Day 25 of why I love community colleges: The bridge. Not literally, but the role we play in helping students get from here to there. CCs are bridges to somewhere, with the other side unique to each student we serve. #CCMonth Missouri Colleges 💙 comm_college East Central College ACCT

Day 26 of why I love community colleges: The hatching of the goslings. Seasons come & go on campus. The first sightings of these fuzz balls is an uplifting event. #CCMonth Missouri Colleges 💙 comm_college East Central College ACCT

Day 27 of why I love community colleges: Community impact. Our Student Nurse Organization recently gathered donations for the Franklin County Foster Closet, supporting foster families in need. #CCMonth Missouri Colleges 💙 comm_college East Central College @CCTrustee.

Day 28 of why I love community colleges: Moments like this. Our annual spelling bee brings champions from the region to the East Central College campus. #CCMonth Missouri Colleges 💙 comm_college @CCTrustee.

Day 29 of why I love community colleges: Early college opportunities. For qualified juniors & seniors, full-time college does not have to wait. East Central College Early College Academy students are in college FT & participate in HS activities. #CCMonth

Tomorrow will wrap up this year’s “30 Days of Why I Love #communitycollege.” What will cap off #CCMonth? Stay tuned. East Central College Missouri Colleges 💙 comm_college ACCT

Today completes 30 consecutive days of posts that outline why I love #communitycollege. Not hard to post 30…hard to narrow it down. Our work comes down to this…learning. In all forms, by all students. This scene plays out many times, every day. #CCMONTH East Central College

The future of our workforce is changing. Now more than ever, high-quality, short-term programs are a crucial step to preparing our workforce for the jobs of tomorrow. It’s time to expand Pell Grants through the JOBS Act to cover these programs. #PellYes #JobsAct Senator Tim Kaine

I love seeing our new students! Quite an honor to be invited.

I’ve long followed & respected the work of Achieving the Dream, hoping East Central College would someday be part of that work. Our journey begins today. Student-centered transformation.

Welcome to the Achieving the Dream network! #ATDKickoff2024

Our final quote for today is from Dr. Jon Bauer, president of East Central College in Missouri! Learn more about East Central College: achievingthedream.org/network-profil… #ATDToday

Mornings are different in NOLA

Meet four of the 15 presidents new to Achieving the Dream. Here are some reasons they joined this year’s cohort. East Central College @CoconinoCC Chippewa Valley Technical College, Arkansas State University-Newport

Our fabulous group of ⁦Achieving the Dream⁩ 2024 cohort college presidents. I look forward to working with them as a collective force to improve opportunities for our students over the course of the next 3 years. Thank you for leaning into this urgent work! #ATDKickoff24

Good morning. Closing out Achieving the Dream kickoff this morning.

Got me thinking this morning: “The opposite of old is not young. The opposite of old is new. As long as we can experience the new, we will gloriously inhabit all of the ages that we are, and welcome all of the dreams that we have” - SARK, bestselling author and artist

This represents a dream come true…pun absolutely intended. Our East Central College team worked with our coaches at the Achieving the Dream Kickoff this week. I’m invigorated by the journey ahead and those with whom I’m traveling.

My goal for #ccmonth in April is to share 30 days of photos that I take over the course of the year. This pic from last night at East Central College might make the cut. comm_college