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Information Technology Across Careers (ITAC 3) MiniGrant Opportunity

Posted by Maureen on September 8, 2010 — Leave a Comment

ITAC 3 offers community college faculty and students a final opportunity to test the effectiveness of ITAC instructional materials before the grant ends September 30, 2010.
The purpose is to assess if teaching IT technical knowledge and skills through scenario-based lessons in a variety of industry sectors (architecture, law and public safety, manufacturing) is an effective [...]

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Math Matters

Posted by Maureen on August 5, 2010 — Leave a Comment

Math Does Matter: Many students fail to see the importance of math after high school. This article discusses how math can change your future, even if you never really have to apply the Pythagorean Theorem.

Also posted in CTC Faculty, K-12 | Tagged atetv.org, degrees, importance, It All Comes Back to Math, math, salaries, top ten college majors that lead to high salaries, Why Math is Important

STEM to Stern: An Education to Industry Research, Action, and Change Project to Develop Long-term Employer-Education Partnerships

Posted by admin on August 4, 2010 — Leave a Comment

Stem to Stern Project Resources: An examination of the hiring process for entry-level information technology (IT) jobs and the role of community college IT programs.

Also posted in CTC Faculty, Industry | Tagged cohort learning, community and technical colleges, entry-level jobs, hiring processes, information technology, IT, labor markets, national science foundation, Students

Imagine Cup 2011: Accepting Your College’s Team Applications to Competition

Posted by Maureen on July 21, 2010 — Leave a Comment

The Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology is inviting, and will sponsor, up to five teams (comprised of four community and technical college students) and a faculty mentor to compete in Microsoft’s 2011 Imagine Cup, with the national completion hosted at Microsoft’s Redmond campus.

Also posted in CTC Faculty, Industry | Tagged $3, 000, challenge, deadlines, digital media, dreamspark.com, embedded development, game design, imagine cup 2011, innovation, IT Challenge, microsoft, millennium development goals, mobile applications, national competition, official rules, Redmond, Silverlight, software design, sponsor, stipend, student teams, Technology, United Nations, Washington, world competition, Xbox, Zune

Sustainable Business Practices Presentation

Posted by admin on June 28, 2010 — Leave a Comment

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 from 12-1pm, N201, the N-Building. This is a free presentation and light snacks and beverages will be served.

Also posted in CTC Faculty, Industry | Tagged economic factors, energy, environment, environmental, financial health, free, green IT, greenbiz.com, managing resources, people-planet-profits, resource efficiencies, social, sustainable business practices

Microsoft Programs that Help Faculty and Students

Posted by admin on June 25, 2010 — Leave a Comment

Students to Business, Imagine Cup & Dream Sparks

The Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology recently had an in-depth orientation on three Microsoft programs that are available to faculty and students at no-cost. The Students to Business (S2B), Imagine Cup, and Dream Spark programs are exciting and designed to engage, stimulate innovation and competition, [...]

Also posted in CTC Faculty, Industry, K-12 | Tagged Center of Excellence for ICT, Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology, coeforict.org, competency requirements, competition, Computing, computing technology, digital media, dream sparks, education institutions, embedded development, entry-level jobs, game design, global, global competition, imagine cup, information technology, innovation, internships, IT Challenge, local businesses, microsoft, Microsoft certification exams, Microsoft job opportunities, no-cost, s2b, software design, software industry, student teams, Students, students to business, technology careers, technology mentoring

Expanding Health IT Training: $3.3 Million Federal Government Award

Posted by Maureen on April 14, 2010 — 2 Comments

Federal government awards Bellevue College $3.3 million to lead 10 states in expanding health IT training
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Bellevue College first-year funding of $3.36 million to lead a 10-state consortium of community colleges in expanding health information technology (health IT) training over the next two years.
Under the [...]

Also posted in CTC Faculty, Industry | Tagged 10-state consortium, 2, 400 new health IT workers, AARA, american health care, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Bellevue College, billing, Center of Excellence, Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology, certificate, clinics, consumers, curricula, curriculum, digital medical records, health information technology, health IT, healthcare jobs, HHS, hospitals, online certificate, patient monitoring, patients, quality healthcare, scheduling, skill standards, two years, Washington State, worker retraining, worker training

College and Career Fair: Marysville Mountain View High School

Posted by Maureen on March 25, 2010 — 1 Comment

Save the date for the Marysville Mountain View High School, “College and Career Fair”

Also posted in K-12 | Tagged career fair, career speakers needed, college fair, marianne pauley, marysville mountain high school

Careers in IT: The Real Story – Register Now

Posted by Maureen on March 22, 2010 — Leave a Comment

Register now for Careers in IT: The Real Story! Dan Waters an Academic Developer Evangelist at Microsoft is this year’s keynote speaker.

Also posted in CTC Faculty, K-12 | Tagged careers in IT, computer skills, Dan Waters, free, high school, industry professionals, information technology, IT, jobs, Students, technology jobs, video games, Xbox 360

Technology Students: Increase Your Employability

Posted by Maureen on February 25, 2010 — 1 Comment

Community and Technical College information and computing technology students can find a series of great resources to increase employability, including free certification exams and a job site. Read more…

Also posted in Homepage Content, K-12 | Tagged certificates, certification, community college, Computing, free software, information technology, job, job site, jobs, jobs in IT, Microsoft certification exams, Microsoft professional, resume, s2b, second shot, skills, student pricing, Students, students to business, students to business career, tech skills, tech trends, WA community colleges computer science technology information directory programs, Washington State, woman in technology

Category Archives: Students

Information Technology Across Careers (ITAC 3) MiniGrant Opportunity

Math Matters

STEM to Stern: An Education to Industry Research, Action, and Change Project to Develop Long-term Employer-Education Partnerships

Microsoft Programs that Help Faculty and Students

Expanding Health IT Training: $3.3 Million Federal Government Award

College and Career Fair: Marysville Mountain View High School

Careers in IT: The Real Story – Register Now

Technology Students: Increase Your Employability

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