Your mention of the UNT Bill J. Priest Center for Community College Education ("Shaping the Future," fall 2012) is timely. Long marginalized, two-year community colleges have always been innovators in higher education, workforce training and economic development.
UNT graduates in all fields — education, business, technology and the arts — should be actively involved with community colleges. Serve as part-time instructors, advisors, corporate recruiters and philanthropists.
UNT should strive to be the center for community college research and development for all of North Texas.
Glen W. Spielbauer
Dallas