Community colleges: 'we get no respect'.An Ohio educator wants to take Jay Leno Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. Biography Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York. for a spin and change his mind about community colleges while she's at it. Betty Young Dr. Betty Young is the current president of Northwest State Community College in Archbold, OH. She has held that office since September 1, 2003, when she became the fifth president. , president of Northwest State Community College Northwest State Community College is a two-year public college in Archbold, Ohio. It is accredited through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Its current president is Dr. Thomas Stuckey. (Ohio), has invited Leno, host of The Tonight Show, to go motorcycle-riding as part of an effort to help reform the image of community colleges in the collective mind. Like Leno, Young is a motorcycle enthusiast. She says that as a member of the growing group of non-traditional students (she received five degrees starting as a 28-year-old single mother), she is offended by the continuous mocking of community colleges and its students by nationally known entertainers. "People like Jay Leno discount the very important work we do and we want him to quit (doing it)." So Young took it upon herself to extend Leno an invitation to ride, along with a picture of herself on her motorcycle, but she hasn't heard back from him yet. University Business could not reach Leno for comment. Young isn't the only educator outraged that community colleges are the butt of jokes. American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
AACC American Association for Clinical Chemistry AACC American Association of Cereal Chemists AACC Anne Arundel Community College has sent letters to Leno every time he has demeaned community colleges on his show. But, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Boggs, Leno has never replied. "I'm not sure if that's going to change his behavior," Boggs admits, "but he needs to know that we find that unacceptable." To read a copy of one of AACC's Letters, visit www2.aacc.nche.edu/newsletter/leno.htm. |
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