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4Point ofViewTo students ofhistory, the issuesfacing communitycolleges todayhave a veryfamiliar ring.

5PreservingMemoriesA college writingclass aims to helpstudents dig deeplyinto the history oftheir families.

11 AutomotiveGradsThe first 12Americanapprentices havegraduated from aVolkswagentraining program.

13Girls onFireA summer camp at a Wisconsin collegeencourages girls toconsider careers asfirefighters andEMTs.

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Figuring It OutStatistics shaping the higher-ed landscape

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Financial Aid

As the cost of college continuesto rise, so does the number ofstudents receiving financial aid. In 2011-12, 71 percent of allundergraduates received somekind of financial aid, an all-timehigh. Here is a look at financialaid statistics for students enrolledin public community colleges.

Average Total Aid: $4,700

Students receiving:

Any aid: 57%

Grants: 50.5%

Student loans: 17.6%

Work-Study: 1.9%

Veteran’s benefits: 2.9%

Pilot program seeks to link needystudents to public benefits andshort-term financial help

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A FinancialHelp Desk

Macomb CommunityCollege is part of theBenefits Access forCollege Completionprogram.

Health and ScienceBrenda Kirkwood,Lecturer, School of PublicHealth, University at Albany,SUNY

Energy, Environment,Natural Resources, andSustainabilityDarien Ripple,Faculty, Chandler-GilbertCommunity College

Mathematics,Engineering, andArchitectureJohn Squires,Mathematics DepartmentHead, Chattanooga StateCommunity College

Manufacturing,Industry, Agriculture,and AerospaceBrian Bosworth,Founder and President,FutureWorks

Technology, Multimedia,and TelecommunicationsSally Johnstone,Vice President for AcademicAdvancement, WesternGovernors University

Recruiting, Retaining, andTransitioning StudentsInto STEM ProgramsIrving P. McPhail,President and CEO, NACME,Inc.

Technology Systems andApplicationsMark Milliron,Chancellor, WesternGovernors University

E-Learning ResourcesGary Lopez,CEO, Monterey Institute forTechnology and Education

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St. Louis CC WeighsDisbanding CampusPolice Department

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The board of St.Louis Community College is consider-ing whether it should do away with itsown campus police force in the wake ofa bungled investigation.

In a scathing report commissionedby trustees, investigators recommendedthat the board consider having local lawenforcement cover the campus. Boardchairman Craig Larson said that part ofthe next step in the process is figuringout how to implement the recommenda-tions in the report.

The report came nearly four monthsafter student Blythe Grupe was attackedin a restroom on the college’s Merameccampus by a fellow student. Her allegedattacker was released hours later, evenafter he reportedly admitted he was try-ing to kill her.

Grupe’s family became frustratedwith the police response and went pub-lic. In the fallout, Meramec campuspresident George Wasson resigned andthe board voted not to renew ChancellorMyrtle Dorsey’s contract when itexpires in 2014.

Then, the college announced thatMeramec campus police chief PaulBanta, Community College District

chief of police Robert Stewart and VicePresident of Student Affairs LindenCrawford were “no longer in their priorpositions.”

Stewart told reporters he had takenretirement. A college spokeswomandeclined to discuss details, but both Bantaand Stewart were criticized in the report.

The report said Banta and Stewartwaited five days after the attack to seekan arrest warrant when “it appearedprobable that a warrant for a seriousfelony could have been obtained theday of the attack.” The report said thetwo ``lack knowledge of basic policeprocedures.”

President Obama’s bus tour to promotehis plan to remake American highereducation all but obscured a startling

report on college costs that was releasedearlier in the week.

That report, from the National Centerfor Education Statistics, said that in 2011-12, 71 percent of all undergraduate studentsneeded some form of financial aid to attendcollege, an all-time record. Among under-graduates who received aid, the averagetotal amount was $10,800.

Fifty-seven percent of all undergradu-ates received federal student aid; 41 percentof all undergraduates received federal PellGrants.

If ever there was proof that urgent stepsare needed to stem the ballooning cost ofattending, it could be found in those num-bers.

So it was no surprise that Obama seizedon the issue of college affordability, taking atwo-day bus tour through New York andPennsylvania to tout a sweeping plan tocreate a new government rating system forcolleges that would judge schools on theiraffordability and outcomes and be used toallocate federal financial aid.

Speaking to a crowd of 7,000 at theUniversity Of Buffalo, the president arguedthat with the nation’s economy still shaky,and students facing increasing globalcompetition, making college affordable is“an economic imperative.”

“Higher education cannot be a luxury,”Obama said. “Every American familyshould be able to get it.”

Obama said that he expected politicalpushback on his plan, and it began almostimmediately. Republicans on Capitol Hillweighed in quickly with criticism of theplan as federal government overreach.

“Washington needs to be careful abouttaking a good idea for one state and forcingall 6,000 institutions of higher education todo the exact same thing, turning Washingtoninto a sort of national school board for ourcolleges and universities,” said U.S. Sen.Lamar Alexander, the top Republican on theSenate Health, Education, Labor andPensions Committee. He cast the proposalas government overreach and suggested astate-by-state approach would bepreferable.

But concern about the president’s planextended beyond Capitol Hill. In a writtenstatement, Walter G. Bumphus, presidentand CEO of the American Association ofCommunity Colleges, said the governmentmust be careful when tinkering with thefinancial aid system, which has opened thedoors to higher education for millions ofcommunity college students.

“The federal student financial aidprograms are a tremendous success,”

Obama’s CallFor CollegeRatingsCreatesConcernBY PAUL BRADLEY

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Index to news around the nation

1 BUFFALO, N.Y.President Obama announces anambitious new plan to slow the fast-risingcost of a college education.Page 3

2 ST. LOUIS A bungled investigation into an on-campus assault has St. LouisCommunity College consideringdisbanding its police force.Page 3

3 GREENVILLE, N.C.The Family Stories Workshop at PittCommunity College aims to help writerspreserve treasured memories. Page 5

4 CATONSVILLE, Md.The Community College of BaltimoreCounty is settling a lawsuit brought by ahearing-impaired woman who wasrefused an internship placement.Page 9

5 SORRENTO, La.Joe Ben Welch, the first employee andfirst chancellor of River ParishesCommunity College, is retiring. Page 10

6 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.The first 12 students have graduated froma Volkswagen apprenticeship programthat combines technical training and paidexperience.Page 11

7 TUSCALOOSA, Ala.As Alabama students begin a new school year, college leaders and lawenforcement officials are uncertain how anew gun law will apply to campuses. Page 12

8 EAU CLAIRE, Wis.Chippewa Valley Technical Collegesponsors a summer camp to show girlsthat they can become firefighters.Page 13

9 WASHINGTON, D.C.States struggling to rebuild theirworkforces after the Great Recession saythey know better than Washington how tospend workforce development dollars.Page 14

10 BATON ROUGE, La.Louisiana keep cutting back on highereducation funding, placing a growingfinancial burden on students and theirfamilies.Page 15

11 RALEIGH, N.C.Local North Carolina election officials aremoving aggressive to curtail the votingrights of college students.Page 16

12 CHEYENNE, Wyo.A new industrial technology building topsthe list of projects recommended by theWyoming Community CollegeCommission.Page 16

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point of view

In 1996, the Chancellor of the StateUniversity of New York, suggestedcommunity colleges were more

sensitive than universities to the whimsof the marketplace and more at risk ofclosing. We might, he said, disappearbecause of the ability of competitors todeliver similar services and programsmore cost effectively and with greaterpublic acceptance. His comments igniteda theme that inspired me then to publishan article in Community College Week,which is even more relevant today: that acommunity colleges’ most profoundchallenge is to inspire trustees, faculty,staff and students to understand that rapidand dramatic academic and organizationalchange are necessary for communitycolleges to fulfill the demands of commu-nity and employers in the 21st Century.

The issue is quite simple. The univer-sity owns the public’s respect as a presti-gious gateway to a successful life. Manysmall colleges will disappear, but univer-sities will continue to generate substantialfunds for technology advancement,research and teaching, continuing theircontrol of access to a desired future. Yet,community colleges serve almost half ofhigher education’s students today butface the following:

Diminishing resources and reducedstudent access;

Tuition caps as our customers aremore sensitive to costs, especially if PellGrants are restricted;

Competition with increasinglyaggressive organizations for the sameresources;

Competition from for-profit col-leges, corporations, entrepreneurs anduniversities, expanding their markets inthe community college’s traditionally“protected” turf;

A confusing image that is too broadand poorly marketed;

Traditions that make any changeponderously slow.

We consider ourselves indispensible;yet, the marketplace will allow us to fail.Consider that two years ago, the TexasLegislature proposed eliminating four ofthe states’ 50 community colleges.Although withdrawn, it could very wellresurface. Many technical and communitycolleges have been consolidated. Mean-while, the City College of San Franciscomay not survive.

Key strategies utilized by competitorshave challenged community colleges’traditional culture:

Customer focus – in all things.Agile – able to respond quickly to

the market.Placement – graduates matched to

the market.Focus – niche driven to maximize

enrollments and revenues.Marketing – sophisticated, continuous.Personal Service – the student/-

customer feels welcomed.

Student financial support – nolines, easy payment.

Collective mission – all employeesfocused on the customer.

Scheduling – meets customers’needs, not employees.

Access – delivers where and whencustomer requires.

Performance-based – outcomesdefined, applied/contextual learning withmeasured results.

Streamlined – minimal credit hoursto achieve certification.

Community colleges have the creativeemployees to implement these strategies.But until we change our paradigm,acknowledge our competitive environ-ment, no longer with the fiscal assuranceswe’ve enjoyed, we risk being replaced byothers more customer-focused and effi-cient. We are confronted by what CharlesHandy calls the “Age of Unreason,” aperiod of discontinuous change in whichwe must turn our thinking “upside down”and respond in totally different ways tothe environment. Harvard BusinessSchool Professor Clayton Christensenrefers to this as “disruptive innovation.”He identifies community colleges asdisruptions to universities but ironically,multiple competitors are now challengingcommunity colleges.

In this high performance age, thedemand for learning will increase. Thus,community colleges have great opportunity.But we must stop functioning like mini-universities and fulfill the foundingpromise of a student centered, marketresponsive, academically innovativeorganization. As tax-supported institu-tions, we have a moral imperative to earnthe public’s trust by focusing on successof all students, high performance/-efficient operations and programs thatincrease our communities’ economicstrength.

We know that our traditionaleducational approach serves only somestudents well. The model has alwaysreplicated the university approach; that’swhere we were raised. Inertia andtradition have restricted our willingnessto shift the paradigm to one in which allstudents succeed. Yet, we know that:

Learning is best achieved when oneis fully involved in applied and contextualdiscovery;

General education has littlemeaning as individual courses but mustbe an integrated whole. Faculty mustguide students to connect in multipleways to the diversity and complexity ofideas that can be applied to their careers;

Learning is increasingly “just intime” and lifelong, accessible frommultiple sources;

Work, co-ops, internships and otherforms of “service-learning” are key tounderstanding and maturing;

Nurturing learning, understandingcurriculum design and utilizing multipleinstructional techniques are more impor-tant for faculty than deep expertise in adiscipline;

Traditional teaching will bereplaced by faculty acting as coaches,facilitators and information brokers;

Learning is best that occurs in thecommunity because resources areplentiful and learning more relevant thanonly in a classroom.

Learning must become collaborativeas today’s careers require social sophisti-cation and collective performance;

The college organization mustcontinuously adapt to a changingenvironment.

To prevent the “End of the CommunityCollege,” its leaders must redesign ourmini-university model and become theassertively responsive, transformative,and community-engaged design that isour very own so that we are leading,engaging and accelerating actionsnecessary to competitively flourish andteach for the 21st Century, not the last.

This is an update of an article thatappeared in Community College Week in1996,and recently in the Huffington Post.It’s being republished as part ofCCWeek’s 25th anniversary observance.Comments: ccweekblog.wordpress.com

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College Writing Class Aims To Preserve Treasured MemoriesBY KIM GRIZZARD, THE DAILY REFLECTOR OF GREENVILLE

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP)— A search for the nameParmalee Hawk on Ama-

zon.com shows several titles bythis author, published over a peri-od of three decades. But the bookthe former East Carolina Universi-ty professor is working on now isone she hopes almost no one willread.

Except her four children. Hawk, who retired as director

of teacher education at ECU in2004, has spent the last five yearsback in the classroom as a studentin Pitt Community College’s Fam-ily Stories Workshop. In this class,taught by author Patsy BakerO’Leary, the goal is not publica-tion. It is preservation.

“It’s a matter of heritage,” saidO’Leary, who has taught writingcourses at PCC for more than 30years. “You need to leave thisinformation for the people whowill come after you, so they’llknow the person that you were.”

Each Monday afternoon in aclassroom at the Pitt CountyCouncil on Aging, students sharethe stories they have written oneverything from high school grad-uation to the family dog. Partici-pants, mostly senior adults, areretired teachers and librarians,state employees and insuranceagents.

Once everyone takes a seat,introductions begin in the usualway, “My name is June, and I am a... writer.”

Not “I want to be a writer.” Noteven “I’m trying to be a writer.”

O’Leary, author of the 1997novel “With Wings As Eagles,”will accept nothing less.

“They always have to say ‘Iam a writer’ because that’s a mind-set that they need to have,” shesaid. “Everybody’s a writer, butthey don’t think of themselves as awriter.”

Personal accounts can speakvolumes, even if those volumesare never published. That is a les-son students learn in O’Leary’sclass, which is designed to teachparticipants how digging into theirfamilies stories, rather than simplyfilling in names on the family tree,can yield something even larger,with roots that go much deeper.

“This is something that doinggenealogy can’t give you,”O’Leary said. “It’s fine if UncleFrank lived in 1800, but UncleFrank is just a cipher until you putsome details on him and tell ussome of the things that he did.”

For O’Leary, decoding familyhistory was not a matter of hoursspent reading at the courthouse butof time spent listening at hergrandparents’ house, where therewas no electricity or running wateruntil O’Leary was almost out ofhigh school.

“I remember the days wheneverybody sat on their porches andthe kids were running around get-

ting lightning bugs,” she said. “Wewould listen. (The adults) wouldbe sitting on the porch, and they’dbe spinning these stories.”

Childhood was different forHawk, who was born and raised inPennsylvania. But a commonthread for her and her Southernclassmates is the memory of theirparents and grandparents weavingstories. Hawk only wishes she hadbeen a better listener.

“I am the only one left,”shesaid. “I have no brothers or sisters.I have no cousins. Nobody’s livingin my generation or older exceptme. They say every time some-body dies, a library is lost becausepeople don’t write this stuffdown.”

Hawk, who lived through theDepression and World War II, wasdetermined to pass those storiesalong. So two Christmases ago,the gift she gave her children wasa written collection of memoriesfrom her early childhood and teenyears. A second volume, due thisChristmas, will include her collegeyears, marriage and motherhood.Nearly every account began as anassignment in the Family StoriesWorkshop.

“I can’t tell you how manyfriends I have that will say, ‘Gee, Ishould do that,’” Hawk said. “Butyou don’t do it unless you havesomething that kind of forces youto do it.”

In the workshop, that force isO’Leary, who considers it her jobto not only spark her students’

memories but to light a fire underthem to organize those recollec-tions into entertaining stories.Though students do not receive agrade for their work, there ishomework to complete each week.Students are not confined to theassigned topic, but most know bet-ter than to show up without writtenwork to share with the group.

“I call myself a nag,” O’Learysaid, laughing. “A lot of peopletake my classes quite simply forthe deadline because they knowI’m going to call them a sorrysucker if they haven’t done theirhomework.”

In terms of name calling, that’sas far as it goes. O’Leary does notpermit harsh critiques. Studentsbring two unsigned copies of theirwriting assignment to class. One isto be read aloud by a fellow stu-dent selected at random. The otheris for O’Leary, who follows alongand makes notes in pencil, not redink.

Though some of her writingstudents have included authorssuch as Newbery Medal winner

Sheila Turnage, O’Leary does notexpect grammatical genius orpunctuation perfection. Instead,she lightheartedly advises writingstudents to “leave your mother inthe hall and kill your Englishteacher.”

Of course, O’Leary, who isboth a mother and an Englishteacher, is only joking. What shemeans is being too focused onpleasing others or too fearful ofpunctuation errors can make writ-ing seem like an oppressive choreinstead of an outlet for creativity.

Prior to enrolling in the class atPitt, Carolyn Stocks had taken awriting correspondence coursethat she never finished. As aschool teacher, wife and mother ofthree, she never had time to do therequired research paper, but shealways loved to write.

“Looking back, I think I’vealways wanted to write,” Stockssaid. “I had even written some sto-ries when my children were small,but I never did anything withthem.”

The Family Stories Workshopchanged that. In the past fiveyears, Stocks has published twovolumes, each telling dozens ofstories about life as a PentecostalHoliness preacher’s kid and lateras a farmer’s wife.

In the foreword of each book,she credits O’Leary’s class, alongwith a memoirs workshop taughtby Joan Boudreau, for inspiringher to write.

“We support each other,”

Stocks said of her classmates. “Ithink Pat gives us confidence thatwe can.”

O’Leary also receives a nod onthe first page of “For KindredLove,” a collection of stories bystudent Jackie Boykin, who begantaking the writing class about twoyears ago.

“All these memories keptpressing in on me,” Boykin, aretired teacher, said. “I thoughtreally I ought to write them downor do something about it.”

When Boykin was diagnosedwith cancer last year, she was evenmore determined to write out hermemories. She stopped by a print-er on the way home fromchemotherapy one day and askedabout getting some of her storiesbound together in a book.

“I thought, ‘If you don’t do itnow, you may not have time to doit,’” she said.

She wanted to share the storiesof her grandmother, of schooldances and childhood dreams andof her favorite teacher, Mrs. Oliv-er.

Boykin has shared her storieswith family and friends and evenwith descendants of Mrs. Oliver.

“I’ve loved writing stories,”Boykin said. “I’ve learned a lotabout myself, and about my pastand my relationships because I satdown and put pen to paper. ...Writing stories can lead you downunexpected paths.”

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Senior citizens participate in a Pitt Community College Family Stories Workshop at the Pitt County Senior Center inGreenville, N.C.

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Can a couple of hundred dollars make the differencebetween a student earning a college degree or not?Can access to social services like food stamps

or subsidized day careor a reduced-cost buspass be the differencebetween student successand failure?

A pilot programinvolving seven com-munity colleges is try-ing to find out.

Benefits Access forCollege Completion(BACC) is a three-year,$4.84 million initiativefunded by the FordFoundation, the KresgeFoundation, LuminaFoundation, and theOpen Society Founda-tions, and managed bythe Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and theAmerican Association of Community Colleges.

The initiative aims to help low-income students connect tocoordinated income supports such as child care subsidies andfood assistance. Data from the initiative will be evaluated tosee if low-income students who receive such supports stay inschool longer and complete their studies more quickly.

For community colleges, it’s an important experiment.As the country tries to shrug off the effects of a devastatingrecession, community colleges have been given an impor-tant charge: helping students improve their lives througheducation, whether they are tying to earn a degree, transferto a university or burnish their job skills. But for the grow-

ing number of community college students who occupy thebottom rungs of the country’s economic ladder, the path tocollege success can be strewn with financial barriers.

New data from the National Center for Education Statis-tics shows that college costs continue to climb. In-statetuition at community colleges jumped almost 6 percent, toan average of $3,131 last year. Those figures, however,cover only part of college costs. According to a CollegeBoard survey, the price of housing and food is even higher

than tuition for most students. While more students than ever before are accessing

financial aid to cover tuition and other costs — 57 percentof community college students received some kind of aidlast year — they won’t make it to graduation without someextra help.

Regina Stroud, president of Skyline College, one of theschools involved in the initiative, put it this way in an articleshe authored www.spotlightonpoverty.org: “What may be a


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The help that Jennifer Case and her fiance Andy Doyen credit BACC with helping them pay fordaycare for their two-year-old son Andrew. The assistance allowed the couple to continue

their studies at Gateway Community and Technical College.

“Even $200 can make a big difference...We have a lot ofstudents whoare reallystretching theirdollars.”

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minor economic challenge or inconvenienceto higher-income people can actually havesuch a cascading impact on low-incomestudents that they are unable to continuetheir studies. The loss of a pair of prescriptioneyeglasses or a broken thermostat in the carcan result in a student failing to completecoursework or reach class on time, fallingbehind and in turn altogether dropping outof school.”

Public assistance and refundable taxcredits can help low-income students, whonow make-up 40 percent of the communitycollege student population, fill the gapbetween financial aid and the resourcesneeded to attend college. The initiative’saim is to help students complete their stud-ies swiftly and move into jobs which payfamily-sustaining wages so they won’t needsuch support in the future.

“This is not about building dependence,”said Amy Ellen Benfield-Duke, projectmanager for CLASP. “It’s about buildingindependence. It’s short-term assistance forlong-term gain.”

According to the College Board, theaverage full-time community collegestudent had more than $6,000 in unmetfinancial need in 2011-12. That means that66 percent of young community collegestudents opt to work 20 or more hours aweek to help pay for school and their homeand family obligations, and 58 percentattend college part-time. Both scenarios areserious barriers to student success. Morethan 70 percent of community collegestudents who drop out cite financial burdensand work obligations as their main reasons.

“We need to reframe the discussionabout financial aid,” Benfield-Duke said.

“There are thousands of dollars in unmetneed. Pell Grants don’t cover everything. Insome cases, they don’t even cover tuition.”

Each college involved in the project hascreated their own plan to integrate screeningand application assistance for publicbenefits with services the schools alreadyprovide, such as financial aid counseling.Each college took into account localresources and policy contexts to developstrategies to assist students.

“I do not think that one size fits all,”Benfield-Duke said. “If this is going to besustained, each college will decide how it

fits on their campus. It’s up to each collegeto decide how to embed this.”

Skyline College, for example, has locateda small food pantry on campus so studentswho need emergency food can access it. Thecollege has also trained staff to help studentsapply for food stamps.

Across the country, in Pennsylvania,Northampton Community College connectsstudents to the state program which helpslow-income people pay for high utilitycosts.

At Macomb Community College, inMichigan, a program called Dreamkeepers

provides short-term, non-academic financialaid to low-income students who are facedwith issues such as utility shutoffs, carrepairs or lack of child care.

Kristin Carey Li, Macomb’s manager ofstudent success, said that the maximumgrant is $500, and the average grant is lessthan $400. But the grants have had adramatic impact because the assistance isimmediate and targeted. Hundreds ofstudents have applied for the grants, andabout 170 grants have been issued, she said.

“Even $200 can make a big difference,”she said. “When a student faces a one-timefinancial crisis — an eviction, a utilityshutoff, car repairs — we try to meet thatneed. We have a lot of students who arereally stretching their dollars. A grant likethis can make a huge difference.”

Another component of Macomb’sBACC programs is called SOS — StudentOptions for Success. It provides access forlow-income students to public benefits,community and college resources andemergency grants. The program is based onthe belief that some highly motivatedstudents need help to keep the lights on, findaffordable housing or find day care for theirchildren.

Located near Detroit, which wasdevastated by the recession, Macomb hasmany students in need of a boost. About 300students have been assisted by BACC, Lisaid. Many students find themselves in needto assistance for the very first time, and haveno idea how to navigate the system.

They seem grateful for the help. Li hasbeen collecting anonymous quotes from


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Assistance under BACC is intended to help students overcome financial setbacks that can be the difference between dropping out of school or continuing their studies.

“We need to reframe the discussion about financialaid. There are thousands of dollars in unmet need.Pell Grants don’t cover everything. In some cases,they don’t even cover tuition.”

— AMY ELLEN BENFIELD-DUKESENIOR POLICY ANALYST

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students who have tapped BACC benefits,and here’s a representative sample:

“The SOS program has been a vastresource of support and encouragement.They have offered me services fromeviction and shut off notice support to child-care and food assistance. What I love mostabout this program is not that they justpass the information on to you and then younever hear from them ever again, butthat they are always there for you checkingin and making sure that everythingis going well for you and to see if they canbe of any assistance. Every persondeserves a chance to gain an education andwith SOS by my side, I know that myeducation and career goals will truly bemade possible.”

Students at Gateway Community andTechnical College in Kentucky are equallygrateful. Jennifer Case and her fiancé, AndyDoyen, said access to childcare assistanceallowed the couple to attend school knowingthat their son Andrew was being cared for ina safe setting.

“Any aid we receive is helpful,” Casesaid. “However, the childcare has been themost beneficial because my son is now in aday care facility where he can interact withother children his age.”

“We do not have to stress so much abouthow our bills are going to be paid and whowas going to take care of our son. It hashelped us to be able to focus more on ourstudies and allow us to be more interactivein class and work.”

Sarah Young, the BACC student successcoach at Gateway, said the couple wasreceiving only food stamps when she startedworking with them. Today, they receivewelfare benefits, child care assistance andare in enrolled in Gateway’s Ready to Workprogram. The program is a collaborationbetween the state community collegesystem and state government and allowswelfare recipients to gain work experiencewithout reducing welfare benefits.

“What we try to do is advocate for thestudent,” Young said. “There are a lot ofstudents who don’t know that benefits areavailable.” Faculty have been charged withspreading the word during their classes andare encouraged to identify needy students,she said.

The pilot program will extend throughthe fall semester of 2014. BACC will thenshare the most successful strategies and les-sons learned with policymakers and othercommunity colleges in hope of improvingretention and credential completion.


Bumphus said in a written statement.“Millions of students have attended andsucceeded at community college because ofthem. While federal aid programs should bemodified to reflect changes within highereducation and the broader society, they arefundamentally sound.”

Bumphus was also wary of the federalgovernment creating a one-size-fits-all regu-latory regime that could usurp local control.

“First and foremost, community col-leges are local entities, albeit serving abroader national purpose. Federal policyshould augment and not supplant state andlocal policy,” he said.

The AACC, like other community

college organizations, steadfastly opposesrating systems, believing that the colleges’missions are so diverse that they can’t beadequately compared. How can a college inrural Nebraska be compared to one in urbanManhattan?

Nancy L. Zimpher, chancellor of theState University of New York, said, “Thekey to success for the president’s plan willbe working with states to ensure that theright data and metrics are used to measureoutcomes.”

Molly Corbett Broad, president of theAmerican Council of Education, said thegroup opposes tying funding to nationalrankings. Obama said he wants them inplace by 2015. No congressional approval isneeded to create the ratings, but Congresswould have to approve tying federal aid tothe metrics.

“We will be vigilant in working toprevent tying the receipt of aid to metrics,which could have a profoundly negativeimpact on the very students and families theadministration is trying to help,” Corbettsaid in a written statement.

Talking to reporters on Air Force One,Education Secretary Arne Duncan said thenew metrics would be carefully crafted.

“We’re going to take some time and bereally thoughtful on this,” he said. “It’s notsomething we’re going to do overnight.I’m going to travel the country; thepresident is going to be out talking to folks.You worry about perverse incentives ordoing the wrong thing, so we’re going totake our time on it.”

In pushing a plan under which collegeswould be rated on things like tuition,average student loan debt, graduation rates

and the average earnings of graduates,Obama is following the lead of severalstates which already have implementedperformance-based funding.

The latest is Massachusetts, where abouthalf of state allocations to communitycolleges will be tied to each college’s abilityto improve graduation rates, meet the state’sworkforce needs and help more minoritystudents thrive.

Obama said tax payers have the right todemand results from higher education.

“Colleges are not going to just be able tokeep on increasing tuition year after yearand passing it on to students,” Obama said.“We can’t price the middle class andeverybody working to get into the middleclass out of college.”


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1 Gateway Community andTechnical College

Florence, Ky.Student Population: 4,850In-State Tuition and Fees: $3,440Average Net Price: $5,572Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 93%Percent of Students Receiving Pell Grants: 53%Average Pell Grant Award: $3,447Average Student Age: 24 And Under: 45%

25 And Over: 54%IPEDs Graduation Rate: 35%

2 Cuyahoga CommunityCollege

Cleveland, OhioStudent Population: 30,853In-State Tuition and Fees: $3,753Average Net Price: $5,835Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 78%Percent of Students Receiving Pell Grants: 77%Average Pell Grant Award: $3,979Average Student Age: 24 and Under: 50%

25 and Over: 50%IPEDs Graduation Rate: 4%

3 CUNY LaGuardiaCommunity College

Long Island City, N.Y.Student Population: 18,623In-State Tuition and Fees: $4,242Average Net Price: $7,389Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 82%Percent of Students Receiving Pell Grants: 77%Average Pell Grant Award: $4,369Average Student Age: 24 and Under: 64%


4 Northampton CommunityCollege

Bethlehem, Pa.Student Population: 11,350In-State Tuition and Fees: $7,830Average Net Price: $5,105Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 87%Percent of Students Receiving Pell Grants: 54%Average Pell Grant Award: $4,141Average Student Age: 24 and Under: 64%


5 Skyline College

San Bruno, Calif.Student Population: 9,825In-State Tuition and Fees: $1,111Average Net Price: $5,738Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 67%Percent of Students Receiving Pell Grants: 50%Average Pell Grant Award: $4,111Average Student Age: 24 and Under: 60%


6 Macomb Community College

Warren, Mich.Student Population: 23,969In-State Tuition and Fees: $4,161Average Net Price: $6,336Percent of Beginning Students

Receiving Financial Aid: 63%Percent of Beginning Students

Receiving Pell Grants: 50%Average Pell Grant Award: $4,364Average Student Age: 24 and Under: 64%


7 Lake Michigan College

Benton Harbor, Mich.Student Population: 4,654In-State Tuition and Fees: $5,010Average Net Price: $6,400Percent of Beginning Students

Receiving Financial Aid: 84%Percent of Beginning Students

Receiving Pell Grants: 67%Average Pell Grant Award: $4,692Average Student Age: 24 and Under: 61%


Source: national ce nter for education statistics

Benefits Access for CollegeCompletion: Participating Colleges

Seven community colleges are taking part in the Benefits Access for College Completion, a three-year, $4.84 million pilot program that links students withfinancial need to social services and other resources. Here is a glimpse of the colleges that are participating.

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CATONSVILLE, Md. (AP— The Community Col-lege of Baltimore County is

settling a federal lawsuit broughtby a hearing-impaired woman whoaccused the school of refusing aninternship placement after sheasked for an interpreter.

The Daily Record reports thatAlma Decola Martin and thecollege say the terms won’t bedisclosed.

“The college denies any liability,of course,” said Clifford Geiger, anattorney for the college. “We arepleased we are able to reach aresolution of the matter early on inthe process.”

Martin’s attorney, Michael P.Coyle, declined to comment on thesettlement.

After an assessment to identifyjobs she could perform with herlevel of hearing, Martin decided topursue training to be a centralservices technician, whichinvolves disinfecting surgicalequipment.

The school provided an inter-preter for class work. But whenMartin asked for one for requiredclinical hours, the suit states thatshe was told she’d be a “liability”and shouldn’t have been allowed

to enter the program. Martinclaims the college then refused toplace her in an internship.

“The college provided reason-able accommodation to Ms. Mar-tin all along the way and I believethey ran into a situation where

there was a miscommunication,”Geiger said.

The suit, originally filed inBaltimore County Circuit Courtand later moved to U.S. DistrictCourt, claimed two counts each ofviolation of the Americans with

Disabilities Act and RehabilitationAct of 1973 and sought a mini-mum of $300,000 in compensa-tory damages and $1 million inpunitive damages.

“Ms. Martin’s request for aninterpreter is not to meet a person-

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River Parishes CC’s 1st Chancellor Retiring BY DARLENE DENSTORFF, THE ADVOCATE

SORRENTO, La. (AP) — JoeBen Welch’s office was a lit-tle messy in the closing days

of August. Welch, the founding chancel-

lor and first employee of the 15-year-old River Parishes Commu-nity College, was getting ready tomove out.. His retirement becameofficial at the end of August.

One of the last things hepacked was an easel and architec-tural drawing of the new campusunder construction in Gonzales.

Welch said he didn’t want toretire until construction wasunderway.

“I wanted to see it come out ofthe ground,” he said. “And now itis.”

In the college’s early days,classes were held in the Sorrentofire station and at a Catholicchurch hall.

Welch’s first job as chancellorwas to explain to area residents thepurpose of a community college.

“People had no idea of the con-cept or mission of a communitycollege,” he said.

Welch spoke to anyone whowould listen, attending civic andpublic meetings throughout theregion. He logged more than 8,000miles in his white Chevy truck thatfirst year, spreading the wordabout the college.

The college draws studentsfrom Livingston, Ascension,Assumption, Iberville, St. James,St. John the Baptist and St. Charlesparishes.

It took time, but eventually res-idents understood and accepted theconcept, and support and studentsstarted to roll in, he said.

Welch said the college’s smallclass sizes, easily transferred cred-its and qualified staff drew stu-dents of all ages who were inter-ested in either earning associatedegrees or transferring to a four-year college.

It wasn’t Welch’s first roundfounding a college. He was thefounding chancellor for a two-yearbranch campus of Lamar Universi-ty in Texas.

Welch, who grew up inZachary, La., worked at LamarUniversity for 20 years and waspresident of Middle Georgia Col-lege for nine years. He has seenRPCC grow from 106 studentsthat first semester to an enrollmentapproaching 4,000 this fall semes-ter.

In 2010, RPCC was named thefastest-growing community col-lege of its size in the nation byCommunity College Week, he said.

RPCC’s 2013 graduating classof 206 students was larger than thecollege’s first student body, hesaid. The RPCC class of 2013 was

the largest graduating class inRPCC history.

As chancellor, Welch oversawRPCC’s 2010 merger with theLouisiana Technical College-Ascension Campus, as well as thepurchase of the site for the futurehome of RPCC.

Vice Chancellor Bill Martincredits much of the college’s suc-

cess to Welch’s experience andleadership.

“He had a great understandingof best practices in communitycollege education and was aninspiring leader,” Martin said. “Heworked hard to recruit good talentto the college and then empoweredthose employees to implementbest practices at the college.

“His personal touch createdgreat trust with faculty, staff, legis-lators and community leaders.”

RPCC Foundation Board Pres-ident Ryland Percy also praisedWelch for his commitment andcommunity involvement.

“Dr. Welch has had a long andillustrious career and we have beenvery fortunate to have had himcome to this area to serve as thefounding chancellor of River

Parishes Community College,”Percy said. “His vision, leadershipand hard work have been a pri-mary reason RPCC has becomethe institution it is today.”

Percy said Welch’s accom-plishments will have a lastingeffect on the college and commu-nity for many years.

Tailoring classes to fit thegrowing needs of the local econo-my was a longtime goal of Welch.

He said college staffers meetwith local business and industryleaders to gauge the future work-force needs.

Many of those needs will bemet in classes that will be held atthe college’s technology center,which will be built on the newcampus as part of a phase II con-struction project.

“The campus will be able tocontinue to meet the needs of stu-dents and the community,” he said.

Welch has been a member ofseveral civic organizations, allow-ing him and students to take part incommunity projects.

Welch said that he’s been tak-ing notes in recent months on howto retire.

He plans to do a little fishingand hunting.

“And I’m going to try and getback into my golf game,” he said.

There hasn’t been much timefor golf in recent years, he said.

He doesn’t plan to leave hisGonzales home any time soon, hesaid.

Trips to see the grandchildrenare in the works and he’s got abucket list ready to go.

“It’s been a wonderful ride,” hesaid, adding that he will miss thedaily interaction with the studentsand staff.

And, he said, he’ll be on thenew campus next year to cut theribbon on the new building.



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First 12 American ApprenticesGraduate from VW ProgramBY ERIK SCHELZIG, ASSOCIATED PRESS

C HATTANOOGA, Tenn.(AP) — Three years ago,Saul Flores was studying

business and uncertain about hiscareer prospects. That’s when heheard about the new Volkswagenapprenticeship program being cre-ated at the German automaker’sTennessee plant.

Flores, now 25, was amongthe first class of a dozen appren-tices who graduated from the pro-gram that mixes technical skillswith paid experience working inthe assembly plant in Chat-tanooga. And he is one of twograduates selected to spend a yearon an exchange at a VW plant inGermany starting in October.

Flores, who started with nobackground in mechanics, wasattracted by the promise of a guar-anteed job with an annual salarystarting at $40,000 upon complet-

ing the program. “I wanted to get my foot in the

door of company, instead of grad-uating and then looking for a joband being unemployed for I don’tknow how long,” he said. “It gaveme an opportunity and a pur-pose.’’

Twelve of the original 20enrollees successfully completedthe three-year automation mecha-tronics program that includes thesame certification issued to Ger-man apprentices. The program,based on the German dual-tracksystem, is operated in partnershipwith Chattanooga State Commu-nity College and has a currentenrollment of more than 50, andVW is adding 24 apprentices eachyear. New enrollees will also earnan associate degree in the process.

Volkswagen uses the appren-ticeship program as a pipeline to

fill skilled positions within itsplant. The company has 17,000apprentices worldwide.

The transition to rigorousvocational training wasn’t withoutits challenges, Flores said.

“It’s not like in college whereif you don’t want to go to classyou don’t go. Over here it counts,”he said. “If you’re late, you’re

going to be marked late, and it’sgoing to affect your career.Because it’s basically a job inter-view for three years.”

Volkswagen’s Ilker Subasi,who oversees the program, candraw on his personal experiencein teaching apprentices the vari-ous skills the company seeks.Subasi completed his VW appren-ticeship in Hannover, Germany.He then spent four years assem-bling vehicles at the pant while heworked his way through universi-ty.

He stresses to apprentices thatthey can similarly determine theirown career paths at the company,which he considers an incentive tokeep skilled workers from takingtheir services elsewhere.

Apprentices go through thesame exercise of hand-filing ametal block into a vise that Subasi

did when he began his VW career. “They may never use a file

again because everything is auto-mated,” he said. “But it’s aboutlearning it from the ground up.”

The Volkswagen Academy islocated next to the factory, andwas built with $40 million in statedollars that were part of Ten-nessee’s incentive package toattract the plant to the state. Gov.Bill Haslam said the apprentice-ship is in keeping with his goal ofteaching more skills that can beused in the workplace.

“This is about as real-world asyou can get, being on the job andyet having the extra training in theapprenticeship program givingspecific instruction,” he toldreporters after the graduation cer-emony at the plant.



Class valedictorian Ian Gwaltney, far right, and fellow graduates clap as a classmate receives a diploma during the commencement ceremonyfor twelve graduates of the Automation Mechatronics Program at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. This class is the first group of

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP)— As Alabama studentsreturn for the fall semester,

school officials and state lawenforcement leaders are still evalu-ating how a new state gun law willapply to college campuses, withsome predicting the question willhave to be answered by the courts.

The new law primarily appliesto where and how gun owners inthe state may carry or transporttheir firearms.

The bill’s sponsor in the Alaba-ma Legislature, Republican Sen.Scott Beason, said the intent of thelaw was to make sure lawful gunowners could have access to theirfirearms to defend themselves ifneeded.

The law allows a lawful gunowner to openly carry firearms inpublic places, with certain excep-tions, and on private property withconsent.

Concealed-carry permit hold-ers are allowed to have handgunson public and private property,with some exceptions. The newlaw also allows for firearms, undercertain conditions, to be storedsecurely in vehicles in parkinglots.

Beason said he believes thenew law would permit gun own-ers, including students, to haveweapons on campus, an option tra-ditionally prohibited by the Uni-versity of Alabama and other insti-tutions. Beason asserts the law

reserves “complete control” overregulation of firearms, ammuni-tion and firearm accessories in thestate for the Legislature.

In a statement issued inresponse to questions about UA’s

plans following the new law, UADirector of Media Relations CathyAndreen said the university isevaluating the impact of the newlaw on its policies. She reiteratedthat, currently, possessing a gun oncampus is a violation of the codeof conduct and that policy forbidsguns at athletic events.

Before the passage of the newlaw, unauthorized weapons wereprohibited on campus, accordingto UA. Authorized weapons oncampus include weapons carriedby university police or other lawenforcement officers.

Stillman College and SheltonState Community College plan tocontinue enforcement of theirprohibitions against firearms oncampus

The Alabama Community Col-lege System will continue toenforce an existing prohibitionagainst unauthorized firearms at itscampuses, including Shelton State,according to a July 30 memoran-dum from ACCS Chancellor MarkHeinrich. College presidents areencouraged in the memo to postsigns at all public entrances forcampus buildings and discuss theissue with local law enforcement.

St. Clair County District Attor-ney Richard Minor, president ofthe Alabama District AttorneysAssociation, said he believes col-leges and universities would stillhave the ultimate say aboutfirearms on their campuses underthe new law. He said whether agun owner’s rights trump universi-ties’authority will likely be a ques-tion for the courts.

Minor added there are otherstate and federal laws governingfirearms that may come into play.

“These are some of the issuesthat are going to come up and haveto be looked at very closely,”Minor said.

The district attorney’s associa-tion and the Alabama Sheriff’sAssociation released an analysis ofthe new law in July as an aid tounderstanding the law.

Among the issues facing uni-versities is how the new lawapplies to firearms at facilitieshosting athletic events.

The new law lists facilitieswhere professional, collegiate orother athletic events are hostedamong places where gun owners,including concealed-carry permitholders, are prohibited from pos-sessing or carrying a firearm with-out express permission fromauthorities overseeing the location.

But the meaning of the lawbecomes less clear as one sectionseems to make an exception to theprohibition for concealed-carrypermit holders, while another rein-forces the authority of property

owners to regulate guns at facili-ties such as stadiums or arenas,where access is limited by guardsor security features.

The law also permits firearmsto be stored in vehicles in parkinglots at facilities, including sites forathletic events, where carrying agun is prohibited, with exceptionsfor prisons and mental health facil-ities.

The analysis by the two associ-ations states security featurescould be interpreted broadly andinclude equipment such as fencesand security cameras.

The associations also notethere is no clear definition of facil-ity in the act, leaving questionsabout how broadly the prohibi-tions against firearms can beapplied at a location.

Beason said lawmakers usedthe word “facilities” with collegesand universities in mind. Beasonsaid lawmakers intended for thesubsection to allow institutions tolimit firearms at facilities such asUA’s Bryant-Denny Stadium,where security measures were inplace to create a safe location.

The law could also have impli-cations for employees’ firearms oncampus. Beason said he believescollege and university employees,like students, would be able tohave weapons on campus underthe new law.

While the law allows publicand private employers to restrictemployees from carrying firearmson their person while working oron their employer’s property, itprevents them from barringemployees who can legally ownguns from keeping firearms out ofview and secure in their vehiclesunder certain conditions.

Employees may have a pistolin their cars with a concealed-carrypermit or, if they don’t have a his-tory of violence, can keepunloaded long guns for hunting intheir vehicles during a permittedhunting season.

Pistols can also be transportedin vehicles without permits as longas they are unloaded and securelystored out of reach of the driver orany passengers.

Minor said the district attor-neys and sheriffs associations arehosting a training sessions for statelaw enforcement, including cam-pus police, to discuss implementa-tion of the new state law.

Minor said the associationshope to reach a consensus on howthe law should be interpreted.

“Hopefully, everybodystatewide is going to be on thesame page,” Minor said.


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E AU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP)— As a child, LisaSchuetz would feel a tin-

gle of excitement when she sawa firetruck or an ambulancespeed past her.

Still, as a girl, the notion ofone day becoming a firefighteror an emergency medical techni-cian didn’t occur to her. Onlylater, as an adult, after she sawan advertisement for volunteerfirefighters, did she considerbecoming one.

“I never thought of it. ...When I graduated high school Inever thought that was for me,”said Schuetz, who is now theemergency medical servicessupervisor for the Altoona FireDepartment.

Schuetz, along with instruc-tors in Chippewa Valley Techni-cal College’s fire service pro-gram and other area firefighters,hope to inspire today’s genera-tion of girls to see a career as afirefighter or an EMT as anopportunity open to them.

That’s why CVTC this sum-mer hosted “Girls on Fire,” afive-day camp for teenage girls,grades seven to 12. During thecamp, the girls participated in aseries of simulated firefightingand emergency situations.

“I liked all of them,”Cheyenne Jeanne, 15, of RiverFalls, who participated in thecamp, said of the events.

Twenty-four girls participat-ed in the camp, while 36 applied.Organizers intend for the campto become an annual event.

Marcy Bruflat, CVTC fireservices instructor and programdirector, first proposed the campin 2007 and has worked the pastsix years to get it up and running.

Bruflat and others at CVTCsecured several grants, and W.S.Darley, a fire service equipmentmanufacturer with a plant inChippewa Falls, made a dona-

tion to the program. Cooperationfrom area fire departments, thecity and UW-Eau Claire alsohelped the camp, Bruflat said.

Today, men still dominatefire and emergency servicedepartments, said Bruflat andothers in the industry. They saidthat while the number of womenworking as firefighters andEMTs has grown in recent years,they still represent a small per-centage of the overall workforce.

The problem isn’t that

women can’t get into the indus-try but rather they’re not show-ing interest, Bruflat said.

Bruflat said for girls to seeand work with firefighters,including women firefighters,could inspire them to pursue acareer in the industry.

“It’s nice to give them expo-sure to say, ‘This is somethingyou could do,’” Bruflat said.

Kenna Blum, 12, s attendedthe camp and said she’s interest-ed in perhaps becoming a fire-fighter or a police officer.

The camp was fun, she said,and exercises that included

climbing obstacles challengedher to overcome her fear ofheights. It felt good to overcomeher fear, she said.

Bruflat and other camporganizers said if the girls in thecamp don’t become firefightersthat’s fine, but hopefully theexperience instills in them theconfidence and leadership topursue the career path theydesire.


From left, Gabrielle Semerad, 12; Cheyenne Jeanne, 15; and Amy Zingsheim, 14; use a fire hose with guidancefrom Chippewa Valley Technical College fire instructor Chris Turner at the school’s Emergency Services Educa-tion Center in Eau Claire, Wis. The group was participating in Girls On Fire, a five-day camp where girls learn

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States struggling to rebuild theirworkforces in the wake ofstaggering unemployment say

they know better than the federalgovernment how to make the mostout of limited workforce develop-ment and job training dollars.

Governors want more adminis-trative control over programsfunded through the WorkforceInvestment Act, now before Con-gress for an overhaul. As that dis-cussion continues, the NationalGovernors Association has a wishlist.

“We know the federal dollarshave been cut, but what’s evenworse is the fact that we have lessflexibility,” Iowa Gov. TerryBranstad, Republican vice chair ofNGA’s Education and WorkforceCommittee, said last month.“We’re saying that we as gover-nors and our directors of work-

force development are much morein tune with what the labor force inour state needs than the people inWashington, D.C.”

In particular, the governors arepushing for restoration of a 15 per-cent “set-aside” of WorkforceInvestment Act funds that theyused to explore new approachestailored to their states’ workforceneeds. In 2011, the federal govern-ment cut that to 5 percent. Evenwith the reduction, states receiveda total of $120 million in set-asidefunds in 2013, so the amount ofmoney at stake is significant.

“With the loss of those funds,we are seeing an elimination ofservices and a full halt to innova-tion,” said Joan Wodiska, directorof NGA’s Education and Work-force Committee. “States are real-ly behind the eight ball at a criticaltime when we need to be focused

on continued economic recoveryand job growth.”

Wodiska called the reinstate-ment of those dollars “a top priori-ty for governors.” She said the2011 reduction was part of a philo-sophical shift—cutting across dif-ferent sectors of federal funding—that moved away from giving largepots of money directly to states

without proscribing specific activ-ities.

“They’ve decided where tospend the money, and they’ve real-ly broken the trust that we had,”said Connecticut Gov. DannelMalloy, a Democrat. “We’re tryingto restore that trust.”

Wodiska said without suffi-cient set-aside money, states noware forced to compete with localgovernments for more of theWorkforce Investment Act funds.This process can be expensive andmakes it difficult for states andlocalities to work together, shesaid.

“You went from just being ableto innovate to now sitting acrossthe table from locals competing tocreate jobs,” she said. “It has real-ly created a difficult position.”

An NGA issue brief providesexamples of some of the ways

states have used their set-asidefunding in recent years:

Virginia placed 271 workerswho had lost jobs in the textile andtobacco industries in positions atSwedwood USA, an internationalmanufacturer and distributor ofwood furniture.

Colorado spent $3 million toestablish 10 regional partnershipsin the health care, manufacturingand energy industries, whichattracted an additional $1 millionin public and private investments.More than 1,000 workers havebeen trained, and 700 now havejobs.

Oklahoma created an onlineportal that allows job seekers toexplore different industries,including shifting demand for par-ticular types of workers, salary

Ivy Tech Community College student Tyler Roberts of Jasonville, Ind., takes a closer look at wiring for a motor’s on/off switch as he works at theCenter for Workforce Development in Terre Haute, Ind. States are fighting for more control over workforce development programs.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)— Louisiana’s public col-lege students are kicking off

a new school year with ever-grow-ing tuition and fee costs.

They’re not necessarily gettingmore in return for the money. Theymay not even be getting the samelevel of services they received theyear before, when they paid less.

In many instances, studentswill have fewer course offeringsand campus programs than theycould have had only a few yearsago for cheaper rates.

Their rising tuition and fee dol-lars just help reduce the bleeding.

Welcome to the sixth year ofcontinuing state budget cuts acrosshigher education, with no end insight. As state funding shrinks tothe campuses, students and theirparents are being asked to paymore to fill the gap.

The state’s free college tuition

program called TOPS helps somestudents. But not all students are onTOPS, and TOPS doesn’t cover allthe various fees that keep inchingupward.

Gov. Bobby Jindal and law-makers have stripped $690 millionin state funding from higher educa-tion since 2008, a 48 percent reduc-tion, according to data from theBoard of Regents.

Tuition increases on studentshave offset only about two-thirdsof the losses.

And while other states are start-ing to reinvest in higher education,Louisiana doesn’t seem poised toreverse course and boost funding.

The American Association ofState Colleges and Universities issueda report last month that showed 37states have bumped up their financingfor public universities.

Louisiana was one of only sixstates that continued to shrink its

state support for college campuses,and it topped the list with thelargest state financing cut to highereducation, not exactly a list a stateshould want to lead.

Adding a new twist to the mix,the governor and lawmakers fund-ed part of this year’s budget forcampuses with uncertain financingtied to some money arrangementsthat haven’t yet happened, likeproperty sales and loan repayments.

Lawmakers aren’t suggestingthey expect the cuts to end. Nor arethey offering their own ideas forhow to improve the budget stabili-ty for Louisiana’s colleges and uni-versities.

House Speaker Chuck Kleck-ley, R-Lake Charles, instead urgedhigher education leaders to devisenew ideas for financing their cam-puses, acknowledging that theschools have fallen behind afterseveral years of cuts.

“Without stable and predictablefunding, our universities and ourstate will simply not be prepared toface the future realities of the jobmarket,” Kleckley said.

He told the story of hisyoungest daughter, a civil engi-neering student at McNeese StateUniversity. He said she has stayedin college longer than four yearsbecause she’s had to wait to get theclasses she needs for graduation.

But it’s unclear what differentsuggestions the higher educationcommunity could make after sever-al years of offering ideas and seeingthem rejected by the Legislature.

Meanwhile, students continueto pay more while they may be get-ting less.

At Grambling State University,full-time, in-state students will pay$5,898 for the 2013-14 school yearin tuition and fees — $624 morethan last year. At the University of

Louisiana at Lafayette they’ll pay$818 more this year, $6,180 intuition and fees. At Nicholls StateUniversity, it’s a $729 cost hike, to$6,408 for the year.

At the state’s flagship universi-ty, full-time, in-state undergraduatestudents at LSU will pay at least$7,834 for the fall and springsemesters, an $880 increase. Atnearby Southern University inBaton Rouge, they’ll pay $6,534,up by $724.

Community and technical col-lege students also face increases of7 to 10 percent. A full-time studentattending a community college ispaying about $380 more for thefall and spring semesters over the2012-13 school year.

Students and their parents areon track for more of the same nextyear.


Shrinking La. Funding Places Growing Burden on StudentsBY MELINDA DESLATTE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

levels, job openings, and relatededucation and training opportuni-ties.

Washington state bolstered itsaerospace industry, first with aresource center that recruited,screened and trained thousands ofproduction workers to work onBoeing’s 787 Dreamliner and sim-ilar projects. A newer program willtrain more than 500 workers todesign, build and maintain aircraft.

Alaska spent $150,000 toestablish construction industryapprenticeships. The fundinghelped participants acquire skillsin heavy civil construction, projectmanagement and administrationby providing instruction, wagesubsidies and on-the-job training.

The set-aside issue is a smallpiece of a much larger discussiontaking place in Congress: How thenation’s sprawling workforcedevelopment system should work.

A 2011 U.S. GovernmentAccountability Office report foundthe U.S. spent $18 billion in 2009to administer 47 jobs programswith overlapping missions andpoor tracking of outcomes andeffectiveness.

Congress is considering anupdate or overhaul of the Work-force Investment Act, originallypassed in 1998 and scheduled to bereauthorized a decade ago.Instead, programs have continuedthrough annual appropriations.

Over the years, Congress hasfailed many times to revamp thesystem, but some observers arehopeful that a deal is within reachthis time. The Senate version,passed out of committee July 31,

makes less dramatic changes to thecurrent system than the House ver-sion, which passed the full cham-ber in March.

The NGA has not endorsedeither version, though the Republi-can governors of Florida, Michi-gan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,Utah and Virginia have individual-ly endorsed the House bill.

Both approaches emphasizethe role of states in workforcedevelopment. The Senate bill asksstates to submit a unified statewideplan to the federal governmentcovering all job training, employ-ment services and vocational reha-bilitation programs to help stream-line administration of the pro-grams. It consolidates some pro-grams and creates an innovationfund to help identify best prac-tices.

The House version consoli-dates the current system into ablock grant program that central-izes control at the state level. Gov-ernors would have more input overlocal workforce developmentefforts than they do under the cur-rent system.

Critics of the current systemsay it comes with too much over-head. “You have the money thatgoes to the states, the state takestheir share of it and then it getsdown to the locals, and the localstake their share of it, then thelocals pass it out to multiple con-tractors, and they take their shareof it,” Todd Gustafson, who over-sees workforce development serv-ices in three Michigan counties,told a House panel in February.“So by the end of the day, the job

seeker or the customer in this casearen’t getting served as well asthey can.”

But critics of the House billworry that it would move toomuch control away from the locallevel. The National League ofCities, which supports the Senatebill, said the House bill would dis-mantle the country’s workforcedevelopment system and starve itof needed funding.

“Like all block grant pro-grams, the workforce developmentsystem would be more vulnerableto funding cuts and give statesmore discretion to pick partici-pants according to the ideologicalpredispositions of their governors,rather than on the basis of need,”Neil Bomberg, the group’s pro-

gram director, said on its website.Aside from the set-aside issue,

the governors don’t agree on thedetails of exactly how the massiveWorkforce Investment Act and itsmyriad programs should be struc-tured or even how much moneyshould be spent overall.

Still, they agree on a few keyprinciples, according to NGA.They want increased flexibility totransfer federal funding amongprograms and to end the eligibilityrequirements for certain workers.They support a statewide andregional focus, with less localinvolvement, as a way to reduceadministrative costs and leavemore money for worker training.They also want more authority toappoint members and direct the

work of their state WorkforceInvestment Boards, which overseethe programs.

NGA’s Wodiska is confidentthat states will regain the flexiblefunding they have lost. “At thispoint in time, it’s a process ques-tion,” she said. “I couldn’t becomplimentary enough to the sup-port that the governors havereceived in both the House and theSenate to correct a mistake thatwas made. Now it’s workingthrough the process to figure outhow to fix the mistake.”

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) —Within hours of Gov. PatMcCrory signing a Repub-

lican-backed bill this week makingsweeping changes to the state’svoting laws, local elections boardsin two college towns made movesthat could make it harder for stu-dents to vote.

First, the Watauga CountyBoard of Elections voted to elimi-nate an early voting site and elec-tion-day polling precinct on thecampus of Appalachian State Uni-versity.

Then, the Pasquotank CountyBoard of Elections on Tuesdaybarred an Elizabeth City State Uni-versity senior from running forcity council, ruling his on-campusaddress couldn’t be used to estab-lish local residency. Following thedecision, the head of the county’sRepublican Party said he plans to

challenge the voter registrations ofmore students at the historicallyblack university ahead of upcom-ing elections.

Voting rights advocates worrythe decisions could signal astatewide effort by GOP-con-trolled elections boards to discour-age turnout among young votersconsidered more likely to supportDemocrats.

The law McCrory signedrequires voters to have specificforms of government-issued photoidentification to cast a ballot, ameasure he and other Republicanssaid is needed to prevent voterfraud. But the law also containsmore than 40 other provisions,including ending same-day voterregistration, trimming the periodfor early voting from 17 days to 10and eliminating a program thatencourages high school students to

register to vote in advance of their18th birthdays.

Democratic lawmakers repeat-edly tried to amend the bill toallow student IDs from state-sup-ported universities and communitycolleges to be used at the polls, butthat was blocked by the Republi-can majority.

In a radio appearance, McCro-ry said the changes are about fair-ness and suggested Democrats hadin the past manipulated pollinglocations and early voting hoursfor partisan gain. When he wassworn in as governor in January,McCrory won the power toappoint a Republican majority tothe N.C. Board of Elections, whichin turn appoints the county boards.

“With this new law, we haveevery political precinct open a weekbefore election, which has equalaccess, and the exact number of

hours of open precincts will beavailable now as they were in thelast presidential election,” McCrorysaid during an interview on WUNC.

In a contentious meeting, thenew GOP majority on the Wataugaelections board voted over theobjection of the board’s loneDemocrat to eliminate early votingat the Appalachian State studentunion.

The Watauga board also voted2-1 to combine the three Boonevoting precincts into one, eliminat-ing an election day polling site oncampus. More than 9,300 Booneresidents will now be slated to castballots at a county building thatonly has about 35 parking spots.

“Why are they making it harderfor students to vote?” said Sen. JoshStein (D-Wake), who has been avocal opponent of the new law.“Because young people tend tovote more Democratic than Repub-lican. I think that’s disgraceful.”

In the Pasquotank case, countyGOP chairman Pete Gilbert chal-lenged the residency of Mon-travias King, an Elizabeth CityState senior who has been regis-tered to vote in the county sincecoming to the college in 2009.King says he plans to stay after hegraduates in May. King, who livesin an on-campus residence hall,filed to run for a seat on the citycouncil representing the ward thatincludes the campus.

Gilbert cited the wording ofstate law requiring voters to be

registered at their “permanent”domicile. He argued a dorm roomoccupied for only part of the yearis a temporary residence. The GOPcontrolled elections board agreed,voting 2-1 to bar King from theballot.

In an interview with The Asso-ciated Press, Gilbert said he plansto challenge the residency of morestudents using campus addressesto register to vote. He said hewould urge his counterparts livingin college towns across the state todo the same.

“I plan to take this show on theroad,” Gilbert said.

Clare Barnett, a lawyer at theDurham-based Southern Coalitionfor Social Justice, representedKing in Tuesday’s hearing. Shesaid she will appeal the decision tothe N.C. Board of Elections. Shepointed to a 1979 ruling by theN.C. Supreme Court that clearedthe way for students to register inthe towns were they attend col-lege, even if they intend to moveon after graduation.

“The trend now is to attack theright of college students to vote,”she said. “Under the equal protec-tion principles of the Constitution,you can’t treat college studentsdifferently than other voters, andthere isn’t this presumption thatother voters have to prove theyintend to stay in the communitypermanently, forever and ever.”


NC ElectionsBoards MoveTo CurtailStudent VotingBY MICHAEL BIESECKER, ASSOCIATED PRESS

P O W E R P L AY

The Republicanmajority turnedback Democraticefforts to amendthe bill to allowstudent IDs fromstate colleges tobe used at thepolls.

C HEYENNE, Wyo. (AP)— Two building propos-als at Laramie County

Community College top the listof 10 capital construction proj-ects recommended by theWyoming Community CollegeCommission.

Matt Petry, deputy directorof the college commission, saida computer program was usedto rank the projects by prioritybased on 13 factors.

“Each college project gets ascore for each one of those fac-tors based on information thatthey provide and that we getfrom other sources as well,”Petry said. “It attempts toobjectively rank the projects.”

The 10 projects have an esti-mated total cost of $128 mil-lion. The colleges are askingthe state to contribute $74.5million, while $53.5 millionwould come from local taxpay-ers where the colleges are locat-ed and other sources, such asdonations.

A $14 million industrialtechnology building at LCCC is

No. 1 on the list, followed by a$26 million student center at theCheyenne college. A $23 mil-lion career and tech educationcenter at Eastern Wyoming Col-lege is third, followed by a $13million science, agriculture andculinary building at NorthernWyoming Community Collegein Sheridan and a $4.96 millionstudent success center at Cen-tral Wyoming College in River-ton.

The other projects in orderof ranking are: $18.97 millioneducation activity center atNorthern Wyoming College’sGillette campus; a $1.24 mil-lion student success center atWestern Wyoming CommunityCollege; a $4.4 million technol-ogy and digital education build-ing at Western Wyoming; a$10.66 million agriculture andequine resource center atCasper College; and an $11.78million for Central Wyoming’soutreach center at Jackson.

Northwest College in Pow-ell is the only college without aproject seeking state funding.

Which projects get statefunding ultimately rests withGov. Matt Mead and the Legis-lature after the projects gothrough several review steps.

Last winter, the Legislatureadded the Department ofAdministration and Informa-tion’s construction managementdivision in the process to helpprovider better cost controls.

In addition to the buildingprojects, the Community Col-lege Commission is seekingabout $7 million more a year inoperating funds for the commu-nity college system. The cur-rent, two-year budget providesabout $178 million.

Petry explained that thecommission wants a newmethod of determining commu-nity college funding that betterreflects changes in enrollment.

In exchange, communitycolleges would not seek supple-mental funding from the stateoutside the two-year budgetperiod, he said.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — TheObama administration, under pres-sure from black college presidentsand lawmakers, has made changesto the PLUS loan program thatmay help thousands of familiesqualify for the college financialaid.

The Education Departmentsays families that have recent butsmall-scale debt may now becomeeligible for PLUS loans throughappeals. The change in the pro-gram was announced in a letter toRep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio,chairwoman of the CongressionalBlack Caucus. A copy of the letterwas obtained by the AP.

Black lawmakers have beenpressuring the administration, say-ing large numbers of previouslyeligible applicants have beendenied aid under tighter creditrules. Parents and graduate stu-dents who use PLUS loans haveno borrowing limit, but they facesome of the highest interest ratesin the federal student loan system.

In fall 2011, the EducationDepartment began consideringdelinquencies older than 90 daysin determining credit worthinessfor the Parent PLUS loan program.Last week Fudge released a state-ment urging the department toimmediately suspend a policy she

maintained was damaging to his-torically black colleges and uni-versities.

“Actions taken by the Depart-ment of Education have dispropor-tionately and adversely impactedstudents across this nation; in par-ticular, more than 28,000 HBCUstudents. It is time to stop thebleeding,” she said.

Parents whose loan applica-tions are denied may ask for recon-sideration under the new policy.

The Education Departmentsaid students whose parents aredenied PLUS loans automaticallybecome eligible for an extra$4,000 in loans that are more flex-ible and carry lower interest rates.

In June, the departmentannounced it would begin sending

regular reports to affected parentsand schools showing how appli-cants could have their credit checkreconsidered. The letter addressedto Fudge says they also will sendweekly reports to school presi-dents so they can monitor theresults of loan reconsiderations.

According to the United NegroCollege Fund, 28,000 studentsattending historically blackcolleges and 400,000 studentsnationwide were initially deniedPLUS loans after the change, withother analyses reporting highernumbers.


Education Department Makes Changes to PLUS LoansBY SHAQUILLE BREWSTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS

NAU Offers NewLeadershipProgram

AUSTIN, Texas — A newdoctoral program in communitycollege leadership has been estab-lished by National American Uni-versity and will begin offeringclasses next spring.

The new program will beheadquartered at the Harold D.Buckingham Graduate School, atthe Roueche Graduate Center inAustin, Texas, with studentcohorts convening around thecountry through online and face-to-face instruction.

The program will be led byJohn E. Roueche, who moved toNAU last year after retiring asdirector of the Community Col-lege Leadership Program at theUniversity of Texas at Austin,which he led for more than 40years.

The new program wasannounced soon after NAUlearned that it had been accreditedby the Higher Learning Commis-sion, a regional accreditationagency that oversees degree-granting programs in Midwesternand South-Central states.

“We are very excited to havethe Community College Leader-ship doctoral program as a signif-icant addition to our curriculum atNational American University,”Roueche said. “The (program) isdesigned for senior administratorsand aspiring leaders who want topursue a doctoral program thatprepares them for senior leader-ship in community and technicalcolleges. This opportunity comesat a critical time as communitycolleges are experiencing a water-shed turnover in leadership that isprojected to continue as

retirements increase over the nextten years.”

Said Terry O’Banion, presi-dent emeritus of the League forInnovation and Chair of the Grad-uate Faculty at National Ameri-can University: “Accreditation ofthis program opens the door for anew era in preparing communitycollege leaders.”

National American Universityis a regionally accredited, propri-etary, multi-campus institution ofhigher learning offering associate,bachelor’s, and master’s degreeprograms in health care and busi-ness-related disciplines. Accredit-ed by The Higher Learning Com-mission and a member of theNorth Central Association of Col-leges and Schools, NAU has beenproviding technical and profes-sional career education since1941.

Ala. CollegeTransitioningTo E-Books

TANNER, Ala. (AP) — Anorthern Alabama communitycollege plans to transition fromtraditional textbooks and offerstudents more digitally-basededucation opportunities.

Calhoun Community Collegepresident Marilyn Beck told theDecatur Daily 32 courses at thecommunity college will focus ontablet and e-book education mate-rials although students will stillhave the option to purchase text-books.

The newspaper reportsinstructor Scott Throneberry gaveemergency medical services stu-dents the option of going com-pletely digital or buying text-books over the summer. He saidall of his students bought tabletsinstead of the books, which could

have cost up to $400. Throneber-ry said some of his studentsbought used tablets online for aslittle as $50.

E-books with supporting tech-nology can cost about $100,which Throneberry says is amajor cost break from what stu-dents typically spend on text-books.

Beck says it’s unclear howsome sections focusing on digitaleducation materials will impactthe school’s bookstore.

“It will probably have tochange to selling more supplies,uniforms and computers,” shesaid.

Despite the school offeringstudents the change to ditch text-books for e-books, Beck saidinstructors will still be required tosupply traditional textbooks forstudents who either can’t afford ordon’t want to use a digital version.

Tenn. CollegeHatches PlansTo Get Rid ofGeese

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.(AP) — Chattanooga State Com-munity College will try differenttactics to prevent the campus frombeing overrun by Canada geese.

Officials of the college wereupset earlier this summer whenthey learned that about 100 geesethey asked the U.S. Department ofAgriculture to trap last monthwere euthanized.

College Associate Vice Presi-dent Eva Lewis said a growingpopulation of the birds will bemade to feel “uncomfortable.”That discomfort will come fromplaying strobe lights on the lake,placing dummy coyotes made ofwire and putting down wire meshalong the lakeshore. Geese don’tlike to walk on it.

Lewis said noisemakers arenot an option.

Officials are also consideringpainting eggs the geese lay withvegetable oil, which blocks oxy-gen and keeps the eggs for devel-oping.

Minn. CollegesReport SlowingEnrollment

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) —Several colleges in northeasternMinnesota say enrollment is flatthis year, perhaps because theeconomy is improving.

The University of MinnesotaDuluth is expecting smaller over-all enrollment. The College of St.Scholastica expects a smallerfreshman class. The Fond du LacTribal and Community Collegeexpects little or no growth.

The Duluth News Tribunesays enrollment at Lake SuperiorCollege was down 10 percent inJune, so the school took action.Mailings, Facebook remindersand phone calls to previous stu-dents who hadn’t registeredbrought that decline down to 3.5percent.

Lake Superior Collegespokesman Gary Kruchowskisays the height of the recessioncaused a big jump in enrollment.But now some of the institutionsthat saw double-digit increasesare seeing similar decreases.

Miss. CollegesReach Deal onDegree Program

BOONEVILLE, Miss. (AP)— Northeast Mississippi Com-munity College and Blue Moun-tain College have reached anagreement on an accelerateddegree partnership program to bebased on the Northeast Mississip-pi campus in Corinth.

Under the agreement, anundergraduate transfer student or

graduate of Northeast or a gradu-ate of Northeast may take coursesoffered by Blue Mountain at theNortheast campus in Corinth.

After completing the academ-ic requirements of both institu-tions, the student would beawarded a bachelor’s degree fromBlue Mountain.

“We look forward to continu-ing our association with BlueMountain College with this part-nership that is not only a benefitto both institutions, but also, andmost importantly, a benefit tothose seeking higher educationopportunities in north Mississip-pi,” said Northeast PresidentJohnny Allen.

Goals of the partnershipinclude enabling students earncollege credit applicable todegrees at both colleges andexpanding student options foreducational services.

Ky. Grants WillFund SatelliteCampus

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Anortheastern Kentucky town isreceiving $860,000 in grants toconvert a former school into apublic library and college satellitecampus.

The new Olive Hill Commu-nity Educational Arts Center willbe housed in the former Olive HillHigh School, which was built in1929.

The renovated center willserve as a library and a satellitecampus for Ashland Community& Technical College.

Gov. Steve Beshear’s officesaid Olive Hill currently has nopublic library or public technolo-gy center for residents to accesscomputers or the Internet. It saysthe closest public library is 40minutes away in Grayson.


D E N I E D

Some 28,000students athistorically blackcolleges weredenied PLUS loansafter the initialchange.

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KANSASAllen County Community CollegeDebra L. EriksonBarton Community CollegeRichard AbelWhitney AsherCarol DellingerCristi GaleAnne HigginsJulie KnoblichButler Community CollegeKim KarrCloud County Community CollegeChet AnsonNick JonesChris PrestonCowley CollegeJulie RhoadsMalachi WintersJohnson County Community CollegeChristopher ImmNathan JonesLoretta PaldinoSeward County Community College/Area Technical SchoolMike W. BaileyGary Damron

KENTUCKYAshland Community and Technical CollegeAschalew Mengistu

Gateway Community and Technical CollegeBrenda CampbellKay HonCharles WarburtonHazard Community and Technical CollegeDouglas AdamsJames KingMichael NyagolLibby PetersPatricia RiceMelinda SpicerHenderson Community CollegeRebecca EmersonWilliam L. Gary, Jr.Malinda HudsonHopkinsville Community CollegeKristy HowellAllisha LeeTed Wilson

LOUISIANABaton Rouge Community CollegeGabriel AlukoEric BaskinJamie GurtShereen MarxEvelyn RobinsonDavid SylvesterBossier Parish Community CollegeCarol AdkinsEllen BooseCarolyn BurroughsGulya ChandlerTeri DurelDelgado Community CollegeRamon ArizaMalene Arnaud-DavisAmanda BrammerCandace ClantonJanet S. CollettiAlyssia Dayries-SamYadira DiazSteven EdwardsDeborah EversKim GatzkeBarbara HebertJackie JonesVivian KainSandy LaugharnChristine MitchellKenneth RipbergerLouisiana Delta Community CollegeAndrew ReedNunez Community CollegeGreg BazinJavier GuerreroJade O’DellStephanie Wakefield

South Louisiana Community CollegeR. Glenn McCauleyConnie RostSowela Technical Community CollegeAdrienne AbelLuann BallouKatrina FreemanWD FultsJenefer GentryRichard KoonceJames MendezRick MonceauxMathilda RigmaidenDedria Walton

MAINESouthern Maine Community CollegeJames DuddyChristian FarnsworthJames E. McGheeDavid StankiewiczNorma Willis

MARYLANDAllegany College of MarylandSteven F. ReshBaltimore City Community CollegeLatease LashleyRobert SmithFrederick Community CollegeBarbara AnglebergerJoe CampbellTonyia McClellanBeth MilesErick WilliamsHarford Community CollegeJan BrewerDeborah JaegerScott SchaefferMontgomery CollegeTerri BaileyTsung ChuangSharon CoopeAmy CrowleyDeborah CrutchfieldJulie FosterRenee GalbavyCatherine GiovannettiJon GoellJoAnne HanlonChristopher KarpSumita KimRita KranidisChiquita ManagoKaltoum Maroufi-ColleDianna MatthewsTracee MatthiasCarla NaranjoYasmel RodriguezClaudinna RowleyCamille ScottEffie SiegelChristopher Standing

Jude TamasangElkin TaylorMonica TrentGuillermo VegaTara WallaceThomas WarningJeffrey WilsonDina Yagodich

MASSACHUSETTSBristol Community CollegeJill CarricoJoanne Carroll-ConnorRon ListerPhilicia PachecoStephen J. RivardBunker Hill Community CollegeLynne Byall BensonJennifer CohnJennifer FukudaAmparo Hernandez-

FolchWilliam SakamotoMiddlesex Community CollegeRobert FeraDavid KalivasNorth Shore Community CollegeFrederick AltieriMargaret Figgins-HillCarole HunterGeorge WalshNorthern Essex Community CollegeJudith ChmieleckiCarolyn A. CohenJane GagliardiSusan C. PelletierQuinsigamond Community CollegeRicardo CatonLynn CohenJudy ColsonRenee GouldLiz HanlanJames HeffernanRay JohnsonEric ManiaRichard NydamCarol RinaldiRobert RussellDoe WestStephen Zona

MICHIGANMacomb Community CollegeTeresa BiegunSharon KandtEdythe WoodsNorthwestern Michigan CollegeSusan DeCamillisNancy GrayKristen Salathiel

Schoolcraft CollegeHelen DitourisElzbieta RybickaSt. Clair County Community CollegeLinda J. BeckerJanice L. FritzJacqueline JablonskiPatricia A. TillCynthia A. WadeWayne County Community College DistrictRaja ElzeinBeverli Varner

MINNESOTACentury CollegeNickyia CogshellRandy LaFoyMinnesota State Community and Technical CollegeCarol BischofPam CummingsLynn KaiserNorth Hennepin Community CollegePeng ZhaoRiverland Community CollegeAlan ErdahlSandra Sellner-WeeRochester Community and Technical CollegeMike MutschelknausTaresa Tweeten

MISSISSIPPIItawamba Community CollegeJonathan ArmstrongVickie CochranCathy ToddMeridian Community CollegeCedric Bradley

MISSOURINorth Central Missouri CollegeAmy GuthrieOzarks Technical Community CollegeDaniel KopsasJanet Sell

NEBRASKAMetropolitan Community CollegeDarlene CoffeyGary EvansBeverly ForsbergBrian O’MalleyDiane SjutsMid-Plains Community CollegeCindy LitzAaron McLean

NEVADATruckee Meadows Community CollegeDaniel BouweraertsJ. Kyle DalpeMelissa DeadmondJulie EllsworthPaula Lee. HobsonDaniel LoranzRon Marston

NEW JERSEYBergen Community CollegeRobert SaldariniCounty College of MorrisReeves GeraghtyMaria IsazaSussex County Community CollegeStella TrikourosUnion County CollegeHenry KeyCynthia A. Roemer

NEW MEXICOClovis Community CollegeLori O’LearyScott RichesonEastern New Mexico University-RoswellCaleb CainChristina WeirNew Mexico Junior CollegeJill D. HenningYau-Sun WongNew Mexico State University-AlamogordoCathy Aguilar-MorganJudy GarciaNew Mexico State University-CarlsbadClaudia EstradaRon GirmusSanta Fe Community CollegeDeborah BluestoneMerilee GustafsonMichael HofferKaren LindquistLaura RosenfeldGayle TorrezSusan Winter

NEW YORKErie Community CollegeJoanne ColmerauerDiane FecioJames Stranz


2013 NISOD Excellence Awards RecipientsNEWYORK (cont.)Genesee Community CollegePaul J. BrewKaren B. BryantPatricia A. DoyleKatherine W. JohnsonLisa MacEvoyLuAnn M. TierneyMonroe Community CollegeThomas BlakeAngelique Johnston

NORTH CAROLINABladen Community CollegeSara N. NeeleyCarteret Community CollegeLynn S. JudyCentral Piedmont Community CollegeFrankie FanelliCynthia SmithDavidson County Community CollegePaul HernandezDana JafroodiForsyth Technical Community CollegeGerald P. KearnsDebra S. MathisGaston CollegeCarol ElliotSusan WhittemoreGuilford Technical Community CollegeLarry D. BeltonJames CarrierMatthew K. DeSantisSteven DeschTonya P. WelchHalifax Community CollegeVicki CollierJulie GalvinWalter GoodeCarl HarrisBarbara HastyTara KeeterSarah NesbitCalvin E. StansburyTamba ThompsonNash Community CollegeCheryl A. BainesKeith D. MilksKarey D. ParkerLaury V. WilsonLori M. WinsteadRichard J. WoodardPitt Community CollegeClyde R. Taylor

Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeKen CliftonSharon CraigDebra NeeSmithSoutheastern Community CollegeClarence GanusKay HesterMeg SellersKimberly SmallVance-Granville Community CollegeWendy J. FrandsenWake Tech Community CollegeElizabeth ChurchCarolyn DeSimoneShelley KaneKristin KublyBrenda MaddoxJoan Romano

OHIOColumbus State Community CollegeReuel BarksdaleJennifer DragooChristine EvensonMerideth SellarsCuyahoga Community CollegeDeborah K. AllenTerri S. PopeKira J. SeatonLorain County Community CollegeRuby S. BeilMaria A. McConnellZane State CollegeJeffrey HooperAmy Wilson

OKLAHOMANorthern Oklahoma CollegePaul BowersEdward DixonTracy EmmonsCammie FastGerald KonklerKarie LinsenmeyerOklahoma City Community CollegeDouglas GregoryKen HarrelsonRandy HopkinsMarybeth McCauleyGeorge RisingerGinnett RollinsKathy WheatTamala ZolicofferOklahoma State University Institute of Technology-OkmulgeeMaria ChristianSunita RajanalaJennifer Smith

Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityNate AdamsHossein Azartash-NaminNicole “Niki” BriscoRené HurstRichard Morton

OREGONPortland Community CollegeDerrick FoxworthJosephine D. Pino

PENNSYLVANIACommunity College of Allegheny CountyThomas ArbutiskiGerard BerardinoAllison Caveglia BarashDaniel J. LoweW. Scott MainKevin MaloneyCharles B. NoelRaymond WeaverCommunity College of Beaver CountyJanice M. KaminskiPaul C. RogersElaine StroussHarrisburg Area Community CollegeNicole ErnstJulia ImbodenKimberly KetelslegerCynthia MuthLuzerne County Community CollegeStephen HousenickMark JamesJulie SchechterJim ShovlinMontgomery County Community CollegeEmenike UkazimWestmoreland County Community CollegeCarole A. Zeglin

RHODE ISLANDCommunity College of Rhode IslandAudrey KaiserAnn OmolloCatherine M. PoirierSusan Sienkiewicz

SOUTH CAROLINAGreenville Technical CollegeDan BenfieldJoe HammondSusan NittoBeau SandersPiedmont Technical CollegeKarla GilliamYork Technical CollegeElizabeth L. Wyatt

TENNESSEEColumbia State Community CollegeAna Basoa-McMillanBrent FlemingKelly StinnettDyersburg State Community CollegeLinda WeeksMotlow State Community CollegeMorgan HansonCathy SimpsonNortheast State Community CollegeErin BlevinsNancy ForresterCharles E. OsbornePellissippi State Community CollegeTyra BarrettBill BrewerRegina BuckleyAnn F. BurgessJoaquim (Jack) L. HeckSpencer D. JoyDonn KingAnita MaddoxMartha MerrillChris NiesenTravis WhitsonRoane State Community CollegeDan Foltz-GrayJean S. GarmonJoseph W. GarmonDeborah U. MillerValeria S. RobersonTammy J. RobinetteJude J. Toth

TEXASAlamo CollegesDon AdamsLisa AlcortaPatricia ParmaAustin Community CollegeSheila AmmonsShawn AmordeJill BrockmannSarah FinneyOralia B. GuerraDawn Haley-WoodardLinda HaywoodThom McFarlandJose M. MilanMissi PattersonPete SotoGary StewartBlinn CollegeShelley CoxKaren KillionDeborah VavraBrazosport CollegeJerry JamesPhil Robertson

Cedar Valley CollegeDan RogersDel Mar CollegeAnthony PrecellaTimothy PrecellaEl Centro CollegeDaniel “Brent” BarnardAudra BarrettJoan BeckerTerrel BlairNoel CavazosElizabeth FlashToni HollowayKris HyttinenSandra LaraJanet LoveLinda Lynn-MarksVanessa Mercado-TaylorBelicia Miraval AlbornozJesus MorenoStella PayneRebecca PersonettEmilio RamosValerie ShelleyYemane SolomonKaren StillsMarilyn SullivanRick WalkerEl Paso Community CollegeAngelina Arellanes-

NuñezGloria EstradaPamela PayneRoswitha SaenzKeith TownsendGalveston CollegePamela BrittonAna SanchezRodrigo SantoyoHill CollegePaula CurboStacy KolarHouston Community CollegeDouglas BumpWarner E. HensonCarlos PierottRitu RajuMorteza SameeiSheila M. WilliamsKilgore CollegeBritt DavisJesse JamesKaren JohnsonDonny SealsDavid StroudJames TaylorLamar Institute of TechnologyMichelle DavisKenneth MasonPete Matak IIITimothy StorbeckStaci Waldrep

Laredo Community CollegeDavid V. ArreazolaEsmeralda VargasLee CollegeJack BakerJohn LefeberMargene LenamonTommy ShermanLone Star College SystemDevika V. LalsinghaniJason LaPresPhilip W. LeeLone Star College–CyFairMilton KandehPaula KhalafJason MoulenbeltCarolina RuizLone Star College–KingwoodJohn M. BarrMary K. BjorklundJohn J. DethloffJay K. WhatleyLone Star College–MontgomeryBrandy HarveyErik OslundMatthew SamfordRachel TrackeyLone Star College–North HarrisDave FaberDavid PullerKatherine RalphUrsula SohnsLone Star College–TomballMelinda A. ColemanMargaret S. Jelinek LewisCatherine H. OlsonJohn B. RollinsDonna D. WillinghamMcLennan Community CollegeElaine FagnerHarry I. HarelikDonna ReedBrooks WilsonMidland CollegeKimberly BezinqueMichael MakowskyMountain View CollegeDavid MoralesQuentin WrightNavarro CollegeAnna Pat AlpertShellie BuckleyDavid Padron-PerezCarrie SelfSuzann Spaniel


2013 NISOD Excellence Awards RecipientsTEXAS (cont.)North Lake CollegeSherry BoydSonya Hopkins-BarnesDarryl HowardMarie V. KohrmannGeorge MarquezChrista SlejkoNortheast Lakeview CollegeEfrain GuevaraPatsy StelterCindy WilsonSilvia ZeccaNorthwest Vista CollegeAnthony CoppinSally FirstAndrew HillJenny MartinScott WalkerGregory WardPalo Alto CollegeBrad S. ChandlerSylvia De HoyosChristopher DelgadoBeatriz JosephIrene KellerAlexis LoweStamatis MuratidisMariana OrnelasYolanda ReynaDaniel RodriguezVeronica Rosas-TatumAnita SolizRanger CollegeKimberly CaltonSolomon CrossGretchen Geye Jerry GlidewellJonathan RoachRichland CollegeSamuel AletanTimothy BarkleyJohn BrownJohn DrezekMichael IachettaJennifer JonesDaisy SantoshRaj SeekriPatrick SimpsonSam Tinsley

San Antonio CollegeIrene AlvaradoGeraldo R. GuerraSteven LewisAmanda MartinBill RichardsonLarry RosinbaumAmy WhitworthSan Jacinto College DistrictDebra M. Acuff-

WhitakerAmanda L. BoorenLynwood DunseithBrenda J. JonesCeleste L. JonesKerry K. MixNiki WhitesideNathanial WigginsSouth Texas CollegeAlfred AcevedoWilliam BuhidarRaquel De Guzman

EsguerraRogelio EscanameDavid R. FloresMeg GalvanJon A. HerrinSandra LedesmaMaricela SilvaVirginia “Allegra”

Villarreal-DisraeliSt. Philip’s CollegeRita ArmstrongJohn BraxtonPaul A. Machen IITarrant County College DistrictCatherine G. BottrellCatherine E. CostelloStaussa ErvinMurray FortnerDavid GustafsonJohn HiserElizabeth JosephHector MenchacaJeffrey MirandaMartha MusgroveKaren PaceJohn PerkinsEileen PrestonPatricia RichardsJulie A. RussellJim SchrantzTemple CollegeSusan A. DeanThomas A. FairlieTexarkana CollegeDianna KinseyCharles Vernon Wilder

Texas State Technical CollegeJackie AdlerDonalyn AlexanderWhitney CarterMary E. CastañonIris L. CunninghamMarta V. GetmanChasidy M. GuthrieJeff HowardElizabeth “Becky” JonesLisa LangfordBryan W. MaertinsMary PrepejchalJennifer SanchezKevin ShippKaren SonnenbergShawntay Sparks-

HubbardHubert R. StatenLeroy White, Jr.Nicole WhitleyHector YanezTyler Junior CollegeLinda K. BellingtonJames G. BettsGloria BrooksGigi N. DelkJeanne IvyBrenda L. KorichJan B. McCauleyHeather R. MenschTerri S. MitticaMelanie WardVernon CollegeBeth ArnoldJudy DitmoreShana MunsonWeatherford CollegeArleen AtkinsKathy BasshamChristie DayleyMatt JoinerJanetta KruseChristy S. WalkerLisa WelchMarcelo WillchamWharton County Junior CollegeErma HartRudolph HenryDebbie LutringerPatrick RallsKathy RodKelley WhitleyJoy Wind

UTAHSalt Lake Community CollegeCynthia BioteauDavid AlldredgeShannon AtkinsonKaterina Salini

VIRGINIABlue Ridge Community CollegeM. Lynne RyanLord Fairfax Community CollegeMiriam MooreNorthern Virginia Community CollegeMichael A. CarringtonDavid ConroyAlpana DasPatricia K. GaryRobert E. HendersonDahlia E. Henry-TettPatricia A. LazzarinoNicole ManciniCynthia RathjenStacy RiceMaryellen A. RyanDuncan TebowRappahannock Community CollegePradeep K. GhimireSouthwest Virginia Community CollegeMargaret DyeAmanda Ellis-O’QuinnLisa HenleyHannah HensleyDeidra JacksonDiane PhillipsBrian Wright

WASHINGTONBig Bend Community CollegeLance WymanCentralia CollegeJudith AguilarGil ElderVicki OakermanNola OrmrodNita TaylorClover Park Technical CollegeWayne BridgesColumbia Basin CollegeMelissa McBurneyDebbie Wolf

Highline Community CollegeJodi WhitePierce College DistrictBrian MartinSandi StevensScott SweetSkagit Valley CollegeAnne WillSouth Seattle Community CollegeJane HarnessSarah Skamser

WEST VIRGINIANew River Community and Technical CollegeJohn DynakKaren Tully

WISCONSINGateway Technical CollegeLori BaxaJulie CapelliSusan ElrodMadison Area Technical CollegePeter S. DettmerNorma J. KroppWaukesha County Technical CollegeMark KrzyszkowskiRobert Novak

WYOMINGCasper CollegeJoseph CampbellMarge ChristiansenShereen MosierElizabeth OttCammy RowleyClaudia StewartNorthern Wyoming Community College DistrictTim BessetteBeau CorkinsChuck Holloway

BERMUDABermuda CollegeDawn DarrellFrances Furbert

CANADA

ALBERTALethbridge CollegeKaren O’DwyerCalvin WhiteheadMedicine Hat CollegeMarie HasperRory MahonySAIT PolytechnicDenis BeaulieuHelio ColacoJane DeighanViero Di GregorioCynthia JohnstonShane KesselMona SalamaAllister SchreiberRichard Stroobant

BRITISH COLUMBIACamosun CollegeChris BalmerBruce McCormackKeri NorrieCheryl PaquetteCam RussellBlair SurridgeNorth Island CollegeLori BorayDerek HaneburyKerri Lowey MacKenzieSelkirk CollegeRay BrockRosemary EneferFiona MatthewsNella MitchellCheryl MorassutDeb ScheidelKerry Young

ONTARIOAlgonquin CollegeJeremy AthertonShaun BarrTrish BealsShawn BehnkeRuth KingCynthia RowlandErnest SchmidtConfederation CollegeShelley LeesonAnne MauroPeter RusakRichard TatebeSheridan CollegeJacinta GoveasJudith GreenVictoria RentonAbigail SaloleSteve Tywonek

The deadline to submit names to receive the 2014 NISOD Excellence Awards is January 31, 2014.

www.nisod.orgThe NISOD Excellence Awards are a membership service of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD)

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grants&gifts

around campus22 September 2, 2013 www.ccweek.com

As a way to demonstratetheir newly learned engi-neering skills, 21 Mont-

gomery County-area high schoolstudents put their carefullydesigned spaghetti bridges to thetest in an endurance competition atMontgomery County CommunityCollege’s Central Campus in BlueBell, Pa. The bridge competitionwas the culminating event of themonth-long Summer EngineeringInnovation Program provided byJohns Hopkins University WhitingSchool of Engineering at MCCC.The PECO Energy Co., the DowChemical Co., and the Mont-gomery County Workforce Invest-ment Board provided funding. Theprogram helps high school stu-dents develop skills to problemsolve like engineers through vari-ous hands-on laboratory activities.

Vidya Nandikolla, an engineeringprofessor at Philadelphia University,and Frederick Schlik, a teacher atthe Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., co-taught the courses. During thefinal weeks of the program,students designed and built theirbridges using only spaghetti andepoxy mixed with a hardeningagent. The winning bridge, builtby Mahadi Islam, Rohan Masaniand Joseph DiFeo, sustained 16.5pounds. The second place winnerswere Patricia Luciany, RussellEmery and Mitchell Dominguez.Their bridge sustained 37 pounds,but they lost points because theirbridge exceeded the weight limit.The third place winners wereReena Patel, Noah Alessi andJames Piatt. Their bridge sustained12 pounds. Programs like this areintended to encourage students to

explore careers in the STEMfields. To further assist studentspursuing engineering education,MCCC recently revised its two-year Engineering Associate of Sci-ence degree program to ensure theseamless transfer of credits tofour-year engineering programsoffered by Temple, Widener andPhiladelphia universities.

Astudent-faculty team fromSan Jacinto College(Texas) and the University

of Houston-Clear Lake areinvolved in experimental researchthat could eventually change howfires are extinguished during space

expeditions. Members of theresearch team are experimentingwith acoustic flame suppressionmechanics, which involves usingsub-woofers to manipulate soundwaves to extinguish fire. In theprocess, bass frequencies are tunedthrough a frequency generatoruntil modified sound waves inter-act with the fire, displacing thebase of the fire and putting it out.During a recent demonstration,San Jacinto College and UHCLteam members extinguished a can-dle using nothing but a frequencygenerator application on a smart-phone that was connected to sub-woofers. As the frequency was

tuned lower and lower and thebass volume increased, the flamebegan to tremble, and then to split,and then to lie over to one side.When the sound wave frequencygot so low that the speakers beganto rattle, the flame separated fromthe candle wick and went out.Putting out a fire on any aircraft,and especially on space vessels, isparticularly challenging and risky.The San Jacinto College andUHCL team members are collabo-rating as part of NASA’s Micro-gravity University Minority Serv-ing Institutions and CommunityColleges program. In November,team members will fly aboardNASA’s zero gravity aircraft to seehow well their acoustic flame sup-pression equipment performs in aweightless environment, whichcould determine if the technologyhas potential for practical applica-tion aboard space vessels. SanJacinto College students on theteam include Jeremy Penny,Miguel Rosales, and LeslieGuerrero. UHCL students includeMegan Burns, Ryan Page,Alexander Smith, and JarrettLockridge, all of whom transferredto UHCL from San JacintoCollege. Faculty mentors includeSan Jacinto Professor NateWiggins Kwok-Bun Yue, acomputer science professor atUHCL. NASA engineer ErynBeisner serves as the NASAprincipal investigator and teammentor for the experiment.

Several improvements will soonbe made on the East CentralCommunity College (Miss.)campus in Decatur as a result of a$92,000 Mississippi Departmentof Transportation grant presentedby Central Transportation Com-missioner Dick Hall. Hall “offi-cially” presented the grant checkto ECCC President Billy Stewartduring the June meeting of thecollege’s Board of Trustees.Stewart said the college is “mostappreciative” to Hall for comingto campus and personally pre-senting the grant check, andlooks forward to completion ofthe much-needed project. TheMississippi Transportation Com-mission approved the college’srequest for federal TransportationAlternative Program funds inApril. The funds, along with arequired 20 percent local match,comprise the total cost of theproject. The TAP program workswith local public agencies such asmunicipalities and communitycollege districts to construct, planand design facilities for pedestri-

ans, bicyclists and other non-motorized forms of transporta-tion. The project is comprised of859 feet of sidewalks with handi-cap accessible curbing. Twelvepedestrian-scale lights will be

installed along the sidewalks forsafety purposes with added land-scaping to beautify the area.

Queensborough CommunityCollege’s (N.Y.) Nursing Pro-

gram has been awarded aHealth Resources and ServicesAdministration Nursing Work-force Diversity Grant. Thethree-year grant, totaling morethan $700,000, will provide apipeline of resources and moti-vation for at-risk middle andhigh school students so theymay succeed in college. Regi-na Cardaci, professor in theNursing Department and proj-ect director of the grant, alongwith her team of faculty andstaff, will identify high schoolstudents in Project PRIZEhoused on campus, who willbenefit most from the servicesoffered through the grant. Thesestudents will be paired withQueensborough student men-tors in the Health Related Sci-ences Academy. Project PRIZE,funded by the New York State

Education Department, providesmiddle and high school studentswith a wide variety of activitiesand personalized academic guid-ance. At Queensborough, 95 per-cent of Project PRIZE students

move on to a four-year college oruniversity.

Tallahassee Community Col-lege’s Florida Public Safety Insti-tute has been awarded a $60,773U.S. Department of Labor grantfor the Florida Mine Safety andHealth Training Program. Theprimary goal of the FMSH Pro-gram is to have a positive impacton the awareness of safety andoccupational health hazards inFlorida mining environmentsand, through training, to helpmake them safer and healthierworkplaces for miners and con-tractors. FMSH will conducteffective mine health and safetytraining classes in order to elimi-nate fatal injuries and reduce thefrequency and severity of miningaccidents. All miners and con-tractors of any size can benefitfrom consultative assistance intraining plan development, newand updated training materials,specialized training, and informa-tion provided by the FMSH Pro-gram.

Future engineers test their spaghetti bridge designs The collaborative research team includes, from left,NASA engineer Eryn Beisner, San Jacinto College stu-dent Miguel Rosales, SJC Professor Nate Wiggins, Uni-versity of Houston-Clear Lake student Ryan Page, SJC

students Jeremy Penney and Leslie Guerrero; and UHCLstudent Jarrett Lockridge.

Dick Hall (center), central transportation commissionerwith the Mississippi Department of Transportation,

presents East Central Community College with a cere-monial $92,000 check. Also pictured are State Rep.

Randy Rushing (left) and ECCC President Billy Stewart.

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The Computer InformationSystems department atArkansas State University-

Mountain Home prepares stu-dents for good jobs, advanced col-lege degrees, and the 21st Century.ASU-Mountain Home offers theA+ certification program that is aninternational, entry-level certifica-tion recognized by major hard-ware and software vendors, dis-tributors, and resellers. The A+certification confirms a techni-cian’s ability to perform computertasks such as installation, configu-ration, diagnosing, preventivemaintenance, and security. ASU-Mountain Home also offers theCisco Networking Academy as astand-alone program for individu-als interested in learning network-ing skills and preparing for theCisco Certified Network Associatecertification exam. The CiscoNetworking Academy curriculumcovers a broad range of topics,from basic networking skills suchas pulling cable to more complex

concepts such as applyingadvanced troubleshooting tools,while working with Cisco’s state-of-the-art networking equipment.The program can also serve as the

cornerstone of a two-year degreein networking. The demand forskilled network and computer sup-port professionals continues togrow. Obtaining an industry certi-

fication is a valuable credential tohelp start or enhance a career inthe IT field. By incorporating aComputer Information Systemsdegree along with an industry cer-tification, students can increasetheir employment potential.

Robert A. Graves, director ofsafety and emergency pre-paredness at

Randolph Communi-ty College (N.C.), hasbeen appointed toserve a four-year termon the North CarolinaCriminal JusticeInformation NetworkGoverning Board.Graves was appointedby Thom Tillis,speaker of the N.C.House of Representa-tives. The appointment is effectiveimmediately. The North CarolinaCriminal Justice Information Net-work is a statewide criminal jus-tice infrastructure that allows the

sharing of information betweenstate and local criminal justiceagencies. The CJIN Board recom-mends projects to provide moreeffective communications for lawenforcement across the state.Graves joined RCC in September2009 after retiring from the N.C.State Highway Patrol. He has anA.A.S. in business administration

from Davidson CountyCommunity College. Heis past president and amember of RandolphRotary; Rotary District7690 Foundation Advo-cate; past master, mem-ber and secretary of theAsheboro MasonicLodge #699; member ofOasis Shrine; and servesas chair of the transporta-tion/government affairs

committee for the Asheboro/Ran-dolph Chamber of Commerce. Hehas been named a Paul Harris Fel-low and earned the Order of LongLeaf Pine.

honors&awards

John Washam, an ASUMH student who recently earnedhis A+ certification, and Shawn Dennis, ASUMH

computer information systems instructor. Robert A.Graves

In recognition of his exceptionalleadership, vision and strongrecord of accomplishments,Edwin R. Massey, president ofIndian River State College,(Fla.) has been selected as the2013 Southern Regional ChiefExecutive Officer by the Associ-ation of Community CollegeTrustees. Massey will be pre-sented with the award at theNational ACCT LeadershipConference, after being recog-nized “at home” for this honorby the college’s Board ofTrustees, faculty and administra-tion at IRSC’s Endowed Teach-ing Chair Convocation. Masseywas appointed IRSC’s thirdpresident and CEO in 1988, andhis tenure in office has beenmarked by a legacy of excep-tional accomplishments. Exam-ples include, expanding enroll-ment by 300 percent in morethan 100 degree and certificateprograms; significantly expand-ing the college’s five campusesto include over 700 acres and 1.5million square feet of state-of-the-art facilities and leading thecollege’s transition from IndianRiver Community College toIndian River State College.Massey, an Indian River Countyresident, was first employed bythe college as a biology profes-sor in 1973 and promoted to sev-eral administrative positionsprior to becoming president in

1988. He serves on many local,state, and national boards and isfrequently called upon to repre-sent higher education at nationalconferences and forums, includ-ing a meeting of prominent edu-cational and industry leaders atthe White House in WashingtonD.C. last year.

In 2011, Tallahassee CommunityCollege (Fla.) partnered withWORKFORCE plus, the U.S.Department of Labor and twoother Florida colleges to create theEngineering Technology andAdvanced Manufacturing proj-ect, a program designed to helpjob-seekers receive manufactur-

ing training that increases theiroverall marketability. At theupcoming National Council forContinuing Education & Trainingannual conference, the partnershipwill be recognized with the 2013Exemplary Program Award. TheETAM project—which complet-ed in June—worked to breakdown silos between colleges anddevelop workforce developmentsolutions that could be deployedin both the education and trainingenvironments. The inter-institu-tional nature of the ETAM project

helped create a mechanism by which TCC and the other two colleges could jointly offer corporate training viatechnology-enabled learning andenroll participants at their respec-tive institutions while sharinginstructor costs and qualityprocedures. After successfuldeployment with the three-collegeconsortium, ETAM courses andmethodology are now being lever-aged in the Labor Department-funded “Florida TRADE” grantserving twelve partner colleges.

Werner Bols, chairman of the Indian River StateCollege Board of Trustees (right), congratulates col-lege President Edwin R. Massey on his selection asthe 2013 Southern Regional Chief Executive Officerby the Association of Community College Trustees.

Bob Bade, dean of student development and enrollmentmanagement at Pasco-Hernando Community College, wasselected for induction in the 2013 Florida College System ActivitiesAssociation Hall of Fame. The FCSAA induction ceremony will beNov. 15 at the Caribe Royale resort in Orlando, Fla. Since 1990,Bade has served in a number of positions at PHCC: admissions spe-cialist & academic planner; coordinator of student activities; andassociate dean of student activities & engagement since January

2007. Bade earned his B.A. in psychology atEckerd College, his M.A. in psychology atJohn F. Kennedy University, and an educa-tion specialist degree from Saint Leo Uni-versity. Currently a doctoral student at Lib-erty University, Lynchburg, Va., Bade’sawards include: Association of Florida Col-leges Student Development ExemplaryPractice Award for the Welcome & Engage-ment Retention Program; the Bob Graham

Distinguished Service Award; Distinguished Service Award fromStudent Government Associations; and 2012 Pasco-HernandoCommunity College Presidential Cup Award—the highest honor anemployee can receive at the college.

Bob Bade

Lonnie L. Howard has beennamed president of Clover ParkTechnical College (Wash.).Howard most recently served asthe executive director of theSchool of Continuing and Profes-sional Studies at the University ofHouston. He earned an associateof applied sciences in weldingtechnology from San Jacinto Col-lege, an associate of general stud-ies from Houston Community Col-lege, Texas; a bachelor of sciencein occupational technology andindustrial studies and a master ofscience in occupational technolo-gy from the University of Hous-ton, and a doctor of philosophy ineducational administration (withdual concentrations in communitycollege leadership and sociology)from the University of Texas atAustin.

Rancho Santiago Community Col-lege District (Calif.) announcedthe appointment of ChristineLeon as associate dean, extendedopportunities programs and servic-es/cooperative agencies resourcesfor education and CalWORKs.Her duties include managing allfunctions and activities that helplow-income and underserved stu-dents, including single parents,access and succeed in higher edu-cation. Leon earned a master’s ofsocial welfare and a B.A. in psy-chology from the University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles.

Martin Eggensperger has beennamed vice chancellor for aca-demics at Arkansas State Universi-ty-Mountain Home. Eggenspergerhas served as vice president forinstruction at College of the Oua-chitas since 2009. While at Col-lege of the Ouachitas, he served asthe board-appointed interim presi-dent. He previously served asassociate vice president for institu-tional effectiveness at SoutheastArkansas College. Eggenspergerreceived a bachelor of sciencedegree in mathematics from theUniversity of Central Arkansas, amaster of science degree in appliedmathematics from the University

of Arkansas at Little Rock and adoctor of philosophy degree fromthe University of Arkansas at LittleRock.

James W. Ross has joined Pied-mont Virginia Community Collegeas vice president for institutionaladvancement and development.Ross will provide leadership to theoffices of development, grants,

marketing, media relations, alumniand adult outreach and recruiting.He will also serve as the executivedirector of the PVCC EducationalFoundation. Ross earned bachelorand master of education degreesfrom Slippery Rock Universityand a doctorate from Nova South-eastern University.

Riverland Community College

(Minn.) has named GarySchindler as the new dean of stu-dents. Schindler has a master’sdegree from the University ofNorth Dakota in counseling and abachelor’s degree in social studies.Schindler previously held the posi-tion as dean of students at River-land from 1998 to 2009. Duringhis early career with Riverland, heserved for nine years as the finan-

cial aid director. Schindler wasnamed Administrator of the Yearby the Minnesota State CounselorAssociation and SoutheasternMinnesota Counselor Association.He was also named DistinguishedAdministrator by Phi Theta KappaInternational. Prior to his return toRiverland in August, Schindlerworked at Spoon River College inIllinois.

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Hopkinsville Community College

President/CEOThe Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) seeks an entrepreneurial, innovative andvisionary leader to serve as the President/CEO of the Hopkinsville Community College in Hopkinsville, KY. Thisposition will be instrumental in strengthening existing partnerships with other higher education institutions andthe community. The successful candidate must have recent senior-level administrative experience in highereducation, with preference given to community or technical college experience; must be a person of high integrityand energy; must have an earned doctorate from an accredited institution; and have excellent interpersonal andcommunication skills. In addition, the successful candidate should have:

An understanding of and commitment to the comprehensive community/technical college mission. Demonstrated ability to lead within a larger system in a dynamic environment. Successful, progressively responsible leadership experience within a similar institution. Demonstrated interpersonal, communication, presentation and listening skills necessary to build teams andmanage change. Demonstrated leadership in setting goals and accountability expectations in meeting organizational goals. Experience in developing effective coalitions and partnerships through collaboration with an understandingof the community and KCTCS. An understanding of and appreciation for the culture of the region which includes a diverse economy andpopulation grounded in the military and agricultural areas. Experience in strategic planning and managing a budget within a similar institution. Evidence of effective leadership in developing collaborative relationships with faculty and staff in thecollege. Evidence of leadership in supporting economic development and establishing a positive institutionalpresence to enhance upward mobility within in the community. Evidence of strong interest and success in student learning activities. Evidence of college advocacy through successful fund raising efforts, including visibility and engagementwithin the community. Appreciation for and understanding of the use and implementation of technology throughout learningenvironments. Commitment to diversity and a demonstrated ability to lead an institution that values and respectsdifferences. Experience as an academic leader within the community.Evidence of leadership and education experiences that enhance student learning and success through avariety of learning systems. Has successfully demonstrated the ability to motivate, inspire and engage students, faculty, staff and thecommunity in college programs, initiatives, and activities. Evidence of effective leadership that encourages engagement and development of faculty and staff. Evidence of leadership, and engagement of others, in higher education at the state, region, and national levels.

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Applicants will submit for review the following: 1. A current vita with cover letter addressing characteristics and qualifications. 2. A list of five professional references, including names and telephone numbers (both home and business).

The review of applications will begin September 30, 2013. Nominations and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

All nominations and applications should be addressed to:

KCTCS President’s Office, Attention: Lewis Prewitt, System Director of Systemwide Initiatives,

Job #9551, 300 North Main Street, Versailles, Kentucky 40383

KCTCS is an equal opportunity employer and educational institution

KCTCS is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. We actively encourage applicationsand/or nominations of persons of color, women, veterans, persons with disabilities and other individuals

San FranciscoCommunity College District

CHANCELLORLocation: San Francisco, CA

Employment Level: Executive Website: www.ccsf.edu

Application Deadline: Open until filled. Initial screening will commence on July 29, 2013.

The City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees invites applications and nominations for an innovative, energetic and dynamic leader for the position of Chancellor. The Chancellor is the chief executive officer of the District and is selected and appointed by the Board. The Chancellor is responsible for the overall administration of the District.

City College of San Francisco (CCSF) is a public, two-year community college accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community & Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Since its founding in 1935, City College has evolved into a multicultural, multi-campus community college that is one of the largest in the country. CCSF offers courses in more than 50 academic programs and over 100 occupational disciplines. There is a full range of credit courses leading to the Associate of Arts and Science degrees, most of which meet the general education requirements for transfer to a four-year colleges and universities.

The next Chancellor will provide unifying and participatory leadership to a dynamic, complex, urban, and diverse district. CCSF students are served by faculty, classified staff, and administration committed to student achievement and academic excellence. The new Chancellor will bring long-term stability, build upon the District’s strong legacy, achieve the next level of success, and expand the prominent leadership role of the District in the state and nation.

The next Chancellor will have a track record of providing superior leadership, possess a high degree of integrity, communicate effectively both internally and externally, and demonstrate advocacy skills on issues related to classified staff, faculty, administrators, and above all, student success. The Chancellor will be knowledgeable of current trends and challenges in higher education with the ability to effectively lead collegially a large urban community college system.

HOW TO APPLYCandidates must electronically submit the following documents:

A letter of application that succinctly addresses how candidate’s experience and professional qualifications prepare him/her for the role of Chancellor. Please address the College’s strategic goals and the desired characteristics (Do not exceed five pages).

A current resume, including cellular telephone number and e-mail address.

Candidate Profile Summary sheet of your academic and professional career experience.

A reference list with names, home and business telephone numbers, and email addresses of seven references to include: diverse constituent groups from various levels of leadership and services from current or former institutions.

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PRESIDENTCrowder College in Neosho, Missouri, seeks a new president toreplace one who just retired after seven years of successfulleadership. Crowder is a comprehensive community collegeserving nine counties and ten attendance centers in the beautifulrolling hills of the southwest Missouri Ozarks. The 5600 studentcollege has been one of the fastest growing in the state andnation over the past decade and offers a fiscally sound institutionwith excellent facilities and enthusiastic community support.

The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to continuea long tradition of servant leadership and an open, highlycollaborative relationship with the elected board, faculty andstaff; a demonstrated commitment to fostering student success; ahistory of data-informed decision making; exceptional listeningand communication skills that will maintain and strengthenrelationships with community leaders, partners in education,legislators, and donors; a visionary understanding of thecommunity college mission and its future; and a record as aneffective problem-solver and supporter of innovation in others.An earned doctorate from an accredited institution and aminimum of three years successful leadership experience in asenior administrative position are preferred. Presidential salaryand benefits are competitive for the state and region.

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Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) is committed to being alearning-centered college that works closely with the community todevelop and offer new and innovative programs to meet the needs of agrowing diverse community and student population. We are currentlyseeking Part-time Adjuncts for the following:

Adjunct- Instructor, BiologyAdjunct – Instructor, BookkeeperAdjunct –Instructor, Communication & LanguagesAdjunct – PhysicsAdjunct- Humanities & Social Sciences

REQUIREMENTS:Minimum of Master's Degree in discipline required. Teaching experienceis required, college level is preferred. Online teaching experience needed.

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5Seeking Calm Seas A new generation of college leadersmust navigate aturbulent climate ofaccountability,regulation andtechnical change.

13Beyond the Myths Asian-Americangroups believedeeper data willilluminate poorlyunderstoodeducationaldisparities.

31MadProfessors Adjuncts frustratedwith low pay, lack ofrespect and poorworking conditionsare ripe targets forlabor organizers.

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The five colleges awarding the mostassociate degrees in the 2011-12 academic year, and theincrease from a year earlier, are asfollows:

Institution No. of PercentDegrees Change

University of Phoenix 39,341 1Online College

Miami Dade College 11,959 27

Ivy Tech Community College 8,940 12

Valencia College 7,974 20

Broward College 6,218 27

CCWeek’s annualanalysis indicates that the communitycollege success agendais yielding results.

UPWARD BOUNDAssociate degree production shows steady increasePage 6

3A House forStudents A new housingand education ini-tiative aims tohelp unemployedadults becomeself-sufficient.

4Point ofView Chattanooga StateCommunity Collegedevises a way toovercome the myri-ad headwinds con-fronting colleges.

12 RebuildingCalifornia The approval ofProposition 30allows colleges torestore programsthat had fallen vic-tim to years ofbudget cuts.

21Honoring aHero An Oregon collegededicates its newveterans’ center toa World War IIMedal of Honorwinner.

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Fastest of the FastestHere are the country’s fastest-growingcommunity colleges by institution size:

Fall Fall %Institution 2010 2011 change

Enroll. Enroll.

2,500 students or fewerDenmarkTechnical 1,033 1,607 55.6%College (S.C.)

2,500-4,999 studentsLouisianaDelta CC 2,490 2,938 18.0%Monroe (La.)

5,000-9,999studentsIvy Tech CC- 4,484 5,414 20.7%Columbus (Ind.)

10,000 or more studentsChandler- 12,296 14,030 14.1%Gilbert CC (Ariz.)

3Defaults onThe Rise Nearly a quarterof West Virginiacommunity andtechnical collegestudents defaulton their federalloans.

4Colleges andSTEM Community collegeshave a key role toplay in increasingthe number of grad-uates in the STEMfields.

10 DippingEnrollment Concern is risingabout the potentialeffects of a nation-wide decline in col-lege enrollment.

12 CowCollege A Vermont collegesecures a grant totrain students inemerging agricul-ture and dairybusinesses.

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Indian RiverState CollegePower PlantTechnologystudents Hector Perezand MatthewCaliandro adjust a reactor coolingpump seal.

Adult LearnersOn average, 38 percent of all collegestudents in a fall term are adultlearners, that is, over age 25. Here isa breakdown by age of the type ofcollege they attended in 2011:

PrivatePublic Non-Profit For-Profit

25-29 69% 18.7% 12.4%

30-39 64.5% 16.6% 18.9%

40 and 64% 16.2% 19.8%over

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4Point ofView AACC Presidentand CEO WalterG. Bumphusreflects on 2012and looks to theyear ahead.

5A CollegeBorder War A tuition reciprocityagreement stokes aheated competitionfor studentsbetween Minnesotaand Wisconsin.

12 Free SpeechLawsuit A pending courtbattle between anevangelist and aSouth Dakota col-lege could effectother state schools.

16Testing MettleSans Metal Ivy Tech CommunityCollege launches aprogram whichemploys virtual realitytechnology to teachwelding skills.

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Two Plus TwoIn the 2010-11 academic year, 45 percent of all students whocompleted a degree at a four-yearcollege previously enrolled at a two-year college. Here’s a breakdown ofhow long it took them to finish thefour-year degree after leaving thetwo-year school.

1 year orless

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2-3 years 36%

4-5 years 24%

6-7 years 11%

8-9 years 6%

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