College & University News
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New Minor in Arab Studies Debuts at University of Houston
Emran El-Badawi Named First Director of Program - May 16, 2012 - University of Houston
William Peace University Singers to Perform at Wake County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony May 16
Chorus at Four-Year Baccalaureate University to Sing with Christian Music Artist John Angotti at Annual Event Honoring the Memories of Wake County’s Fallen Officers. - May 16, 2012 - William Peace University
Distance Learning Masters Degrees: International University of North America Presents New Academic Achievement MBA Scholarships at IUNA.com
The International University of North America is now offering Academic Achievement Scholarships for working professionals looking to attain distance learning MBA or MS degrees. - May 16, 2012 - IUNA - Online Masters Degree
Education Online Services Corporation Announces Upcoming Launch of an Online RN to BSN Degree for Southern University, School of Nursing in Baton Rouge
Education Online Services and Southern University’s School of Nursing announce the launch of online RN to BSN degree - May 15, 2012 - Education Online Services Corp
USMEA- Online Provides Faculty and Staff in Arizona with Professional Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Training
As opposed to other veteran organizations in the State of Arizona, USMEA-Online has demonstrated exceptional merit through its professional presentation and co-facilitated training/certification with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Section to SWTDT faculty and staff located in Tucson, Arizona. - May 14, 2012 - USMEA - Online
National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship Awards $25,000 to Winners of "3 Minutes to Win It" Video Contest
Cash Awards Given to Community Colleges for Videos on Efforts to Engage Alumni in Entrepreneurship Education - May 13, 2012 - National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
Michigan Antique Festival Adds MSU & CMU Interior Design Competition Using Items Found at the Festival
The Michigan Antique & Collectible Festivals have added MSU & CMU Interior Design Students to compete in a unique contest to earn $3000.00 in scholarships. Students will hunt through the festival and gather items from over 1000 antique dealers to use in decorating rooms. Guests to the festival will vote for the best design. - May 10, 2012 - Michigan Antique Festivals
William Peace University Names Alumna Dr. Ann Denlinger New Vice President of Academic Affairs
Former Program Director for Education Will Help Develop and Assess Curriculum, Work with Faculty. - May 10, 2012 - William Peace University
Monroe Students Bring Healthcare to the Dominican Republic
Health abroad team visits villagers with medicine, screening, and guidance - May 09, 2012 - Monroe College
Campbell Law School to Host Gen. William K. Suter as Graduation Speaker on May 11
Melissa Essary, dean of the Campbell Law School (http://law.campbell.edu), has announced that Gen. William K. Suter, clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court, will deliver the commencement address at Campbell Law School’s graduation ceremony on Friday, May 11. The ceremony is slated for 10 a.m. in... - May 09, 2012 - Campbell Law
emClock, the Emergency Messaging Clock, Offers New Android App
Emergency Message Controls announced the introduction of emClock® Mobile Messenger (www.emClock.com), the first Android App specifically designed to provide secure remote access to emClock emergency message services from any location. emClock emergency messaging network clocks provide... - May 08, 2012 - Emergency Message Controls LLC
USMEA - Online Provides Services to Educational Institutions Serving Our Military, Veterans and Their Families
USMEA-Online continues to step up their stature once again in North Las Vegas, Nevada in the military and veteran communities, providing quality Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) training to Faculty and Staff at SWTDT School which provides vocational education to our military and veteran members. - May 07, 2012 - USMEA - Online
William Peace University Names Amber M. Kimball Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
Four-Year Baccalaureate University Promotes Director of Human Resources with 10 Years of Industry Experience - May 06, 2012 - William Peace University
Cordia Launches First Vocational Skills Training Institute in Collaboration with VTCT of UK
Cordia Group of Educational Institutes today launched its first "Cordia Institute of Vocational Training" at the Cordia Educational Complex at its Educational Complex Sanghol on Chandigarh Ludhiana road in collaboration with Vocational Training Charitable Trust, UK (VTCT). - May 05, 2012 - Cordia Education Complex
New Enterprise Exchange (NEXT) Challenge (Season 1) – Closing Ceremony
NEXT Challenge Season 1 comes to a close with a night of Celebration and Recognition for the NEXT Best Trader and NEXT Best Managed Team. - May 04, 2012 - MoneyTree Malaysia Sdn Bhd
University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work Announces Partnership with MD Anderson
Center for Health Equity and Evaluation Research (CHEER) to Open Doors at University of Houston - May 03, 2012 - University of Houston
High-Ranking Microsoft Education Executive to be Keynote Speaker at CAMS Connect, Three Rivers Systems’ 2012 Users Conference
Chief Applications Officer for Education to kick off session at Gold Partner's June user group session. - May 03, 2012 - Three Rivers Systems Inc.
William Peace University Names Jenny Peacock Director of Admissions
Four-Year Baccalaureate University Expands Admissions and Recruitment Office with Promotion of Alumna. - May 03, 2012 - William Peace University
Becker College Implements MOAT to Improve Policy Management and Compliance
Becker College has implemented MOAT, an innovative risk management software platform from Awareity, to more effectively communicate all policies, procedures, training, etc. with faculty and staff and ensure ongoing compliance. With campuses in Worcester and Leicester, Massachusetts, Becker College... - May 02, 2012 - Awareity
Future Educators at Rutgers, RVCC Benefit from Lectures About Tourette Syndrome
Presentations were part of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome's first annual statewide Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week - May 02, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Some of the World’s Brightest Business Students Enter the Final Rounds of the Capsim Challenge to be Top CEO
For two weeks of fierce competition, over 1,600 students from more than 20 countries participated in the semi-annual Capsim Challenge® to see who had the corporate intellect to be a winning CEO. Now, 16 students are moving onto the final rounds, which include a weekend of intense business warfare before the winning teams are announced. - April 29, 2012 - Capsim Management Simulations, Inc.®
William Peace University Receives Grant for Raleigh Fellows Liaison
Gates Foundation Funds Position at Four-Year Baccalaureate University to Support Leadership Development and Training Program for Students - April 29, 2012 - William Peace University
Monroe’s Mock Trial Team is for Real – Winners in National Competition
Members of the Monroe College Mock Trial team were winners in the National Mock Trial Undergraduate competition held at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago from April 8-9. As a result, Kariette Fleming, who led a three-member team that included students from other schools to a first-place... - April 28, 2012 - Monroe College
The Dawson Academy Graduates an Impressive Class of 2012 Dentists
Out of the approximately 158,000 dentists in the United States of America, 26 graduated as Scholars of The Dawson Academy this week. These dentists were among less than 1% of dentists to be awarded with the Concept of Complete Dentistry Award, which recognizes their commitment to continuous learning. - April 28, 2012 - Oak Brook Smiles
Hope International University Makes U.S. News & World Report’s Regional Colleges List
HIU has been recognized with other top institutions in the Western region with a rank of #25. - April 28, 2012 - Hope International University
Rutgers University Graduate Students Learn About Clinical Side of Tourette Syndrome
Presentations by a pediatric neurologist, a post-doctoral fellow and one of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome's in-service presenters were part of Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week activities. - April 27, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Woodhollow Press Claims That Physicist Has Revealed the Natural Order of the Universe
Author and physicist D. B. Kelley has made a revolutionary scientific discovery that exposes, of all things, the natural order and therefore self-organization of our entire cosmos. - April 26, 2012 - Woodhollow Press
White House Launch of Anti-Sexual Abuse Mobile App at Event Hosted by VP Biden
Award-winning App Combats Sexual Assault of Young Women on College Campuses. - April 26, 2012 - WatchMe 911, Inc.
MIT OpenCourseWare Publishes New Resource for Entrepreneurship Education
Entrepreneurship course list supported by a grant from the NASDAQ OMX Foundation. - April 25, 2012 - MIT OpenCourseWare
$9 Million Grant Awarded to University of Houston to Study, Treat Learning Disabilities
University of Houston Center One of Only Four University Centers Awarded in the Nation - April 25, 2012 - University of Houston
Snehalata Huzurbazar Named Deputy Director of SAMSI
Snehalata Huzurbazar, Associate Professor of Statistics at the University of Wyoming, has accepted the position of Deputy Director of the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) for the next two years. Huzurbazar will take a leave of absence from the University of Wyoming... - April 25, 2012 - National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Top Astrophysicist Visits Shropshire College
Doctor Charles Cunningham, from the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics in Canada, took time out from his recent visit to the Integration Centre in the Rutherford Lab in Oxfordshire, to talk to physics students at Walford and North Shropshire College. - April 25, 2012 - North Shropshire College
Push Media Group, D.C Elite Baseball and Bethesda Big Train Baseball Announces Former Nationals All Star Pitcher to Headline Celebrity Baseball Camp July 16-20, 2012
Push Media Group announces the arrival of the Chad Cordero Celebrity Youth Baseball Camp, where former Washington National All Star pitcher will feature hands on training by the former All Star Player, in what is not your average celebrity baseball camp. - April 24, 2012 - Push Media Group
William Peace University Unveils New Minor in Women Studies
Four-Year Baccalaureate University to Offer New Courses as Part of 18-Hour Interdisciplinary Minor to be Offered in Fall 2012 Semester. - April 22, 2012 - William Peace University
Grenoble Ecole de Management and ESSEC Support Station Energy in Berkeley
ESSEC and Grenoble Ecole de Management students get a prime place alongside finalists of the Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, USA. - April 20, 2012 - Grenoble Ecole de Management
Stanbridge College Admitted to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for Third Consecutive Year
Stanbridge College receives national recognition for community service by the Corporation for National and Community Service for the third consecutive year. - April 20, 2012 - Stanbridge University
Charity Art Auction for Athletic Department to be Held at Hope International University
Hope International University will host Charity Art Auction, a fundraiser for the HIU Athletic Department on May 19. - April 20, 2012 - Hope International University
Internships Have Taken on a New Face
Virtual: the Wave of the Future for Internships. - April 18, 2012 - Bizitioning
William Peace University Celebrates Achievement During April 19 Annual Student Showcase
Four-Year Baccalaureate University Hosts Annual Event to Recognize Student Achievement Across the 2011-2012 Academic Year - April 18, 2012 - William Peace University
Studica Presenting "Introducing Game Design for College/University" Webinar
Studica, will be presenting a webinar that discusses methods of bringing game development and design programs into post-secondary schools. This webinar will be held on Friday, April 20th, 2012 at 3PM Eastern Time. This webinar is available in the US and Canada. Registration is free and can be done... - April 18, 2012 - Studica
Award Winning CEO Launches Much Awaited Book on Today's Women in the Workplace in America
How to Succeed In a Testosterone World Without Losing Estrogen is an engaging title which holds a secret within to unlock true “equality” for women in America - loaded with facts, statistics and indispensable lessons for inclusion and equality in the workplace. - April 17, 2012 - Gallagher & Gallagher Worldwide, Inc.
Debt Free Ed Inc., Announces Grant Program
Debt Free Ed Inc., grant product offers tertiary education grants - April 17, 2012 - Debt Free Ed Inc
Sharon Beaudry of Colby-Sawyer College Receives the “Make the Customer Feel Good” Recognition from CS3 Technology
The 18-part customer recognition program hosted by CS3 Technology continues. - April 16, 2012 - CS3 Technology
William Peace University Names John B. Cranham Associate Vice President of Buildings and Grounds
Cranham Brings 25 Years of Management Experience to Four-Year Baccalaureate University - April 15, 2012 - William Peace University
William Peace University Names Luke Sweeney Admissions Counselor
Four-Year Baccalaureate University Expands Admissions Department - April 14, 2012 - William Peace University
Geneva Mayors Forum
The Graduate Institute and the City of Geneva host innovative city leaders from around the world. - April 13, 2012 - Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Virginia Community College System Utilizes TIPS for Incident Reporting and Management
In an effort to keep up with information security risks and threats and improve the incident management process between the 23 Virginia Community Colleges and the system office, the Virginia Community College System has implemented TIPS, an innovative risk management software platform from Awareity. - April 13, 2012 - Awareity
Student Scientific Program Gets Boost from Two National Foundations
“These grants help expand our program by supporting additional interns to engage in an international research environment with a diverse set of research areas,” Dr. Leslie Hicks, Principle Investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. - April 13, 2012 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
University Celebrates Centennial with Week-Long Events
Tennessee State University will hold eight-days of events to honor the University's 100th Anniversary April 14-21. - April 13, 2012 - Tennessee State University
The Chef’s Academy Students Advance in American Culinary Federation Competition
Five-Member Culinary Institution Student Team Heads to Detroit for Regionals. - April 13, 2012 - The Chef's Academy