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Journey to the Stars With Delta College
Susan Montesi November 2007
Volume: 2 Issue: 11
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Although the word "community" may not be part of Delta's name, it is certainly evident in the college's vision statement, "Delta College is our community's first choice to learn, work, and grow." The main campus is a 640-acre complex located in a rural area affectionately called "the Cornfield." Because it is somewhat hidden from view, Delta College has repeatedly sought ways to increase its presence in the three counties it serves (Bay, Midland, and Saginaw).
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Going Green at GCC
Karen P. Chynoweth October 2007
Volume: 2 Issue: 10
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Greenfield Community College (GCC) is an institution dedicated to its home community. That dedication means the faculty and staff care not only about the students who attend the school, but the economic, social, cultural, and environmental state of Franklin County and the people who call the greater Pioneer Valley home. With that in mind, the faculty and staff at GCC have increased their efforts over the past five years to become good examples for others and good stewards of the earth by increasing the college's recycling efforts and adopting other environmentally friendly policies.
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College Is Possible: Precollege Youth Development Program
Rachel S. Ruiz, Sheryl Anderson September 2007
Volume: 2 Issue: 9
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In an effort to promote access to higher education to diverse, underserved youth in Clark County, Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, adopted the College Is Possible (CIP) program in 2004. The American Council on Education (ACE) developed this youth development program to serve as a bridge between colleges and universities and their local K-12 and nonprofit youth communities. The Center for the Advancement of Race and Ethnic Equity (CAREE), a division of ACE, provides national resources and training opportunities for college presidents and liaisons.
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Prince George's Community College
Carole Lester, Gail Robinson August 2007
Volume: 2 Issue: 8
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In 2001 a "futures issues group" consisting of faculty and staff was charged with investigating the feasibility of implementing service learning at Prince George's Community College. The committee developed a comprehensive plan that established the foundation for the service learning program and Horizons grant.
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Community College of Philadelphia Event Seeks to Reach At-Risk Youth
Anthony S. Twyman July 2007
Volume: 2 Issue: 7
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Community College of Philadelphia has organized and hosted several unique community-centered events in an effort help stop the violence that has claimed the lives of more than 200 people in the city this year.
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Bellingham Tech's Welding Rodeo: A Promotional and Recruitment Tool
Patricia McKeown June 2007
Volume: 2 Issue: 6
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Finding ways to provide excellent instructional programs and bring new people to college campuses is challenging. When Bellingham Technical College made plans to expand its welding program to address critical skilled labor shortages, the greatest need was finding additional ways to draw students. Recruiting for the industrial welding program has been a challenge, especially since high schools keep discontinuing these programs because of their high cost.
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2007 Innovation of the Year Award Winners
League for Innovation May 2007
Volume: 2 Issue: 5
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Established 25 years ago, the League's Innovation of the Year Award was devised as a way to recognize significant innovations reflecting capstone achievements and the continuing renewal of the spirit of innovation and experimentation upon which the League was founded. The award is designed to recognize staff at member colleges who have designed and implemented a significant innovation.
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Life Elevation Skills: A Community Partnership to Reduce Barriers to Housing
David Throgmorton, Kathryn Murray April 2007
Volume: 2 Issue: 4
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Our rural county is defined by poverty. Fifty years ago Del Norte County, California, was awash in timber money and fishing money, but the big timber is gone and the coastal waters are fished out. One sad consequence of jobs that require little education is that machines can replace the people who used to do the hard work, and that has happened here.
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An Unusual Attraction: A Zoo on Campus
Julie Garrett March 2007
Volume: 2 Issue: 3
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Most community colleges attract their students locally. But Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida, has one program so unique and prestigious, it draws 50 percent of its students from out of state. In fact, students have come from as far away as Switzerland and Japan. This program has a 12- to 18-month waiting list and requires 1,800 hours of physical labor. Students will get nipped and scratched, dig ditches, trim trails, and sweat through a five-month, 90-degrees-plus Florida summer. And they won't care, because they'll be doing what they love.
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Art in the Corporate Community
Susan Breault February 2007
Volume: 2 Issue: 2
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Pizza and cake are normal daily fare in the Foster Corporation's lunchroom. The pizza may be edible, but the cake is part of a work of art, Let Them Eat Cake, by 2006 Quinebaug Valley Community College graduate Jennifer Kuszaj of Danielson, Connecticut. Foster Corporation is a full-service material solutions company serving medical device, pharmaceutical delivery, and biotechnology companies with extremely precise polymer technologies.
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Celebrating Publishing in the Pines Montgomery College Offers a Festival a Home
Cliff Hudder, Alicia Bankston January 2007
Volume: 2 Issue: 1
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On a Mission Where can inexperienced and aspiring authors explore the business of publishing, chat with editors of small presses, learn the grassroots steps of publication, and obtain advice from successful authors? For several years in the Texas Gulf Coast region, that place was the Texas Writers and Publishers Festival, presented annually at the Walden Yacht Club by the Montgomery County Literary Arts Council.
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Diego Rivera's Pan American Unity
William Maynez December 2006
Volume: 1 Issue: 12
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City College of San Francisco (CCSF) is home to a world treasure called Pan American Unity, a mural by the famous Mexican artist Diego Rivera. This true fresco was painted locally as a gift for the college in 1940 at Treasure Island's Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE).
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No Mausoleum This! The Kalamazoo Valley Museum and Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Tom Thinnes November 2006
Volume: 1 Issue: 11
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"Anyone who sees a difference between education and entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either one." So said cultural historian and communications theorist Marshall McLuhan. Inspired by his vision, Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) in Southwest Michigan decided to accept the recommendation of a citizens committee and assume the governance of a regional museum of history, science, and technology.
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Montgomery County Community College: Cultural Center for Writers
Melissa Caviston, Raina Davison, Lee Doty, Traci Ginnona October 2006
Volume: 1 Issue: 10
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This November, hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and community members, as well as budding writers from nearby cities and states, will once again journey to Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) in the Philadelphia suburb of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, for the Eleventh Writers' Club Conference. Begun in 1988, the conference lasts from one to three days and includes a keynote presentation, workshops, panels, agent appointments, and other features for writers in many disciplines.
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Artrain USA: Connecting to the Community
Kevin Pollock, Linda R. Boitos September 2006
Volume: 1 Issue: 9
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In conducting an economic and intrinsic impact study for the Ludington Area Arts Council, West Shore Community College in Scottville, Michigan, has found a distinctive way to connect and work with the local community. The college, located in rural northwest lower Michigan, has a service area of approximately 60,000 people. The area, hard hit by Michigan's slow economic recovery, relies on tourism as a major part of its economy.
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