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Digital Accessibility Is Costly When Ignored

Community colleges have a responsibility to provide accessible information and communication technologies for users with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). However, according to the 2017 Campus Computing Survey, "most faculty and departments do not have the expertise to address digital accessibility." The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reported that "Since early 2016, more than 360 complaints have been filed with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) about the inaccessibility of information technology provided by colleges and universities." With the number of lawsuits for noncompliance increasing, many budget-strapped community colleges feel stuck between a rock and a hard place, they can’t afford to address accessibility, nor can they afford to ignore it.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/ccb-nwl/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=498584&issueID=54955 to view the full article online.

CCBO News

President's Corner - Chris Murphy

Spring time. It’s the season of new beginnings. All across the U.S. our beautiful campuses are either bursting forth with new life or are about to start that transformation. Spring time also means the ending for some of our students, as they finish their college careers and go into the workforce or transfer on to a four-year institution. It may be an ending as far as our students’ community college career, but it is also a new beginning for them, especially if they are heading into the workforce for the job we trained them for.

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Executive Summary - Lillian DeLisle

Coming out of the CCBO Spring Board meeting, there were several themes that were discussed among the CCBO leadership. Some were challenges faced in the industry - such as the ever demanding need of increasing enrollment and retention - and others were opportunities. This year, CCBO will focus on the opportunities.

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In The News

Public Regional Colleges Never Die. Can They Be Saved?

Demographics and budgets are forcing the workhorses of higher education to reinvent themselves. But political realities have a way of hampering change. (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Visit https://www.chronicle.com/article/Public-Regional-Colleges-Never/239939 to view the full article online.

Focus on Diversity at Community Colleges

Community colleges typically enroll a broad range of students, but many are doubling down on efforts to promote diversity and inclusion even as they face resistance -- sometimes from within their own ranks. (Inside Higher Ed)

Visit https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/04/13/growing-number-community-colleges-focus-diversity-and-inclusion to view the full article online.

Middle-Class Families Increasingly Look to Community Colleges

With college prices in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, more middle-class families are looking for ways to spend less for quality education. (New York Times)

Visit https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/education/learning/community-colleges-middle-class-families.html to view the full article online.

Developing STEM innovators and potential careers

Central Lakes College in Minnesota plans to leverage mobile technology to help the families of active military and veterans deal with stress. Forsyth Technical Community College in North Carolina is testing a type of light source to cut the costs of growing produce in greenhouses. Ohlone College in California is using drones as an inexpensive way to detect landmines. (Community College Daily)

Visit http://www.ccdaily.com/2018/04/developing-stem-innovators-careers/ to view the full article online.

Forging New Territory Online

Eloy Ortiz Oakley says California’s online community college will be a better public alternative to for-profit colleges for the "stranded workers" traditional college systems struggle to serve. (Inside Higher Ed)

Visit https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/03/20/californias-online-community-college-better-alternative-profit-colleges-opinion to view the full article online.

3 Key Takeaways From New Federal Data on Campus Crime

The National Center for Education Statistics on Thursday released its 20th annual "Indicators of School Crime and Safety" report, a lengthy study of trends in crime at schools and colleges. Much of the report concerns crime in elementary and secondary education, but a section of it deals with safety on college campuses. (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Visit https://www.chronicle.com/article/3-Key-Takeaways-From-New/242985?cid=cc&utm_source=cc&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=876f04e8f91145e3a2336a7290fa68fe&elq=55db58647d684e8f8cd33fe6a816ddd7&elqaid=18447&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=8277 to view the full article online.

Education

The Call for Programs deadline has been extended to April 30!

Share your insight - You work hard every day to bring innovation and improvements to your students, profession, and institution. A community college business officer’s work is unique; this is your opportunity to share your experiences and knowledge with other business officers facing similar challenges.

Submit a proposal - Submit a session and present your project, best practices, and innovations in front of fellow community college business officers. Host a forum and lead a discussion on a hot topic within community colleges across the country.

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Annual Conference

Don't miss out on the 36th CCBO Annual Conference, which will take place at the Sheraton Grand Phoenix Downtown Hotel, September 29 - October 2, 2018. Discover innovative solutions for your campus through networking, education, and collaboration.

This is the conference where community college business professionals gather to grow. Learn best practices in educational sessions specifically tailored to your needs. Meet and build relationships with your colleagues from around the country. Explore solutions from industry leading vendors in the exhibit hall.

Register before July 20 to save $100!
Member Rate: $595 | Non-Member Rate: $795

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Leadership Academy

CCBO Leadership Academy

The Leadership Academy provides an opportunity for current and aspiring community college business officers to enhance their knowledge on the various intricacies of the chief business officer leadership role. The Academy’s goal is to provide participants with the knowledge of best practices of leadership within a community college.

The knowledge and learning shared in this program is the ONLY educational source geared directly FOR community college business officers, by community college business officers targeted FOR community colleges. The cost is reasonable, the return outstanding. Your future and the future of your institution makes this a critically important decision with a truly positive return on investment that will pay over your lifetime.

*Pricing includes cost of a full CCBO conference registration.

Member Rate: $1,500 | Non-Member Rate: $1,900

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Membership

Webinar: Partnering with a University - Gamecock Gateway Program

November 15, 2018, 2:00 PM EST

Midlands Technical College and the University of South Carolina partnered in 2012 to allow 159 students to take classes on the Midlands Technical College campus and live on the University of South Carolina campus. This partnership is known as the Gamecock Gateway program. The students complete one year at MTC and then continue their education at USC for the remaining three years. The program has grown and in 2017, there were 438 students in the program. This has been a great partnership between the institutions and allows students to begin their studies in a smaller classroom setting, experience campus living, and form relationships with fellow students and faculty and staff in both educational environments.

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Community College Business Officers