On Thursday (Mar. 4), Highline Community College’s Center of Excellence for International Trade, Transportation and Logistics (ITTL) announced that it had received $250,000 to provide additional job training opportunities for positions in the international trade sector.
“As our economy continues to change and adjust so too must our workforce,” said U.S. Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA). “This funding will help do just that by training Washington state workers for a career in a growing sector of our local economy – international trade.”
The project — part of the final version of the 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act signed by President Obama on Dec. 16, 2009 — will lead to a 20 percent increase in the number of trained ITTL workers in Washington state.
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Smith secured funding for the project that will also improve the image of international trade throughout Washington state and create awareness of career and training opportunities that lead to family wage jobs.
“In these tough economic times, it is more important than ever to ensure that our workers have the skills they need to compete in the 21st century economy,” Murray said.
Positions in the ITTL sector include managers, logisticians, cargo and freight agents, shipping and receiving clerks, locomotive engineers, drivers and warehouse workers. Washington state will need nearly 77,000 new employees in ITTL by 2018, according to estimates based on data from the state’s Employment Security Department.
For more information about the Center of Excellence for International Trade, Transportation and Logistics, visit www.ittlwa.com.
Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. With approximately 18,300 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s largest institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of academic transfer and professional-technical education programs, with day, evening and weekend classes. Alumni include:
- Former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice
- Entrepreneur Junki Yoshida
- Washington state poet laureate Sam Green
- And yes, even WLB Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer
Jeff Ward
Highline Community College Business instructor Jeff Ward has earned a statewide honor for his leadership and achievements in “eLearning,” also known as electronic learning.
No, it’s not for teaching people about electronics, it’s for helping teach classes online.
Ward, of Lake Forest Park, provides one-on-one support to faculty and encourages them to explore and expand their use of technology in the classroom as Highline’s Faculty in Residence for Technology and Distance Learning.
“With online learning we have erased geographical boundaries. I can have students in class from all over the world, and their different experiences and backgrounds enrich discussions and give topics a more global perspective,” Ward said. “Alternative delivery of classes such as online and hybrid courses are better able to meet the diverse needs of our students – working parents, returning students, full-time workers, etc.”
The Leadership & Innovation in eLearning Award from the eLearning Council of Washington’s community and technical college system recognizes up to two individuals annually for achievements in electronic learning. The honor comes with a $200 cash award and a grant for all-expenses paid trip to participate in the spring Pacific Northwest Higher Education Assessment, Teaching & Learning conference from April 28-30 in Vancouver, WA.
For more information on the Washington State eLearning Council, visit www.sbctc.edu/college/e_elearning.aspx.
Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. With approximately 18,300 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s largest institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of academic transfer and professional-technical education programs, with day, evening and weekend classes. Alumni include former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, entrepreneur Junki Yoshida, Washington state poet laureate Sam Green and Scott Schaefer, Publisher/Editor of this here blog and three-time National Emmy winning Writer for “Bill Nye the Science Guy.”
Highline Community College is now accepting nominations for its “Distinguished Alumnus Award,” its most prestigious award for alumni.
This award is meant to honor a former Highline student who has made outstanding contributions through community service, noteworthy professional achievement and/or recognized leadership.
Nominations are due by April 16, 2010.
Previous winners have included:
- Former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, who attended Highline in 1968–69, was the first recipient of the award in 1990
- Other past honorees include Junki Yoshida, CEO of the Yoshida Group
- Washington state’s first poet laureate Sam Green
Last year’s recipient was Dr. Linda Petter, a family practitioner in Tacoma and author of “Common Medical Sense,” who was honored for her outstanding work in the health care field. She has a regular feature at 7:45 a.m. Sundays on KOMO-AM 1000.
Nominees will be asked to submit a résumé and personal profile that will be reviewed by a campus selection committee. The person selected will be invited to accept the award and participate in Highline’s commencement exercises on June 10, 2010.
Please send your nominations via e-mail to ayoung@highline.edu or hard copy to:
Melissa Sell
Resource Development Office
Highline Community College
PO Box 98000 MS 99-248
Des Moines, WA 98198-9800
For more information, call (206) 870-3774, e-mail rstephen@highline.edu or visit www.funds4highline.org.
Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. With approximately 18,300 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s largest institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of academic transfer and professional-technical education programs, with day, evening and weekend classes.
As many of our Readers also know, Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer also attended Highline College, where he worked on the student newspaper The Thunderword. Another alum is one of his then-classmates, prolific local Playwright and current HCC Journalism Professor TM Sell.
Highline Community College’s StartZone is offering free tax preparation workshops and filing assistance to self-employed individuals in King County with total household income of less than $50,000.
Workshops being Feb. 10th, and eligible individuals will receive assistance from a trained and professionally supervised volunteer who will help complete and file 1040, Schedule C, applications for the Making Work Pay and Earned Income tax credits, and other forms.
For more information about eligibility requirements, individuals are encouraged to attend a tax preparation workshop. Workshops will be offered:
- Wednesday, Feb. 10th: 6-9pm
- Wednesday, March 10th: 6-9pm
- Saturday, March 13th: 9:30am – 12:30pm
- Saturday, March 27th: 9:30am – 12:30pm
To register, call (206) 878-3710, ext. 3388, or e-mail startzone@highline.edu.
StartZone’s Business Tax Center is funded by the CFED in partnership with the United Way of King County.
StartZone is a program that helps women, people of color, immigrants and persons with a disability start or grow small businesses in Southwest King County. For information, visit http://startzone.highline.edu.
Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. With approximately 18,300 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s largest institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of academic transfer and professional-technical education programs, with day, evening and weekend classes. Alumni include former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, entrepreneur Junki Yoshida, Washington state poet laureate Sam Green and WLB Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer.
Highline Community College’s 14 Honors Scholars for the 2008-2009 academic year received $624,000 in financial aid and scholarship offers to continue their education, including five students from Des Moines:
- David Ganett
- Nari Kim
- Mang (Jerry) Li
- Kuan-Hung (Eleven) Liu
- Robert Martin
- Tuyet Anh Nguyen
- Jerry Zarski
The Honors Scholar program’s 70 graduates have earned a combined $2.4 million in scholarships and other financial aid since the program began in 2003.
“The 2008-2009 academic year has been a banner year for the Honors Scholar program,” said Barbara Clinton, the program’s adviser. “The entire group of graduates earned about 25 percent more in financial aid and scholarships than last year’s students.”
The program is open to all students who have 12 credits of college-level work with a 3.5 GPA or higher. The program prepares students for upper division courses, typically offered at a four-year university or college.
It has shaped Gates Millennium Scholars, USA Today Academic All-American, Coca Cola Gold Scholar and Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship and QuestBridge College Match Scholarship winners.
The 2009 scholars will graduate on June 11 and include Boreth (Terry) Long, a national Guistwhite Scholar winner.
The White Center resident was one of the 20 students across the nation who won the honor, a $5,000 scholarship for academic achievement, community service and participation in the national honor society for two-year colleges, Phi Theta Kappa.
Long emigrated from Cambodia to the United States four years ago and has found success in Highline’s Honors Scholar program.
“The program inspired and motivated me to do more in my classes than what was expected,” Long said. “I’ve learned so much and I am confident I will be successful when I transfer to a university.”
He plans on attending the University of Washington in fall 2009 and will graduate with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Highline.
In addition, he has maintained a 3.87 GPA while working as a math tutor in Highline’s Math Resource Center and organizing the Fundraising to Make a Difference Club, a group that has helped raise about $500 each quarter to support children’s education and to fight trafficking of women in Cambodia.
In June 2009 he received one of the college’s top awards – the Shirley B. Gordon Academic Excellence Award – a $1,500 scholarship named in honor of Highline’s former president.
“The Honors Scholar program is a must for everyone who comes to Highline,” Long said. “It is a privilege to be part of such a program.”
This year’s 13 other Honors Scholars, by city, are:
- Des Moines: David Ganett, Nari Kim, Mang (Jerry) Li, Kuan-Hung (Eleven) Liu, Robert Martin, Tuyet Anh Nguyen, Jerry Zarski
- Auburn: Tierney Kuhn, Katherine S. Tacke
- Burien: Jennifer Anne Kemp
- Federal Way: Lei Lam (Selina) Chan
- Renton: Ashley L. Matsumoto
- Milton: Rikki-Rachelle Hinz
For more information about Highline’s Honors Scholar program and to read more success stories, visit http://flightline.highline.edu/honors/.
Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. With approximately 10,000 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s largest institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of academic transfer and professional-technical education programs, with day, evening, online and weekend classes.
With the most diverse population of any college in Washington state, Highline takes a multicultural approach to education for the success of all its students and the prosperity of its surrounding communities. Alumni include former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, entrepreneur Junki Yoshida, Washington state poet laureate Sam Green and even Scott Schaefer, Publisher/Editor of this here website.
When you think of Highline Community College, you usually think of fresh-faced young college kids, right?
Well, maybe it’s time to add another demographic to the pie – senior citizens – because HCC is hosting the South King County Senior Expo on Friday, March 27th.
WHAT: South King County Senior Expo
WHEN: Friday, March 27th, 10am to 2pm
COST: Free
WHERE: Highline Community College’s main campus, Highline Student Union (Building 8), first floor. Highline’s main campus is located midway between Seattle and Tacoma at South 240th Street and Pacific Highway South (Highway 99); address: 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines (map below).
INFO: Community members can spend a day on the college’s main campus exploring business and personal services for seniors and enjoying live entertainment.
Entertainment performances include:
- The Silvertones, a women’s singing group from Port Orchard
- Spirit of Sound Singer, a women’s barbershop group from Federal Way
- Holly Rose, a local musical theater artist
Exhibits will include:
- AARP
- Edward Jones
- The Weatherly Inn at Lake Meridian
- Wesley Homes
- Smith Barney
- Highline Audiology
Sponsored by: Highline Community College’s Center for Extended Learning, Molina Healthcare, Escapes by Donna Longwell & Associates and Merrill Gardens at Renton Centre
For more information: Call (206) 870-4366 or e-mail dlongwell@highline.edu.
Are you, or do you know of, an accomplished Highline Community College alum?
HCC is currently seeking nominations for its most prestigious award for alumni – the “Distinguished Alumnus Award,” which honors a former student who has made outstanding contributions through community service, noteworthy professional achievement and/or recognized leadership.
Nominations are due by April 17, 2009.
Former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, who attended Highline in 1968–69, was the first recipient of the award in 1990. Other past honorees include:
- Junki Yoshida, CEO of the Yoshida Group
- Ezra Teshome, agent with State Farm Insurance and TIME magazine global health hero
- Chris Carrel, executive director for Friends of the Hylebos, a nonprofit located in Federal Way
Last year’s recipient was Washington state’s first poet laureate Sam Green. He is the author of 10 poetry collections and serves as publisher of Brooding Heron Press.
Green came to Highline in the early 1970s after serving in the Vietnam War. He went on to complete a bachelor’s degree in English and philosophy and master’s degree in creative writing at Western Washington State College.
Alumni award nominees should be former Highline students who attended the college prior to the 2004-2005 academic year.
Nominees will be asked to submit a résumé and personal profile that will be reviewed by a campus selection committee.
The person selected will be invited to accept the award and participate in Highline’s commencement exercises on June 11, 2009.
Please send your nominations via e-mail to ayoung@highline.edu or hard copy to:
Alana Young, Resource Development Office
Highline Community College
PO Box 98000 MS 99-248
Des Moines, WA 98198-9800
For more information, call (206) 870-3774, e-mail rstephen@highline.edu or visit www.funds4highline.org.
Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. With approximately 10,000 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s largest institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of academic transfer and professional-technical education programs, with day, evening, online and weekend classes.
With the most diverse population of any college in Washington state, Highline takes a multicultural approach to education for the success of all its students and the prosperity of its surrounding communities.
Highline Community College men’s basketball team (15-1, 20-7) clinched the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) Western Division crown on Saturday in a win against Pierce College, 81-78.
“We got the win under tough circumstances,” said Head Coach Ché Dawson. “I’m really proud of the kids for remaining focused, night and day, on winning the division title.”
In addition to the division title, Dawson was named the NWAACC’s Western Division Coach of the Year.
“It’s a nice honor, but it’s really a team and coaching staff honor,” Dawson said. “It reflects our outstanding team, assistant coaches and athletic director.”
The Thunderbirds go into this week’s NWAACC championships as the No. 2 seed in the Horizon Air final overall basketball polls, with Clackamas Community College, of Portland, Ore., taking the top spot.
The Thunderbirds first game in the tournament is against Eastern Division’s fourth-ranked Columbia Basin Community College, of Pasco, Wash., at 2 p.m. March 5 in Kennewick, Wash.
Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. With approximately 10,000 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s largest institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of academic transfer and professional-technical education programs, with day, evening, online and weekend classes.
With the most diverse population of any college in Washington state, Highline takes a multicultural approach to education for the success of all its students and the prosperity of its surrounding communities. Alumni include former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, entrepreneur Junki Yoshida, Washington state poet laureate Sam Green and Boston Celtics forward Brian Scalabrine.
Highline Community College will be doing what it can to resuscitate the local unemployment rate by holding a Health Care Job Fair on Wednesday, Mar. 4th in the student union building on its main campus.
It’s sponsored by HCC’s Workforce Development Services, and Employers from the Puget Sound area will be recruiting for jobs in many health care related fields, including:
- Nursing
- Respiratory care
- Medical assisting
- Medical transcriptionist
- Phlebotomy
- Polysomnographic technology
- Optician-licensed dispensing
- Chemical dependency
Here are the details:
WHAT: Health Care Job Fair
WHEN: Wednesday, March 4th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Highline Community College’s main campus, Highline Student Union (Building 8), 2nd floor;Highline’s main campus is located midway between Seattle and Tacoma at South 240th Street and Pacific Highway South (Highway 99); address: 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines, WA 98198.
COST: FREE and open to the public
INFO: Employers scheduled to participate include Advanced Health Care, Cascade Regional Blood Services, Good Samaritan Hospital, Regency Pacific, Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Valley Medical Center and Virginia Mason Medical Center.
The job fair coincides with Highline’s Health Information Fair, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Highline Student Union, 1st floor. The information fair features student booths that explore health-related issues and booths that highlight Highline’s health care programs.
SPONSOR: HCC’s Workforce Development Services
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