Annual Report - Everett Community College

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Global When Everett Junior College opened, global issues weren’t an important part of most students’ lives. That changed three months later in December 1941 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Interest in international issues grew as veterans returned home and Snohomish County increased its global economic connections. One of the ways students learned about other countries, cultures, and ideas was from their classmates. Instructor Marie Ross recalled teaching Everett Junior College’s first international student in the late 1940s. By 1960, the number had grown, with foreign and local students organizing a college club to socialize and discuss global issues. In 2010-11, more than 180 international students from 23 countries studied at Everett Community College including six students participating in the U.S. State Department’s Community College Initiative Program. The number of international students at EvCC has more than tripled since 2008, due primarily to the college’s increased commitment to international outreach and support from faculty and staff who welcome international students, said Visakan Ganeson, Director of International Education. 1960 Everett Junior College welcomed students from around the world, including this group of students from Germany, the Philippines, Panama, and Iran. In November 2010, Visakan and EvCC President David Beyer traveled to China, visiting 17 schools and establishing partnerships throughout the country. That work continued in April 2011, leading to the opening of an EvCC office in China. EvCC is also increasing opportunities for local students to understand and experience global connections, reflecting the commitment to educational programs that result in a more globally aware and diverse student body and workforce. In 2010-11, the college offered classes in nine languages, study abroad opportunities in four countries, hosted a series of Humanities Center events focused on global issues, and sent four students to Japan for business internships through a U.S. Department of Education grant to increase international business education and training. The grant builds on existing programs at EvCC, including the college’s Nippon Business Institute and Japanese Cultural and Resource Center, which was established in 1987 to promote the study of Japanese language, history, culture, social structure, economic issues, communication styles, and business protocols. 1994 EvCC student Ted-David Mizingou, who came from the Republic of Congo to study at EvCC, served as the college’s Associated Student Body president in 1994-95. He returned to EvCC in 2006 to speak at the college’s graduation.
2011 EvCC students Andrue Cashman (left), Nicole Signer, Michael Bresciano, and Alex Brader, pictured in EvCC’s Nishiyama Japanese Garden, participated in quarter-long internships at Japanese businesses in Summer 2011. While in Japan, they stayed at EvCC’s sister school, Aichi Toho University.
Page 1 and 2: Celebrating 70 Years 2011 Annual Re
Page 3 and 4: Strategic Plan Everett Community Co
Page 5 and 6: Everett Community College President
Page 7 and 8: Everett Community College Foundatio
Page 9 and 10: 2011 Allison Cohen, Director of EvC
Page 11 and 12: Student Success In 1943, Everett Ju
Page 13 and 14: 2011 EvCC’s Parks Student Union a
Page 15: Faculty and Staff In 1958, Everett
Page 19 and 20: Athletics Dave Holden’s last game
Page 21 and 22: 2011 EvCC elementary education stud
Page 23 and 24: About the College Everett Community

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