Association of Community College Trustees

Chaffey College Superintendent/President Henry Shannon Receives California Public Relations Award

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Monday, April 17, 2023

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. , April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Community Colleges Public Relations Organization has named Chaffey College Superintendent/President Henry Shannon the 2023 winner of the PROmoter Award for championing public relations and marketing initiatives.

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  • RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. , April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Community Colleges Public Relations Organization has named Chaffey College Superintendent/President Henry Shannon the 2023 winner of the PROmoter Award for championing public relations and marketing initiatives.
  • Shannon received the Marie Y. Martin Chief Executive Office Award from the Association of Community College Trustees in 2018.
  • CCPRO is a California professional development and service organization serving the state's community college public relations professionals and related professions.
  • The PROmoter award recognizes community college administrators who demonstrate leadership in supporting public relations and marketing at their college and throughout California.

New Partnership Launches to Plan Free, High-Quality Early Learning on Community College Campuses

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) announced today that they will partner to increase free on-campus Head Start and Early Head Start slots on U.S. community college campuses. This partnership is funded through a planning grant supported by ECMC Foundation and the Seldin / Haring-Smith Foundation.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) announced today that they will partner to increase free on-campus Head Start and Early Head Start slots on U.S. community college campuses.
  • Though their children may be eligible for Head Start services, fewer than 100 of the 3,700+ community and technical college campuses have Head Start providers on-site.
  • Together, ACCT and NHSA will develop resources for partnerships to match existing Head Start providers with community college campuses that can offer free facilities.
  • "Adding free Head Start slots at community college campuses sustainably addresses funding gaps in both early childhood and higher education," said Abigail Seldin, CEO of the Seldin / Haring-Smith Foundation.

Amid Inflation Concerns and Enrollment Declines, College Administrators Offering More Flexible Learning Formats and Microcredentials to Reach New Students

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

BOSTON, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As college increasingly becomes financially out of reach for many students and enrollments wane, concerned administrators are implementing new programs, flexible learning formats and marketing to new demographics to help ease the decline, according to new research from education technology provider Cengage, Bay View Analytics and industry partners. The Fall 2022 installment of the Digital Learning Pulse Survey found that more than 80% of administrators, faculty and students think inflation will pose a problem for students and 88% of administrators are concerned about future enrollments.

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  • More than 80% of administrators, faculty and students across two- and four-year institutions agree that the cost of education is becoming financially out of reach for students.
  • Administrators at two-year institutions were the most concerned about inflation with 98% agreeing inflation is a problem.
  • Colleges are offering more flexible online and hybrid courses, microcredentials and marketing to new demographics to increase enrollments.
  • Our textbooks, homework tools, and flagship online learning platforms, MindTap and WebAssign, help educators and students achieve their goals.

TimelyMD Joins Association of Community College Trustees Corporate Council

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

The Association of Community College Trustees ( ACCT ) has invited TimelyMD , the leading virtual health and well-being solution in higher education, to join its corporate council.

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  • The Association of Community College Trustees ( ACCT ) has invited TimelyMD , the leading virtual health and well-being solution in higher education, to join its corporate council.
  • TimelyMD is trusted to care for over a million students including one in every 10 community college students at more than 200 colleges and universities nationwide.
  • According to a recent TimelyMD survey , 7 out of 10 community college students experienced stress and/or anxiety due to a lack of basic needs.
  • The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) is a non-profit educational organization of governing boards, representing more than 6,500 elected and appointed trustees who govern over 1,200 community, technical, and junior colleges in the United States and beyond.

Despite Early Struggles with Digital Learning, New Research Shows the Majority of Community College Students Want Online Courses Going Forward

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

BOSTON, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As higher education transitions to a new normal following the pandemic, one aspect community college students don't want to give up is access to online courses. Whether currently enrolled in in-person, hybrid or online courses, the majority of students say they want to take more courses fully online in the future. The Spring 2022 installment of the Digital Learning Pulse Survey, conducted by Bay View Analytics on behalf of education technology company Cengage and industry partners found that three-quarters of community college students (76%) want to take some courses fully online in the future, up from 68% in the Fall of 2021.

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  • Whether currently enrolled in in-person, hybrid or online courses, the majority of students say they want to take more courses fully online in the future.
  • For those students taking online courses, 62% gave online learning an "A" in Spring 2022, compared to only 40% of students in Spring 2021.
  • Eighty-eight percent of students are currently in online courses; 60% of students are currently in, in-person courses and 76% of students in hybrid courses want to take at least some courses fully online in the future.
  • Nearly 4 in 10 (38%) of community college students were unaware if their institution offered support services for them.

As Community College Enrollments Decline, New Research Shows Students Want More Flexibility in Course Format

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

New research from Cengage and Bay View Analytics looks at the learning experience of community college students and what they want for future courses.

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  • New research from Cengage and Bay View Analytics looks at the learning experience of community college students and what they want for future courses.
  • The Digital Learning Pulse Survey is an ongoing research project to understand how the pandemic is changing higher education.
  • "Community college students are typically non-traditional, meaning they manage many pressures in addition to their course work such as family care and full-time work.
  • "For all of the disruption that COVID-19 has caused for students, community college students continue to believe that their educational needs are being well-met.

College of DuPage Board Chair Maureen Dunne Elected to ACCT Board of Directors

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

GLEN ELLYN, Ill., Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- College of DuPage is proud to congratulate Board Chair Maureen Dunne, Ph.D., following her election to the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Board of Directors.

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  • GLEN ELLYN, Ill., Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- College of DuPage is proud to congratulate Board Chair Maureen Dunne, Ph.D., following her election to the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Board of Directors.
  • Dunne, a Chicago-area innovator, was elected to the national board of directors during the ACCT's 2021 Leadership Congress in San Diego, where College of DuPage (COD) President Dr. Brian Caputo congratulated Dunne on her expanded leadership role within the U.S. community college system.
  • "Dr. Dunne is a tireless advocate of student success at College of DuPage and within America's community college system," stated Dr. Caputo.
  • Dr. Dunne was elected Chair of the College's Board of Trustees in April 2021 and President-elect of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) in June 2021.

Dr. Maureen Dunne Elected to ACCT Board of Directors at Annual Leadership Congress

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Monday, October 25, 2021

This Leadership Congress event also serves as the forum for the election of new ACCT executive leaders and board directors.

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  • This Leadership Congress event also serves as the forum for the election of new ACCT executive leaders and board directors.
  • "I truly believe our community college system is the most important institution in our country for transforming lives through accessible education and opportunity," stated Dunne.
  • ACCT will be called into action to serve as a central resource in addressing many of these challenges over coming years in every community across the country.
  • Dunne is also a member of the Association of Community College Trustees Public Policy and Advocacy Committee, President-elect of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA), and the first-ever community college graduate to be named a Rhodes Scholar.

Maureen Dunne Named College of DuPage Board of Trustees Chair

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Dunne also currently serves on the Governing Board Council of Advocate Health -- Good Samaritan Hospital and as a board director for Access to Care and Aspiritech, as well as serving on the executive board of the Downers Grove Economic Development Corporation.

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  • Dunne also currently serves on the Governing Board Council of Advocate Health -- Good Samaritan Hospital and as a board director for Access to Care and Aspiritech, as well as serving on the executive board of the Downers Grove Economic Development Corporation.
  • Dunne currently serves as Secretary to the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA).
  • She also is a member of the Association of Community College Trustees Public Policy and Advocacy Committee.\n\xe2\x80\x9cIt has been a privilege to serve the College of DuPage community and I look forward to helping craft the future of this outstanding institution,\xe2\x80\x9d Dunne said.
  • Appel and Howard replace outgoing trustees Frank Napolitano and Charles Bernstein, who were recognized at the meeting for their service.\n'