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Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College: New Projects at SCTC
Betty Redleaf-Collett August 2009 Count all 745
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College is a two-year public college founded in 1998. The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Council adopted a resolution that year establishing a tribally-controlled college and the formation of a governing Board of Regents. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan constitutes a sovereign nation within the United States. The sovereignty of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe forms the legal basis to charter Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College.
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2008-2009 Year in Review
July 2009 Count all 705
Member Spotlight offers member colleges the opportunity to spotlight a program, an award, or a successful innovation to share with other community colleges. These spotlights are featured in the League's monthly League Connections electronic newsletter.We send our thanks and recognition to the colleges featured in the 2008-2009 Member Spotlight. Each institution is listed below with a link to the college's Member Spotlight selection.Seattle Community CollegeBig Sandy Community and Technical CollegeIvy Tech Community College
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Independence Community College: Innovation at ICC
June 2009 Count all 761
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Institute of Technical Education: Asia Pacific Public-Private Partnership Deal of the Year
May 2009 Count all 1265
Every year, Project Finance International (PFI), along with other renowned financial publications, surveys ssuccessfully closed deals globally across various sectors. Amongst the closed deals, they select the best transactions that demonstrate attributes like the use of innovative financing techniques and ground-breaking and pathfinding transactions. Project Finance International is a leading source of global project financial intelligence, which reports on the entire life cycles of deals, from initial hearsay to analysis after completion.
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Treasure Valley Community College: Virtual Math Lab Supports Student Success
April 2009 Count all 832
When Treasure Valley Community College was awarded the competitive Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant from the Department of Education in 2005, the college knew this funding would be the catalyst for change at TVCC. One of the priority areas in the grant was creating a way to identify at-risk students and then provide services to help them be more successful at college. Early on, the Title III team developed and piloted an Early Alert/ Intervention program.
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Kaua'i Community College: Leveraging Partnerships to Accelerate Progress Toward Sustainability
March 2009 Count all 787
When Chancellor Helen Cox first arrived on the Kaua'i Community College (KCC) campus in August 2008, she had already made it clear that she believed that KCC had an important role to play in moving the island of Kaua'i toward sustainability. In the public forum that was part of her interview, she was told that while much of the country was slowly sliding into the abyss when it came to economics and sustainability, Kaua'i was going over a cliff. She was then asked what she would do to help.
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Cerro Coso Community College: Wind Technology Program
February 2009 Count all 942
Cerro Coso Community College, located in the upper Mojave Desert, is on the cutting edge of developing an Energy Technician program to support the renewable energy industry. In the new industrial technology certificate and degree programs, students will complete an 18-unit core set of courses to provide for a well-rounded skilled technical worker.
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Bakersfield College: Free Flu Shots Help BC Practice for Community Response
Amber Chiang January 2009 Count all 943
On October 24, 2008, volunteers gathered at Bakersfield College to test their ability to vaccinate the community in a point-of-dispensing exercise. The college entered into the partnership because if Bakersfield was ever to experience pandemic influenza or another such disaster, it might be necessary to distribute medications to many citizens quickly, and Bakersfield College would be called on to provide the service.
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