Stories for CP Tech College
Leading the online class revolution with Quality Matters Certification
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By Shawn Jennison, Clover Park Technical College, In The Spotlight blog
Fran Hunter, instructor for the Dental Administrative Specialist program is training to become a Quality Matters Master Reviewer. She runs the online version of her program and plans to use this training to help the Dental Administrative Specialist program become QM Certified. Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process that is designed to certify the quality of online and blended courses.
QM is a leader in quality assurance for online education and has received national recognition for its peer-based approach and continuous improvement in online education and student learning. QM subscribers include community and technical colleges, colleges and universities, K-12 schools and systems, and other academic institutions.
Apprenticeship program helps student’s mother, community
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Back row, from left: Poli Villami, Michelle Scafaro, Angelica Watson, Ashley Lehman, Oliver Kilifi, Jim Jones. Front row, from left: Meili Chen, Tracy Oster, Kim Garcia, Blanca Curtis.
Clover Park, Bates partner to broadcast student programs
Posted by | CommentsA new partnership between Clover Park and Bates technical colleges will benefit Pierce County television viewers with more local programming options.
Beginning in September, viewers of Clover Park Technical College Television (CPTC-TV) will be able to watch Bates student-produced programming on Comcast channel 28 every Friday. Channel 28, branded as CPTC-TV, is one of Rainier Communication Commission’s educational access channels.
Students lean on emergency endowment for help
Posted by | CommentsSign of the times. So far this year the Clover Park Technical College Foundation has granted almost $12,000 to help dozens of students who have had some kind of financial emergency.
Every quarter, students seek temporary assistance to meet short-term needs that no other sources of financial aid can cover. Last year, 93 students were helped with a total of $17,243 provided. This year, to date, 72 students have been helped with a total of $11,872.
Sign of the times
Posted by | CommentsSo far this year the Clover Park Technical College Foundation has granted almost $12,000 to help dozens of students who have had some kind of financial emergency. Every quarter, students seek temporary assistance to meet short-term needs that no other sources of financial aid can cover. Last year, 93 students were helped with a total of $17,243 provided. This year, to date, 72 students have been helped with a total of $11,872. Read more at CPTC in the Spotlight.
CPTC Weatherization and Sustainability Expo
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How are weatherization programs and the careers they create shaping up in Pierce County? How can individuals receive training in weatherization, or apply to have their homes weatherized? What part is weatherization playing in the development of a sustainable local economy? Learn about these issues and more at Clover Park Technical College’s Weatherization and Sustainable Careers Expo on June 30, 2010.
CPTC Foundation celebrates
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A crowd of about 200 students, parents, siblings, community members and college foundation trustees filled the Clover Park Technical College’s McGavick Center Thursday evening for the 4th annual CPTC Foundation Scholarship Banquet.
Four students were scheduled to speak about their experiences in changing their lives by attending the college but only three attended; the fourth, Morell Nelson, had to miss the event because he had just started work at a job in his new career, automotive upholstery. The others, Anessa McClendon, Kristina Bedford and Leah Rose all credited the Foundation and the scholarship sponsors for providing them the assistance to continue in courses aimed at providing them new careers. McClendon is in the culinary arts course, Bedford will enter the medical esthetics field and Rose plans to be an interior designer.
1,500 high schoolers to descend on CPTC
Posted by | CommentsLAKEWOOD, WA – On Thursday, May 13, the main Lakewood campus of Clover Park Technical College will host its annual career conference titled, “Take the leap, find your passion.” The event is projected to attract 1,500 high school juniors and seniors. It is free and open to the public. From 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. students will experience a variety of activities, starting with a motivational speech from local Seattle comedian Kermet Apio. Activities include:
CPTC Foundation to recognize scholarship winners
Posted by | CommentsDuring the last year more than 90 students received scholarships from the Clover Park Technical College Foundation enabling them to study at the college. The students, foundation board members and interested community members will participate in a recognition program Thursday, May 20. Debbie Ranniger, the foundation’s executive director of resource development, explained the event will celebrate the achievements of the scholarship winners as well as build relationships throughout the community.
CPTC to help expand Plus 50 initiative
Posted by | CommentsLAKEWOOD, WA – Community colleges around the nation are turning to the Plus 50 Initiative at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) for help in designing programs for baby boomers, who are increasingly returning to campus for job training and to makeover careers waylaid by the economic recession. One of the colleges involved in the initiative’s expansion efforts is Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood. The College will serve as a Learning Partner for the other community colleges in Pierce County. Clover Park will work with Bates Technical College, Tacoma Community College, Pierce College District 11 which includes Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom and Pierce College-Puyallup.
Lakewood United wins First Annual Knowledge Bowl
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Five members from Lakewood United fought off challenges from The Lakes High School faculty and Lakewood Rotary Club to win the first annual Knowledge Bowl. This was held on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at the McGavick Center on the campus of Clover Park Technical College. Representing Lakewood United were Dr. John Walstrum, Lynn Gracey, Malcom Russell, Fae Crabill and John Huber. The teams fielded a total of forty-five questions from a variety of subject matter areas. Each correct answer was worth one point; there was no penalty for an incorrect answer. Lakewood United won the contest with a total of fourteen points. Thank you to all who participated and in the process helped spread the word about Lakewood United.
CPTC staff offer strategies to reach baby boomers
Posted by | CommentsToday’s community colleges face an influx of baby boomers seeking job training amid the aftershocks of the economic recession, but community college leaders don’t have to scramble to understand how to help this non-traditional student population. They can get help from community colleges already working with baby boomers, like Clover Park Technical College. Staff from Clover Park were part of a presentation at the 90th annual convention of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) last week called, “Plus 50 Initiative: What Have We Learned so Far?”
Spring Event at Bair Bistro
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Forty-three members and guests of the Steilacoom Chamber of Commerce enjoyed a “Spring Evening at The Bair” on Thursday, April 22. Representing the Port of Tacoma, Connie Bacon was the featured guest speaker during the dinner. She stated that the Port is currently conducting a “nationwide search for a new CEO who is trustworthy, who will tell us the right story in business for the Port of Tacoma, who understands strategic thinking, and is a go-getter.” According to Bacon, the Port of Tacoma is “beginning to see a tiny rise in activity, but anticipates steady growth over the next five years.” She added that the Port has spent $170M to clean-up Puget Sound and Commencement Bay. There are ongoing negotiations with the Puyallup Tribe about possibly operating a terminal, as well. Bus tours of the Port of Tacoma are available to the public and scheduled every couple of months.
