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Center News & Updates for Fall/Winter 2011-2012

The Center has news and updates on the STEM Summit’s keynote, the IT degree and certificate review process, and more…

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Register for the 2nd Annual STEM Summit

Registration for the 2nd annual STEM Summit: Integrating STEM into Today’s Classroom to Develop Tomorrow’s Leaders. This free event features Dr. Bradley Layton, Associate Professor & Director of Energy Technology Program at the University of Montana College of Technology, as the 2012 keynote speaker.

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Welcome Brandon Williams to the CoE Industry Advisory Board

Find out about the Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology’s latest industry advisory board member, Brandon Williams a manager for GeekSquad, Best Buy, Bellevue, Washington.

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Center News & Updates for Fall/Winter 2011-2012

During the summer, the Center has planned a number of events, services, resources, and projects for our Washington State IT educators. Find out more here…

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New Advisory Board Members

The Center welcomes three new industry professionals to its industry advisory board: Valerie Goulds, Microsoft, and Juan Ulloa, Bellevue College. Rich James, F5 Networks, was unanimously elected to serve as chair for one more year. And, Franklin Donahoe, unanimously elected as co-chair, will assume the chair position for 2012-2013.

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Free Book Word 2010 from Paradigm

I found one book at the bottom of the box in which Paradigm Publishing so kindly sent a number of Office 2010 textbooks and preview copies.  So, the first educator who emails me at maureen.majury@bellevuecollege.edu and asks for it will receive it in the mail shortly.  Just include your mailing address.

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Centers of Excellence High Impact Report for 2011

Read the new Washington State’s Centers of Excellence Impact Report: Ensuring a Better Workforce for Tomorrow, “Collaborating to pave the pathways for Washington’s future!”. Estimated state system savings total $15 million dollars.

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The 10 fastest-growing jobs from CNN Money

“If you’re looking for a job that’s here to stay, here’s a counterintuitive piece of advice: Look into tech. It’s one of several sectors on our list that is slated to see the sharpest job growth between now and 2014.” Owen Thomas and Rob Kelley, Business 2.0 and CNNMoney.com

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A New Video from the “The Life of an IT Professional: A 5 Minute Story”

Find out what Dima Protchenko, an Application Developer Lead, at Bellevue College does in the next installment of “The Life of an IT Professional: A Five Minute Story”.

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Robert Johnson, Jr. is the Recognition Award Recipient for 2011

Robert Johnson, Jr., from Shoreline Community College, is this year’s recipient of the “A Day in the Life of an IT Professional: A Five Minute Story” recognition award. Watch Carl Williams, an I.P. Support Specialist at Comcast, tell his story and learn.

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