I have a rhetorical question for you to contemplate: Why do we use the term “soft skills” to describe skills that are so difficult for many people to demonstrate in the work world? I constantly hear from our partners in business and industry that they need workforce training in soft skills above anything else. According to Dennis Pierce in Community College Journal, “Employers across a wide variety of industries say the so-called ‘soft skills,’ such as problem solving, critical thinking, … [Read more...] about Developing Soft Skills at CCC
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Painting a Successful Picture for Fine Arts Education
For the last 15 years, the Palette to Palate fundraiser has been dedicated to raising funds for the Coconino Community College Fine Arts Department. In that time, the event has helped fund the purchase of a pugmill, which makes clay smooth and consistent and has helped buy a badly needed new kiln to fire pottery. Also, new track lights and shades grace the art room, and scholarships support student success in the Fine Arts Department. Each year, the event has successfully raised funds and has … [Read more...] about Painting a Successful Picture for Fine Arts Education
Investing in Education and Success
At the start of a new year, good intentions and goals are plentiful. Resolutions form a path for optimism and the promise of success is in the air. At NAU, we are optimistic – but our confidence is not limited to specific dates on the calendar. We enter each new day with excitement for what we will accomplish for our students, our team and our community, and we build our plans on the success we have seen thus far. Our ambitions are not random. We follow clear metrics of success that we shaped … [Read more...] about Investing in Education and Success
Education as a Pathway to Pursuing Possibilities
In Flagstaff, we are thoroughly enjoying the peak of summer. More than any other time of year, this is the month that our minds turn to the celebration of freedom and the legacy of our nation’s dedication to a dream. We benefit from the early Americans’ vision – a vision that shapes the liberty we enjoy today. Freedom from limits on creativity and doubt that harm the pursuit of the possible, and freedom to learn, to pursue, to build on new ideas and beliefs. Freedom is the core of the success of … [Read more...] about Education as a Pathway to Pursuing Possibilities
CCC President Honored at NAU Graduation
Northern Arizona University President John Haeger and Coconino Community College President Leah Bornstein have spent four years building a multifaceted partnership that leads to student success. At NAU’s spring commencement ceremony on May 12, Haeger will present Bornstein with an honorary degree in recognition of her dedication to higher education and her contributions to NAU. Since assuming the role of president at CCC in 2007, Bornstein has been instrumental in launching several … [Read more...] about CCC President Honored at NAU Graduation
NAU Getting New Dean for Business College
Craig Van Slyke, associate dean for Academic Programs at the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University, has been selected as the dean of The W.A. Franke College of Business at Northern Arizona University, effective July 1. Van Slyke said NAU's focus on increasing access to undergraduate education and the potential for growth within The W.A. Franke College of Business attracted him to the role. “As a first generation college student myself, I know the impact that a university … [Read more...] about NAU Getting New Dean for Business College
Diane Lenz Running for County Supervisor
Today Diane Lenz announced her candidacy for Coconino County Supervisor, District 1. Current Supervisor, Carl Taylor is retiring. District 1 includes Flagstaff downtown (north of Rt. 66) and neighborhoods west and northwest of Flagstaff, (e.g., Boulder Point, Equestrian Estates, Cheshire, Baderville), Tusayan, Fredonia, Kaibab Estates West and Supai. A resident of Coconino County since 1980, Ms. Lenz and her family lived for many years in the rural County outside of Flagstaff. They … [Read more...] about Diane Lenz Running for County Supervisor
Business Owners Living to Hike the Red Rocks
Greg and Gracie Stevenson caught a bad case of Red Rock Fever. Avid hikers, they had been exposed to the fever for about 12 years while visiting his folks who live in Sedona. Once on the way to Phoenix to catch a flight home to Texas, they began to wonder. “Why can’t we live somewhere beautiful like Sedona?” he said. “Over the next couple of weeks, we started filling legal pads with ideas about what we could do to sustain our family.” They decided that since the whole family enjoyed … [Read more...] about Business Owners Living to Hike the Red Rocks