System News | Opinion
GenusWave's TAST uses short bursts of sound to keep pinnipeds away from salmon at pinch points
...Brittany Palm-Flawd, Faculty and Hatchery Manager at Bellingham Technical College, remarked, “In partnership with the local tribes and state fisheries, the Bellingham
Technical College's Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences training program operates a
salmon hatchery that supports local fisheries and helps feed an endangered population
of orcas.
San Juan Islander, Oct. 14, 2024
WWCC hires Colleen Vandenboom as VP of student services
Colleen Vandenboom will serve as Walla Walla Community College’s new vice president of student services beginning Monday, Nov. 4. Vandenboom is taking
the place of Graydon Stanley, who retired from the position over the summer, a recent
WWCC news release said.
Union-Bulletin, Oct. 14, 2024
Jennifer Clayton named dean of nursing, allied health at WWCC
Walla Walla Community College has selected Jennifer Clayton as its new dean of nursing and allied health. Clayton
most recently served as the department chair for the diagnostic imaging program at
Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon, according to a WWCC news release.
Union-Bulletin, Oct. 14, 2024
Bellevue College appoints new Board of Trustees member
Bellevue College has appointed Desiré Sotelo, a technical recruiter at Amazon's Project Kuiper, to
serve on its board of trustees. In her work at Amazon, Sotelo focuses on building
teams for Kuiper Government Solutions, which provides satellite and ground solutions
for U.S. and allied government customers, a release said.
425 Magazine, Oct. 10, 2024
Edmonds College Art Gallery fall exhibition presents ‘Metamorphosis’ by Abigail Nnaji
Edmonds College Art Gallery’s fall art exhibition is featuring “Metamorphosis,” with the works of
renowned Nigerian interdisciplinary artist Abigail Nnaji.
Lynnwood Today, Oct. 10, 2024
Advocacy Quick Hits: ED names colleges eligible for new ‘success’ awards
The U.S. Education Department (ED) announced this week the 200 institutions — nearly
half of which are community and technical colleges — that are eligible for the new
Postsecondary Success Recognition Program. [Bates Technical College, Bellingham Technical College, Lake Washington Institute of Technology, North Seattle College, Renton Technical College, Walla Walla Community College, Yakima Valley College, Columbia Basin College, Pierce College]
Community College Daily, Oct. 10, 2024
Higher Education and Politics
Deep dive into dual enrollment
A new comprehensive study of dual enrollment (ED) shows that the popular programs
yield higher rates of students attending colleges and completing, but there are gaps
in access and success for low-income, Black and Hispanic students.
Community College Daily, Oct. 15, 2024
Stress testing the FAFSA
After the disastrous launch of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA)
last year, all eyes are on this fall’s rollout, watching under skeptically raised
brows for signs of improvement or further frustration.
Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 14, 2024
Post-secondary training, education key to filling jobs in future, report says
Washington’s economy will need a lot of workers in the next decade, and both business
and government will have to figure out ways to train them, according to a report from
the Washington Partnership for Learning and the Washington Roundtable.
Columbia Basin Herald, Oct. 11, 2024
