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News Releases and Announcements
Featured News Release | February 13, 2025
Ashley Wenger-Slaba, Rural Health System Senior Vice President, to Represent South Dakota on WICHE Commission
BOULDER, Colorado — Ashley Wenger-Slaba, who serves as Sanford Health’s senior vice president of employee experience, education, and workforce relations, has been appointed as a commissioner to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE is a regional...
Rural New Mexico Behavioral Health Internship Program Receives National Accreditation
SANTA FE, New Mexico – The New Mexico Health Care Authority and the New Mexico Psychology Internship Consortia announce full accreditation from the American Psychology Association for their psychology internship program, dedicated to training, recruiting, and retaining behavioral health...
February 05, 2025
Mike Smith, Vice President for Governmental Affairs and Community Engagement at the University of Wyoming, Appointed to the WICHE Commission
BOULDER, Colorado – Mike Smith, vice president for governmental affairs and community engagement at the University of Wyoming, has been appointed as a commissioner to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), a regional interstate compact serving the...
January 22, 2025
Terrence George, President and CEO of the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, Joins WICHE Commission
BOULDER, Colorado – Terrence George, president and CEO of the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, the largest private foundation in Hawai’i, has been appointed as a commissioner to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), a regional interstate compact...
January 09, 2025
Media Mentions
Featured Media Mention | February 11, 2025
Looming ‘Enrollment Cliff’ for High School Graduates Threatens Future of Higher Education
THE WASHINGTON TIMES article referencing the research conducted by WICHE for the 11th edition of its Knocking on the College Door report on high school projections.
The coming decline in high school graduate counts, in 5 charts
This article, from Higher Ed Dive, references the research conducted by WICHE for the 11th edition of its Knocking on the College Door report on high school projections. Original Source
January 27, 2025
Northern Marianas College launches cloud-based system to enhance processes, improve student experience
This article, from Marianas Variety, references WICHE Commissioner Frankie M. Eliptico, and his involvement in improving student technology at the Northern Marianas College in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Original Source
January 21, 2025
America Approaches ‘Demographic Cliff’
NEWSWEEK article referencing the research conducted by WICHE for 11th edition of its Knocking on the College Door report on high school projections.
January 09, 2025
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