Posted: 11/9/2020 10:24:09 AM by Carolyn Casey
More than a decade ago, Governor Christine Gregoire asked Bridget Piper to serve as a member of the CCS Board of Trustees. At that point, she already had served as a volunteer member of the board of the CCS Foundation for two terms, including time as the Foundation’s president. She gave an enthusiastic yes and has volunteered her time as a leader for CCS in the two roles for nearly two decades. Her final board meeting was in October and a new trustee will begin serving in November.
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Posted: 9/21/2020 3:46:22 PM by Lorraine Nelson
Using the direct experience of a first responder fighting COVID-19, a new four-hour class offered by Community Colleges of Spokane aims to help businesses and organizations develop internal contact tracing within their organization to minimize the effect of COVID-19. Participants of this class will learn the process of developing and maintaining internal contract tracing, how it protects their internal and external customers, and supports regional contract tracing work of the epidemiologists at the Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD).
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Posted: 9/8/2020 2:52:27 PM by Carolyn Casey
A tough financial time at CCS got a boost this week when the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges approved giving it $4.3 million in one-time funds from the Governor's Emergency Education Relief fund.
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Posted: 8/31/2020 10:34:39 AM by Lorraine Nelson
At a time when high school students are considering their options, the Community Colleges of Spokane has been awarded an $89,546 state grant in a competitive process to help Running Start students with the costs of attending community college.
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Posted: 7/27/2020 4:46:27 PM by Lorraine Nelson
The Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation has received a generous $500,000 donation for student scholarships from the Krumble Foundation, a Spokane charitable organization.
The gift will provide $4,000 scholarships to more than 100 students over the next five years. The CCS Foundation will begin taking applications from students in August to award scholarships for fall quarter.
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