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Sierra College Manufacturing Student Starts Up His Future at Maker Space
Karen Fraser-Middleton March 2016
Volume: 11 Issue: 3
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Tyler Hill, a Sierra College Electro Mechanical Engineering major from Lincoln, CA, got a job working for NCR Corporation in part because of his participation in the Hacker Lab Startup Hustle, a boot camp for entrepreneurs held in fall 2015. Students and Sacramento area entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply for the next Startup Hustle by March 17.
Tags: Economic Development, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Degree Disenchantment: Quest for Job Security and Lucrative Pay Drives Bachelor’s Degree Holders to Del Mar College
Michael Bratten February 2016
Volume: 11 Issue: 2
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A bachelor’s degree in criminal justice paved the way for Leticia Cervantes to become a licensed private investigator. But after a few years in the business, usually checking on unfaithful spouses for local attorneys, she craved a more reliable income and regular work hours. Her solution: Go back to school and learn cosmetology.
Tags: Economic Development, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Changes in the American High School to Promote College Readiness, Increase Degree Obtainment, and Meet Workforce Demands
Steven Reed January 2016
Volume: 11 Issue: 1
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American College Testing, with over fifty years of college readiness research, defines college readiness as students having “a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college courses, which include English Composition, Algebra, Social Science and Biology” (ACT, 2012, p. 3). Unfortunately, the majority of students graduating from high school are not college ready, and the need for improvement in the American high school educational structure is clear.
Tags: Learning and Organization, Programs and Practices, Student Retention, Innovations
Celebrating Community College Innovation With Innovation of the Year Awards
League for Innovation December 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 12
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Established over thirty years ago to recognize significant community college innovations, the League’s Innovation of the Year awards are designed to honor faculty, staff, and administrators at member institutions who have created and implemented innovative programs, practices, partnerships, policies, and activities that improve the college’s ability to serve students and the community.
Tags: Community Relations, Innovations
Plan Now for Awards Season: Recognize Innovation and Excellence at Your College
League for Innovation November 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 11
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The League for Innovation in the Community College has two awards programs each spring that recognize and celebrate community college innovation and excellence. League Alliance member institutions are encouraged to participate in this year’s awards season to showcase outstanding faculty, staff, and administrators and the creative programs and practices they have developed.
Tags: Community Relations, Programs and Practices, Innovations
Benchmarking to Inform Planning: The EDUCAUSE Core Data Service
Leah Lang October 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 10
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A check of vital signs is the first step in any physical examination. A nurse measures and records current blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, and temperature: for example, 110 over 79, 77 beats per minute, 13 breaths per minute, and 97.8 degrees. These four metrics are the initial indicators of the patient's well-being; however, on their own they are ambiguous.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Organizational Culture, Innovations
Workforce Programs as Centers of Quality Learning
Louise Yarnall September 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 9
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Workforce programs have long been acknowledged as centers of innovation on every community college campus, and now a new evaluation system can help college workforce leaders demonstrate the learning quality of their instructional programs.
Tags: Assessment and Evaluation, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Continuing the Celebration of Community College Innovation
League for Innovation August 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 8
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As community colleges prepare for classes to begin in coming weeks, the League congratulates the 2014-2015 Innovation of the Year award recipients, and invites participation in the 2015-2016 Innovation of the Year awards program.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Organizational Culture, Innovations
Title IX: How It Affects Community Colleges and Students
Kent Seaver July 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 7
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Every college campus has a feel, an atmosphere, that is all its own. Having spent the last 16 years working in metropolitan community colleges, I have had the opportunity to see all types of students interact with one another in that atmosphere, as well as with faculty and staff from all backgrounds. All students are on campus to learn, and when the learning mission is disrupted, it's important to know two things: why it was interrupted and how the college can stop the interference from reoccurring.
Tags: Student Services, Teaching and Learning, Learning Environments, Student Retention, Innovations
Breaking Down Barriers: First-Generation College Students and College Success
Lauren Falcon June 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 6
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Graduating high school students across the nation are faced with deciding whether to continue their education or enter the workforce. Many seek higher education in order to improve career opportunities and gain economic prosperity and social mobility (Blackwell & Pinder, 2014). The College Board claims that the average annual income for individuals who have a baccalaureate degree is $53,976. The unemployment rate among these graduates is 4.7 percent, which is lower than the U.S. unemployment rate of 6.7 percent (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014).
Tags: Innovations
Teaching English Language Learners: Communication Between Home and School
Jennifer Oxier May 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 5
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When looking at national data about American students who are identified as English language learners (ELL), overlapping definitions from two prominent sources are important to note. The U.S. Census Bureau uses the American Community Survey (2013) to obtain information about factors that disproportionately affect ELL students and their families. The survey compares statistics between "native" and "foreign" households, definitions which are determined by where the householder was born. Not all children whose parents were born outside of the U.S. are identified as ELL.
Tags: Student Services, Teaching and Learning, Learning Environments, Student Retention, Innovations
The Marketing Power of the Church Newsletter
Eric Melcher April 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 4
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Television, radio, newspapers, and social media; community college marketers use many channels to communicate these days. But perhaps they should be considering a more grassroots approach: the humble church newsletter. Volunteer State Community College (Vol State) administrators learned this lesson thanks to a group of dedicated learners.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Community Relations, Innovations
Portfolios That Work: A Counseling, Assessment, and Retention Tool
Abdullah O. Johnson March 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 3
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In fall 2012, I applied for a Learning Challenge Grant to develop and present a hands-on workshop that would introduce a counseling, assessment, and retention tool (CART) system to the Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) department faculty and staff at Sinclair Community College (SCC). After this workshop, the goal was to offer it to the Science, Mathematics, and Engineering (SME) division, then to all SCC faculty. The workshop was requested to:
Tags: Student Services, Teaching and Learning, Assessment and Evaluation, Student Completion, Student Retention, Innovations
Prior Learning and STEM: Ingredients for Student Success
Kent Seaver February 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 2
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Having spent the last 16 years working in metropolitan community colleges, I have had the opportunity to see all types of students: new-to-college eighteen year olds, fifteen year old non-driving dual credit students, and returning students who would rather not divulge their ages. All bring with them the sum of their life experiences. But one group that brings a set of experiences and skills like no other is returning student veterans.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Student Retention, Teaching Strategies, Innovations
Partners Unite to Build Petroleum Processing Pilot Plant at Del Mar College
Michael Bratten January 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 1
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An unprecedented public-private partnership is bringing a petroleum processing pilot plant to Del Mar College that will be used to train technicians for well paying careers in burgeoning industries. Essentially a working model of a distillation unit like those at the petrochemical plants and refineries that dot the landscape near the Port of Corpus Christi, the facility arrives during a perfect economic storm.
Tags: Economic Development, Partnerships, Innovations

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