Local Panel Discussion on Higher Education and the Budget

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Last week, The College Promise Coalition held a panel discussion at the Thurston Community Television (TCTV) station regarding higher education and the budget.   

Panel members included the following community leaders who spoke to the effects of budget cuts on higher education:

  • Cort Campbell, Associated Student Body, Senator For Legislative Affairs, Student Government, South Puget Sound Community College
  • Angela Shirley, Student Government, Senator of Commuters, Saint Martin’s University
  • Uriel Iniguez, Executive Director from the Commission on Hispanic Affairs
  • Gerald Pumphrey, President, South Puget Sound Community College
  • Les Purce, President, The Evergreen State College
  • George Le Masurier, Publisher, The Olympian (moderator)  

The Evergreen State College, Saint Martin’s University, and South Puget Sound Community College partnered with the College Promise Coalition to bring the event to Olympia.

The broad cast of the event is availabe on demand  (Select “Keeping our Promise” in both the drop down menus).

In addition the program will be broadcasted as follows:

  •  Friday 3/25/2011, 7:00 PM, Channel 77
  • Sunday 3/27/2011, 2:00 PM, Channel 77
  • Tuesday 3/29/2011, 8:30 PM, Channel 77
  • Monday 4/4/2011, 9:00 PM, Channel 77
  • Tuesday 4/12/2011, 3:00 PM, Channel 77
  • Friday 4/15/2011, 5:30 PM, Channel 77
  • Sunday 4/17/2011, 2:30 PM, Channel 77
  • Wednesday 4/20/2011, 9:30 PM, Channel 77

Similar events have taken place throughout Washington in recent weeks.   Please visit http://www.collegepromisewa.com/ to learn more about the College Promise Coalition.