Posted June 21, 200618 yr From thw 6/21/06 Springfield News-Sun: Clark State Community College wants site in Greene County The resolution gives the college the green light to actively pursue a campus and potentially state funds. By Kelly Baker Staff Writer The Clark State Community College board of trustees adopted a lastminute resolution on Tuesday showing its intent to create a physical presence in Greene County. Greene County was assigned to Clark State by Ohio in the early days of community colleges, said board chairwoman Faye Flack. The college currently serves the county but not from a permanent campus. Tuesday’s resolution gives the college the green light to actively pursue a campus and potentially state capital funds. ... http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/06/21/sns0621clarkmoves.html
July 11, 200618 yr From the 7/9/06 Springfield News-Sun: Clark State considers Greene County campus But some officials have asked Sinclair Community College to open a branch there. By Kelly Baker Staff Writer Greene County leaders have talked to Sinclair Community College officials about opening a campus there, but Clark State Community College’s president said the county is theirs and they plan to serve it. A Greene County group, led by the Xenia Daily Gazette publisher, met with Sinclair Community College officials and state elected officials last month to ask about the Dayton-based Sinclair establishing a campus in the Xenia area. ... http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/07/10/sns0709clarkstate1a.html From same: Local lawmakers back Clark State State Rep. DeWine threatens to seek change if Clark State doesn’t agree to a campus near Xenia. By Kelly Baker Staff Writer Some local lawmakers say they will not support a movement to change Clark State Community College’s service district but a Greene county representative said he would consider it. Rep. Ross McGregor R-Springfield said he was “vehemently opposed” to reversing the decades-old state decision to make Greene County part of Clark State’s service district and said the movement to bring Sinclair Community College into Greene County is “clandestine at best.” ... http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/07/10/sns0709clarkstateside1A.html
November 10, 200618 yr From the 10/26/06 DDN: Clark State looking at I-675 for branch site Community college hoping to have campus running by first quarter of 2007. By Kelly Baker Staff Writer Thursday, October 26, 2006 SPRINGFIELD — Xenia's mayor said she is excited Clark State Community College will open a campus in Greene County, even if that campus is not in her city. On Wednesday, Clark State officials met with about 30 Greene County leaders, including Xenia Mayor Phyllis Pennewitt, to review the results of a study that analyzed the community college needs of the county. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/26/ddn102606clarkstate.html
December 25, 200618 yr From the 11/30/06 Springfield News-Sun: Colleges may fight over territory Clark State and Sinclair community colleges are on opposite sides in a possible rule change that could affect Clark State's plans for Greene County. By Stephanie Irwin, Gail Cetnar Staff Writers Thursday, November 30, 2006 Two local colleges battling for potential students in Greene County are closely watching a statewide debate involving geographic boundaries for community colleges. An Ohio Board of Regents task force is looking at whether the state should open up the geographic territories of community colleges, saying the 30-year-old system is obsolete. ... http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/11/29/sns113006regents.html
December 25, 200618 yr From the 12/20/06 Springfield News-Sun: Greene County sites eyed by Clark State Community college appoves resolution to negotiate leases on two sites for future campuses. By Kelly Baker Staff Writer Wednesday, December 20, 2006 Clark State Community College is putting its foot down in Greene County. The college board approved a resolution Tuesday to negotiate leases on two sites in Greene County for future campuses. ... http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/12/19/sns122006clarkstate.html
December 25, 200618 yr From the 12/23/06 Xenia Daily Gazette: Clark State goes Greene Community college moves in next to Wright State AARON KEITH HARRIS Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD – The proposed locations for the first phase of Clark State Community College’s entrance into Greene County may be announced as early as next week, according to the college’s president. Clark State will partner with Wright State University to renovate a Wright State building to provide short-term facilities for Clark State. The school also plans to build new facilities at a “prime location” near I-675, north of US 35 and south of the Wright State area, said Clark State President Karen E. Rafinski. ... http://www.xeniagazette.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=153396&TM=69059.24
April 27, 200718 yr From the 2/1/07 Springfield News-Sun: Greene County site announced for Clark State Community College By Kelly Baker Staff Writer Thursday, February 01, 2007 Clark State Community College will begin classes in Greene County next month. President Karen Rafinski announced Thursday that the college, through a partnership with Wright State University, created a temporary campus at Wright State's University Park. ... http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/02/01/sns020207clarkstateweb.html
April 27, 200718 yr From the 2/27/07 DDN: Clark State starts work on Greene Center By Kelly Baker Staff Writer Tuesday, February 27, 2007 The Clark State Greene Center will be "distinct and different" from all other educational institutions in Greene County, Clark State Community College's president promised Monday. President Karen Rafinski, at a ground-breaking for the Greene County campus, said the college will complement area institutions of higher learning by offering curriculum tailored to the workforce development needs of the area. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/02/26/ddn022707clark.html
April 27, 200718 yr From the 3/1/07 Springfield News-Sun: DeWine still wants to see Sinclair in Greene County By Kelly Baker Staff Writer Thursday, March 01, 2007 There's enough pieces of the community college pie to go around in Greene County, state Rep. Kevin DeWine, R-Fairborn, has said. That is why he will continue to seek Sinclair Community College's entrance into the county. ... http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/02/28/sns030107clarkstate.html
July 13, 200717 yr From the 7/12/07 Springfield News-Sun: Clark State's Greene County campus to get distinct courses for workforce By Kelly Baker Staff Writer Thursday, July 12, 2007 Greene County has a distinct workforce with distinct professional development goals. A $300,000 federal grant to Clark State Community College is designed to help the county get there. U.S. Rep. Dave Hobson's office announced Wednesday that up to $1.4 million in funding for health and education projects in the 7th District had been approved by the House Appropriations Committee. The funding was included in the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill and will now go to the full House for consideration. ... http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/07/12/sns071307greenecampus.html
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