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Watch Two New “The Life of an IT Professional: A Five Minute Story” Videos

The Center has added two new IT professionals telling their story about their academic and career pathways in the ever-changing, exciting, and innovative world of information technology. We catch up with Andrew Craswell, now a software engineer, and Johanna Aqui, a developer lead. So, take a few minutes to listen and learn!

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Center News & Updates: Fall 2012

Greetings from the Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology (coeforict.org). We want to welcome you and your students at all your respective education institutions to the 2012-2013 school year. The Center has mapped out many familiar and new projects, events, initiatives, resources, and services for you this year.

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Your Future in IT

The Center has launched and is fine-tuning a new website, Your Future in IT, for students who need information, guidance, resources, and academic planning tools to find out what courses they need to take and what career options they have when they either already know they want a career in IT, or they want to know more about an IT academic and career pathway.

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Watch the 2012 STEM Summit Presenter and Panelist Videos

Do you want to see what the educational and industry presenters/panelists discussed and shared about their respective disciplines (aerospace, education, energy, and information and computing technology) and STEM with 142 Washington State educators at the second annual STEM Summit? We have twelve videos for you to view.

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Part-Time Administrative Assistant Needed for Center Employment

The Center of Excellence is looking for a p/t administrative assistant (hourly salary, $15). Read the position description and apply now. Open to college students/interested professionals.

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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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IT Futures Summit @Microsoft – Register Now!

The IT Futures Summit: The latest creations, iterations, and innovations Microsoft has waiting for you! Register now.

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SharePoint for Students: Three Free Copies

The first three educators or students who email maureen.majury@bellevuecollege.edu and ask will be sent a free copy.

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