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Government Relations Update from Washington D.C.
While the legislature in California is on its interim recess, here are some assorted updates from Washington D.C. and other states outside of California and Nevada. Budget It is almost a guarantee that the federal government will shut down at 12:01am, Tuesday, October 1 because Congress failed to pass any of the annual appropriations bill…
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California Community College Transfer: Facts vs. Fiction
A large percentage of all university students in California begin their academic careers in one of our state’s 112 community colleges. Despite the overwhelming success of California’s Community College system, which is by far the largest and arguably most successful system of public education in the world, many people are still confused about the reality…
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Table for One
Society is pretty uncomfortable with people who do things alone. People are embarrassed to ask for a table/ticket/reservation for one. We see people waiting alone and assume that they are lonely, have been stood up or have some other justification for not having company. When I tell people about events I have gone to on…
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Acknowledging Differences in College Access
In this post, I want to share an article that touches on the issue of college access. I will summarize the article briefly, but I encourage everyone to read over the article; it is a little on the longer side, but I promise that it provides good food for thought. The article, “Expanding College Opportunities” by…
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Getting Messy with Prezi
Prezi and messy don’t actually rhyme, but close enough… Anyway, welcome everyone to another installment of Tech Tuesday with Grant Cushman, starring Grant Cushman! Today we’re going to be discussing Prezi and all of the wonderful features of this presentation software. For all of you who know what Prezi is- I’m sure you can sing…
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The Road: Where Guilty Pleasures Thrive.
I am on my first of five trips and have to say, gosh it feels good to be back on the road. Maybe it is the two beds (one for napping/eating/tv watching, one for sleeping), or that my hair gets vacuumed off the floor every day, or maybe it’s just getting out of the office…
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Back to School
“Back to school, to prove to Dad that I’m not a fool. I got my lunch packed up, my boots tied tight, I hope I don’t get in a fight!” Although a quote from Billy Madison may not seem like it fits within the context of the WACAC blog, it’s been running through my head…
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Katy’s First (EVER!) Blog Post
Whew! How about that start of the new year? It sneaks up on us, delightful yet daunting after what we hope has been some rest in the Summer. With Fall comes a new round of the familiar for most of us. Familiar events, familiar patterns, familiar tasks. Sometimes these can be tedious, but aren’t we…
