CC Biz Buzz: Expect the unexpected – by Becky Bocklage
*Editor’s Note: CC Biz Buzz is a monthly column series that will feature insightful commentary from a member of the Columbia College Robert W. Plaster School of Business faculty. On a Saturday...
View ArticleFlexibility the focus of CC’s latest educational innovation
The college that has a legacy of transformational innovation is once again adapting to changes in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic affected Columbia College just as it did nearly every organization...
View ArticleColumbia College awarded $1.38 million grant to help underserved students...
Columbia College will receive $1.38 million through the TRIO Student Support Services Program to help first-generation and low-income students and students with disabilities earn their degrees. The...
View ArticleCareer Corner: Be Proactive
By Dan Gomez-PalacioDirector, Grossnickle Career Services Center We’ve heard a number of stories recently about students and alumni losing work, dealing with layoffs and struggling to come up with...
View ArticleSummer Semester 2020 dean’s list announced
Congratulations to the following students who were named to the Columbia College dean’s list for the Summer 2020 Semester (April-August 2020)! To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have...
View ArticleNational Science Foundation grant spurs Fisher to research career
As our world continues to become more and more connected through technology, securing digital networks becomes increasingly critical. For the second time in six years, a Columbia College undergraduate...
View ArticleFall Semester 2020 dean’s list announced
Congratulations to the following students who were named to the Columbia College dean’s list for the Fall 2020 Semester (August-December 2020)! To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have...
View ArticleColumbia College to partner with healthcare leader Boone Hospital Center
Columbia College and Boone Hospital Center recently announced a partnership that would assist the hospital’s 1,700 employees in pursuing their educational goals at a discounted tuition rate. “Boone...
View ArticleLOCAL LOOKOUT: 61-year-old Columbia woman enrolls in Columbia College
Vanessa Butler by Matt McCabe, KOMU 8 Reporter Vanessa Butler has been out of school for more than 40 years. Come next fall, she will be a college student. She applied to Columbia College after...
View ArticleNavigating Tax Time 2021
Tom Stauder *Editor’s Note: CC Biz Buzz is a monthly column series that runs in the Columbia Daily Tribune that features insightful commentary from a member of the Columbia College Robert W. Plaster...
View ArticleCC Biz Buzz: Making connections during a time of disconnection – Ken Akers
Ken Akers *Editor’s Note: CC Biz Buzz is a monthly column series that runs in the Columbia Daily Tribune that features insightful commentary from a member of the Columbia College Robert W. Plaster...
View ArticleFaculty explore implications of the “CSI Effect”
Do you ever wonder how much of what we see on TV crime dramas is true? What would happen if the characters were in a real, functioning lab? The Columbia College Alumni Association hosted a virtual...
View ArticleCC Biz Buzz: Viewing the future with optimism – Rudy Araujo
Rudy Araujo As the year grows older and summer is announcing its arrival, there are reasons for hope. More than a year has passed since the pandemic changed our way of living. This past year will be...
View ArticleMasked, but with clear vision, Columbia College celebrates 2021 commencement
It’s a rite of passage, telling yourself or your family that you’ll be a firefighter, a basketball player, a nurse or some other career when you grow up. Life rarely works out that way, but it has for...
View ArticleSpring Semester 2021 dean’s list announced
Congratulations to the following students who were named to the Columbia College dean’s list for the Spring 2021 Semester (January-May 2021)! To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have...
View ArticleColumbia College to return to full-time, in-person instruction in Fall 2021
Columbia College will welcome students back to its locations for full-time, in-person classes beginning Monday, August 30. The college featured a hybrid learning model for classes during the FY21...
View ArticleCC Biz Buzz: Entrepreneurship is not just for business students – by Becky...
*Editor’s Note: CC Biz Buzz is a monthly column series that features insightful commentary from a member of the Columbia College Robert W. Plaster School of Business faculty. Entrepreneurship is not...
View ArticleColumbia College and Mineral Area College leaders announce new articulation...
Leaders from Columbia College and Mineral Area College (MAC) recently announced a new articulation agreement between the two institutions. The agreement enables students at Mineral Area College to...
View ArticleMcGregor searches for consistency in forensics
Foresince Science Professor Dr. Melinda McPherson (left) and senior student Madison McGregor. Madison McGregor’s educational path was forged by playing hooky, and that school-skipping road trip could...
View ArticleSummer Semester 2021 dean’s list announced
Congratulations to the following students who were named to the Columbia College dean’s list for the Summer 2021 Semester (May-August 2021)! To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have...
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