Two executives with extensive experience in high-tech industries have joined the board of directors of the Front Range Community College Foundation. D. William Getsie of Niwot brings financial expertise to the board. Harold Henke of Longmont contributes online education and training expertise. In more than 25 years with IBM, Getsie was a manager, financial consultant, […]
Do the riot of August 2010 and the mega pool party of 2011 suggest that here in Fort Collins our college students are irresponsible, out-of-control, binge-drinking thugs? On Aug. 31, just four days after the mega pool party, in an interview with The Coloradoan, Colorado State University Athletic Director Paul Kowalczyk said, “Our kids, by […]
I’ve long been taken by this observation: “The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.” John W. Gardner, the founder of Common Cause, and […]
David Harrington has joined Front Range Community College as a dean of instruction at the Boulder County Campus. Harrington will oversee academic faculty and programs in science, mathematics, and the career/technical programs of business, information technology, health, and nursing. “Dr. Harrington impressed a broad swath of the campus community with his calm demeanor, his thoughtful […]
In 1866 the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) was founded. The rest of the story is a well-known history of a world-class museum of art and school of art established together in 1882. SAIC is among a handful of professional art schools that continuously produce professional artists who very often are the […]
Carlos Rodriguez, a native of Mexico City, grew up wanting to be just like his parents – his father is an emergency room physician and medical examiner and his mother is a general physician. Carlos pursued his bachelor’s in biology at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, but ultimately decided to forgo…
You don’t apply to college very often, so it can appear a daunting task, even if you are applying to a community college where no admissions essay is required. Many people are the first in their family to apply to college. Others applied once – 20 years ago. Still others, out of high school for […]
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Rachel Pokrandt is the new dean of Instruction-College Now at Front Range Community College. As dean, she will oversee FRCC’s College Now initiatives in Larimer County. College Now is the new name for college classes and programs for high school students. This includes the Larimer Campus’s 10 high school career/technical programs, […]
