College & University News
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Three Rivers Systems Launches New Website Featuring Fresh Design, Social Media Links, Video, Easier Navigation
Three Rivers Systems Inc., the St. Louis-based provider of CAMS® Enterprise, a leading management software systems for higher education, today unveiled its new website featuring a more-contemporary design, social media links, video and more-nimble navigation features. Brad Hough, Three Rivers... - February 16, 2011 - Three Rivers Systems Inc.
Regroup is Named as Datatel's Emerging Partner of the Year
Datatel, Inc., provider of innovative software, services, and insight to higher education, announced that it has chosen Regroup as Emerging Partner of the Year. Christopher W. Sheppard, Datatel’s director of business development, bestowed the honor at the Datatel Partner Summit 2011 held in... - February 13, 2011 - Regroup
Nobel Prize Winning Chemist Dr. Roderick MacKinnon to Speak at Adelphi on April 4, 2011
Adelphi University is pleased to announce that Dr. Roderick MacKinnon, co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will deliver the annual Dakin Memorial Lecture. The event will take place on Monday, April 4, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in Adelphi’s Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom in the Ruth S. - February 11, 2011 - Adelphi University
Adelphi University Announces New Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
Adelphi University has announced the appointment of Dr. Sam L Grogg to the position of dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Dean Grogg will begin his duties on June 1, 2011. Grogg has had a long history of service in education. He is currently the dean of the School of Communication of the... - February 10, 2011 - Adelphi University
Adelphi University Receives 2010 Community Engagement Classification by the Carnegie Foundation
Adelphi University is proud to announce that it has been selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive the 2010 Community Engagement Classification. - February 10, 2011 - Adelphi University
Adelphi to Hold 11th Annual President’s Gala on April 2, 2011
Adelphi University is pleased to announce that it will host its 11th annual President’s Gala on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at 7:00 p.m for cocktails and 8:00 p.m. for dinner and dancing. The gala will be held at the Garden City Hotel at 45 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY 11530. Reservations... - February 09, 2011 - Adelphi University
Stevens Thomas Dabay to Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Stevens Institute of Technology student Thomas Dabay ‘11 (Roanoke, Va.) has been selected from among 3,500 applicants to present at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2011 (NCUR 2011) at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. An Electrical Engineering student, Thomas will present "Absurd America: Finding Camus' Absurd in Pynchon’s America." - February 09, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Byzantine Catholic Seminary Starts Its Second Online Course - Introduction to Liturgy
The Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius (BCS) located on Pittsburgh’s North Side is accepting applications for its second online course – Introduction to Liturgy – in the Certificate in Eastern Christian Studies. - February 09, 2011 - The Learning House, Inc.
Unimarket Achieves Significant Growth in 2010 with Online Higher Education eProcurement Services
Unimarket - the innovators in SaaS collaborative eProcurement, today announced that the company achieved several key milestones in 2010 including a 94% growth in revenue over 2009. With 21 new customers in 2010, Unimarket also achieved a 57% increase in the number of HigherEd institutional... - February 08, 2011 - Unimarket
The Institute for New Economic Thinking Announced That It is Now Accepting Research Proposals for Its Spring 2011 Grant Program
The Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), launched with a $50 million pledge from George Soros to promote changes in economic theory and practice through conferences, research grants and education initiatives, has announced that it is now accepting research proposals for its spring 2011 Grant... - February 07, 2011 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Students Negatively Impacted by Strained Financial Aid Offices
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators recommends streamlining student aid system to reduce regulatory and administrative burdens that hamper student aid offices' ability to counsel students. - February 07, 2011 - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Portnov Computer School Goes Online
Portnov Computer School is now offering its well known Software QA program online to career changers worldwide. - February 06, 2011 - Portnov Computer School
$26,000 in Scholarships Awarded in Orlando
The Miss Orlando Scholarship Pageant awarded three titles and $26,000 in scholarships. - February 06, 2011 - Miss Orlando Scholarship Pageant
BeezNest Reveals LMS Chamilo's Social Networking Functionalities and Their Potential Influence on Student Motivation
Open source solutions provider BeezNest is proud to introduce the innovative features of Chamilo's social network, a first of its kind inside an open source learning management system. Users will now be able to link directly from inside the LMS to their LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter... - February 06, 2011 - BeezNest
Education Online Services Corporation (EOServe Corp.) Announces Educational Partnership with Kentucky State University
Education Online Services Corporation and Kentucky State University announce educational partnership to implement multiple online degree programs. - February 03, 2011 - Education Online Services Corp
Retail Course Expansion at Derby College
Derby College is expanding its portfolio to include several new retail courses. - February 03, 2011 - Derby College
Controversial UC Davis Student Organization: “Sex, Lust, Un-Tamed.” Risqué? You Bet. Sex Lust UnTamed is Hosting Free Weeklong Sex Workshops at the UC Davis Campus.
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, new sex-related student organization Sex, Lust, Untamed is making sure UC Davis students are prepared. S.L.U.T. is putting on “Sex, Lust, Untamed presents: Valentines 2011” a week long series of on-campus sex workshops, spanning February 7-11... - February 03, 2011 - Sex Lust UnTamed
Adelphi to Hold Summer Nursing Intensive Program for High School Students
Adelphi University is pleased to announce that it will hold its first competitive Nursing Intensive program for a select group of high school students this summer, from July 15 to 21, 2011. The program will provide students with exposure to the supportive faculty of a college nursing program such... - February 03, 2011 - Adelphi University
NC State Jenkins MBA, College of Engineering Launch Dual Engineering MBA Degree Program
Master of Industrial Engineering/Master of Business Administration Degree Offering to Begin Fall 2011 - February 03, 2011 - Jenkins MBA
National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship Joins White House-Led Startup America Partnership
The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship is participating in the White House-led alliance designed to spur entrepreneurship in America. - February 02, 2011 - National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
Morrisville State College Teams Up with Otto Media to Grab the Attention of Potential Students
Morrisville State College was looking for an innovative marketing concept to grab the attention of potential students. Otto Media helped guide them in the right direction. Mark Eischen, Creative Director at Otto Media, designed three :30 commercials entitled “Morrisville in Motion.” Two... - February 02, 2011 - Otto Media
How to Become the Strongest Candidate for BS/MD Programs - New Book from College Admissions Partners Helps Students Get Into Medical School from High School
The new book “BS/MD Programs-The Complete Guide: Getting into Medical School from High School” will provide high achieving high school students who want guaranteed admission to medical school a guide to each step in the admission process. - February 01, 2011 - College Admissions Partners
The Mentoring Magic Award Winners: Sara Meier and Dr. Diane Todd Bucci
In 500 words or less, Sara Meier, a student at Robert Morris University, successfully explained why she felt that her mentor deserved to win the "Mentoring Magic Award" during January National Mentoring Month 2011. Chosen by small panel of experts from a selection of entries that came in... - January 31, 2011 - Mentoring Magic
Dr. Richard L. Cravatts to Chair the New Greater Boston SPME Chapter
Richard L. Cravatts, PhD, founding director of Boston University’s program in Publishing & Digital Media and newly-named Scholars For Peace in the Middle East (SPME) board member, will chair a newly-established Greater Boston chapter for SPME. Governed and directed by academics, Scholars... - January 30, 2011 - Dr. Richard L. Cravatts
Top-Tier Tutoring Releases Podcast That Gives an Insider’s Peak Into the University of Delaware
In his latest podcast, Mike Rivera of Top-Tier Tutoring interviews Kyle Friedman, a freshman at the University of Delaware, for his candid assessment of the school’s courses, professors, dorms, food and social life. - January 29, 2011 - Top-Tier Tutoring, LLC
White Digital Media Partners with Harvard Business School
Displaying the benefits of executive education through digital advertising - January 28, 2011 - WDM Group
ITC Systems Hires New Director of Sales, USA West
ITC Systems announces a New Director of Sales, USA West, focused on supporting dynamic success in card-based transaction solutions. - January 28, 2011 - ITC Systems
Universities, Judges and Sponsors Attracted to National Security Innovation Competition 2011
Only university competition awarding scholarships for innovation serving national security needs is achieving great participation from universities, judges and sponsors for April 2011 event – but there’s still time to enter and support the competition. - January 28, 2011 - Colorado Homeland Defense Alliance
New Book Encourages Students to Find Mentors to Guide Their Futures: Authors of Mentoring Magic Celebrate National Mentoring Month
Dr. Shellie Hipsky and her co-author on the book "Mentoring Magic: Pick the Card for Your Success," Dr. Claudia Armani-Bavaro are asking everyone to honor their mentors during January, which is National Mentoring Month. - January 28, 2011 - Mentoring Magic
BLOODHOUND Helps Derby College Celebrate Apprenticeship Success
Media opportunity: Wednesday February 9, 10am: The Roundhouse, Derby College, Pride Park, Derby. - January 27, 2011 - Derby College
Derby College BLOODHOUND Business Date
Local businesses are invited to an event celebrating National Apprenticeship Week at Derby College. - January 27, 2011 - Derby College
Adelphi University to Host Journalist Kim Barker
Adelphi University is pleased to host investigative journalist Kim Barker, who will present her lecture “The Taliban Shuffle: A Look at What the US Has Done in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Why It’s Not Working.” The event will take place on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 12 p.m. in... - January 27, 2011 - Adelphi University
Award-Winning Author Margaret Atwood to Speak at Adelphi University
Adelphi University is pleased to host acclaimed author Margaret Atwood, who will deliver the Rita Diamandopoulos Lecture in Literature on Monday, March 28, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the Ruth S. Harley University Center’s Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The event is free... - January 27, 2011 - Adelphi University
Celebrated Journalist David Brancaccio to Lecture at Adelphi on February 28, 2011
Adelphi University is pleased to host journalist, author and television anchor David Brancaccio. Mr. Brancaccio will give a lecture entitled “Adventures in Economic Disaster: What the Financial Crisis Means for Justice and Jobs in the Next Generation” on Monday, February 28, 2011, at... - January 27, 2011 - Adelphi University
The Institute for New Economic Thinking to Hold Its Second Annual Plenary Conference from April 8 to 10, 2011 in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
The conference, “Crisis and Renewal: International Political Economy at the Crossroads,” will host over 200 leading economists, finance experts, and young scholars - January 26, 2011 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Institute for New Economic Thinking Has Created an Academic Partnership with the London School of Economics and Political Science
INET@LSE will apply ideas from “complexity social science” to improve the design and effectiveness of economic policy - January 26, 2011 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
SAGE Establishes Perpetual Annual Scholarships for the Moorpark College Foundation
SAGE Publications, an independent international publisher of journals, books and electronic media with headquarters in Thousand Oaks, has partnered with the Osher Foundation to benefit Moorpark College students every year with two $500 scholarships. The perpetual scholarships are awarded through the nonprofit Moorpark College Foundation. The scholarships are designed for students interested in English, writing, or journalism. - January 23, 2011 - Moorpark College Foundation
DirectRooms.com – End of January 2011 Melaka Retirement Reunion for Class of 1968-1974
There will be many an old tale recalled when the soon-to-be retired classes of 1968 to 1974 pupils from Malocca High School get together at the end of January - January 23, 2011 - DirectRooms.com
Unbound Medicine Releases Medical Applications for Windows® Phone - Microsoft Names Relief Central™ Top Federal Application
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, today announced the release of mobile medical applications for Microsoft’s new and completely redesigned mobile platform, Windows® Phone 7. This release enables a growing number of healthcare professionals to... - January 21, 2011 - Unbound Medicine
The Deadline to Apply for the Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) Scholarship is January 28, 2011
Ronald McDonald House Charities® Northern Nevada will offer thirty-seven renewable scholarships to high school seniors who plan on attending college full-time next year. Students can apply online at www.rmhc-reno.org . All applications and supporting documents must be submitted by Friday,... - January 21, 2011 - Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern Nevada
Bossier Parish Community College Selects Grade Results to Support Nursing and Other Professional Programs with Online Tutoring and Instruction
Grade Results, the leading innovator of live, online instruction, is pleased to announce that Bossier Parish Community College selected it as its online tutoring and distance-learning provider. Grade Results will help to support students in a number of subjects, including nursing, English, math,... - January 20, 2011 - Grade Results
Norfolk State University Streamlines Mounting Obligations and Reduces Costs with MOAT
Norfolk State University (NSU) implemented Awareity’s award-winning MOAT (Managed Ongoing Awareness and Trust) tools to address escalating costs and obligations associated with information security, campus safety, risk management, privacy and compliance. Like other colleges and universities... - January 20, 2011 - Awareity
Adelphi University Elects Ronald B. Lee ’67 to Its Board of Trustees
Alumnus Ronald B. Lee, a member of the class of 1967 at Adelphi, has been elected to the University's Board of Trustees. - January 20, 2011 - Adelphi University
AntiVirus Company Thirtyseven4 Helps Educate Schools with New Poster Series
Free Scareware and Hacking themed posters now available. - January 19, 2011 - Thirtyseven4, LLC
National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship Announces Partnership with Taylor Insight Aimed at Expanding and Improving Nation’s Small Businesses
The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) and Taylor Insight Worldwide announced today a joint-venture aimed at improving and expanding the breadth and depth of information, resources, corporate, civic, and government partnerships available to community college... - January 15, 2011 - National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
2011 American Finance Fellow Elected
The Fellows of the AFA have elected Milton Harris of the University of Chicago as the 2011 Fellow of the Association. - January 13, 2011 - American Finance Association
2011 Fischer Black Prize
The American Finance Association announces the award of the 2011 Fischer Black Prize. - January 13, 2011 - American Finance Association
Scholarships Available for Greater Dayton Sorority Women
Dayton Alumnae Panhellenic Assoication announces the availability of its 2011 scholarship application. Sorority members - undergraduate or graduate students - with permanent home addresses in the Ohio counties of Montgomery, Greene, Warren, Miami, Preble, Clark, Shelby, and Darke are encouraged to apply. - January 13, 2011 - Dayton Alumnae Panhellenic Association
Seattle Law Firm Launches School Teacher Supplies Gift Giving Program
Davis Law Group Awards $100 Office Depot® Gift Card Each Week to a Seattle Public School Teacher - January 11, 2011 - Sprouts
Dr. Pinar Akcora Joins Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology is pleased to announce that Dr. Pinar Akcora, formerly of the University of Missouri-Columbia, has joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science faculty as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Akcora is the recipient of the... - January 09, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology