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Hello Everyone,
I am happy to announce the opening of the CPTC Ask Me Center. You are probably wondering what is the Ask Me Center? This center is a new Student Services endeavor that will provide students and potential students with information and direction on how to get started and how to stay enrolled at CPTC. This center is located in the lobby of Bldg 17, across the hall from Student Records and Financial Aid.
We have 2 new workers that are located in this area; Patrick Yelladay and Jessica Moore. Jessica is employed by the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) but is assigned to work off site here at our campus. Jessica assignment is the result of a partnership between CPTC and EOC and is of no cost to the college. It is expected that we will also have Peer Mentors available within this space to assist students.
Referrals for Jessica can be directed through the Counseling office and we will schedule appointments for her beginning next week the 24th of January, 2011. Jessica’s contact information is as follows:
Jessica Moore, Education Advisor
Jessica.Moore@cptc.edu
253.583.8823
Work Hours: M, T, W & Th - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and Friday's from 10:00 am to 12:00 am. Her lunch hour is from 12:00 to 1:00 pm.
Jessica’s primary responsibilities are helping people with career selection, filling out Federal Financial Aid Forms, resolving loan default issues and possible financial waivers for Admissions and COMPASS assessment fees; based on established income guidelines.
Patrick Yelladay our Student Services Intern, is working with students to provide basic Student Services information to help with admissions, registration and retention. Patrick’s information is as follows:
Patrick Yelladay, Student Services Intern
Patrick.Yelladay@cptc.edu
253.589.5961
Work Hours: M,T, W, Th & Friday 7:30 am to 8:45 am and 12:00 to 3:00 pm
So, please join me in welcoming these two new staff members and please feel free to direct and refer students to this new resource. If you have any questions please contact Shema Hanebutte at shema.hanebutte@cptc.edu or (253) 589-6066. Welcome Patrick and Jessica!
Next Thursday, January 27th, students & faculty from over 30 of Washington’s community and technical colleges will commence on the steps of the state capital with an urgent request to our legislators:
We must preserve programs and student services at the community/technical colleges!!
In the face of the current budget crisis, state senators and house representatives are being forced to make deep and lasting cuts in valuable public services to Washington residents. Our education should not be on that list!
On Governor Christine Gregoire’s website, it states the governor “believes Washington businesses should be able to find the world’s best-educated workers among our state’s own citizens rather than importing workers from other states.. Without a trained workforce and educated students Washington State will suffer in the global economy. An education increases the chances of a job – the unemployment rate for those with a college degree is half as high as the unemployment rate for those without. We can’t have a system of education have and have-nots”.
Furthermore, according to a recent report from the Washington State Board of Community and Technical colleges,
· State funding has been reduced by $127 million (17%) over the last two years.
· Middle-skills jobs, which require at least one year of college, have been forecasted to account for 42 percent of job openings through 2017. CTCs are the leading training providers for these jobs.
· Despite high unemployment rates, a recent survey* of Washington employers found employers are struggling to find job applicants with occupational-specific certificates that require the very training community and technical colleges provide.
(*Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board’s Employee Survey released 9/23/10)
Will you join us to defend student rights to higher education and the hope of a brighter future?? Sincerely, Cindy Miller, ASG Senator
All interested students and faculty are invited to register as soon as possible at the ASG office in building 23. The registration will be open until this Friday at 5pm.
We will leave Clover Park Student Center, Building 23 at 12:00 next Thursday, January 27th by bus and will return around 3pm. Lunch and T-shirts will be provided for the first 100 to sign up.
A BIG Phi Theta Kappa Thank You to all of the members and helpers who assisted us with College 101 & Club Daze!!!!!!! You are truly service leadership in action and are really appreciated by the PTK Executive Board!



Do you feel like tuition, textbooks and class selection are important issues? Come together with students from all 34 community and technical colleges around the state to rally at the State Capitol ensuring the student voice is heard!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday January 27th 1:00 -2:30
Sign-up in student center bldg 23, at the rally table to take the free bus. Bus will depart from Building 23 at 12:10 and return to campus about 3pm.
First 100 students to sign-up and attend will receive a CPTC T-shirt and lunch.
For more detailed information contact Josh Ericksen, Vice President of Government Affairs for ASG at 253-589-4522 or email asg.vpga@cptc.edu

As AmeriCorp Members here at CPTC, serving in Vet Core for our student veterans, Retention Project for peer mentoring & Service Learning, we encourage you to participate in upcoming events organized by your local AmeriCorp members to serve others in our local community. Please review the service opportunities and contact Althea Foster to sign up; space is limited so please respond quickly!


On Monday, January 17, 2011, the City of Tacoma Human Rights & Human Services Department will host the 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. This tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has evolved into one of the largest indoor community celebrations of its kind in the state of Washington.
Dr. King often said that he had an “abiding faith in America and the future of mankind.” This year’s theme, This Land-Our Land is reflective of his faith in our ability to embrace the City’s shared civil rights legacy, its diversity, cultural heritage, and sense of place. Our keynote speaker is author, educator, and civic entrepreneur, Eric Liu. His first book, The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker, was a New York Times Notable Book featured in the PBS documentary “Matters of Race.”
Bring your family and friends to the Tacoma Dome on Monday, January 17, 2011
Live the dream, Respect the sacrifice, Get involved!

Clover Park Technical College students get a time-honored style of hands-on learning experience taught by experts in a large variety of practical career fields.
From aviation to health care, from computers to design, from cooking to welding, you can trust that you are learning the theory, the basics, the art and the best practice for a profession that’s fulfilling and in demand today.
At Clover Park Technical College, we focus on excellence, experience, and employment. Redefine education. See what Clover Park has for you.
