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National Institute for Fitness and Sport (NIFS) Mini Marathon & 5K Training Program - 33 Years and Running
Join NIFS Mini Marathon & 5K Training Program and cross the finish line with them in 2023. Training runs start at NIFS convenient downtown location Wednesday nights, February 1, – May 3, 2023 at 6 pm. Online registration is now open. The NIFS Mini Marathon & 5K Training Program... - December 07, 2022 - NIFS
Husson University Board of Trustees Elect a New Chair and Vice Chair
Husson University announced today that its board of trustees elected Dan Hutchins of Naples, Fla., Class of 1983, a retired accountant for PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), to be their new chair. In addition, the trustees elected Phil Harriman, Class of 1977, the founding partner of Lebel & Harriman, LLP, to be their new vice chair. Harriman is from Yarmouth, Maine. Guidance and oversight from these experienced leaders will help drive the University’s continued success in a competitive marketplace. - December 07, 2022 - Husson University
Historian Rewrites History of Slavery in Eastern Connecticut
Relying on primary resources, historian Bruce P. Stark dismantles the myth of a massive slave plantation in Connecticut that was popularized in the press 20 years ago. In its place, Stark reveals the significance that free Blacks, Whites, and Native Americans played as tenant farmers in the social and political development of colonial Connecticut. - December 05, 2022 - The Connecticut Press
Sqwire Partners with North Carolina Wesleyan University to Provide Financial Education to Students
Financial wellness offered at the collegiate level helps students to thrive both in and out of the classroom. Sqwire is proud to partner with North Carolina Wesleyan University to offer this program and contribute to the success of its students. - November 30, 2022 - Sqwire
Rutgers University Partners with Upright Education to Support Workforce Development in New Jersey’s Nationally Top-Ranking Tech Sector
Professional and Executive Education at Rutgers (PEER), a continuing education unit of Rutgers University, is excited to announce its partnership with Upright Education to provide award-winning career enhancement vehicles in software development and UX/UI design for adult learners. Upright’s... - November 29, 2022 - Upright Education
Southwest Tennessee Community College Awards Velvet McCallum Tennessee Board of Regents’ Chancellor’s Commendation for Military Veterans
Southwest Tennessee Community College has awarded the Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor’s Commendation for Military Veterans to Velvet McCallum, a former Army Reservist who currently serves as Southwest’s Library Services Security Coordinator. McCallum was honored for her exceptional service to the college and dedication to students during a Veteran’s employee appreciation and recognition event Nov. 8, 2022 at the Macon Cove Campus. - November 21, 2022 - Southwest Tennessee Community College
iSpring Solutions Inc. Updates Its Range of Stand-Alone Tools to Version 11
iSpring Solutions Inc. Updates Its Range of Stand-Alone Tools to Version 11 and launches special offers on iSpring QuizMaker, iSpring Presenter, iSpring Converter Pro, and other powerful eLearning tools. - November 21, 2022 - iSpring Solutions Inc.
Wassiyyah Announces an Exclusive, Premium Membership with Everyday Life Estate Planning Products
Wassiyyah's estate plans are certified and approved by estate planning experts and professionals, which has been an essential feature in the community. Wassiyyah introduces the products keeping the long-term goal in mind. Wassiyyah's lifetime premium memberships include the beyond estate planning needs. - November 19, 2022 - Wassiyyah
IvyWise Expands Scholars Program to Include Transfer Admissions Advising
The IvyWise Scholars program to offer free transfer college admissions guidance to high-achieving, low-income students. - November 18, 2022 - IvyWise
Modern Campus Supercharges Continuing and Workforce Education Catalogs in the Non-Traditional Higher Education Space
Modern Campus Omni CMS + Destiny One Catalog Connector Makes It Even Easier for Institutions to Deliver a More Personalized Consumer Experience - November 18, 2022 - Modern Campus
Ronald Maestas Honored as a Featured Member by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide
Ronald Maestas of Las Vegas, New Mexico, has been honored as a Featured Member by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Ronald Maestas Ronald Maestas is a former dean and professor at New Mexico Highlands... - November 16, 2022 - Strathmore Worldwide
Upright Partners to Offer Coding Bootcamps at Kirtland Community College, the #1 School for Online Learning in Michigan
Kirtland Community College and Upright establish a partnership to provide additional online pathways to high-paying careers in technology. - November 15, 2022 - Upright Education
Cummins Partners with STEM Fuse to Expand Early Workforce Development Initiatives
Cummins Inc. is partnering with STEM Fuse, a STEM-focused curriculum provider, to bring "Career Highways" to Universal Technical Institute (UTI)-Avondale students. The partnership will help students showcase their skills and explore opportunities with Cummins. - November 15, 2022 - STEM Fuse
Registrars Should be Actively Engaged with Enrollment Management and Student Engagement Efforts, According to Research from Modern Campus and AACRAO
Survey and Panel Discussion Shows How the Role, Focus and Responsibility of the Modern Registrar is Evolving - November 10, 2022 - Modern Campus
Pack the Pantry Virtual Food Drive Aims to Support Local Community Colleges
Food Drive to Fill Local Community College Food Pantries. - November 08, 2022 - California Coast Credit Union
University of Northern Colorado Launches iGrad Student Financial Literacy Platform
Research shows that student financial literacy programs can decrease financial stress, improve academic performance and teach students how to manage their finances for a lifetime. - November 01, 2022 - iGrad
Turkish YTU Yildiz TechnoPark Opens Technology Marketing Office in Dubai
Turkish YTU Yildiz TechnoPark officially opened Dubai Technology Marketing Office to enable Turkish technology companies to increase their global presence, especially in Asia and the Middle East. - October 31, 2022 - YTU Yildiz TechnoPark
Free Solutionary Guidebook Gives Teachers the Tools to Help Students Create a Better World
The Institute for Humane Education (IHE) has produced a newly-revised version of its downloadable Solutionary Guidebook. - October 28, 2022 - Institute for Humane Education
Open House Gave High School Students an Introduction to Husson University
Husson University held an Open House for interested high school students and their family members on Saturday, October 22, 2022. This was an outstanding opportunity to learn more about Husson’s academic programs, faculty, facilities, life in the residence halls and campus life. Those in attendance got to sample all that Husson has to offer. Students and family members who couldn’t attend this past Open House are welcome to attend future Open Houses on November 12, 2022 and April 29, 2023. - October 26, 2022 - Husson University
Largest Gathering of Law Enforcement and Legal Professionals in Maine Recruited Husson Students at Campus Career Fair
The School of Legal Studies in Husson University's College of Business held its 14th Annual Career Day on Friday, October 21, 2022 at the Newman Gymnasium in Bangor. The event attracts organizations representing local, state, and federal career opportunities from a variety of criminal justice and legal fields. The event provides students with a chance to learn more about potential employment and internship opportunities in criminal justice, forensic science, law and paralegal studies. - October 25, 2022 - Husson University
Minus K Technology Announces Announces Its Seventh U.S. Educational Giveaway of Vibration Isolators to Colleges and Universities
As Minus K celebrates their upcoming 30 years in business, they are giving away $25,000* dollars worth of passive mechanical patented superior performing negative-stiffness low-frequency vibration isolators to colleges in the United States. - October 25, 2022 - Minus K Technology Inc.
Alfred Street Baptist Church is the Largest Faith-Based Donor in the Nation to HBCUs
$1 Million Check Presented to Jackson State University During Halftime of 2022 Homecoming Game. - October 24, 2022 - Alfred Street Baptist Church
Greenwich Entrepreneur Mark Mariani Provides Scholarship for Future Entrepreneurs
Students living in the United States who are studying on the road to becoming future entrepreneurs can now apply for the Mark Mariani Scholarship for Future Entrepreneurs. The scholarship offers to fund students who are currently in school with plans to enter into an entrepreneurial career in the... - October 19, 2022 - Mark Mariani Scholarship
Just Released: 31st and Final Book in Epic "Journey to the West" Series of Easy-to-Read Chinese Novels
After five years of intensive work, the writing team of Jeff Pepper and Dr. Xiao Hui Wang have finally published their entire 31-volume series of graded readers based on the classic Chinese novel, "Journey to the West." This is the largest and most ambitious project ever undertaken to create a series of graded readers for people learning the Chinese language. - October 13, 2022 - Imagin8 Press
Husson University’s College of Business Granted Reaffirmation of Accreditation by IACBE
Husson University’s College of Business was recently granted a reaffirmation of specialized business accreditation for several of its business-related degree programs by the Board of Commissioners of the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). To earn... - October 13, 2022 - Husson University
Veronica M. Peterson Honored as Woman of the Month for August 2022 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)
Veronica M. Peterson of Staten Island, New York is honored as a Woman of the Month for August 2022 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding achievements and contributions in the field of consulting. About Veronica M. Peterson Veronica Peterson... - October 12, 2022 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Setting Students on the Path of Success: the Dr. Brian Blick Scholarship
The journey to becoming part of the medical industry is hard and long. Everyone is familiar with the arduous path of becoming a medical professional of any sort as you need to dedicate a lot of time to your academics and even more so financially. For the former, it is all a matter of dedicating... - October 12, 2022 - Dr. Brian Blick Scholarship
Westford Introduces AcceleratHER – an Initiative to Empower and Support Women on Their Path to Success
Westford University College, based in the United Arab Emirates, is a well-known transnational educational partner of leading international institutions. The prominent university, which has two locations in Sharjah, UAE, provides postgraduate, undergraduate, PhD, and vocational programs. The... - October 11, 2022 - Westford University College
Alfred Street Baptist Church and Google Cloud Partner to Host the Largest Hybrid HBCU College Festival on Friday, October 7 (Virtual) and Saturday, October 8
More than 35,000 expected to attend the largest hybrid festival of its kind in the country. Over 5,000 students expected to attend In-Person at the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC on Saturday, October 8 (10am to 2pm ET). - October 07, 2022 - Alfred Street Baptist Church
NACCE Announces 2022 Entrepreneurial College and President of the Year Awards
Vance-Granville Community College in North Carolina and President James Murdaugh of Tallahassee Community College in Florida Awarded Top Honors - October 04, 2022 - National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative Extended Federal Funding for Five Years
The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) has been awarded a 5-year, $10 million Cooperative Agreement from the Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services... - October 03, 2022 - Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.)
NACCE Announces 2022 Winners of Lifetime Achievement Award
Fish Family Foundation and Herb and Maxine Jacobs Foundation Selected for Top Honor By the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE). Awards Announced October 2 During NACCE's Annual Conference in Boston. - October 02, 2022 - National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
Microsleep Helps Over Five Thousand Students Find Housing
Microsleep’s mission is to help college students find safe, convenient, and affordable housing. They aim to serve students with campus housing crises, where upperclassmen are forced off campus to look for their own housing. On nights when these students have been out late working on group projects or find it inconvenient to commute long distances, Microsleep has developed a solution. - October 02, 2022 - Microsleep
Klaus P. Fischer, Ph.D. Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Publication
Klaus P. Fischer, Ph.D. of Lompoc, California has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2022 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in education. About Klaus P. Fischer, PH.D. Klaus P. Fischer, Ph.D. is a cultural historian of... - September 30, 2022 - Strathmore Worldwide
Patrick Henry College Earns "A" Rating from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA)
From a survey of the academic core curricula of more than 1,100 colleges and universities, Patrick Henry College was recognized as one of only 24 institutions to receive an “A” rating and one of only seven colleges to earn a grade of 100%, in the American Council of Trustees and Alumni... - September 27, 2022 - Patrick Henry College
USA Entertainment Ventures Announces Its Newest Creation: the Small Footprint Training Simulator
Technology to Enhance Future Training and Education. - September 22, 2022 - USA Entertainment Ventures, LLC
LCBM Fall 2022 Scholarships Awarded: Supporting Excellence in Education
The Louise and Christopher B. Munday Foundation (The Foundation) and 2020 Companies (www.2020companies.com) today announce their continued support of education by awarding scholarships. Employees and their dependents are eligible if they are enrolled full-time in a 2-year or 4-year degree program... - September 20, 2022 - 2020 Companies
Clark Atlanta University Receives NSF Funding to Infuse Data Science Into the STEM Curriculum
A research team from Clark Atlanta University was awarded a $396,738 grant (#2205882) from the National Science Foundation to provide students with education and training in modern principles and techniques of data-driven discovery by infusing data science education and research into the... - September 17, 2022 - AUC Data Science Initiative
Bayan Islamic Graduate School Announces New Doctor of Ministry Program in Islamic Leadership
First Accredited DMin Program in North America for Muslim Leaders. - September 15, 2022 - Bayan
AG Morgan Financial Advisors Scholarship Available for Business Students in the US
New York Financial Firm AG Morgan Provides Funding for Future Finance Professionals. - September 15, 2022 - AG Morgan Scholarship
Momentum Continues for Modern Campus, One of EdTech Sector’s Fastest-Growing Companies
Growth through Summer 2022 Includes Industry Awards, Product Releases and Customer Expansion - September 15, 2022 - Modern Campus
Micromed Diamond Seal Systems, Inc. Confirms its Helmet Glide Spray-On Nanotechnology Changes Views on Sports Injuries
A nanotechnology liquid contributes to the safety of football players in today's game, according to long-time college and professional football equipment manager Todd Hewitt. "It's the best thing since sliced bread." Helmet Glide is a liquid product that is sprayed on and wiped off football helmets. It reduces surface tension by more than 25% thereby decreasing the rotational friction. It also protects the helmets and masks, keeping them in play longer. HG has been used in all levels since 2013. - September 14, 2022 - Diamond Seal Systems, Inc.
Promoting the Future Sports Players: the Jordan Sidoo Scholarship for Student Athletes
Entrepreneur Jordan Sidoo Gives Back with Scholarship Fund. - September 14, 2022 - Jordan Sidoo Scholarship
The Moshe Rabin Scholarship for Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs Accepting Applications
Rabbi Moshe Rabin Provides Funding to Give Back to Young Entrepreneurs. - September 09, 2022 - Moshe Rabin Scholarship
Six to be Honored at Husson University’s 2022 Alumni Hall of Fame
Husson University President Robert A. Clark, PhD, CFA, said, “All of the individuals being honored at this year’s Alumni Hall of Fame have made distinguished contributions to their professions, their communities and the University.” - September 09, 2022 - Husson University
Vincent Camarda Scholarship for Finance Students Accepting Applications Now
Entrepreneur and Finance Professional Vincent Camarda Gives Back with His Scholarship Fund for Business Students. - September 08, 2022 - Vincent Camarda Scholarship
Cal Coast Cares Foundation Educator Grants Application Deadline Extended
So Cal educators get more time to apply for grants to help with classroom projects. - September 03, 2022 - California Coast Credit Union
Mash App Available in the App Store
Swipe on activities and meet new college friends anytime, anywhere. - September 03, 2022 - Mash
Retired NBA Player, George Lynch Celebrity Charity Golf Tournament for Disadvantaged College Students, Presented by GUICE Wealth Management
August 22, 2022 was the first annual George Lynch Golf Invitational benefitting HBCU Heroes to help disadvantaged college students enter and remain in college. It was a day of champions, as fellow UNC alum, friends, family and supporters rallied together to make a difference. - September 02, 2022 - GUICE Wealth Management
iSpring Suite 11: Boost Learning Experiences with a Brand-New Authoring Toolkit
iSpring Solutions Inc., a world-renowned vendor of eLearning software and services, announced the release of its brand-new iSpring Suite 11. It will let content creators design even more impactful eLearning with new customization features, hand-drawn characters and locations, player speed options,... - September 01, 2022 - iSpring Solutions Inc.