2015-10-19

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:

COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM RELATED
ADVERTISEMENT: “Colorado needs a growing economy. We do that!. . .The Community Colleges of Colorado”
Denver Post (ad has run in print editions of newspapers across the state including the October 14 Denver Post)

Community College System President Presents System Legislative Star Award to State Senator Larry Crowder

Alamosa Valley Courier

With Teammates Supporting Her – CNCC Softball Player Enters Remission After

Arduous Battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Colorado Northwestern Community College

State Faculty Curriculum Committee convenes annual community college faculty to faculty conference at Pueblo Community College

Community Colleges of Colorado Updates & News

Trinidad State’s Retired Winningest Coach of All-time, Jim Toupal, 1971-2003 for basketball,

to be inducted into Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in April
The Denver Post (prior and/or during basketball tenure – Toupal also coached football, baseball, volleyball and golf)

Arvada Development Corporation Presents Red Rocks Community College Health Sciences Campus in Arvada with their Community Partnership Award
Denver Post

Visions of steel: Two Years of Hard Work by Students and Faculty Culminates in Unveiling of Steel Fountain Sculpture for PCC-Pueblo Campus
Pueblo Chieftain

NJC students test their distracted driving skills
Journal Advocate

Beach night! Come support the NJC volleyball team in your finest beach wear on October 23!
Facebook.com/northeasternjuniorcollege

FRCC to Celebrate Opening of Food Pantry on Larimer Campus
Front Range Community College Blog

ACC Foundation to host Sixth Annual Grapes to Grads
Community Colleges of Colorado Updates & News

Living history highlighted at LCC
Lamar Ledger

TV CLIP: Formerly Suicidal Colorado Springs Teen Now Happily Enrolled in Community College and

Helping Others who are Suicidal Get Help

11 News at 5:30PM -KKTV (CBS) – Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado Film School graduate produces documentary about Colorado cancer survivor

tattooing her scars to heal her pain

KMGH 7News – Denver (CCA related)

TV CLIP: Free Bus Rides Being Offered to Pikes Peak Community College Students This Week

GMC: Early Edition – KRDO (ABC) – Colorado Springs, CO

PCC defies culture’s image
Pueblo Chieftain (an Op Ed by PCC President Patty Erjavec)

(1) Four TSJC Employees honored by their peers; (2) From the Desk of TSJC’s President – The latest from Trinidad State

Trinidad Chronicle News

TSJC and Trindad High School collaborate to keep machine shop classes going

Trinidad Chronicle News

Robots Named After PCC President and Her Husband are promoting PCC’s STEM Center
Pueblo Chieftain

Fitness day coming to PCC
Pueblo Chieftain

“Fly-by-wire” technology to improve high-need student achievement
MIT News (ACC related)

What’s Up: Zonta Political Debate Forum Coming to Bowman Hall at Lamar Community College
Lamar Ledger

TV star brings shock to school
Pueblo Chieftain (related to talk at PCC)

County column: Helping small businesses create jobs |
The Coloradoan (SBDC of FRCC related)

Teacher Jennie Kiessling takes a minimalist approach to her own art
Loveland Reporter-Herald (FRCC art instructor related)

Longmont-area events: Register to Vote and Volunteer for Campaigns at FRCC
Longmont Times-Call

Community Calendar: “Expressions of Depth: Cultivating Layered Language” workshop coming to MCC
Fort Morgan Times

Kids At Their Best members, Hampton Inn workers repaint LLV park benches
Fort Morgan Times (references Hunger in Morgan County Conference at MCC)

CNCC Foundation’s Uncorked 2015
Craig Daily Press

Moffat County Commissioner recap:  Mayor of Craig Informs Commissioners about Upcoming CNCC Foundation Fundraiser
Craig Daily Press

Craig Sports Briefs: Colorado Northwestern Community College’s community education division presents a concealed carry NRA basic pistol certification course
Craig Daily Press

New student success specialist hopes to motivate students
Journal Advocate (NJC related)

NJC Aggies hold annual oyster fry
Journal Advocate

Floyd’s Truck Center to sponsor NJC’s diesel tech program
Journal Advocate

A trip through time with the Four Freshmen
La Junta Tribune Democrat (OJC related)

Longmont Senior Center events: Windows 10 Demonstration at FRCC
Longmont Times-Call

PPCC students can ride the city bus for free all next week
Colorado Springs Gazette

AROUND TOWN: A Goodwill Enchanted Evening hosted by Jeff and Cindy Smith
Colorado Springs Gazette (PPCC related)

Johnny Nolan’s hat trick, and the revival of the Red Cloud Inn
Colorado Springs Independent (PPCC related)

Littleton City Council challengers take aim at status quo
Littleton Independent (related to forum that took place at ACC)

‘This is Colorado’ art show returns to Arapahoe Community College
South Platte Independent

‘This is Colorado’ art show returns to college
Centennial Citizen

Criminal justice career day planned at ACC
Columbine Courier

Duo brings the fright to The Horror Factory in Trinidad
Pueblo Chieftain (TSJC scholarships related)

Military briefs: Meeting will update VA cemetery project
Colorado Springs Gazette (PPCC related)

EMCH Wellness and Health Fair set for Nov. 7
Brush News-Tribune (MCC related)

Arapahoe Pinnacle” student publication returns to ACC

Community Colleges of Colorado Updates & News

Southwest Colorado Community College’s beauty salon opens for hair cut appointments through October
Cortez Journal (PCC related)

Making college more accessible and affordable
Journal Advocate (FRCC related)

Cha Cha Spinrad: Boulder City Council
Boulder Daily Camera (FRCC alumnus related)

Moffat County Affiliated Junior College District Board of Control 2015 Election Guide
Craig Daily Press (CNCC related)

MSUD launches work on $60M science building
BusinessDen (mentions neighborhoods being created by Auraria institutions such as CCD)

A Judge for the Autumn Art Show has been Selected
The Prowers Journal (related to instructor who has taught at CNCC)

Letter: We all benefit by supporting mental health
The Coloradoan (FRCC related)

AB Quintanilla speaks on CSU-Fort Collins campus
CSU Source (mentions how FRCC is collaborating with CSU for this local commemoration of National Latino Heritage month)

Northeastern Junior College continues art displays in make shift gallery
Journal Advocate (NJC related)

Northeastern Junior College fall star party this weekend
Journal Advocate

Spinphony: Not your typical quartet
Wet Mountain Tribune (CCD related)

Colorado State Poet Laureate Joseph Hutchison highlights Morgan Community College’s fall semester Open Mic

Poetry Night
Fort Morgan Times

Free domestic violence awareness event at MCC
Fort Morgan Times

Longmont-area events: City Council Candidates Forum Moderated by FRCC Professor Mary Ann Grim
Longmont Times-Call

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Attention FFA Chapters: Grants Available Through Colorado Corn AgInfo.net

BIZ Report: The Colorado Corn FFA Grant
Greeley Tribune

SPORTS
OJC to add wrestling in 2016-17
Fowler Tribune

Otero women’s soccer wins last two home games of season
La Junta Tribune Democrat

Plainswomen sweep their first two South Sub-Region matches
South Platte Sentinel

Otero rodeo ends fall season
La Junta Tribune Democrat

LCC rodeo caps fall season
Lamar Ledger

NJC Rodeo eclipses competition in Sheridan
South Platte Sentinel

LCC volleyball team battles NJC but falls short
Lamar Ledger

Otero men’s soccer splits final homestand of season
La Junta Tribune Democrat

HIGHER EDUCATION RELATED
State Labor Department Supports Energy Industry Talent Pipeline with Two New Online Tools
North Denver News

College in Colorado hosts annual college application month
Brush News-Tribune

CUNY to expand successful community college graduation rate program
Inside Higher Education

Colorado has lots to do to fill ‘middle skills’ jobs, says report
Denver Business Journal

UNC selects Aurora-based general contractor for $73.6M project
BizWest Media

Hundreds of colleges missing from Obama’s College Scorecard?
Washington Post (cites FRCC as example of a successful institution that is not on scorecard)

What Duncan Wishes He’d Done Differently — and What’s Next for the Education Dept.
Chronicle of Higher Education

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