TACOMA, Wash. –Bates Technical College will host local visual and performing artist Dylan Kuehl at the annual Disability Awareness Day on Thursday, Oct. 26, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The free and open-to-the-public event will be held at the college’s Downtown Campus Auditorium, 1101 S Yakima Ave., in Tacoma. … [Read more...]
Bates: Senator Patty Murray tours college’s Early Learning Center, talks access to child care
Did you know that the cost of child care has increased by 25 percent in the past decade? With costs steadily rising, more families are forced to pay more than they make for child care. To help alleviate barriers to child care access, Senator Patty Murray has introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act. … [Read more...]
Bates Technical College to hold emergency lockdown drills at each campus
TACOMA, Wash. — In an effort to strengthen the college’s emergency preparedness, Bates Technical College will conduct emergency lockdown drills at its three campuses on the dates below. … [Read more...]
Bates: Northwest Now: Meet Tacoma’s Mayoral candidates
It’s been eight years since Tacoma elected a new mayor, and in November voters will elect a new city leader.On the Next Northwest Now, we’ll meet both candidates running for mayor, Victoria Woodards and Jim Merritt. … [Read more...]
Bates: Employee opening day and inservice kicks off 2017-2018 academic year
More than 300 faculty and staff gathered on Tuesday, Sept. 19 for opening day activities to help recognize career milestones, welcome new coworkers and prepare for the start of fall quarter. The day included various training sessions, years-of-service pins and college updates. … [Read more...]
Bates: Northwest Now on KBTC examines McCleary funding
Just when you thought all was well as kids returned to school, there’s growing concern that the legislature’s fix on the McCleary school funding debacle has come up short.Did the state budget provide a sustainable compromise, or are the same old problems baked into the cake at a higher funding level? … [Read more...]
Bates: Back to school with filmmaker Greg Marks and Nathan Gibbs Bowling, teacher of the year
Fall is in the air and along with it is the return to school for Western Washington K-12 students.In this edition of Northwest Now, we take a closer look at some of the issues facing children as they gear up to start another school year. We’ll hear from Greg Marks, a local filmmaker who recently produced a short film about dealing with bullies. … [Read more...]
Bates Technical College’s apprenticeship navigator receives accolades for re-entry work
Finding a meaningful career after incarceration is tough. That’s where Bates Technical College’s Apprenticeship Navigator Karen Dhaliwal steps in. Her role in helping those individuals find long-term jobs in the apprenticeship field was recently recognized at the annual Community Partnership for Transition Services (CPTS) Summer Institute. … [Read more...]
“Hub on the Hilltop” short film entered into nationwide film contest
TACOMA, Wash. — What happens when an underrepresented community gets close access to a state-of-the art, technology-focused higher education facility? That is the story Tacoma-based McGranahan Architects aims to share through the 2017 I Look Up Film Challenge, an American Institute of Architects-sponsored contest. … [Read more...]
Bates Technical College vice president attends Harvard Institute for Educational Management
TACOMA, Wash. – Dr. Lin Zhou, vice president of institutional effectiveness and student success, spent two weeks in July at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. to participate in the Harvard Institute for Educational Management. … [Read more...]