Don Seavy, OC marine biology professor is part of a 20-member task force appointed by the Kitsap County commissioner to her draft a new shoreline plan for Kitsap County. Read More Here
Kitsap Sun, March 9, 2010.
Olympic College is one of three community colleges in Puget Sound to earn baccalaureate accreditation status by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).
On the Net:
Kitsap Sun: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/mar/05/olympic-college-receives-accreditation-to-offer/
Bremerton Patriot: http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/pat/news/86688042.html
Seattle PI: http://www.seattlepi.com/sound/416267_sound86435087.html
Bellevue Reporter: http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/86435087.html
West Seattle Herald: http://www.westseattleherald.com/2010/03/04/news/three-puget-sound-area-community-colleges-earn-accreditation-baccalaureate-instituti
Examiner.com: http://www.examiner.com/x-12193-Seattle-Public-Education-Examiner~y2010m3d7-Community-colleges-gaining-accreditation-to-offer-four-year-degrees
The tenth annual Recycle Mania competition began January 17, 2010. OC and other college and university recycling programs across the nation will report the amount of waste recycled. At the end, schools with the highest amount of recyclable waste per capita will win prizes.
OC is one of eleven colleges and universities in Washington State to enter in the competition, which has seen a surge of entrants this year. Read More Here
The Current, February 24, 2010.
OC named Beth Donnelly as its new volleyball coach. Beth coached the Bremerton High School Knights volleyball team last year. Previously she coached the women’s team at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, where she brought up the teams stats. OC Athletics Director Barry Janusch said, “Any time we can get somebody with four-year experience, that’s a plus because they understand the recruiting end of things.” Read More Here
Kitsap Sun, Feb. 18, 2010.
OC nursing program students and staff from the Holly Ridge Center help the YWCA of Kitsap County assess children with development issues. This is one of many services offered through a new program to help women and their children escape domestic violence by finding safe housing options and resources. This program recently received a $200,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation. Read More Here
Kitsap Sun, Feb. 16, 2010.
Joan Hanten, J.D. serves as executive director of the Olympic College Foundation. This article features Joan and three other successful women who are community stewards and run local non-profit foundations. Read More Here
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, February 2, 2010.
Washington State University and Olympic College formally agree to offer a bachelor’s degree in OC’s service area while awaiting approval from the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Board. Classes will begin in August. Read More Here
Kitsap Sun, Jan. 28, 2010
Plant Operations Support Consortium includes over 125 publicly funded organizations in Washington, including Olympic College. Their newsletter features an article about the college’s high-tech communications and emergency alert system – a model for other consortium members. Read More Here
Partington, Phil. “Olympic College Boosts Communication and Emergency Alert Systems.” ShopTalk Winter 2010: 1 & 6. Online.
Plant Operations Support Consortium: http://www.energy.wsu.edu/apps/plantoperations.aspx
Everett’s mayor urges Washington State University to consider placing a bachelor’s program in his city like the one that will bring a mechanical engineering degree to Bremerton. For several years, Everett and Snohomish County has been looking for ways to make higher education more accessible. Read More Here
HeraldNet, Jan. 25, 2010.