MEDIA RELEASE
FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY
DATE: March
28, 2007
CONTACT: Kelly Maloney, (206) 878-3710, ext.
3146
Alice Madsen,
(206) 878-3710, ext. 3043
DES MOINES, Wash.
— Highline Community
College has been named the Center
of Excellence for the Washington State
Board of Community and Technical
College’s (SBCTC) newly
developed International Trade, Transportation and Logistics designation. The
announcement was made at SBCTC’s March meeting. As a Center of Excellence,
Highline will receive up to $120,000 in 2006-07 to act as a statewide leader in
support of international trade, transportation and logistics.
“At Highline, we’ve created a network
of partners, resources, and key communicators that provide substantial support
to the state’s international trade and development efforts,” said Highline
Interim President Jack Bermingham, PhD.
“On a worldwide scale, Highline exhibits
leadership in this area through their longstanding ties with trade, government,
and educational institutions in South Africa,
Namibia, China, Japan
and Turkey;
and continues to reach out to new international
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partners,
most recently in Chile, Canada, Argentina,
Denmark and Mexico,”
said SBCTC Executive Director Charles N. Earl.
Highline is also a leader in national
organizations that promote international collaborations, including Community
Colleges for International Development (CCID), and has received multiple grants
from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In the Puget Sound, college-community partnerships include those
with the African Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Trade
Development Alliance, and Prosperity Partnership.
Centers of Excellence are flagship
institutions that build and sustain Washington’s
competitive advantage through statewide leadership. Each Center focuses on a
targeted industry that drives the state’s economy and is built upon a
reputation for fast, flexible, quality education and training programs.
Highline Community
College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County.
With approximately 9,500 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s
largest institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of
academic transfer and professional-technical education programs, with day,
evening and weekend classes. Alumni include former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice,
entrepreneur Junki Yoshida and noted author Ann Rule.
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