2014-06-03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s sampling of the latest news about, and issues affecting, the colleges and career and technical education operations associated with the Colorado Community College System follows:

College Tweets & College Facebook Posts        

COMMUNITY COLLEGES
A visual treat
City Plus-India (related to TSJC art instructor lecturing in India)

CNCC interviewing three for vice president job
Craig Daily Press

PCC programs move to hospital
Pueblo Chieftain

Cosmetology Students to Give Out Child Safety Kits
Insurance News Net (NJC related)

Simpson retires from OJC
Fowler Tribune

Woodlin graduates traveled nation
Fort Morgan Times (MCC and PPCC related)

Going on to greater things
Coeur d’Alene Press (CCA Colorado Film School related)

OJC STEM offers Summer Institute: Science and Society
La Junta Tribune Democrat

Students learn, have fun at water festival
Trinidad Chronicle News

(a) Free College for Kids program returns to TSJC this summer; (b) Congratulations GED Grads
Trinidad Chronicle News

Dr. William Richards to Retire From SUNY Orange Next Year

Hudson Valley Press (Former OJC President, HEAT President and CEO of FRCC Westminster Campus related)

Monument Lake opens for summer 

Trinidad Chronicle News

Workers will soon install City’s new Wayfinding Signage
Trinidad Chronicle News

A helping hand
Pueblo Chieftain (PCC/SBCCOE related)

OJC tops for remedial course completion rates
La Junta Tribune Democrat (also CCCS related)

PCC: Best at remedial education
The Pueblo Chieftain

Canon hosting art exhibition
Pueblo Chieftain (PCC related)

PCC offers Kids’ College
Pueblo Chieftain

Impressionist Figures Exhibit opening at CACE Gallery
Fort Morgan Times (MCC related)

Zumba party June 14 at PCC
Pueblo Chieftain (PCC Dental Assisting Student Organization related)

Motorcycle education at MCC
Fort Morgan Times

OJC’s Summer Bridge programs provide a foundation for student success
Fowler Tribune

Zias add pair of posts
Clovis News Journal (OJC related)

Gallagher gets US scholarship
Bury Free Press (LCC related)

Winners announced in El Pomar B2C program
Journal-Advocate (NJC related)

Summer Soiree set June 22
Pueblo Chieftain (PCC related)

Lizzie Borden found innocent, yet again, more than a century later
NEWS.GNOMES (CCA and CCCS related)

Event of the Day: Mental health first aid class for youth
La Junta Tribune Democrat (OJC related)

High school students have until Friday to apply for First Ascent
Mountain Mail Newspaper (CMC related)

Progress being made but college remediation rates higher than state average for UNC, Aims and …
Greeley Tribune (CCCS, Aims CC and CDHE related)

SPORTS
Trojan baseball team wins Region IX title
Trinidad Chronicle News

Montrose grad to golf at Trinidad
Montrose Daily Press

Gaddis going where she feels at home
Glenwood Springs Post Independent (OJC related)

 

HIGHER EDUCATION RELATED
5 facts about today’s college graduates
Pew Research Center

The Jobless Rate for Community-College Graduates Is Also Low
The New York Times

A foundation before enrolling
Community College Daily

OPINION: State support for public universities has plummeted
The Denver Post

Colorado Law Helps Remedial College Students Be Successful
NPR

Plugging The Pipeline
Community College Week

 

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