System News | Opinion
Bates Technical College President Lin Zhou wins Chief Executive Officer Award
Bates Technical College’s Board of Trustees announced that Dr. Lin Zhou, president of Bates Technical College,
will receive the 2023 Chief Executive Officer of the Year Award from the Washington
Association of College Trustees (ACT).
Suburban Times, May 17, 2023
Parker to lead AACC board in July
... New college representatives to the American Association of Community Colleges
(AACC) board elected in February include: Lin Zhou, president, Bates Technical College (Washington)
Community College Daily, May 17, 2023
Dr. Chemene Crawford inks 3-year contract to serve as president of Everett Community College beginning July 1st
Everett Community College’s Board of Trustees voted 4-0 this evening to approve a three-year contract with EvCC’s
next president, Chemene Crawford. ... Crawford will start at EvCC July 1.
My Everett News, May 17, 2023
Photos: It's for the birds — all 460 of them
... An open house at Wenatchee Valley College ... put together by Dr. Dan Stephens who is on the biology faculty at the college.
... Stephens has a collection of 460 stuffed birds collected over 30 years.
Wenatchee World, May 17, 2023
A fruitful collaboration and the world of turtles
Coinciding with the launch of their first joint book, “The Book of Turtles,” New York
Times bestselling writer Sy Montgomery and award-winning illustrator Matt Patterson
will be visiting the Olympic Peninsula this week. [Peninsula College]
Sequim Gazette, May 17, 2023
Retiring SCC teacher born with congenital amputation offers message on power of belief in students
Communications studies professor Linda Seppa-Salisbury hasn’t missed a Spokane Community College graduation in 46 years at the school. That’s because she wants her students to know
she cares.
The Spokesman-Review, May 16, 2023
Annual POWWOW returns to Edmonds College on Mother’s Day
Edmonds College hosted its 37th annual Powwow on Mother’s Day, May 14, with vendors, dancers, and
drummers of all ages participating in spirited celebrations of culture.
Lynnwood Times, May 16, 2023
Centralia College Foundation announces Exceptional Faculty Awards
... Spitzer and Taylor were chosen for their “commitment to and excellence in their
subject areas, and in campus activities.” Both will be formally honored at the Centralia College Night of Celebration on June 15.
Centralia Chronicle, May 15, 2023
Trends | Horizons | Education
Survey: Stress undercutting student success
... the survey asked a nationally representative sample of 3,000 two- and four-year
college students questions about their experiences with stress, mental health, physical
wellness and related campus services.
Inside Higher Ed, May 17, 2023
Tips for graduation speakers
Tis the season to revisit a piece from a few years ago. If you’ve been honored with
the opportunity to be a graduation speaker, please take this to heart.
Inside Higher Ed, May 15, 2023
How tech jobs in WA are growing despite layoffs in Seattle area
... Washington has the highest concentration of tech workers relative to its overall
employment base — nearly 1 in 10 residents (9.4%) is in tech, higher than the national
average of 5.8%.
The Seattle Times, May 15, 2023
Politics | Local, State, National
White House ‘roadmap’ outlines workforce development for new jobs
The Biden administration on Tuesday released an update of its multi-agency efforts
to develop and expand the U.S. workforce that will be needed for jobs created through
recent federal legislation.
Community College Daily, May 16, 2023
Cardona, Foxx agree to work on short-term Pell
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina), who
chairs the House Education and the Workforce Committee, have agreed to work together
to try crafting a bipartisan approach to extend Pell Grant eligibility to certain
short-term workforce education programs.
Community College Daily, May 16, 2023
