Aims Community College News

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  • State in brief | © 2010 Longmont Times-Call (The Longmont Times-Call)
    posted on March 17, 2010 at 12:19:04 pm
    Golden Ponds will close for 2 days LONGMONT – The Golden Ponds Nature Area will be closed to the public Thursday and Friday to allow workers to replace two Platte River Power Authority power poles.
  • Tributes for March 17 (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 17, 2010 at 07:04:13 am
    Cody Matthew Burnett Dec. 13, 1976-March 13, 2010 Age: 33 Residence: Greeley Cody passed away at his home in Greeley on March 13, 2010. He was born Dec. 13, 1976, in Wheatland, Wyo., and married Sarah Augenstein (daughter of Daniel and Deborah Augenstein), of Greeley, on Jan. 8, 2005. They met while both were students at the University of Northern Colorado. He was a very gifted caregiver with a ...
  • Mailbox for March 17 (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 17, 2010 at 07:03:49 am
    City needs to stay on top of commercial vehicle safety It has come to our attention that the city of Greeley is considering eliminating Department of Transportation inspections for commercial vehicles. This is of great concern to Richardson Inc. We have been in the transportation business in the Greeley area for 36 years and would like continued support from the city of Greeley with a DOT ...
  • International Day coming to Aims (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 16, 2010 at 10:40:40 pm
    An upcoming event aims to help people experience different cultures while helping a nation in need. International Day, hosted by Aims Community College, will take place from 12-1:30 p.m. on March 29 in the Beaty Hall Theater, 54th Avenue and 20th Street in Greeley. The event will feature music with roots from the Dominican Republic, Georgia and Peru as well as cuisine from Saudi Arabia, Vietnam ...
  • Aims to close satellite campuses because of cuts (KRDO Colorado Springs)
    posted on March 16, 2010 at 08:24:33 pm
    Associated Press - March 16, 2010 4:04 PM ET GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Aims Community College is closing some satellite campuses and cutting jobs in response to projected reductions in its...
  • Aims Community College closing some satellite campuses to help trim $2.2 million from budget (KWGN Denver)
    posted on March 16, 2010 at 08:22:09 pm
    GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Aims Community College is closing some satellite campuses and cutting jobs in response to projected reductions in its 2010-2011 budget.
  • Aims To Close Satellite Campuses Because Of Cuts (CBS4 Denver)
    posted on March 16, 2010 at 07:57:29 pm
    Aims Community College is closing some satellite campuses and cutting jobs in response to projected reductions in its 2010-2011 budget. Aims officials say they will end programs in Greeley, Fort Lupton and Loveland to deal with the expected $2.2 million drop. Ten full-time and 10 part-time jobs will be cut. Officials say they also are increasing fees and tuition and cutting operating costs.
  • Aims Community College closing some satellite campuses (Denver Post)
    posted on March 16, 2010 at 07:11:24 am
    Greeley's Aims Community College is closing several of its satellite campuses in an effort to help deal with an expected $2.2 million reduction in its 2010-11 budget.
  • Open house to highlight construction programs at Aims (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 16, 2010 at 05:35:14 am
    An upcoming open house will highlight several construction-based programs at Aims Community College. The open house will take place from 7-10 a.m. March 23 in the Hansen building of the college's Greeley campus, 54th Avenue and 20th Street in Greeley. Representatives from several programs will be on hand to take questions. The schedule includes: * 7-7:40 a.m.: Construction management and trades ...
  • Danielson-Sheets engagement (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 14, 2010 at 08:05:25 am
    Jack and Diana Danielson of Ault are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsea Leigh Danielson to Neil Sheets, both of Ault. Neil is the son of Marcy Sheets of Ault and Larry Sheets of Loveland. Grandparents of the bride-to-be are Mildred Danielson of Ault and John and Marge Gouwar of Parker. Grandfather of the groom-to-be is Norm Reed of Ault. An Oct. 2 wedding in Eaton is ...
  • Wiechmann-Chase engagement (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 14, 2010 at 08:04:04 am
    Mr. and Mrs. Norris Chase of Ault are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Scott Allen Chase to Emily Catharine Wiechmann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Allan of Iowa Falls, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wiechmann Jr. of Hampton, Iowa. An October 16 wedding in Cedar Falls, Iowa, is planned. Wiechmann, of Omaha, Neb., is currently a third-year law student at Creighton University ...
  • McCluskey-Lobato engagement (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 14, 2010 at 08:03:43 am
    Ralph and Marilyn Lobato of Eaton announce the engagement of their son, Joshua Lobato to Kathleen McCluskey. McCluskey is the daughter of Barbara McCluskey of Loveland and the late Arthur McCluskey. A June 26 wedding is planned. McCluskey graduated from Loveland High School in 1992, Aims Community College in 1995, with an associate's of liberal arts and from the University of Northern Colorado ...
  • Biz report for March 14 (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 14, 2010 at 07:15:10 am
    ON THE MOVE Jen Tanguay has been named a care manager for Legacy Services, LLC, which allows the Fort Collins company to expand its services to seniors into Greeley and Windsor. Tanguay, who has a graduate degree in social work from Colorado State University, joined Legacy Services in December. She had previously worked in hospice care in Greeley. She has nearly nine years of experience helping ...
  • Aims to shutter annex in Loveland (Loveland Reporter-Herald)
    posted on March 12, 2010 at 01:14:54 pm
    Aims Community College is closing one of its two buildings in downtown Loveland in response to anticipated budget cuts. The annex at Third Street and Railroad Avenue will close at the end of June, and the classes held there will be rescheduled in the main building, 104 E. Fourth St.
  • Aims' satellite centers bear brunt of $800K in cutbacks (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 12, 2010 at 08:36:39 am
    Facing a $2.2 million budget shortfall, Aims Community College this summer will close the annex section of the Loveland campus, Downtown Center in Greeley and the flight center at the Greeley-Weld Airport, Aims President Marsi Liddell announced Thursday. In addition, the Monfort Early Childhood Education Center will close in early August. The closures will affect 10 full-time jobs and about 40 ...
  • Moms worry over Aims day care's closure (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 12, 2010 at 08:36:28 am
    The Monfort Early Childhood Education Center serves its purpose well, Melissa Blodgett said, by relieving the strain of finding quality child care while eliminating the burden of inconvenience. Blodgett, a full-time student at Aims Community College, has two children enrolled at the day care center, and though it provides a convenient and relatively inexpensive option for child care, the most ...
  • Airport, downtown leaders await impact of Aims cuts (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 12, 2010 at 08:36:18 am
    The effects on the Greeley-Weld Airport of Aims Community College's bid to privatize its flight school probably won't be known until a contractor is hired. Airport manager Mike Reisman said he has few details of the plan, which was announced Thursday morning, but he said it was his understanding nothing would change until the end of the summer semester. The school, based at the airport, has ...
  • Aims to close Greeley downtown center, other programs to cope with shortfall (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 11, 2010 at 05:32:43 pm
    To cope with a budget shortfall, Aims Community College this summer will close the annex section of the Loveland campus, Downtown Center in Greeley and flight center at the Greeley-Weld Airport, according to a daily announcement posted on the college Web site. The announcement was made in a letter to staff by Aims President Marsi Liddell. The college is facing a budget shortfall between $2 ...
  • UCFRA introduces two new firefighters (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 10, 2010 at 07:04:10 am
    The Union Colony Fire/Rescue Authority announced Tuesday it has hired two firefighters who will start at the Front Range Fire Consortium Fire Academy this week. According to a prepared release, Kyle Einspahr is a third generation Greeley firefighter who attends Aims Community College and attended University High School. Matt Hawkins, also an Aims student, graduated from Highland High School. He ...
  • Daily planner for March 7 (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 7, 2010 at 08:08:25 am
    Monday NOCONET, 8-10:30 a.m., Faith Evangelical Free Church, 3920 S. Shields St., Fort Collins. A forum for northern Colorado unemployed or underemployed professionals to seek new career opportunities by networking, sharing and learning. Topic: Balanced Mastery (Know yourself). Speaker: Rick Griggs. Members only. Details: (970) 282-7884. Wednesday GREELEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, business before ...
  • Colorado Business (Denver Post)
    posted on March 5, 2010 at 08:19:29 am
    Colorado School of Mines announced the establishment of the first student chapter of the Underground Construction Association of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.
  • Sex trafficking to be topic of next Human2Human event at Aims (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 5, 2010 at 05:49:54 am
    The Human2Human series at Aims Community College will continue on Monday with a presentation on the sex trafficking industry. Representatives from the U COUNT Campaign will be on hand to discuss sex trafficking from 12-1:15 p.m. on Monday at the Ed Beaty Hall Theater at Aims, 54th Avenue and 20th Street in Greeley. In addition, the event will also feature items made from girls rescued from the ...
  • Aims pushes tuition even higher (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 4, 2010 at 08:35:15 am
    Many students in Greeley will have to dig a little deeper into their checkbooks to pay for college next year. Citing mounting budget concerns, Aims Community College's board of trustees increased tuition Wednesday by 9 percent for in-district and in-state students, and 5 percent for out-of-state students - the second year in a row for such an increase at Aims. Tuition for certain specialized ...
  • Mailbox for March 3 (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 3, 2010 at 09:38:05 am
    New vision needed for District 6 leadership Editor's Note: The following letter was submitted before the Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education decided not to offer the district's superintendent position to Greeley-Evans School District 6 Superintendent Ranelle Lang. There is likely one more significant decision to come for Greeley-Evans School District 6: who will replace the current ...
  • District 6 board not listening to its constituents (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on March 2, 2010 at 08:08:22 am
    Feb. 22 saw some of the most important votes of the year of the Greeley-Evans District 6 School Board. With a game-changing election just months behind us, I expected to see a board that didn't fall to fear-mongering and behind-the-scenes decision making. I was wrong. The rubber stamp is still in effect. The same rules apply. If you can get Bruce Broderius to back your idea and have Wayne Eads ...
  • Faces of the Recession: Economic doldrums give man a chance to pursue his dream (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on February 28, 2010 at 03:47:54 pm
    Bob Small was 3,000 miles away, on the opposite coast, when he learned that his marine electrician job back in Seattle's Puget Sound had gone bust. His employer of 10 years, one of the largest firms on Whidbey Island, ran into financial problems and shut down in November 2007. Small, a Naval reservist, was seven months into a year-long reserves hitch with a combat helicopter unit in Norfolk, Va ...
  • Roller-Opocensky engagement (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on February 28, 2010 at 03:46:18 pm
    The Roller and Opocensky families announce the engagement of Cassie Roller and Fred Opocensky. Roller is the daughter of Glen and Dee Roller of Milliken and Opocensky is the son of Don and Kathy Opocensky of Evans. A May 1 wedding is planned. Roller, of Milliken, has a bachelor's degree in graphic design from the University of Northern Colorado and is currently an administrative assistant/Web ...
  • Colorado Editorial Roundup (The Victoria Advocate)
    posted on February 24, 2010 at 02:01:20 am
    A sampling of recent editorials from Colorado newspapers:
  • Colorado Editorial Roundup (CBS4 Denver)
    posted on February 24, 2010 at 12:53:34 am
    A sampling of recent editorials from Colorado newspapers: NATIONAL: The Chieftain, Feb. 22, : In their zeal to tax, tax, tax and spend, spend, spend, President Obama and congressional Democrats seem intent on re-establishing the estate tax, or as it rightly is called, the death tax.
  • 4 weddings, 1 date: Feb. 23 is loaded with history for Weld family (Greeley Tribune)
    posted on February 22, 2010 at 12:44:28 pm
    It's all there in her Greeley home now, photos and diaries and family trees and paintings, and even some of the old furniture from the farm is close at hand, where she can reach out and touch the history of her family. Few people in Greeley have the deep local roots of Lucille Howard. Both her family and her husband's family were here when Greeley began and was known as the Union Colony. They ...