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Volunteer State Community College: Vol State Classes Launch Emergency Planning Kits for Child Care Centers
September 2014 Count all 924
Emergency planning has become a part of institutional life in America. Schools and community centers regularly prepare and practice what to do in an emergency. Volunteer State Community College (Vol State) students and faculty have taken part in a two-year project to help particularly vulnerable organizations: child care centers. State law requires that child care centers have emergency plans. But it's tough for a small business or nonprofit to find the time or expertise needed to develop a plan.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teaching Strategies, Innovations
Great Falls College MSU: Bringing College to Students Wherever They Are
Teresa Rivenes September 2014 Count all 896
Great Falls College MSU, located in rural big sky Montana, has been working hard to bring unique educational opportunities and skills to students across Montana and the nation. According to Dr.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Learning Environments, Innovations
Peninsula College: Leading the Way in Training for Recycling Composites
July 2014 Count all 962
The proliferation of composite materials used in our aerospace, transportation, infrastructure, and recreation sectors is creating a growing need for waste management and sustainable practices. Couple this with current and pending legislation, and it becomes clear why businesses need to focus on new recycling technologies. Although many companies have extensive research and development efforts underway, including both reclamation and re-use of composite materials, training people for careers that utilize recycling technologies is new for educational institutions.
Tags: Economic Development, Teaching and Learning, Partnerships, Programs and Disciplines, Innovations
McHenry County College: An Emergency in Higher Education, College Students Who Aren't Ready for College
July 2014 Count all 1008
There's a little-known crisis occurring across the nation; a problem not many are aware of or would expect. Unless you're an educator. Specifically, a college educator facing a new class of freshmen. Because, it turns out that 66 percent (Complete College America, 2011), or about two-thirds, of your students, all of them recent high school graduates, are not going to be ready for what you are about to teach them.
Tags: Student Services, College Readiness, About
San Jacinto College: Local Children Fitted for Free Glasses at See to Succeed Event
June 2014 Count all 976
This year's Kid's Vision for Life See to Succeed event at San Jacinto College impacted approximately 1,133 school children from the Pasadena Independent School District (PISD).Out of those who visited the college for free eye examinations, 96 percent were issued eye glasses, and 154 received medical referrals for further eye care treatment. This is See to Succeed's third year in delivering free eye glasses to PISD children in need.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Student Services, College Readiness, Community Relations, About
New Mexico State University Alamogordo: Quality Assurance of Online Classes
June 2014 Count all 920
An anonymous person stated, "E-learning doesn't just 'happen'! It requires careful planning and implementation." New Mexico State University Alamogordo (NMSU-A) understands this statement and is working diligently to become an institution known for the quality of its online instruction. 
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Learning Environments, About
Greenville Technical College: Education Collaboration to Meet Employer Needs
May 2014 Count all 893
Greenville Technical College and Clemson University announced in November 2013 an agreement to educate the advanced manufacturing workforce to serve the automotive, transportation, and other high-tech sectors. According to a memorandum of understanding signed by Greenville Technical College President, Dr.
Tags: Economic Development, Workforce Preparation, About
Howard Community College: Step UP Program
May 2014 Count all 5312
Step UP is a grassroots program that evolved from the 25 member, cross-functional Developmental Education Committee that, in 2003, sought to create a program to improve the success and retention of developmental education students. The objective was to design a program at Howard Community College (HCC) that would provide positive support and encouragement to students as they make the often difficult transition and adjustment to college. After researching programs and interviewing students, a model for Step UP was created.
Tags: Student Services, Teaching and Learning, College Readiness, Programs and Disciplines, Innovations
Bellevue College: A Program as Unique as Its Students
April 2014 Count all 925
On the second floor of an otherwise unassuming office building in Bellevue, WA, Donna Hudson is leading a lecture on environment and community. It's the type of scene you'd expect to see in a movie depicting college life: The professor asks a question of the class and in short order, a lively discussion is underway that quite possibly brings up more questions than are asked. It's the kind of student-teacher rapport most of us rarely get to experience—let alone on a regular basis.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Programs and Disciplines, Innovations
South Louisiana Community College: SLCC's New RN Program, A True Community Partnership
April 2014 Count all 1264
From left: Brett Mellington, LEDA Manager, Business Development and LCTCS Board member; Bud Barrow, CEO, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center; Kathy Bobbs, CEO, Regional Medical Center of Acadiana and Women's & Children's Hospital; Laurie Fontenot, Dean of Nursing, Allied Health, and Safety, SLCC; David Callecod, President/CEO, Lafayette General Health; Dr.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Programs and Disciplines, Innovations
Houston Community College: Growing Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
Maya Durnovo March 2014 Count all 1065
In 2009, the Northwest College of Houston Community College (HCC) proposed the development of a Center for Entrepreneurship in response to local business leaders who requested assistance in reviving an economically declining area of town. The leaders sought ways to create jobs and revitalize the local business community. Seven key strategies were developed to address this challenge:
Tags: Economic Development, Partnerships, Innovations
Midland College: Early College High School at Midland College
March 2014 Count all 1099
In May 2013, over 70 students in the first class of Early College High School at Midland College (ECHS@MC) received associate degrees during Midland College's (MC) 40th commencement ceremony. A week later, in a separate ceremony, the 17- and 18-year-old college graduates received high school diplomas when ECHS@MC observed its first high school graduation ceremony at the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center on the MC campus located in Midland, Texas.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Learning Environments, Innovations
Lone Star College System: Commit to Complete Initiative
December 2013 Count all 934
Lone Star College System (LSCS) is joining colleges across Texas to encourage students to successfully complete their educational goals through participation in the Commit to Complete initiative.
Tags: Innovations
Yavapai College: Reflective Writing as Professional Development and the 9x9x25 Challenge
December 2013 Count all 825
The Great Ideas for Teaching (GIFT) Center and the Teaching & eLearning Support (TeLS) team at Yavapai College recently ran a very unique professional development challenge that included Ben and Jerry's ice cream and generated over 300 pages of writing from faculty in just nine weeks! In a nutshell, the two centers challenged the college faculty to write 25 sentences a week about teaching and learning for nine consecutive weeks. Out of about 300 possible full time and adjunct faculty, 17 rose to the challenge.
Tags: Innovations
Kirkwood Community College: The Surprising New Solution, Bringing the Right Technical Education to the Rural Masses
December 2013 Count all 740
As Iowa's economy slowly recovers, renewed hiring has shed light on a new challenge: the state's increasing gap between the skills employers need and the skills potential workers actually possess.
Tags: About

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