Stories for CP Tech College
Giddy Up on Over to the Lakewood Chamber Chili Cook-Off!
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If you’ve participated in the past, you know what a great time it is! If this is your first time … prepare yourself for an awesome gastronomical experience! Attendance has grown exponentially over the years and cook-off contestants continue to raise the bar with their offerings in this fierce competition! Thirteen competitors are hoping to have bragging rights for a year ~ in hopes of dethroning last year’s winner, Brink & Sadler, CPA’s.
YOU ARE THE JUDGE! Everyone attending the luncheon will be provided with their own ballot to select their favorite chili. Highest scorers will take home a first place and second place trophy!
Love Struck, A Select Wedding Show is Feb. 17 & 18
Posted by | CommentsFrom the producers of the South Sound and West Sound Wedding shows, comes Love Struck; an exclusive boutique wedding show featuring premier wedding professionals for the Puget Sound region.
The show is Friday, Feb. 17 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the McGavick Event Center. The show is presented by South Sound Wedding & Event Magazine, a local resource guide for the South Puget Sound.
Clover Park Technical College Foundation receives gift from the Muckleshoot Tribe
Posted by | CommentsThe Muckleshoot Tribe has awarded a $5,000 gift to Clover Park Technical College Foundation. The money will be used to continue to build our Emergency Assistance Endowment.
“We are grateful for the Muckleshoot Tribe’s donation,” said Dr. Debbie Ranniger, Executive Director. “The money will be used to fund our emergency assistance endowment – a fund that helps students stay in school by offering critical and timely assistance.”
The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe has long understood the importance of being proactive in meeting the needs of its community. The Muckleshoot Charity Fund has placed high priority in awarding grants to organizations throughout the region that address the unique local and regional issues facing the population.
The chili cook-off starts at 11;30 a.m. at the McGavick Center at Clover Park Technical College. Tickets are $20 prepaid and $30 at the door. Proceeds go to the Business Students of the Year Scholarship Fund and an additional scholarship for military dependents only. Call (253) 582-9400 to RSVP.
Everyone gets to be a judge!
You can go to http://www.lakewood-chamber.com/pay_online to prepay for best price of $20!
Special thanks to Jaimie Garrett, Cobalt Mortgage and Adam's DJ Service
2012 Winter Wine Festival And Auction is Jan. 27
Posted by | CommentsFestivities will be held at McGavick Center from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. including a wine tasting with 7 vintners presenting 28 varieties of wine. For your entertainment, Michael Martinez Duo will play live from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Michael's music is strongly influenced by Brazilian, Soul, and Jazz styles. For the auction, 90 items, each superb and unique, will be offered. One of the items being offered is a week's stay in Whistler, BC!
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Invista Performance Solutions open house rescheduled due to weather
Posted by | CommentsIn anticipation of snowy weather conditions, the Invista launch has been rescheduled to May 1, 2012. We look forward to celebrating this launch with Pierce County businesses in May.
The original release regarding this event is below.
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Businesses or organizations that need training and education for their workers have a new resource in Pierce County. Invista Performance Solutions is the first collaboration among Pierce County colleges to serve the business community through a single point of contact.
Invista is responsible for centralized coordination of corporate education programs and services that advance businesses by increasing the skills of their workers. This partnership of colleges includes Bates Technical College, Clover Park Technical College, Pierce College District, and Tacoma Community College
Clover Park Technical College is pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Bird, Instructional Dean for Technology, Transportation and Science/Engineering as the new Aerospace Liaison.
Dean Bird’s new area of responsibility includes directing the more than $2.2 million in federal and state aerospace grants recently awarded to the College. In addition to membership on several community committees dedicated to promoting the growth of the aerospace sector Dean Bird will manage the development of new grant opportunities as well as new degree and certificate programs at the college, including a possible applied baccalaureate in this field.
Clover Park Technical College online instructor receives national award
Posted by | CommentsTula Mollas, Developmental Education instructor in English and Math, has been selected to receive the 2012 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence in Teaching award.
“Tula is an exemplary instructor who exhibits a passion for her work while providing advocacy and support for every student,” said Lori Banaszak, Vice President for Instruction. “Tula’s enthusiasm, her commitment to student success, her sense of humor, and her genuine interest in her students all combine to ensure that students are offered an excellent educational opportunity within the courses she teaches,” added Banaszak.
Funds will support scholarships for students enrolled in automotive programs
The Classical Glass Corvette Club has awarded a $3,000 gift to Clover Park Technical College Foundation. The money will be used for automotive careers scholarships.
Fran Hunter, online instructor for the Dental Administrative Specialist program, is now a certified Master Reviewer - the first instructor to receive this designation at Clover Park Technical College.
“The journey started nearly two years ago; it has been a very intense and rigorous endeavor,” said Hunter. “I am grateful to the incredible team at QM. Their facilitators and company employees truly believe in student success and support and I am working hard to emulate what they did for me as a student.”
Groundbreaking for new health sciences facility at Clover Park Technical College
Posted by | CommentsBy Shawn Jennison, Director of College Relations, Communications & Marketing, Clover Park Technical College
The ceremonial gold shovels will dig on Wednesday at 2 p.m. as Clover Park Technical College celebrates the groundbreaking of its new health sciences facility located at the center of campus.
Highlights of the ceremony include remarks from President Walstrum, Senator Derek Kilmer, Chair of the Senate Capital Budget Committee, Veronica Marohn, Aide to Governor Gregoire, Charlie Earl, Executive Director of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, and Matt Lane, Principal at McGranahan Architects.
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Low-income students helped through special services grant
Posted by | CommentsLow income students at Bates and Clover Park Technical Colleges now have access to special services because of the Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET) grant from the Dept. of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Services (FNS).
To be eligible for the grant, students must receive basic food assistance (food stamps) through the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS).
Lua Pritchard named trustee to CPTC
Posted by | CommentsLakewood, WA – Lua Pritchard is the newest trustee at Clover Park Technical College (CPTC), effective Monday, October 3. Pritchard serves in the position previously held by Shauna Weatherby, whose term expired on September 30, after nearly ten years of service.
The Clover Park Technical College Board of Trustees is comprised of five community college district residents who are appointed by the governor to a five-year term. The board sets policy for the institution and delegates administrative authority to the president of the college.
Q13 Weather Anchor lends support to 'Math to Careers'
Posted by | CommentsQ13 Fox News This Morning Weather Anchor MJ McDermott recorded a special video introduction for the kids who will attend the 6th Annual "Math to Careers" conference for 8th graders. The conference will be held at Clover Park Technical College on Thursday, October 6.
6th Annual 'Math to Careers' conference
Posted by | CommentsLakewood, WA – It’s titled, "Math is what you do” and for middle schoolers, math may be the deciding factor if they graduate from high school and go to college. "Kids decide early,” said Janet Holm, outreach manager and math conference coordinator at Clover Park Technical College. “I visit more than 80 schools in our region and teens often tell me if they are college bound. Math gives them confidence. It is a big part of a student’s success in high school and beyond,” said Holm.
The event, on October 6, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., will draw 1,200 students from Clover Park, Eatonville, and Bethel School Districts. Students will participate in 36 real-world math workshops like the Puget Sound Energy Wildhorse Wind and Solar Facility, Sumo Robotics, and the City of Tacoma’s EnviroChallenger. Other participants include, The Home Depot, West Pierce Fire and Rescue, the Lakewood Police Department, Adriatic Grill, the Port of Tacoma, and more.
G.I. Jobs names area colleges 'military friendly'
Posted by | CommentsG.I. Jobs, the premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has awarded Clover Park Technical College, Pierce College District, and Tacoma Community College the designation of Military Friendly School. The 2012 Military Friendly Schools list honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members and veterans as students.
CPTC Foundation receives gift from Key Bank
Posted by | CommentsLakewood, WA – Seven thousand five hundred reasons to be thankful today. Clover Park Technical College Foundation has received a gift of $7,500 from Key Bank for the Key Bank Retention Scholarship. The Key Bank Retention Scholarship helps students stay in school in order to complete their programs of study. Key has supported scholarships at the College since 2007 bringing their grand total to $26,000 to date.
"We are fortunate to have such generous institutions like Key Bank, that recognize the importance of what we do,” said Dr. Debbie Ranniger, Executive Director of Resource Development. "The need to support our students in their efforts to get quality training and education is important, especially when they can lead to good jobs.”
