Edmonds Community College News
Edmonds Community College Foundation Honors its 2011 Distinguished Alumni
Posted Jan 25 - Two advisory board members who found their careers at Edmonds Community College and a former college commencement speaker are this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
2011 Distinguished Alumnus: Clyde Klingenbeck
Posted Jan 25 - Two advisory board members who found their careers at Edmonds Community College and a former college commencement speaker are this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
2011 Distinguished Alumnus: Duane Lewellen
Posted Jan 25 - Two advisory board members who found their careers at Edmonds Community College and a former college commencement speaker are this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
2011 Distinguished Alumnus: Ben Kocaj
Posted Jan 25 - Two advisory board members who found their careers at Edmonds Community College and a former college commencement speaker are this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
Free tax prep and e-file at Edmonds Community College
Posted Jan 24 - Every year Edmonds Community College offers free income tax return preparation and e-filing to US citizens and residents with incomes of less than $49,000. This service is sponsored by an IRS program called, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA). Volunteers are taught using IRS training guidelines and are IRS certified to provide confidential tax preparation to qualified taxpayers. Last year, Edmonds Community College helped more than 400 campus and community members file their tax returns.
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration with Keynote Speaker Van Jones
Posted Jan 12 - Thursday, January 12, 2012 join us as we celebrate the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through music, dance, and a celebration of our community with an inspirational message from keynote speaker, Van Jones. Refreshments at 6:30pm, program begins at 7:00pm at the Lynnwood Convention Center.
A Culinary Coup for The 2012: Edmonds Community College Foundation Auction
Posted Dec 14 - Lynnwood, Wash.---Four-time James Beard finalist Ethan Stowell will take his Seattle culinary supernova act north for a special night this February as he guest chefs for the annual Edmonds Community College Foundation Gala Dinner and Auction.
Start Feb. 6: CATCH-Creating Access to Careers in Healthcare
Posted Dec 1 - Apply now for CATCH Creating Access to Careers in Healthcare — an all-expense paid program to train low-income adults in Snohomish County to fill critical jobs
Edmonds Community College Wins Campus Compact Funding for Connect2Complete
Posted Dec 1 - Edmonds Community College has been awarded three-year funding from Campus Compact, a Boston-based national nonprofit organization, to launch Connect2Complete, a pilot program that will help community college students remain in school through to graduation
English instructor's poem honored by humanities association
Posted Nov 29 - Edmonds Community College English instructor Holly Hughes received the 2011 Crosscurrents Award for Poetry from the Washington Community College Humanities Association (WCCHA) for her poem "Re-reading Tu Fu Thirty Years Later." The award was presented at the WCCHA conference in October.
Community college trustees support governor’s call for new revenue for higher education
Posted Nov 23 - The Trustees Association for Community and Technical Colleges (TACTC) has endorsed Governor Gregoire’s proposal to raise the sales tax by a half cent to buy back the proposed cuts in higher education.
Anthropology instructor named Conservation Teacher of the Year
Posted Nov 17 - Dr. Thomas W. Murphy Chair of the Anthropology Department at Edmonds Community College was selected for the Washington Association of Conservation Districts’ Conservation Teacher of the Year Award. The award recognizes a K-12, college, technical, or trade school educator in Washington State. He will now be considered for the National Association of Conservation Districts award. Murphy was honored November 14 at the King Conservation District annual meeting as their Educator of the Year and will be honored November 30 at the State Conservation Commission meeting at Suncadia Lodge in Cle Elum.
America's Strongest Woman works at Edmonds Community College
Posted Nov 17 - Kristyn Whisman, Edmonds Community College's Dean of Corrections Education at the Monroe Correctional Complex, has competed for and won the title of America's Strongest Woman in the Lightweight Women's Division of the North American Strongman (NAS) Nationals for the third time.
Lynnwood City Council approves emergency overnight sheltering
Posted Nov 16 - The City of Lynnwood will open its council chambers for overnight sheltering in freezing weather. The shelter is open to men, women and families requiring overnight sheltering. Evening and morning meals will be provided. When activated, those requiring overnight sheltering will gather at Lynnwood’s City Hall, 19100 44th Ave. W Lynnwood, at 7 p.m., Monday-Thursday, 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and 5 p.m. on Sunday evenings. For more information on how to donate supplies or volunteer with the Shelter Network, contact Mark Waldin, Program Administrator at 425.419.7938.
Artwork by Minh Carrico at Lynnwood Library Gallery: Nov. 18-Jan. 5
Posted Nov 15 - From November 18, 2011-January 5, 2012, the Lynnwood Library Gallery will feature artwork by Edmonds Community College Visual Arts instructor Minh Carrico. The Lynnwood Library Gallery, 19200 44th Avenue West, is free to the public, and presented by the Lynnwood Arts Commission. Gallery hours are: 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday; and 1-5 p.m., Sunday. Closed on national holidays. Call 425.670.5519.
Love working with infants and toddlers? Check out our winter classes!
Posted Nov 9 - Love working with infants and toddlers? Edmonds Community College's Early Childhood Education department now offers a short Infant and Toddler Certificate of Completion. The certificate can be completed by taking 19 credits of courses including a field practicum. Advising is required. Call the department for more information and to make an advising appointment. Start this winter with Applied Child Development, ECE 110 and Activities with Infants and Toddlers, ECE 249. Winter quarter registration starts Nov. 21. Classes run Jan. 3-March 19.
Women's Soccer Wins North Region Playoff Battle 1-0
Posted Nov 8 - Edmonds Community College Women's Soccer has made the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) Conference playoffs. In their match versus Shoreline, with the playoffs on the line and about a minute left to play in the game Edmonds CC's Ashley Desharnais scored the game winning goal to advance the Tritons into the first round of the NWAACC playoffs. They will play 1 p.m., Wed., Nov. 9 at Spokane Community College. Triton's Men's Soccer are the North Region Champions. Quarterfinal playoffs will be 7 p.m., Nov. 12 at Triton Field. Go Tritons!
Student Success Series: Create a Support System Nov. 14
Posted Nov 2 - A free series of lectures to support student success takes place 12:30-1:30 p.m., Mondays, in Mountlake Terrace Hall 230. Free. Open to the campus community. No reservations required! Explore different topics related to student success, both inside and outside of the classroom. • Create a Positive Support System, 12:30 p.m., Mon., Nov. 14, Mountlake Terrace Hall 230 • Let's Chill: Relaxation Techniques for Finals Week, 12:30 p.m., Mon., Nov. 28, in Mountlake Terrace Hall 230
With great sadness: Longtime employee dies
Posted Nov 2 - The college and Business Division noted the passing of one of its first hires in the Office Administration (now Business Information Technology) Department. Carol Dreger, a longtime employee of college who retired in 2005, died October 29. "Carol was a pioneer in multiple areas of communication and technology. She truly had a huge and lasting impact on Edmonds Community College," said Edmonds Community College Vice President of Workforce Development and Training Susan Loreen.
Triton Field opens Sat., Oct. 29 for soccer
Posted Oct 28 - Join the Women's and Men's Soccer Teams as they host Skagit Valley College 1:45 p.m., Sat., Oct. 29 and play their for the first games on the new multi-use turf Triton Field. The new field will be used for intercollegiate sports — soccer, baseball, and softball — student recreation and intramural sports, physical education classes, and will be available for community rentals. The construction of the field, to replace the college's grass baseball field, was made possible by associated student fees.
English faculty read at Hugo House Nov. 1
Posted Oct 28 - English instructors Amanda Laughtland and Marcia Woodard, alumni of the University of Washington's Master of Fine Arts in English/Creative Writing program, will read 8 p.m., Tuesday, November 1 at Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. on Capitol Hill in Seattle as part of the Castalia Reading Series sponsored by the University of Washington's graduate creative writing program. Free.
