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Phoenix College: Innovative 90/30 Partnership Enhances Medical Laboratory Science Program
Julie Stiak and Jeff Wolz May 2012 Count all 792
While programs requiring costly, state-of-the-art science labs were being eliminated during budget cuts around the nation, Phoenix College developed a unique partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) that netted a $100,000 public grant upgrade to its laboratory facilities and increased its ability to encourage student success by offering the opportunity to earn an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) and a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS).
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Ocean County College: OCC Initiates an E-Learning Partnership With China Open University in Tianjin, China
Janet Hubbs May 2012 Count all 779
Starting in September 2012, Ocean County College (OCC), located in Toms River, New Jersey, will begin extending its course offerings more than half way around the world to students at Tianjin Open University (TOU), in Tianjin Province, People's Republic of China, through a new E-Learning partnership facilitated by the Time Cruiser Computing Corporation.
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Lone Star College-Tomball Campus: Commitment to International Educational Initiatives
David E. Birch April 2012 Count all 705
Lone Star College-Tomball is one of six colleges within the Lone Star College System (LSCS) in the Houston, Texas, area. Our college and our system have recognized that an increased emphasis on international education provides many positive benefits for students, faculty, and communities. Lone Star College-Tomball sponsors a number of initiatives promoting international education, including a commitment to participating in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference held each spring at the United Nations in New York.
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Bermuda College: Faculty Focus on Active Learning and Student Success
March 2012 Count all 764
Web 2.0 Meets Constructivism: Innovative Teaching Strategies for BiologyWhat do Dewey, Vygotsky, Piaget, Bruner, and Gardner all have in common? If the neural capacity for how students learn has ever sparked your interest, you're probably already quite familiar with their theories of learning. Each of these individuals has made significant contributions to the Constructivist Learning Model. Through careful observation and research their findings have evolved and solidified from hypotheses to widely accepted theories that have become the bedrock for Inquiry-Based Learning.
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Georgian College: Leading the Way in Health Care Education With Sadlon Centre for Health and Wellness
February 2012 Count all 788
The Sadlon Centre for Health and Wellness at the Georgian College Barrie Campus is thriving. Now that the doors have opened to students and the public, state-of-the-art laboratories, study areas, and community health clinics are buzzing with activity as Georgian helps prepare Simcoe County's future health-care providers.
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J.F. Drake State Technical College: Drake State Gets Involved With Two New Initiatives
January 2012 Count all 659
J.F. Drake State Technical College in Huntsville, Alabama, is a member of the Alabama Community College System and is one of several higher education institutions serving the Madison County area. The enrollment is approximately 1,300 students of very diverse backgrounds. The college focuses on technical programs, offering associate degrees and certificates in the areas of Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Manufacturing, Salon Management, and Culinary/Hospitality Services.
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Kirkwood Community College: What a Great Place to Land, The Hotel at Kirkwood Center
December 2011 Count all 692
What makes a great business travelers' destination? Location, atmosphere, service, perks? A great hotel needs them all.
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St. Louis Community College: SLCC Takes Inside Track to Leadership Development
Anisha Morrell-Charles November 2011 Count all 746
Last year, as a part of the American Graduation Initiative goal, President Barack Obama challenged the nation's 1,200 community colleges to produce an additional five million graduates by 2020.
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Centennial College: Supporting Academic Freedom Through Global Scholars at Risk Network
October 2011 Count all 714
It's a sad fact that regressive regimes often target scholars and restrict academic freedoms by inhibiting research, publication, teaching, and learning in an attempt to restrain access to information and new ideas.
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Cañada College: Focus on STEM Education
September 2011 Count all 819
Cañada College in Redwood City, California, is a member of the California Community College System and is one of three colleges in the San Mateo County Community College District. The student body is genuinely multicultural, with Hispanic students as the largest single group. During 2009-2010, the college enrolled 10,451 unique students and 4,982 full-time equivalent students.
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Georgian College: Centre for Health and Wellness to Provide State-of-the-Art Health Sciences and Clinical Facility
August 2011 Count all 742
Students, staff, and the entire Barrie community have a lot to look forward to this fall at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, as construction progresses on the Centre for Health and Wellness.
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Mt. Hood Community College: Blending Health Care and High Tech for New Program
Todd Schwartz June 2011 Count all 785
A nationwide mandate for electronic health records means the days of paper charts in the doctor's office are numbered—and a multitude of new jobs are available. That manila folder your doctor carries into the exam room, full of papers and charts containing your medical history, is on the way to being as long gone as the house call. The new age of health care requires much faster and easier sharing of information between providers, so medical records are rapidly becoming, like your financial records, part of a secure electronic database.
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Miami Dade College: MDC Launches Culinary Institute
May 2011 Count all 758
With Miami's emerging culinary scene—one known for fusing a mélange of cultures and tastes into bold and unique creations—comes the need for the training and education of the people conceptualizing and serving up the newest and latest dishes.
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South Seattle Community College: Students Given the Gift of Tuition-Free Education
April 2011 Count all 627
Cheers erupted from more than 200 stunned Chief Sealth International High School seniors as they absorbed the news that a free year of college is in their future.  South Seattle Community College (South) President Gary Oertli caught the assembled Class of 2011 by surprise with his announcement that the college's 13th Year Promise Scholarship has been expanded to Chief Sealth.
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Tulsa Community College: New Businesses Launch From Entrepreneur Program
March 2011 Count all 696
"In designing Launch, it was important to us that program participants understand the steps that make a successful startup and to physically take their startup idea on that journey," said Tom McKeon, Tulsa Community College (TCC) President. "Oklahoma is one of the most active states for entrepreneurial activity.
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