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| Ivy Tech seeks nano degree program (22 WSBT South Bend) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 02:15 PM PDT SOUTH BEND — In an effort to prepare students for jobs of the future, Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend is moving ahead with a proposal to become the first college in Indiana to offer an associate's degree program in nanotechnology. Ivy Tech's north central regional board of trustees today gave approval to a plan for certificate and associate's degree programs in nanotechnology at the South Bend campus. Specific course work for the degree likely would start in August 2011. The proposal also must gain approval from Ivy Tech's state board of trustees and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. If the program is approved, degree-seeking students will be able to transfer 64 to 67 credit hours into the bachelor's degree program in engineering technology at Purdue North Central in Westville. Nanotechnology involves research and technological development at a scale so tiny it is measured in nanometers — billionths of a meter. It creates and uses structures that have novel properties because of their size, and it offers the ability to manipulate individual atoms and molecules. The University of Notre Dame is increasingly involved in nanotechnology research, with the goal of taking research inventions and commercializing them — turning them into startup businesses. To reach that goal, more trained technicians will be needed to set up, operate and maintain sensitive scientific instruments. Notre Dame faculty researchers have volunteered to serve on an advisory board for the Ivy Tech nanotechnology program, said Dave Brinkruff, dean of Ivy Tech's School of Applied Science & Engineering Technology. Students in the program would take a series of courses including: fundamentals of nanotechnology, nanoscience manufacturing, physics, nanoelectronics, nano fabrication and a required nanoscience internship. The program, expected to accept about 24 students in the first year, would require strong math and science skills. Students could enroll this year to take prerequisites required for the proposed nano degree program. Ivy Tech would hope to establish on the South Bend campus a mock cleanroom, where students would learn to handle, calibrate and operate sensitive scientific equipment, said Chuck Philip, Ivy Tech's vice chancellor of academic affairs. A cleanroom is research laboratory that offers a superfiltered air flow system to prevent bits of dust and other microscopic debris from entering and disturbing delicate research. Staff writer Margaret Fosmoe: Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Higher education in tiny Telluride (Telluride Daily Planet) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 09:30 AM PDT In an effort to bring more options for higher education to remote San Miguel County, the University Centers of the San Miguel is teaming up with more accredited colleges to offer more learning options at closer-to-home, convenient locations. Founded in 1995, the University Centers of the San Miguel brokers with several accredited regional colleges including Mesa State College, Colorado Northwestern Community College and Prescott College to offer public access to lower-level core academic courses which then prepare students to transfer to four-year programs, though many take courses in higher education for personal creative growth. Nick Guidubaldi, recently named student of the year, has been taking both credited and non-credited courses under UCSM for years. "I think it's [student of the year] an acknowledgement for all the classes I've taken. The last class I took was a business class last fall. But I've taken a psychology course, and language courses," said Guidubaldi. "It's great. I don't have to drive to Grand Junction or do classes online. All the classes I've taken through UCSM are in town with great instructors. It's a great organization in town and we're lucky to have it," said Guidubaldi. Robyn Thiel Wilson, executive director of the University Centers of the San Miguel, said the school started as a way to offer general education as well as specialized educational opportunities locally. "We work with Mesa State to offer more general education like English or introduction to Psychology and then we also go through NWCC to offer early childhood education courses and people can get their group leader and early childhood education certificates through it, and that's really how UCSM started," she said. Prescott College accepts most credit hours, even if the course was taken more than 20 years ago. "Prescott focuses on the adult learner trying to complete their degree," said Wilson. UCSM also provides a full range of academic advising and student support services and free academic and college counseling for anyone interested in starting or completing college or seeking to improve their career options. UCSM aims to develop courses of particular benefit to the continuing education and training needs of the local Telluride workforce, like hospitality, and caters to the interests of lifelong learners, including the large contingent of part time Telluride residents, by offering many non-credited classes. On Jan. 11 at Rebekah Hall in Telluride, College Information Night will take place, offering prospective students the opportunity to meet Mesa State College and Colorado Northwestern Community College Representatives and to discuss live and distance learning options, admissions and financial aid.
"Whether you are a current or potential student, come to mingle with other local college students and learn about your opportunities," said Wilson. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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