College & University News
Elevate your knowledge about college and university initiatives in higher learning, technology, student recruitment, housing, campus development and extracurricular activities. This section features information about students, faculty and staff as well as products and services geared toward campus life.
HIU Recognized as Third Best Online School in California
HIU has been ranked #3 in the state of California for best 4-year online schools by AccreditedSchoolsOnline. org, a website that researches and compiles data regarding all accredited 2- and 4-year colleges in the nation. - February 14, 2016 - Hope International University
North Shropshire College’s BTEC Qualifications
North Shropshire College (NSC) will be launching a new series of vocational BTEC qualifications this year for a September 2016 start. The BTEC qualifications at NSC are offered in a variety of subjects from Agriculture and Wildlife and Countryside to Interactive Media and Art. The Level 3... - February 14, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Oakland University’s Ali Woerner Named Top Winner of the County Executive’s Elite 40 Under 40 Class
Woerner, an assistant professor of dance at Oakland University, beat out two other finalists in a public vote to determine the winner. - February 13, 2016 - Oakland University
Great Story Happening in NYC This Week: First Woman to Travel to All Countries to Speak at NYU
First Documented Woman to Travel to All 196 Countries in a Guinness Record Attempt to Speak at NYU This Week. - February 09, 2016 - Expedition 196
NECTFL to Announce Mead Leadership Program 2016 Recipients
Awards to the three fellowship recipients of the 2016 Mead Leadership Program will be formally announced this Friday during the awards ceremony of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL), taking place in New York City. For the ninth consecutive year, SANS Inc. Software and Network Solutions is a corporate sponsor of the Mead Program. SANS is a U.S. based company and leader in the development of mobile and networked instructional technology for language learning. - February 09, 2016 - SANS Inc. Instructional Technology for Language Learning
DATA180 Partners with Process Pathways for Research Data Integration
DATA180 is proud to announce a new partnership with Process Pathways, a market leader in web-based research information management. As part of this partnership, data from the ROMEO Research Enterprise application, the core product offered by Process Pathways, will be integrated with FACULTY180 to... - February 07, 2016 - DATA180
North Shropshire College to Hold Football Scholarship Trials
North Shropshire College (NSC) in partnership with The New Saints Football Club (TNSFC) will be holding trials for its collaborative Football Scholarship in April; the trials will be for students starting College in September this year. The Scholarship is delivered by the College in partnership... - February 07, 2016 - North Shropshire College
GoGrad.org Recognizes HIU as #22 in National Ranking
Hope International University is listed as #22 for offering the most notable combination of academic quality, accommodation, guidance and affordability in its Online Master’s Program. - February 04, 2016 - Hope International University
Stanbridge College Awarded NAVTA Student Chapter of the Year
The Stanbridge College student chapter of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) was recently named “National Chapter of the Year” by the awarding organization. Ms. Emma Cusack, RVT, Assistant Director of the Veterinary Technology program, was also... - February 04, 2016 - Stanbridge University
Disaster Preparedness App Published Via the Unbound™ Platform - uPub™ Authoring System Provides Streamlined Content Development and Peer Review
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for health care, today announced the release of Disaster Nursing, a new evidence-based mobile application that prepares nurses with the knowledge and skills to respond to disasters and public health emergencies in a timely and appropriate manner. Dr. Veenema chose Unbound Medicine to deliver her unique content because of the ability to deliver it electronically to nurses and students at the point of need on the user’s device of choice. - February 03, 2016 - Unbound Medicine
Talamas Chosen to be New England’s Freefly Systems Dealer
Talamas is New England's newest dealer for Freefly Systems. Now, in addition to rentals, Talamas offers the entire line of MOVI camera stabilizer for sale. Talamas is now your premier MOVI resource for sales, rentals, training, and service. The M15 was designed with the most demanding cinema... - January 30, 2016 - Talamas Boston
HIU Royals Baseball's Opening Day
Baseball is back at HIU after a 30 year hiatus. - January 30, 2016 - Hope International University
OU Team’s Loon Copter Competing for $1M Prize in International Drones for Good Competition
A team of Engineering students at Oakland University has created the world’s first multi-rotor drone prototype and they're headed to Dubai for an international competition and a chance at a $1 million prize. Vote for the team at dronesforgood.ae. The Oakland team is one of 10 international... - January 30, 2016 - Oakland University
Places4Students.com Partners with Moravian College to Provide Off-Campus Housing Solutions
Moravian College has introduced a new off-campus student housing service. - January 29, 2016 - Places4Students
Law School Opens First Coed Multi-User Restroom, Announces LawProf John Banzhaf
The George Washington University Law School has opened the first coed multi-user restroom designed to help females who might otherwise have to wait on long lines for the women's restroom, and transgender people who will no longer have to choose which is the least inappropriate restroom to use given the dichotomy between their anatomical gender and their newly-assumed gender identity, says public interest law professor John Banzhaf. - January 29, 2016 - Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf
British Civil War Course About to Start at NSC
A new part-time leisure course is about to start at North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Oswestry Campus. The ‘Exploring the British Civil Wars , 1642 to 1660’ course will lift the lid on what life was like during those turbulent times, the course will be taught by Dr. Jonathan Worton. - January 28, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Owen Paterson Visits NSC
North Shropshire’s Member of Parliament, Owen Paterson, visited North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Oswestry Campus recently. Mr. Paterson took part in a question and answer session with 100 students from Sociology, English, Maths, History, Science and Uniformed Public Services. Owen gave... - January 28, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Virginia Considers Novel Approach to Campus Sexual Assaults, Reports LawProf John Banzhaf
Because colleges have inherent conflicts of interest in investigating campus sexual assault claims and usually cannot afford to employ their own trained sex crime investigators, the state of Virginia is formally considering using a novel "compromise" approach which would eliminate these biases as well as provide sufficient resources for a proper investigation of reports of sex crimes, reports public interest law professor John Banzhaf. - January 27, 2016 - Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf
CyberCrunch® to Hold First Academic E-Waste & Asset Management Conference in Greater Pittsburgh Region for Private and Public Academic Institutions
On February, 19th at 1:00PM, CyberCrunch® will hold the region’s first e-waste and asset management conference focused on the education sector. Held at the firm’s corporate headquarters in Greensburg, PA, the event will be open to the public on an RSVP basis as there are limited... - January 26, 2016 - CyberCrunch
Imani Lee, Inc. Joins NAFSA: Association of International Educators
The organization centers around policy-making, advocacy, and career development within the international education community. - January 22, 2016 - Imani Lee, Inc.
Esteemed Member, Dr. Gilbert Gordon, Named Industry Leader of the Year 2016 by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Professor Gilbert Gordon of Oxford, Illinois has been recognized for his achievements and accomplishments in the field Higher Education. He has, therefore, been named Industry Leader of the Year 2016 in America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals. - January 21, 2016 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
International Conference on “Emerging Trends in Revenue Management in Service Industry” at AIMS Institutes
The conference aims to highlight the role of educational institutions in developing strategies for revenue management and create a platform for industry-academia partnership. - January 21, 2016 - AIMS Institutes
HireKeep Announces "Startups Meet Sales" Event
HireKeep is announcing its first "Startups Meet Sales" networking and matching event, where DC-area college students can be matched for interviews with some of the area's fastest-growing startups. - January 20, 2016 - HireKeep
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Janet L. Mitchell as a 2016 Professional of the Year
Janet L. Mitchell, of Glendora, California, has recently been recognized as a 2016 Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of English Composition and Linguistics. - January 20, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
NSC IT Lecturer on His Way to Diamond Ranking in League of Legends
Daniel Beech, an IT lecturer at North Shropshire College (NSC) has been a gamer since the age of 10, from Sonic and Zelda to World of Warcraft and League of Legends via Dreamcast, Nintendo 64 and GameCube, he has played them all! Dan is currently a platinum rank in League of Legends and has a world... - January 20, 2016 - North Shropshire College
GBS Designated "Expert Insurance Service Provider" by AM Best Company
GBS has been accredited with the title of "Expert Insurance Service Provider" by AM Best. - January 19, 2016 - Group Benefit Services, Inc.
SKILLSdox and Datawind Partner to Bring High Quality Online Educational Experiences to India
DataWind Inc. (TSX: DW), a leader in the delivery of Internet access in emerging markets, and SKILLSdox Inc., a provider of quality online education resources, have partnered to offer SKILLSdox’s online education marketplace, School of Skill, on select DataWind low cost, Internet-enabled tablets launching March 2016. - January 19, 2016 - betterU Canada
Professional New Zealand Sports Technology Crosses Over to NCAA Soccer
Division One college teams like the Stanford Cardinal and Akron Zips making the most of professional grade wearable sports technology. - January 19, 2016 - VX Sport
Crais Management Group Completes Study on the Changing Nature of Medical Device Development
Crais Management Group Completes Study on the Changing Nature of Medical Device Development, Connected Biotech Systems, and Capital and Detail Sales in 2016 Global Healthcare Crais Management Group (CMG LLC) launched a study last year on the changing nature of medical device, biotech, biomedical,... - January 19, 2016 - Crais Management Group, LLC
College Collaboration Could Benefit Learners, Communities and Businesses
North Shropshire College and Reaseheath College are exploring the potential benefits of a closer collaboration, it was announced this week. Both colleges are specialist land-based institutions, are in a strong phase of continuous growth and improvement and share a long history of delivering... - January 16, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Operative Experience Strengthens Business with Oberndorf as Significant Investor and Chairman
Operative Experience, Inc. (OEI), a fast rising developer of high-fidelity human simulators for surgical and pre-hospital education, announced today that Louis H. Oberndorf, a pioneer in the field of healthcare simulation and the founder of METI, has made a significant investment in the company and... - January 15, 2016 - Operative Experience, Inc.
Dottie T. Righter Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Dottie T. Righter of Grenloch, New Jersey has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2015 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Dottie T. Righter Ms. Righter has over 15 years experience in the... - January 15, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
Winner Announced for Scribendi.com's 2015 Community Leadership Scholarship
Catherine Nabukalu awarded $1,000 scholarship for outstanding community involvement. - January 15, 2016 - Scribendi
NSC Does "The Great Pottery Throw Down"
Students from North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Art Department were inspired by the recent BBC series ‘The Great Pottery Throw Down’ and took part in a specialist pottery throwing workshop at NSC’s Oswestry Campus. Students from the BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art and Design... - January 14, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC’s Football Scholarship’s Successful Season
The season so far for the TNS Football Scholarship in partnership with North Shropshire College (NSC) has been somewhat of a success. With both the E1 and E2 squads competing in leagues against bigger and more illustrious colleges, few would have expected both teams to be doing so well both in... - January 14, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Da Vinci Press Announces Winning First Prize in London (UK) Book Festival for New Book "Tweeting da Vinci"
Tweeting da Vinci won first place in the London (UK) Book Festival. In its first year of publication, Tweeting da Vinci won numerous gold medals for content and design. Competing against thousands of books, Tweeting da Vinci took top honors in prestigious national and international competitions. - January 12, 2016 - Da Vinci Press
CUE Connect Allows Remote Participation in 2016 National Conference
CUE is excited to announce that educators unable to attend the 2016 National Conference to be held March 17-19 in Palm Springs, California may do so by attending CUE Connect. This first CUE Connect will be held at the Orange County Department of Education’s Conference Center, in Costa Mesa,... - January 12, 2016 - CUE
CUE Will Present Screening of Underwater Dreams at 2016 National Conference
Panel Discussion with the Documentary’s Inspiration, teacher Allan Cameron following - January 08, 2016 - CUE
Hurix Systems Partners with MENA HR Solutions LLC (IBD Group)
Partnership will help corporations and educational institutions “Go Digital” in the Middle East. - January 08, 2016 - Hurix Systems Private Limited
William Meredith Foundation Presents the 2016 Award for Poetry to Gray Jacobik
The William Meredith Foundation invites writers, reporters, and press advocates to celebrate the 2016 William Meredith Award for Poetry presented to Gray Jacobik, who James Tate has called “a rare poet, one not to be missed,” and who is compared to Moore, Bishop and Wallace Stevens.” The award carries a modest cash award along with the publication of a new and selected collection titled, THE BANQUET, scheduled for publication during National Poetry Month in April, 2016 by Poets’ Choice. - January 07, 2016 - The William Meredith Foundation
NSC Biology Students Visit Keele University
A group of Science A Level and BTEC Forensic Science Students from North Shropshire College (NSC) recently visited Keele University, the focus of the day was to allow the students to extract their own DNA and see their genetic fingerprint. Biology tutor Shôn Prebble commented,... - January 07, 2016 - North Shropshire College
SANS Inc., Software and Network Solutions, Appoints Southeast Regional Manager
SANS Inc., Software and Network Solutions, has named Daniel Maaske to the position of Regional Sales Manager. Daniel’s responsibilities will include support of current SANS’ educational customers as well as new business development in the southeast region of the United States including... - January 06, 2016 - SANS Inc. Instructional Technology for Language Learning
Writers of the Future Ends 2015 with Best Year Ever
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future hits national best seller list, receives starred review and celebrates 75 years of Golden Pen Award all in 2015. - December 31, 2015 - Galaxy Press
The Grammar Diva's Books Support Better Grammar for the New Year
It is that time of year again when resolutions for the New Year abound: lose weight, stop smoking, get to the gym more often, be kinder to your spouse or your kids—yet a study done by Match.com online dating shows that the two most important characteristics of a potential date are good teeth and good grammar. Speaking and writing contribute as much to a person's image as his or her physique and dental work. - December 30, 2015 - bigwords101
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Names Gilbert Gordon the 2016 Academic Trailblazer
Gilbert Gordon, of Oxford, Ohio has been honored as the 2016 Academic Trailblazer by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Education. - December 30, 2015 - Strathmore Who's Who
Lifetime VIP Member, Janet L. Mitchell Has Recently Been Recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals as Professional of the Year 2016
America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals has recognized Janet L. Mitchell for her accomplishments in the field of English Composition and Linguistics as a Lifetime VIP. Based on her achievements, she has now been selected as Professional of the Year 2016. - December 25, 2015 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
HIU Celebrates Its 100th Commencement Ceremony
On Saturday, December 12th, Hope International University celebrated its 100th commencement ceremony. The fall graduates come from a student body which represents 43 states and over 20 countries. - December 25, 2015 - Hope International University
Esteemed Lifetime Member Gilbert Gordon Granted First Ever America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals’ Offshoot Webpage
Dr. Gilbert Gordon has been granted the first ever America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals’ offshoot webpage, honoring a lifetime of achievement in water research and inorganic chemistry. www.drgilbertgordon.com Gilbert Gordon, Ph.D., was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is the... - December 24, 2015 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Local Charity Awards 5 Scholarships
Five women received an early Christmas present this year: a college scholarship from Lifetime Adoption Foundation, a charity that awards educational assistance to women who have lovingly placed a child for adoption. Some women were also awarded a laptop computer to use in their studies. Recipients... - December 24, 2015 - Lifetime Adoption Foundation
SKILLSdox and Udemy Collaborate to "SKILL UP" India
SKILLSdox Inc., an Ottawa Canada-based company, and Udemy, a San Francisco-based company, entered into an agreement to help expand Udemy’s overall online education offering across India’s mass population. - December 21, 2015 - betterU Canada