Funding roundup
Palm Beach State College (PBSC) in Florida will use a $75,000 Lockheed Martin grant to help students in the college’s electrical power technology program navigate challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. Through the grant, 24…
Technology
Beyond books
Community college libraries have long provided online resources – not just learning materials, but also online access to librarians and staff through chatbots and video conferencing. Those resources have expanded during the pandemic, as has…
Partnering to streamline services, reduce costs
A collaborative project among a group of New Mexico colleges aims to tackle a broad range of thorny issues facing higher education – from outdated data management and gaps in tech staffing, to trimming inefficiencies through…
7 steps to manage a college’s social media presence
Linnie S. Carter and Jennifer Boyd This article is part of a bimonthly series provided by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges. Social media in…
What employers will want in their workforce
Expect fewer employees working in corporate offices and more virtual learning and training for workers, which will require employees to be more nimble to changing work environments. That’s what a panel of officials from several…
Adapting to shifting student and community needs
The pandemic, economic collapse, civil unrest, social injustice and growing incidents of police brutality are particularly personal for community colleges and their leaders. They see the effects of each one of those crises on their…
Students cover most noncredit workforce education costs
Students paying out of pocket cover a large chunk (42%) of the cost of noncredit workforce development programs offered at community colleges, according to preliminary findings from an ongoing survey by Opportunity America and Lumina…
Pandemic doesn’t slow NASA program
While Team Dragon and the NASA SpaceX mission to the International Space Station received global applause in 2020, a less-publicized but important mission began November 18 with the launch of the Mars rover Perseverance. Scheduled…
Funding roundup
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently awarded $32.8 million in grants to support 213 humanities projects. On the list are a few community colleges that received NEH Humanities Initiatives grants. Capital Community College…
Use Instagram Stories to up college engagement
When Snapchat hit the scene in 2012, social media began a major shift to the “story” format for content sharing. Snapchat may have kicked off the trend, but Instagram has the edge. Dominating the story…