You’ve probably heard it before: Getting involved in college is a good idea. OK…but why exactly? Even if you’re not really looking for new extracurricular activities or you’re pretty focused on your academics, doing something more than just going to class and studying is absolutely worthwhile. Need more convincing? Here are five great reasons to […]
It’s no secret on college campuses and elsewhere that textbooks are expensive. At Front Range Community College, some math, economics, and biology faculty members, among others, are doing something about it. Ever heard of OER? OER stands for Open Education Resources. It also stands for “free textbooks” – or nearly so. As Kenneth Monks, FRCC […]
I know how tough it is to pay for a college education. While studying at Colorado State University, I worked construction during the summers and did work-study throughout the school year. I was able to attend the University of Denver Sturm College of Law because I was a full-time employee for a global management consulting […]
Five Front Range Community College students have received $2,000 scholarships, thanks to a new partnership between the Colorado Women’s Education Foundation (CWEF) and the FRCC Foundation. The students: Monica Edlauer, who is studying Nursing at the Westminster Campus Haley Vinton, who is studying for an Associate of Arts degree at the Westminster Campus Susan Duguid, […]
Kristen Bernhardt, a senior vice president at FirstBank, has been elected chair of the board of directors of the Front Range Community College Foundation. Bernhardt’s responsibilities include business development, commercial real estate lending, and branch management. She earned a bachelor of science in business administration with a concentration in finance and a minor in economics […]
The new Promising Futures Scholarship Campaign has reached the $50,000 mark, Ryan McCoy, executive director of the Front Range Community College Foundation reports. The Promising Futures Campaign is raising funds to provide scholarships for a student from each of the 80 high schools in the Front Range Community College service area. There is ample time […]
The Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative has approved an allocation that will provide about $238,000 in scholarships for qualified Larimer County residents to attend Front Range Community College or Aims Community College. The FRCC Foundation is the manager of the $237,495 grant from the initiative. Allocation is divided with about $178,000 for the FRCC Foundation and […]
Alvina Vasquez, communications director for the Colorado office of Strategies 360 (S360) and an alumna of Front Range Community College, has joined the FRCC Foundation board of directors. She brings to the board more than 20 years of experience in communications and messaging strategies for organizations and businesses. S360 helps organizations with integrated, successful approaches […]
