CCAC to Close During G20

The Community College of Allegheny County will close all campuses and centers for the three days of the G20 summit due to traffic concerns. Spokesman David Hoovler says the school is closing because students and faculty commute through various parts of the county, including the likely congested Downtown area. Hoovler says the school wishes to stay consistent with its closings, so even campuses and centers in outlying areas like Monroeville and McCandless will close. Security personnel will still be present.

CCAC Nursing Program Receives $984,275 Grant

Community College of Allegheny County received over $980,000 in federal grant money from the Health Resources and Services Administration to go toward its RN Achievement nursing program. RN Achievement encourages and recruits high school students to enter the CCAC nursing school. The grant will promote recruitment efforts, help disadvantaged students enter and complete the program through academic and financial aid, increase nursing program retention, and provide cultural diversity training to faculty and students. CCAC Vice President for Institutional Advancement and External Relations Nanci Lee Burzachechi says there was strong competition for the funds and that CCAC received the grant from within a pool of 90 applicants. CCAC has $225,000 of the money slated for financial aid alone.

Workshops Will Outline Casino Employment

CCAC and the Northside Leadership Conference are sponsoring a series of 12 free workshops that will help people land jobs with Pittsburgh’s new casino, which is set to open in May of 2009. The workshops will cover the types of jobs that are available, the qualifications needed, the state work credentials required, background checks and the resources needed to help individuals gain employment. There will not be any job applications accepted at the workshops. They are simply informational sessions providing resources to help ensure future employment. The first session is Tuesday, Feb. 26th at the YMCA of Homewood from 6 to 9 pm.