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12/01/2023 - 5:06pmDonny Mutiva is a first-year Business, General student who started the new International Students Club at the College. Although he is from Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was inspired to start the group in the fall 2023 semester when he sensed cultural barriers may be preventing international students and others not originally from Philadelphia from accessing resources available at the College. Now the club meets every Wednesday to talk about their educational goals and work together to connect the dots between their...
11/03/2023 - 4:57pmReturning to the College after several years in law enforcement, Colleen earned her associate degree from the College in Criminal Justice in 2010. She went on to earn a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Chestnut Hill College, a master's degree in Public Safety Management from Saint Joseph's University and successfully completed the School of Police Staff and Command through Northwestern University. Q: What does it mean to you, as an alum, to return to CCP in this role? A...
10/24/2023 - 3:56pmBeing a CCP Nursing alum gives Tamisha Hardee a unique vantage point with her students. “They are pleasantly surprised that I am from this program. Students are able to ask for specific advice,” she said. Tamisha also brings her extensive academic and career experience to the classroom. She received her Bachelor of Nursing from West Chester University and a Master in Science degree in Educational Leadership from Western Governors University. She worked as a nurse at Hahnemann and Temple University...
09/26/2023 - 7:06pmLinda Ali’s goal when she signed up for the Nurse Aide Training program at Community College of Philadelphia was to make her way in the medical field. “This is meant to be my starting point in a journey to become a respiratory therapist,” Linda said. Her classes at the College’s Career and Advanced Technology Center ran from April through July of this year. Being a mother of three, she knew she needed an option that worked with her busy schedule...
09/08/2023 - 1:24pmIf you want to learn from the best, your instructor has to love what they do. When it comes to automotives, the best instructors love cars. And trucks. And motorcycles. And anything with an engine and wheels. That’s why Jason Barnes is the perfect pick as Community College of Philadelphia’s new Medium and Heavy Truck Technology instructor. “I see certain vehicles and I see beauty, I see art,” Jason said. “I see the mechanics of how they make that thing...
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Sara Goldrick-Rab, Diverse Issues in Higher Education – Opinion Food insecurity and homelessness are affecting students everywhere, at all types of colleges and universities. CCP adjunct professor Sara Goldrick-Rab states that policymakers are working with “bad data” that understates the need—a problem that must be addressed.
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On Friday, May 19, Michelle Lopez was recognized for her work in the College's Division of Access and Community Engagement and the Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership.
"'What we do at the Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership is we get to work with some of the most amazing students and residents of the city of Philadelphia to empower them to feel like the leaders that they truly are,” she said as she accepted her award....“It’s truly a passion of mine to work with students and to help them get their degrees and move to successful lives,' Lopez concluded."
Read the full article in AL DÍA News.