As a queer student, I know from many, many personal experiences that being non-straight and not cisgender (cisgender means someone who identifies with the gender they were assigned at birth) can feel like an island. With the recent push for campus inclusivity, it can leave one wondering “What does inclusivity mean about my experience here?” […]
Dr. Nicholas Spezza is a new dean of instruction at Front Range Community College. He will oversee the Business, Integrated Technology, and College Now departments at the Larimer Campus. Most recently, Spezza was dean of academic and student affairs at the Homestead Campus of Miami Dade College in Florida, one of nine campuses of the […]
Who would have thought that a few supplies placed in a plastic sandwich bag could save three lives? But those supplies do save lives, and students in two College Now-Career Pathways classes packed hundreds of those sandwich bags recently. Students explore medical careers. The students are in the Medical Careers Exploration class – high school […]
Front Range Community College students and students from six high schools volunteering for Tax Help Colorado assisted taxpayers to seek more than $4.4 million in federal and state returns for the 2016 tax year. In addition, many of the taxpayers were eligible for tax benefits for working families with children, such as the Earned Income […]
Companies are still hiring college graduates, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Each year, NACE publishes projections of the hiring landscape for college grads. The most recent Job Outlook publication points to a promising future and far better circumstances than students who graduated amid the Great Recession experienced. Here are the […]
Farmers markets, community supported agriculture (CSA), farm-to-table restaurants – more and more people today are interested in where their food comes from, how it is grown, and how it arrives to their plates. Digital media students at Front Range Community College’s Westminster Campus are preparing a documentary about this trend. “Next-Door Nutrition” is in its […]
What is Jewish-American Heritage? It’s a story of immigration, of finding refuge and freedom in a place of infinite hope. It’s a story of building lives, families, and businesses in a new place and, in doing so, becoming an integral part of that country’s story. It’s a love story, really. My Family’s Jewish-American Story My […]
May is here, and if you’re a college student, that means the end of the school year—and for some, college graduation! If you know someone graduating this year and are struggling to find the perfect gift, here are 20 ideas for consideration—from the practical to the motivating to the heartfelt: Practical Gifts Finishing college and […]
