Community College Voice Podcast

Dr. Flora Tydings, chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents, talks about the role of the TBR, the impact of Tennessee Promise, and how Tennessee's community and technical colleges are responding to changing workforce needs. 

Bay College President Nerita Hughes discusses how she's using AACC's Resilient by Design framework to get a bigger picture of the needs of students and the community the college serves, and to plan for the future.   

Marion Technical College President Ryan McCall and Executive Vice President Amy Adams discuss how the Ohio college has leveraged partnerships and funding to remove barriers for the students.  ______________________________ This episode's sponsor is the Propane Education & Research Council.  Give your automotive students skills for the workforce. The Propane Education & Research Council provides schools with seventy-five hundred dollars in support, including a vehicle training aid and instructor training. Apply today at propane.com/autogasgrant. Bring more hands-on training to your HVAC program. The Propane Education & Research Council provides post-secondary schools with ten thousand dollars for propane curriculum, equipment, and instructor training. Apply today at propane.com/hvacgrant.

Bay Mills Community College President Duane Bedell discusses the unique challenges and joys of leading a tribal college in remote and rural Michigan. 

Jim Jacobs is an educator, researcher, president and radical. That's also part of the title of his new book, "Moving a Community College Forward: My Story as an Educator, Researcher, President, and Radical," which is part autobiography/part history of the community college movement. In this episode of CC Voice, Jacobs discusses his long career at Macomb Community College in Michigan, where he started in 1967 as a part-time instructor and activist, and retired as its president in 2017. He's also one of the nation's foremost researchers and practitioners in workforce development at community colleges, leading Macomb and its community through major changes to one of its main employers, the auto industry.  

The ICE surge in Minnesota early this year created tension and unrest for many. Minneapolis College President Sharon Pierce and North Hennepin Community College President Rolando Garcia discuss how their colleges – and their students, staff, and faculty – were affected by community upheaval, how they responded, and what they learned. 

New York's Onondaga Community College (OCC) is making strategic investments in workforce programming to serve its growing community. OCC President Warren Hilton discusses advancements at the college, building and strengthening partnerships with industry, overcoming growing pains, and how the college remains true to one of its core values of putting students first. 

Lisa Avery, president of Linn-Benton Community College, talks about the college's unique Civil Discourse Program. The mission of the program is to promote dialogue that enhances understanding among individuals with diverse viewpoints in an open and respectful environment.

Community college nursing programs are vital to closing the healthcare workforce gap. Dr. Jennifer Fritzges, the chair of the Allied Health Department at Carroll Community College, explains how her college ensures its nursing program retains top-notch faculty and that nursing students are supported in and out of the classroom.

Community College Voice Podcast Season 10, Episode 7.  Dr. Kevin Walthers is the superintendent/president of Allan Hancock College in California. Using the model from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's  Survey of Community College Outcomes, Dr. Walthers shared the data publicly and illustrates how it tells a more complete story about his students.