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Chandler-Gilbert Community College: New Coyote Center Strives to Impact Student Success
December 2014 Count all 955
Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) recently celebrated the grand opening of the Coyote Center, a new multi-functional facility serving as the front door of CGCC's Pecos Campus. The new 74,859-square-foot center is one of just a few buildings in the nation to innovatively blend academics, athletics, enrollment services, and student affairs into one location.
Tags: Student Services, Teaching and Learning, Student Retention, Learning Environments, Innovations
Wake Technical Community College: Business Analytics, A Smart Decision
December 2014 Count all 988
Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech) is the largest of the 58 community colleges in the North Carolina Community College System, enrolling more than 70,000 students a year. It is a two-year, public institution with an open door admissions policy, serving the 1,000,000+ residents of Wake County with five campuses, two training centers, and multiple community sites, and online. It is also one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the United States.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Organizational Culture, Innovations
Midland College: Science Students Participate in Research Projects
Rebecca Bell November 2014 Count all 1036
Thanks to a $22,500 grant provided by ExxonMobil Foundation, Midland College (MC) will be able to establish the Midland College Water Monitoring Center, directed by Mr. Greg Larson, faculty member in Biology. Mr. Larson is an authority on water quality in the Pecos River, having worked for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) as a field biologist specializing in this area for 23 years.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teaching Strategies, Innovations
Tallahassee Community College: TCC to Open Environmental Institute
November 2014 Count all 933
Some might say that the most important part of Tallahassee Community College's (TCC) new Wakulla Environmental Institute (WEI) is already complete. After all, the breathtaking natural spaces that define TCC's recently acquired 158-acre property in rural Wakulla County, Florida, are destined to become the institute's most widely used classrooms. Nevertheless, it was with great excitement that the college broke ground for the institute's first building in April of 2013.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Programs and Disciplines, Innovations
Tidewater Community College: Academy for Nonprofit Excellence a Local Gem
October 2014 Count all 939
Every time she attends a class at Tidewater Community College's Academy for Nonprofit Excellence, Melia Trost has another "aha" moment. Whether it's a marketing recommendation, website help, or advice on event planning, Trost takes back practical recommendations she can implement at Samantha Makes It a Little Easier, Inc., a nonprofit she started in 2012 that provides needy children with medical equipment.
Tags: Economic Development, Partnerships, Innovations
College of the Albemarle: COA and Currituck County Receive Prestigious Distinguished Partners in Excellence Award
October 2014 Count all 1165
Dr. Linwood Powell, Chair of the State Board of Community Colleges, presented the Distinguished Partners in Excellence Award to representatives of College of the Albemarle (COA) and Currituck County at a Board of Trustees meeting in spring 2014. This prestigious North Carolina Community College System award recognized the college's and county's collaborative efforts and vision in building the Regional Aviation and Technical Training Center in Currituck County. 
Tags: Economic Development, Partnerships, Innovations
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

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