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Community Colleges in the News Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:03:38 GMT Community Colleges Unite to Improve Completion Rates It's a lofty goal: to increase student-completion rates in community colleges by 50 percent over the next decade. Six national organizations representing the country's 1,200 community colleges, their governing boards, faculty, and students signed off on this joint vision in April and dubbed it "Democracy's... Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:22:52 GMT New Grant Program Seeks to Expand Free Online Courses A new program will give grants to a variety of high-tech teaching projects, with the hope of helping low-income students better succeed in their... Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:54:38 GMT League for Innovation to Host STEMtech Online Conference The League for Innovation announced today that it has teamed with LearningTimes to produce STEMtech Online, which will run in conjunction with the onsite STEMtech conference being held October 31 - November 3, 2010, at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin in Orlando,... Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:51:53 GMT Actor, Author, and Activist Ed Begley, Jr., to Keynote First Annual STEMtech Conference – Phoenix, AZ, May 18, 2010—The League for Innovation in the Community College announced today that Ed Begley, Jr. will deliver the opening keynote address on October 31, 2010, at the first annual STEMtech conference, a four-day event during which educators and community and industry leaders will join. Mon, 03 May 2010 15:03:04 GMT College Leaders Embrace Obama Education Goals President Obama’s American Graduation Initiative may be in ruins, stripped of its promised financial support, but that hasn’t deterred administration officials from pushing the initiative’s goals — or community college leaders from embracing... Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:46:13 GMT Senate bill would provide $23B to retain teachers ARRA funds help community colleges keep instructors, but more is... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:20:39 GMT The nature of innovation at community colleges The League for Innovation in the Community College has released a new report that provides insights into how some two-year colleges have successfully developed and implemented innovations and what challenges they have...

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	We, the leaders of national organizations that represent and serve America’s 1,200 community colleges, recognize and celebrate the colleges’ central role in ensuring an educated U.S. citizenry and a globally competitive workforce. We affirm the need for a dramatic increase in the number of Americans with postsecondary degrees and certifications to fulfill critical state and national goals. With the "completion agenda" as a national imperative, community colleges have an obligation to meet the challenge while holding firmly to traditional values of access, opportunity, and quality. Read more.

Changing the Educational Landscape: The Total Impact of Course Redesign, The Cross Papers #13, is now available!

A new League report offers insights into why, how, and with what results colleges innovate successfully and lessons they can share.

The Rogue Trustee: The Elephant in the Room by Terry O’Banion is now available!

2010 Innovation of the Year Award Winners

Innovation is alive and well in the community college! Fifty outstanding innovations--ranging from college transition advisors based at high schools and a fabricated aircraft fuel system simulator to a sustainable urban farm program for students and the community--have been recognized with the League's Innovation of the Year award.

Investing in Change

A new report from MDC analyzes the experiences of five Achieving the Dream community colleges and the investments they have made in implementing an institutionwide improvement process aimed at increasing students' success over the course of five years. The report provides lessons for colleges, policymakers, and funders interested in embarking on a similar path toward community college improvement.

Changing Styles, Meeting Needs

Colleges with online course experience face new challenges when changing student needs collide with static online course content. How can colleges make the content more interactive and engaging, thereby creating more meaningful learning experiences for students of the Digital Age? Learn more in the July issue of Learning Abstracts.

The League and WGBH-Boston announce the availability of Getting Results, a free, online faculty development program.

	Next Gen Learning Challenges
	2010 STEMtech Conference
	The Executive Leadership Institute
	Innovations 2011
	Learning College Summit 2011

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October 31 - November 3, 2010
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
Orlando, Florida

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The Executive Leadership Institute

The Executive Leadership Institute provides the opportunity for potential community college presidents to participate in leadership discussions with the most outstanding community college leaders in North America.

Innovations 2011
February 27 to March 2, 2011
Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel
San Diego, California

Announcing the Innovations 2011 Conference!
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Learning College Summit
June 12 – 15, 2011
Arizona Biltmore Resort
Phoenix, Arizona



	The Walmart Brighter Futures Project is supported by a grant from the Walmart Foundation. Click here for more information about this project. Click here to view information about sustainability in the community college, including the program and PowerPoint presentations from last fall’s Sustainability Symposium at Lane Community College. Project SAIL Join the League's newest collaborative course exchange and learning network targeting specialized industry-driven programs and certificates. The Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) identifies, creates, and repurposes required course content as open textbooks, making them available for use by students and faculty around the world. Click here to learn more or to join this innovative group.