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| August 2006 Edition 8 |
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Tacoma Community College respiratory therapy students ranked as finalists for Johns Hopkins internshipHollie Imburgia and Shannon Tison, Tacoma Community College respiratory therapy students, were ranked among the top 12 finalists for Johns Hopkins University Hospital’s neo-natal respiratory therapy summer internship program. TCC is the only school in the nation to have two students selected as finalists. The Maryland university’s eight-week internship program is designed to expand respiratory therapy students’ awareness of the demand for respiratory care technicians in intensive care nurseries. Interns gain experience in the field and a chance to work at a leading research university. Hundreds of students from across the country applied to the program. The application process required a statement of goals, a letter of recommendation, transcripts and a telephone interview. The two students are interning at area hospitals this summer and remain active in TCC’s Respiratory Care Club. Spokane CC Web students take bronze at national competitionSpokane Community College students Corry Rogerson and Graham Jenkins received bronze medals for Web design at the annual SkillsUSA Championships in Kansas City, Missouri in mid-June. More than 4,700 career and technical education students participated in the weeklong hands‑on competition in 84 trade, technical and leadership fields. During the Web design competition, two-person teams assumed the roles of Web designer, Web master and Web developer to build a functional Web site for a nonprofit agency. SkillsUSA is a national organization for students in trade, industrial, technical and health occupations education. It sponsors the SkillsUSA Championships annually to recognize the achievements of career and technical education students, and to encourage them to strive for excellence and pride in their chosen occupations. Bellevue, Shoreline community colleges share $227,000 Amgen Foundation grantBellevue and Shoreline community colleges will share a three-year grant of more than $227,000 from the Amgen Foundation, using the funds to implement the Amgen Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Laboratory Program in the Bellevue, Shoreline and Seattle school districts. The Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Laboratory Program enables teachers to integrate recombinant DNA technology into their science curriculum, and provides faculty training, equipment and curriculum at no cost to the participants. The goal is to introduce and excite students about the wonders of scientific discovery. The Amgen Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Laboratory Program has been implemented successfully in schools throughout California. The grant to Bellevue and Shoreline community colleges will support the first application of the program in Washington state. Over the three years of the project, Bellevue and Shoreline community colleges will provide training in the program’s biotechnology curriculum to high school and middle school teachers, who will then teach the content in their classrooms to hundreds of students per year. The grant also will fund three sets of microbiology lab supplies and equipment, which will be shared among the schools in the three districts. The grant-funded program will be headquartered at Bellevue Community College, which will act as fiscal agent and overall project manager. Lake Washington Technical College baking arts students win at cake showBaking Arts program students Naomi Abe of Redmond, Brideen Blazier of Sammamish, Melissa Lindseth of Bothell, and Victoria Jones of Bellevue were honored with awards at the annual Washington State Sugar Artists Cake and Confectionary Show. Abe, a fourth quarter baking arts program student, won first place – best of category in the beginner category with her “Thumbelina on a Lily Pad” cake and first place in the gumpaste figures category with her Halloween scene. She was also awarded best of show and best bakery student. Blazier, a third quarter baking arts program student, won first place in the molded sugar egg category. Lindseth, a sixth quarter baking arts program student, won second place in the special order cake category for her baby shower cake titled, “Baby Jamie.” And Jones, also a sixth quarter baking arts program student, won second place in the molded sugar box category. Janet Shaffer of Lynnwood, an instructor in LWTC’s Baking Arts program, took first place – best of category in the professional special order cake division with her baby shower cake titled, “Cabbage Baby.” She also won first place – best of category in the professional sculptured cake titled, “Yard Gnome.” Skagit Valley College computer information systems degree now offered entirely onlineSkagit Valley College is offering students the opportunity to earn their Computer Information Systems (CIS) Associate in Technical Arts degree entirely online. The online degree is available through SVC’s Mount Vernon and Whidbey Island campuses. Though students complete their coursework online, they still have access to computer labs and face-to-face instructional assistance at either campus. Skagit Valley College program to participate in National Science Foundation pilot project to incorporate information technologySkagit Valley College Administration of Justice students now have a new opportunity to add information technology (IT) skills to their public safety training, thanks to a pilot program made possible by the National Science Foundation (NSF). SVC is one of a handful of schools nationwide selected to participate in the pilot program, Information Technology Across Careers (ITAC). The goal of the ITAC program is to help students acquire, develop and enhance IT skills transferable to the public safety workplace. The program integrates course materials with a technology application, such as word processing, spreadsheet design, presentations, Internet, geographic information systems, and database construction. Skagit Valley College culinary arts students earn bronze medal in state competition
More than 30 students competed in the event, representing many Washington state community colleges and four-year institutions, as well as private colleges. The event was sanctioned by the American Culinary Federation, which supplied three certified master chefs to serve as judges. SVC’s team included team captain Jodi Campbell (Oak Harbor), Omar Anzaldua (Mount Vernon), Todd Burkham (Camano Island), Jacque Howard (Oak Harbor), and Patty Preston (Mount Vernon). Students receive Washington Award for Vocational ExcellenceLake Washington Technical College students Cory Mayberry of Woodinville and Alison Hitchcock of Bellevue, and Clark College students Ramses Murillo of Battleground, Coral Swanson of Vancouver, and Chris Thompson of Vancouver were awarded the 2006 Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE). The WAVE scholarship grants recognize outstanding achievement, leadership, and community service in career and technical education. Each WAVE recipient receives a scholarship grant which pays for two years of their postsecondary tuition (or other valid educational expense) in Washington state. Now in its 22nd year, WAVE (administered by the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board) honors three students in each of the state’s 49 legislative districts. Nominated by an instructor, each applicant then goes through a screening and selection process by a committee representing business, labor, education, government, and interested citizens. More than 450 students annually apply for the award, which must be used at a public or private four-year institution, a community or technical college, or a private career school. New program to help answer demand for legal secretaries and assistantsNorth Seattle Community College’s new legal administrative assistant certificate program was created to meet the expected growing demand for legal secretaries and legal assistants. The mean entry wage for these positions is $34,382. The three-quarter program is designed to prepare employees for positions in a law office, for-profit business, government agency, and public service organization. Legal administrative assistants prepare correspondence and legal papers, including summons, complaints, motions, responses, and subpoenas, under the guidance of professional staff. They also assist with general word processing, filing, reception, and general office duties. Spokane Community College students tapped for UN symposiumIn April 2006, Spokane Community College Associated Student Council President Kitara McClure and Student Director of Legislation Brandie Christian traveled to New York City to attend the Alliance Toward Harnessing Global Opportunities (ATHGO) International’s second annual United Nations New York international symposium entitled, “Architects of the Future: Reforming the UN to Meet the Millennium Development Goals,” at UN Headquarters. ATHGO International is a U.S.-based organization that trains, motivates and inspires future diplomats and international public policy professionals. Some 400 college students and young professionals from world colleges, universities and UN permanent missions participated in the symposium. Each applicant met specific academic standards and submitted a personal statement for acceptance to the symposium. At the symposium, McClure and Christian heard presentations by experts in international affairs, participated in group presentations, debated UN reform, and met with diplomats, corporate executives, human rights advocates and foreign service officials at social events and networking sessions. Lower Columbia College student named one of the nation’s best
She has a GPA of 3.95 and is studying mathematics with the goal of becoming a math professor. A survivor of domestic violence, McNally serves on community victim impact panels and works with the Clothesline Project, increasing awareness of domestic violence issues. She is also a National Science Foundation scholarship recipient, honor society vice president, single-mother of two, youth soccer coach, and Reading Is Fundamental school coordinator and volunteer. Three students from Washington receive prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarshipsNorth Seattle Community College graduate Farah Nousheen, Lower Columbia College student Tadd Wheeler, and Highline Community College student Tracy-Ying Zhang are three of just 38 students nationally who were selected to receive scholarships from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. The recipients were selected from 676 candidates representing community colleges all over the country, based upon their leadership roles, impact on the community, academic accomplishment and involvement in the arts. The Undergraduate Transfer Jack Kent Scholars are currently attending or have recently completed course work at two-year institutions. The awards will provide scholarship for these 38 students to transfer to four-year colleges and universities and complete their bachelors’ degrees. The amount and duration of the scholarships will vary by student based on the cost of attendance or grants received, but the awards can total up to $30,000 per year for each student.
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Skagit Valley College Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management students, under the direction of their instructor Chef Martin Hahn, earned a bronze medal at the Washington State Hot Food Team competition. The competition was sponsored by the Washington State Chef’s Association and took place spring quarter at The Art Institute in Seattle.
Lower Columbia College student, Susan McNally was featured in the April 2006 edition of USA Today as one of the top 20 Community College Academic All-Stars for 2006. McNally was also named to the 2006 All-Washington Academic Team.
With her scholarship, Nousheen plans to complete her bachelor's degree in UW's Comparative History of Ideas program, which she chose for its intensive interdisciplinary coursework and its focus on research and study abroad. She anticipates studying in places like South Africa, Italy and India.
Wheeler, who started at LCC in spring 2004, will graduate this spring with his transfer degree. Hoping to become a park ranger, Wheeler has applied to the University of Washington, and has met the prerequisites for the UW Forest Resource Management / Streamside Management program.
For nine years of schooling, Zhang scored at the top of her class in Chengdu, China. She came to America with her mother, where she enrolled in a Seattle high school and, even without language school, earned honors. At the age of 16, she enrolled in the Running Start Program. She will use the scholarship to continue her focus on physics.