Category Alumni Blog

By J.D. Rottweiler, Ph.D. This year, I was asked by my colleagues around the state to chair the Arizona Community College Coordinating Council (AC4). AC4, formed in 2013, represents all 10 community college districts in Arizona. Together, we collaborate to… Continue Reading →

By J.D. Rottweiler, Ph.D. Cochise College is now several weeks into the fall semester, and some of the uncertainty about what to expect is behind us. The unknowns of the future continue to present challenges, but, true to form, Cochise… Continue Reading →

By J.D. Rottweiler, Ph.D. The last five months have been full of lows and, thankfully, highs. While I’ve never been more discouraged in my 30-year career, I’ve also never been prouder. “In a crisis, be aware of the danger, but… Continue Reading →

By J.D. Rottweiler, Ph.D. If you asked me in April to guess how Cochise College would be positioned in June for the near future, a dramatic summer-to-summer enrollment increase of 14.6 percent probably would not have been my prediction. Yet,… Continue Reading →

By J.D. Rottweiler, Ph.D. It’s been a long time since my May column has been about something other than commencement. Instead, what I share with you today is our plan, or as much of a plan as we are able… Continue Reading →