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AACC Names 25 Finalists for
Awards of Excellence
he American Association of Community Colleges
recently announced its finalists for a new national awards
program designed to honor innovation and progress among
the nation’s community colleges.
Colleges will be honored in five categories: Emerging
Leadership, Student Success, Exemplary CEO/Board, Advancing Diversity, and
Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership.
Winners will be announced during the closing plenary at AACC’s 93rd annual
convention in San Francisco, April 23.
The 2013 AACC Awards of Excellence finalists include:
Exemplary CEO/Board
Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio)
• Howard Community College (Md.)
• Long Beach City College (Calif.) •
Montgomery College (Md.) • St. Johns
River State College (Fla.)
Emerging Leadership
Community College of Allegheny County (Pa.) • Cuyahoga Community College
(Ohio) • Northeast Wisconsin Technical College • Suffolk County Community
College (N. Y.) • Waubonsee Community College (Ill.)
Advancing Diversity
Lone Star College–CyFair (Texas) •
Miami Dade College (Fla.) • Prairie State
College (Ill.) • Seminole State College
(Fla.) • St. Louis Community College
(Mo.)
Student Success
Central New Mexico Community College • Hudson County Community College
(N.J.) • Phillips Community College (Ark.) • South Texas College • Tarrant County
College (Texas)
Outstanding College/
Corporate Partnership
Harper College (Ill.) • Indian River State
College (Fla.) • Northeast Community
College (Neb.) • Northeast State
Community College (Tenn.) • Richland
Community College (Ill.)
Central Piedmont Community
College Hosts Global Summit
College and
business leaders from the
region and throughout the
country met to discuss ways
CPCC could help prepare stu-
dents for jobs in the global
economy.
“Global awareness is
a new basic skill for
college graduates.”
—Tony Zeiss, president,
Central Piedmont Community College
What’s Next?
Experts say the pending
opening of a major inter-
modal facility at Charlotte
Douglas International Air-
port and the expansion of
the Panama Canal in 2014
will cement Charlotte’s
position as a global leader in
commerce and manufacturing.
will begin offering a new
certificate in logistics.
“Global awareness is a new
basic skill for college graduates,” said Zeiss.
CPCC’s Institute for Entrepreneurship helps small
businesses grow and adapt to
the global marketplace.
Zeiss’ advice to other
community college leaders:
“Remember, the most important word in your name
is community. Focus on the
needs of the community,
in particular the needs of
employers,” whether it’s the
local or global community.
