funds.
September 25, 2006... DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Ford County taxpayers and their local community colleges are taking action to reinstate tax money lost by the passage of a Senate bill that requires only counties that have community colleges to fund them. Kansas...

Proposed Maine tax credit would offset student loans.
September 25, 2006... PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A student-led group announced earlier this month a campaign to initiate legislation that would provide state income tax credits to offset student loans to graduates of Maine colleges or universities who stay and work in...

Wyo. students studying up on Homeland Security.
September 25, 2006... CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- Students at Laramie County Community College are learning 'about weapons of mass destruction and terrorist psychology through the state's first associate degree program in homeland security. The program is for people...

Cuyamaca College construction passes milestone.(around campus)
September 25, 2006... When the summer sun lazes or sudden winter rains fall, Cuyamaca College students seeking shelter have had few options other than finding a patch of shade or a huddling under a building overhang. But that is about to change. The...

The Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Yavapai College (Arizona) Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.(Grants & Gifts)
September 25, 2006... The Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Yavapai College (Arizona) Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. The grant helps fund the institute's growing lifelong-learning programs across Yavapai County....

Miami Dade College has received $741,829 in grants from the Florida Department of Education for the training of professionals in occupations where the state is encountering shortages, such as nursing and education.(Grants & Gifts)
September 25, 2006... Miami Dade College has received $741,829 in grants from the Florida Department of Education for the training of professionals in occupations where the state is encountering shortages, such as nursing and education. The college received...

The state of Florida allocated $33.4 million to colleges statewide to assist in the training and development of professionals in fields of critical need.(Grants & Gifts)
September 25, 2006... The state of Florida allocated $33.4 million to colleges statewide to assist in the training and development of professionals in fields of critical need. In all, the Florida Department of Education handed out 87 grants to schools...

Piedmont Virginia Community College has received a $498,587 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of students enrolling it its engineering program and successfully transferring to four-year programs.(Grants & Gifts)
September 25, 2006... Piedmont Virginia Community College has received a $498,587 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of students enrolling it its engineering program and successfully transferring to four-year programs. The...

The MotorSports program at South Carolina's Greenville Technical College has been given an Indianapolis-style race car school officials hope will draw more students into automotive careers.(Grants & Gifts)
September 25, 2006... The MotorSports program at South Carolina's Greenville Technical College has been given an Indianapolis-style race car school officials hope will draw more students into automotive careers. The 1979 Riley Protofab PR2 Supervee race car was...

Honors & awards.(faculty lounge)
September 25, 2006... Miami Dade College will honor ten outstanding faculty members with 2006 Endowed Teaching Chairs. A reception and awards dinner celebrating the faculty and their achievements will be held Oct. 10. The Endowed Teaching Chair program rewards...

Tunxis Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
September 25, 2006... Charles Cleary has been named dean of administration at Tunxis Community College of Farmington, Ct. Cleary joined Tunxis in 2001 as director of finance and most recently has been the college's acting dean of administration. He has 19 years...

Allan Hancock College.(APPOINTMENTS)
September 25, 2006... Salvador Castillo has been appointed Allan Hancock College's new director of institutional research and planning. In his new position, Castillo--an aerospace engineer by training--is responsible for developing and implementing the...

Anne Arundel Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
September 25, 2006... Anne Arundel Community College of Maryland has hired Stacey Siekels Heckel as director of development and executive director of the Anne Arundel Community College Foundation Inc. Heckel brings nearly 20 years of fundraising and development...

Onondaga Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
September 25, 2006... Kristine Duffy has been appointed associate vice president of enrollment management at Onondaga Community College. She previously sewed as dean of enrollment management for six years at Cayuga Community College. In her new job, Duffy will...

Calendar.(Calendar)
September 25, 2006... OCTOBER October 5-7, 2006 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION COUNSELING National Conference Pittsburgh, PA www.nacacnet.org October 9-12, 2006 EDUCAUSE "Spurring Innovation & Marshalling Resources" Dallas, TX...