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Lake Washington Institute of Technology to Hold Annual Fall Job Fair on November 15
Kirkland, Wash. - Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech)'s will host its annual Fall Job Fair on Tuesday, November 15, 2018 at 10 a.m. Hosted by LWTech's Employment Resource Center in partnership with WorkSource Snohomish and King Counties, the job fair will feature over 45 companies that are currently hiring. The event is free and open to students, graduates, and members of the community.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology Awards Honorary Degree to Robert Tjossem
Kirkland, Wash. - Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech)'s Board of Trustees have awarded Robert Tjossem an Honorary Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Welding Technology for his years of leadership, philanthropy and partnership with LWTech. The announcement was made this morning the LWTech Foundation's annual fundraising event, the Bright Futures Benefit Breakfast. In 2015, Tjossem and his wife, Linda, created "The Tjossem Family Endowed Scholarship Fund" to support hardworking, highly motivated students at LWTech. With their continued generosity, this fund has grown to $350,000, and provides fourteen annual scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to students.
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Governor Inslee Appoints Former CEO of Evergreenhealth to Lake Washington Institute of Technology Board of Trustees
Kirkland, Wash. - Washington state Governor Jay Inslee has appointed Robert (Bob) Malte to the Board of Trustees of Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech). Malte's term begins in October, 2018. Malte is the CEO Emeritus of EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Wash., serving as its CEO for more than eight years. During his tenure at EvergreenHealth, he was responsible for the leadership of all aspects of EvergreenHealth's purpose, mission and vision. He retired as CEO in August 2018 to pursue a long-held aspiration to teach healthcare management at the graduate level. He recently joined the faculty of UW's Masters of Health Administration (MHA) program as a Clinical Associate Professor and Practitioner in Residence.
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Lake Washington Institute Of Technology President To Speak At Worksource Forum
Kirkland, Wash. - Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) President Dr. Amy Morrison will speak at the Worksource event, "Women and Work Empowerment Forum" on August 8, 2018 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at LWTech. The event will bring together women from the community who are looking for, or have recently found, employment. Dr. Morrison will share career experiences that led her to becoming the president of the only public institute of technology in the state of Washington.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology Board of Trustees Announce Contract Extension for College President
Kirkland, Wash. - The Board of Trustees of Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) voted unanimously in their June meeting to extend the rolling contract for LWTech president, Dr. Amy Morrison, to 2023. The Trustees hired Morrison, five years ago, with full confidence that she would be able to lead the college in a fair, inclusive, thoughtful, and productive way. Since she began her tenure at the college, and with the support and hard work of faculty and staff, the college has made tremendous progress. That growth resulted in the college reaching several significant milestones; including, the development of new programs, including six new Applied Baccalaureate degrees, and securing more than $6.3 million in federal, state and foundation grant funds (including the college's first-ever National Science Foundation grants, of which the college has since received three). This past year, the college joined forces with British Columbia Institute of Technology and Oregon Institute of Technology to provide engineering, technology and other applied degrees at the associate, bachelor, and master's levels through the creation of the Cascade Innovation Corridor Project, and lastly, LWTech was also recognized this past year by the Aspen Institute as one of the top 150 two-year colleges in the nation.
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Lake Washington Institute Of Technology Announces 2018 Commencement Speaker
Michael Schutzler, CEO of Washington Technology Industry Association to Deliver 2018 Commencement Address.-- Kirkland, Wash. - Michael Schutzler, Chief Executive Officer of Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) will deliver the 2018 Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) commencement address on Saturday, June 16 at 12:00 p.m. at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology Partners With the King County Library System to Offer Student Access to Digital Resources
Kirkland, Wash. - Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) and the King County Library System (KCLS) are working together to increase student and faculty access to the library's digital content. The partnership was established after the recent signing of a memorandum of agreement that expands on KCLS's ongoing effort to provide electronic library access to every student and teacher in King County public schools, colleges, and universities. Under the agreement, KCLS will facilitate the creation of Student Accounts so that each student enrolled in any course at LWTech will have secure access to KCLS' downloadable and online resources, including but not limited to eBooks, eAudiobook, databases, online homework help, digital newspapers and magazines, and online videos. Currently, LWTech is the first of three area colleges working with KCLS to offer this program.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology to Hold Annual Spring Job Fair on May 15
Kirkland, Wash. - Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech)'s will host its annual Spring Job Fair on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 10 a.m. Hosted by LWTech's Employment Resource Center, in partnership with WorkSource Snohomish and King Counties, the job fair will feature over 35 companies that are currently hiring. The event is free and open to students, graduates, and members of the community.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology to Offer Four-Week Fast-Track Summer Classes
Kirkland, Wash. - Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech), the only public institute of technology in Washington state, is offering four Gen Ed classes this summer, where students can earn the same credits as a traditional quarter, in half the time. Most of these classes transfer, are accepted by universities, and provide a great opportunity for students to get some of their Gen Ed classes completed in an accelerated timeline. In addition to the fast-track courses, in Math, English, Psychology and Communications, LWTech is also offering an eight-week schedule of classes for students who want to get ahead in their coursework, in a select group of Humanities, Writing, Math, and Social Sciences classes. The eight-week courses include: Intro to Photography, Intro to Art, Intro to Business, Interpersonal Communication, Small Group Communication, English Composition I, English Composition II, Technical Writing, Math in Society, Intro to Statistics, Nutrition, General Psychology, Lifespan Psychology, and Intro to Sociology.
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Annual Lake Washington Institute of Technology Spring Plant Sale Starts April 27
The Spring Plant Sale, one of the most popular events that takes place at Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech), is coming up on April 27-28 and May 4-5, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the greenhouses on the Kirkland campus. Over the years, thousands of community members have come to the annual plant sale that raises money for the Environmental Horticulture program and student scholarships. The Spring Plant Sale will feature a variety of plants grown from seed to sale by Environmental Horticulture students, including fuchsia baskets, annuals, vegetable starts, succulents, perennials, herb starts, and hundreds of bedding plants. Free parking is available next to the greenhouses on the southwest side of the campus.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology to Hold Community Resource Fair on April 12
Kirkland, Wash. - Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) will host a Community Resource Fair on April 12, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fair is part of a series of events held several times a year in partnership with the City of Kirkland, City of Redmond, WorkSource Seattle-King County, and the King County Library System (Kingsgate, Kirkland, and Redmond libraries). The event will bring community and college resources together in one location to support low-income, marginalized populations who face multiple barriers. Services will include housing, transportation, food assistance, mental health, immigrant/refugee services, health and dental care, training and education, domestic violence, disability support, and others.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology Student Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar
Monica Shoemaker, a student at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, has been named a 2018 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar and will receive a $1,500 scholarship. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver and 50 Bronze Scholars with nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. Each scholar also receives a commemorative medallion.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) was founded in 1949, and is the only public institute of technology in the state of Washington. LWTech offers 11 applied bachelor's degrees, 41 associate degrees, and 83 professional certificates in 41 areas of study, including STEM-focused programs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.