SPSCC will expand health programs with $1.2 million gift from Angela Bowen’s estate
Article via The Olympian
By Abby Spegman
South Puget Sound Community College says a recent gift worth $1.2 million, the largest in its history, will help it expand in-demand health care programs such as nursing and medical assisting in the coming years.
Opinion: It’s time for the Legislature to invest in training and education beyond high school
Via South Sound Business
By Dr. Tim Stokes, David Schaffert, and Michael Cade
Lawmakers will soon gather in Olympia for the 2019 legislative session. Their jobs won’t be easy.
This is the year the Legislature must write the next two-year state budget, weighing many competing and important demands in the process.
SPSCC Hopes for the Global to Become Local Through Study Abroad and International Transfer Degree Programs
Ten adults in Yelm earned High School diplomas
Via Yelm Community Schools
The Yelm Community Schools Board of Directors on Nov. 20, 2018, presented 10 community members with the YCS Graduate Yelm Award.
Olympia students first in nation to pursue distillery degree
Article via King5
By Drew Mikkelsen
Students at an Olympia college are among the first in the country to pursue a degree in craft brewing and distilling. Watch the King5 Video >
School of Jazz: SPSCC and The Evergreen State College
Article via KNKX Radio
By Paige Hansen
It was a fun jazz session with a great group of students, which included two different schools and a variety of age groups. The energy brought by some of the young lions melded nicely with the older aesthetic.
25th Anniversary of a Groundbreaking Drama
Article via OlyArts
By Tom Simpson
Last June, the Broadway revival of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America won Tony awards in multiple categories, including best actor for Andrew Garfield and best revival of a play. Director Lauren Love is now bringing this 25-year-old, groundbreaking drama to South Puget Sound Community College’s stage.
NWAC Spotlight: Yitagesu Dowty, SPSCC Men’s Soccer Player
YCS Develops New Partnerships to Serve Community
Article via Nisqually Valley News
Yelm Community Schools has expanded its educational vision beyond the walls of K-12. Through new partnerships with South Puget Sound Community College, Yelm Timberland Library and the South Sound YMCA, 25 local adults are currently earning their high school diplomas at Yelm Extension School this fall. The class is full, and more are waiting to sign up.
A meeting of science and culture
In 2004 archaeologist Dale Croes and Native American basketmaker Ed Carriere began an unusual collaboration to study and eventually reconstruct ancient baskets from the Pacific Northwest. Croes is a retired SPSCC faculty member and Thurston County resident.
Article via American Archaeology
By Julian Smith
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