Consortium Members
The following community colleges are currently participating in the newly formed League for Innovations Online Course Sharing Consortium:
Austin Community College in Texas
Lamar Institute of Technology in Texas
Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania
Tarrant County Community College in Texas
Yavapai Community College in Arizona
“This new consortium will help community colleges better meet learners’ needs by arranging student access to courses that are unavailable at their home institutions,” said Cynthia Wilson, vice president for learning and chief impact officer for the League for Innovation in the Community College, in a statement. “This initiative is also about harnessing the collective expertise and capacity of community colleges to improve flexibility in scheduling for students seeking in-demand courses.”
Culturally Significant Plant Species of the Pueblo Peoples
The latest study focused on artifact-rich locations that had at one time been occupied by the Pueblo peoples of the Colorado Plateau, including the Hopi, Zuni, Utes, and the Navajo (Diné).
The scientists were primarily interested in searching for culturally significant Pueblo peoples’ plant species that grow in the area. Puebloan populations in the region were at their peak 1,000 years ago, and these species would have been used back then and in later years for food, medicine, and ceremonial or religious purposes.
In total, the researchers identified and collected samples from more than 117 species of plant they knew had some significance to ancient and modern indigenous residents related to the Pueblo peoples. All of these species were found in the vicinity of various Puebloan archaeological sites , and other locations in the area were checked to see if the same types of plants could be found outside those sites.