July, 2012
Save the date!
Latino Fair, 1-6 p.m, Sat., July 28 in the college courtyard. Live music, dancing, and games. Free for the public.
In the news
- "EdCC student speakers offer perspectives on success," in the Weekly Herald
- "Like Dad, like grad: Terrace father, son earn EdCC diplomas," in The Herald
- “Edmonds Community College offers diverse educational opportunities” in The Journal
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RT @BlackBoxEdCC Photos from 'Musaic' on June 8, with the Edmonds Community College Music Department. Feel free to tag your friends!
Best of LinkedInWe're celebrating our 45th Commencement June 15 — awarding 2,166 degrees, certificates, diplomas, and GEDs to students ages 16-72 in 2011-12.
Student success!
Congratulations to our student and Seattle Fire Cadet, Willis Reed, on his winning essay “Brothers Around the Table” about dinners at the fire station for Yes! Magazine's spring writing competition.
Applause!
English instructor Holly Hughes earned our 2012 Excellence in Education award, has a new book out, The Pen and The Bell: Mindful Writing in a Busy World, and was awarded a 2012 Literary Fellowship from Artist Trust.
“I knew the only way to accomplish my dreams and make a better life for my family would be to go back to school…” — Kristina Madden, singled out the EdCAP and Honors programs and childcare at the Center for Families as contributing to her success in her commencement speech
“When I had a question, I talked directly to teachers who were passionate about their subjects, who were eager to advise me, who listened and cared…” — Matvey Sineev, praised his instructors and fellow students at commencement
Of note
Our Washington Aerospace Training and Research Center (WATR) added 9,000 square feet to its facility at Paine Field in Everett and a new tooling mechanic certificate. Governor Gregoire attended the ribbon cutting ceremony in June.
Share this with zombie, World War Z, Shaun of the Dead fans!
Robin Datta is teaching International Relations (and Zombies), Political Science 203 this fall using the text Theories of International Politics and Zombies by Daniel Drezner,
Let’s give ‘em something to talk about
The CyberSecurity Forensic Analyst (CFSA) developed by instructors Steve Hailey and Mike Andrews has been indentified as one of the highest paying IT certifications by Foote Partners, LLC an independent IT benchmark research firm. The CSFA is the three-day cert test that our Digital Forensics students can take at no additional cost.
Connecting People, Creating Understanding With Global Opportunities
Did you know we rank #5 for Washington colleges with the most foreign students?
Check out these links
- www.edcc.edu/aerospace
- www.edcc.edu/entrepreneurship
- www.edcc.edu/International/Global%20Opportunities
See what we’re saying in the college newsletter.
Our program spotlight this month was Allied Health.
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