Workforce Development

Reflections and thoughts about the future

The announcements have rolled out at a startling pace, from Oregon to Maryland and everywhere in between. Around the United States, community college presidents are retiring. In some ways, the departures have been expected. The…



Stand out in online education once again

The online instructor was once a unicorn. They delved into professional development and obsessed over learning every new update to a learning management system. They could engage students miles away at any hour of the…


Adding culturally responsive strategies into STEM

Focusing on students’ assets rather than their deficits is a critical aspect of the culturally responsive instructional strategies that seven SUNY Westchester Community College (SUNY WCC) faculty members added to their teaching repertoire this past…


Headlines

Alabama college starting nursing apprenticeship programWBRCGadsden State Community College will be the first college in the state to offer apprenticeships for students in the registered nurse program. Pitt Community College holds reentry simulation exerciseWITNPitt Community…


Newsmakers

New CEOs Chris Cox has been named president of Shelton State Community College in Alabama. He has served in an interim role as CEO since February. Previously, Cox was special assistant to the chancellor at…


Final pitches and the CCIC winners

Xavier Cotton and Cristian Madrazo wait for a bypasser to glance at their poster that outlines their idea for a drone that can clean up aquatic oil spills using hair as part of its filtration…


In Photos: The CCIC poster showcase

On Wednesday, student teams that comprised the 12 college finalists for the 2022 Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) pitched their STEM-related solutions for real-world problems during a poster session held at the U.S. Library of…


Bringing disconnected youths back

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh wants to use work-based learning opportunities such as apprenticeships to re-engage students who left school during the Covid pandemic and get them on a career path. The challenge, he said…


What’s hot: Electric vehicles, drones and more

Emerging technology trends are always evident in Mentor-Connect teams’ proposals.   This summer, 21 faculty-led teams from two-year colleges are continuing to receive Mentor-Connect mentoring to sharpen their ideas for innovations in technician education fields…