Michelle Medeiros, English and literature faculty at Front Range Community College’s Westminster Campus, is the college’s faculty of the year. She was honored at a meeting of the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education. Teachers are learners themselves, and Medeiros is no exception. Medeiros, who has been at FRCC seven years, teaches composition, […]
Studying is a big part of college, but it can be difficult to make things stick when you’re trying to remember information for multiple classes. Like most endeavors, practice makes perfect. Here are four tips to improve your memory while studying for a test or quiz, or simply to prepare for tomorrow’s class: Set up […]
Coming into Front Range Community College (FRCC) for the first time I was unaware of the vast amount of resources that were available to me as a student. Walking around campus and actually paying attention to my surroundings, noticing signs hung up on bulletin boards, Student Life, followed by the incredible amount of staff willing […]
Deborah Craven, faculty and chair at the Boulder County Campus of Front Range Community College for 13 years, has been named a dean of instruction. Craven, who teaches digital media technology, recently served as chair of the Business, Information Technology, and Education Department. She has been involved in many campus-based and college-wide projects. Most recently, […]
Shawn Simmerman, a veteran and student at Front Range Community College-Westminster Campus, received a $1,500 Purple Heart Community College Scholarship for his spring semester studies. Simmerman, who lives in Johnstown, also has taken classes at the Larimer Campus. He is completing core courses with an emphasis in biology. He plans to transfer to the University […]
Elena Sandoval-Lucero, vice president of the Boulder County Campus of Front Range Community College, is the current recipient of the Community Colleges Research and Scholarship Award from Student Affairs in Higher Education (NASPA). The award is presented to an individual who or team that has demonstrated a commitment to advancing research and scholarship on the […]
Robert “Rip” Engler is the new director of the Front Range Community College-Brighton Center. Engler joins the Brighton Center from Hinds Community College, the largest community college in Mississippi, where he was an assistant campus dean. During nine years at Hinds, Engler also worked as an administrator in both career/technical and academic higher education, admissions, […]
Of course we’ll cheer for the home team at the Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, but maybe we’d also give an extra cheer for the closer-to-home team. Here’s some information about Olympians who call Colorado home. Which Olympian has a super-high GPA in college? Who’s a cancer survivor? Who’s a wounded warrior? […]
