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Students looking into four-year degrees for the fall may want to tune in for Highline’s summer BAS open house.
Highline offers six BAS degrees for students.
A BAS degree stands for Bachelor of Applied Science, a degree often designed to be built off of an associate’s degree.
Returning to school gave Cathleen Turner the career path she wanted, alongside a better future for both her, and her daughter.
That’s not to say that it’s been an easy journey.
“It was a new beginning for me, I was really burned out with all the jobs I was doing. I wanted to go back to school to solidify a new opportunity,” Turner said.
Before becoming a mom, Turner was prepared to go to law school. So when her daughter came, plans had to shift.
Starting Fall Quarter 2021, Highline will see the partial return of students to in-person classrooms.
A plan to slowly re-integrate students, staff and faculty is in effect.
With vaccinations continuing to pump out and cases drop, classroom capacities will be decided as the return plan unfolds, said Danielle Slota, director for the office of the college president.
For students wrapping up their associate degrees, a bachelor degree program through Highline is a feasible next step, said one BAS program coordinator.
And everyone is free to learn about these degrees, at the Bachelor of Applied Science open house.
Highline’s annual Unity through Diversity Week returns this Monday with virtual events, following the theme “Abolition as Healing: Liberating Our Community.”
Unity Week is celebrating its 24th year through five days of events that students, staff and faculty are all welcome to join. These will run from April 26-30. The week is hosted by the Center for Cultural and Inclusive Excellence.
For those interested in getting involved in Student Government and leadership at Highline, many positions are open and hiring.
“We are hiring up to 30 student employees to fill a variety of positions, from program planning to front desk and budget administration,” said Thomas Bui, director of the Center for Leadership and Service (CLS).
If you’re not booked this Wednesday, check out and join in on Arcturus’ first Literary Salon.
The Literary Salon is a virtual reading event by Arcturus, Highline’s literary magazine, where several of the college’s own will read aloud for everyone. These will be from pieces they’ve written themselves, or some of their favorite readings.
While Washington is slowly getting its residents vaccinated, there are still not enough and week-to-week distributions vary, said one King County official.
Vaccines for COVID-19 in King County have been in phase 1B1 since mid-January, which is the second phase of the state’s six-phase plan.
Informing students about ctcLink amidst a pandemic has required Highline officials to get creative, as the date for the system to go live draws near.
CtcLink is a system that will replace several computer systems, affecting almost all remote learning aspects except Canvas and Outlook e-mail accounts. Staff and faculty have been training to use the system since summer.
For some, working from home has been an easy shift that’s improved both work and home life.
Others though, have had a harder time.
Since COVID-19, working remotely has become a new norm. According to Stanford Economist Nicholas Bloom, 42 percent of jobs in the United States are completely remote.
The governing body for the state’s 34 community and technical colleges says it will try to convince legislators not to cut higher education in the upcoming legislative session.
The group includes current and former community colleges, such as Highline.
Retired chemistry instructor John Pfeffer died Nov. 13, but his affect on the Highline community remains strong.
Pfeffer died after a short illness, at 62 years old.
He grew up in Federal Way and attended Charles Wright Academy, and went on to study chemistry at several institutions, including Linfield College and Iowa State University.
After years of serving at Highline, Board of Trustees member Bob Roegner is stepping down.
Roegner is leaving due to finishing out his two terms.
His seat has been passed on to the newest trustee, Joe Bowman.
Newly appointed Board of Trustees member Joe Bowman says he is ready to extend himself to the Highline community and support students better.
Bowman’s appointment was announced Oct. 21, He replaces longtime trustee Bob Roegner, who is leaving the board after two terms.
In August, Highline’s enrollment numbers looked bad – hundreds of classes were under-enrolled. Low enrollment threatens the college’s state funding, since all the state’s colleges are expected to reach enrollment targets.
But as Fall Quarter drew near, the numbers recovered, due to a couple of factors, one Highline official said.
Christopher Ponce originally aimed to finish his time in the Marine Corps, and then pursue a career in the Los Angeles police.
That all changed when he witnessed an accident.
Highline President Dr. John Mosby said the college is doing what it can to walk in solidarity alongside its students.
After the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man in Minnesota, protests have formed all around the world regarding the rights and lives of African-American people in the U.S.
