This year’s party primaries in Colorado, scheduled for Tuesday, June 26, will be historic. Why? To understand, here’s a quick primary primer. The purpose of a party primary is to pick, from a passel of potential politicos (er, candidates—sorry, I got carried away with the alliteration), the one candidate to run as the party’s candidate […]
When Front Range Community College first opened its doors to students in the fall of 1968, it was as the first campus of the new Community College of Denver—eventually called the “North Campus” of CCD. More than 1,800 students crowded into two metal buildings with a very small faculty, and just a handful of program […]
Tava Harper, a Gateway to College student at Front Range Community College, has been awarded a full scholarship with Where There Be Dragons to be part of an immersive summer study-abroad experience in Peru. Part of the funding for the scholarship comes from a donor to the Front Range Community College Foundation. Gateway to College, […]
College finals are stressful. I asked my Facebook friends to send notes to our students as they prepare to take their finals. I received thoughtful responses from all over the world. Where I come from, it truly takes a village. It’s not just a saying. Here is some good energy for students everywhere. Do what […]
When hunger is brought up in any conversation, it is usually seen as hunger around the world. People who are starving in Africa, or third world countries that have little food. However, people tend to forget that there is hunger right here in the U.S—and if we want to get specific, there is hunger in […]
You have often heard the drumbeat: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. What might set you apart in your job search is a companion drumbeat that’s getting louder by the day: Skills, Skills, Skills. With the unemployment rate in late 2017 at 2.9 percent in Colorado and 4.1 percent nationally, employers are challenged in finding the right people […]
Sarah Schantz, who teaches creative writing at the Boulder County Campus of Front Range Community College, is the Adjunct Instructor of the Year at FRCC. She was honored at a meeting of the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education. Schantz also works in the Writing Center. For someone who “grew up in a […]
Front Range Community College is a Military Friendly® School, ranked No. 1 in the large community college category, the website militaryfriendly.com says. The designation recognizes a schools “commitment, effort, and success in creating sustainable and meaningful benefit for the military community” – active duty, guard, veterans, and military spouses. Military Friendly® takes data from public […]
