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Site Translations Supports Kidlink
Leading Spanish translation service offers pro bono translations to help children understand themselves, set goals for life and develop life-skills. - January 07, 2008 - Site Translations
Welingkar’s Retail Management Program to Prepare Professionals for India’s Booming Retail Sector
Post graduate Diploma Program in Retail Management is one of 9 specialized programs introduced by the Institute as part of its Distance Learning Programs. Using advanced e-learning techniques to deliver the high-quality content, the program will prepare professionals from across India for a career in India’s promising retail sector. Admission deadline for latest intake of students is 31st January 2008. - January 07, 2008 - Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
Arizona State Student Wins Scholar at Sea Award
Arizona State University student wins a $7,000 scholarship through The National Society of Collegiate Scholars to participate in the Semester at Sea program. - January 06, 2008 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
UVA Student Wins $5000 Study Abroad Scholarship
University of Virginia student wins a $5000 study abroad scholarship from The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, an honor society inviting freshmen and sophomores. - January 06, 2008 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
New Children's Picture Book, Creation's Praise, Provides Inspirational Thirty-One Day Devotional for Children
Creation's Praise, a bright and colorful thirty-one day devotional for young children. Written in poetical form and filled with animals and all creation praising and thanking God. Also included are daily opportunities for adults and children to spend time together praising and thanking God for His tender love and care. Designed, so adults can lovingly introduce their little ones to the great universal symphony of praise to God. - January 05, 2008 - Praise Expressions, Inc.
Lawline.com Now Offering Continuing Legal Education (CLE) in Illinois
Lawline.com is now offering online CLE programming to attorneys in the state of Illinois. As of January 1, 2008, Lawline.com was approved as an accredited provider of Continuing Legal Education by the Illinois MCLE Board. Illinois, which presently has more than 65,000 attorneys, introduced new... - January 05, 2008 - FurtherEd
23 NSCS Members Win Fulbright
23 members of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars won Fulbright. - January 05, 2008 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
International Students Learn to Speak and Read English Fluently in 12 Weeks Using "New" Method Just Published by Dallas Area ESL Teacher
Local teacher from Allen publishes teacher/student text that allows students to learn to read, speak and write English in as few as 12 weeks. Last month Doris Murray published American iTalk With Hyper-Vowels, an English Language teaching method based on 17 years of successfully teaching English to internationals and non-English-speaking students in Dallas and Collin counties. - January 05, 2008 - Academy for English Studies of Dallas
UpsideLMS - No-Obligation Free Trial, from Upside Learning, to Help You Experience the Full Functionality of a Learning Management System
The decision whether or not to implement a Learning Management System, or LMS, can be a lot smoother if you know exactly what an LMS can do; and the best way to know this is to experience it. To give you a full LMS experience, Upside Learning is offering a no-obligation 30 days free trial of their LMS: UpsideLMS. If you are a Non-governmental or Non-profit Organization (NGO or NPO), or an organization with under 100 members, Upside Learning can offer you an extended trial period of 3 months. - January 05, 2008 - Upside Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Get Into an Ivy League School
From one of the country’s leading experts in college admissions and a nationally recognized parenting guru—high school seniors have an intensive four day opportunity to complete their college applications and receive exclusive personal advising. - January 05, 2008 - Application Boot Camp
NETed Announces $1 Million Worth of Grants for Online Colleges & Training Providers
NETed, Inc. CEO Senthil Kumar announces the launch of the NEED 2008 Grant offering up to 50% E-Learning Technology funding for qualified Online Universities, Colleges & Training Providers - January 04, 2008 - Cal University
University of Connecticut School of Nursing Opens Expanded MbEIN Program in Waterbury
In a step toward easing the nursing shortage in Connecticut, UConn's full-time accelerated master's entry into nursing (MbEIN) program opens this Saturday, January 5th at 8 am in Waterbury, the first of two regional campuses to which it is expanding. The Stamford Campus is expected to open in 2009. The opening this weekend begins with a traditional "Blessing of the Hands," a ceremony that signifies the beginning of the study of nursing for all students, followed by demo of the simulation lab. - January 04, 2008 - University of Connecticut, School of Nursing
James F. Giles Jr., Financial Executive of the Best Online Tutoring Service, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
James F. Giles Jr., Financial Executive of The Best Online Tutoring Service, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. James currently resides in Waretown New Jersey and earned a Masters Degree in International Business from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Mr. - January 04, 2008 - Princeton Premier
Gustavo Lagos, Professor at Catholic University of Chile, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
Gustavo Lagos, Professor at Catholic University of Chile, has been selected for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Gustavo makes his home in Chile and earned his Masters Degree in Mineral Processing and his PhD. in Mining and Engineering from the University of Chile. As a... - January 04, 2008 - Princeton Premier
CalUniversity Announces Up to $500,000 Worth of Scholarship Awards in 2008 to Qualified Students
California University of Technology CEO Senthil Kumar announces today the Scholarship and New Fellowship Program 2008 for MBA and Doctoral Students. The scholarship program is sponsored by iGLOBAL Finance to support students worldwide. - January 03, 2008 - Cal University
Education Portal "Babel" Opens, with Free Web Quest Hosting
The new education portal Babel opened this week, sporting a tool for creating free Web Quests, a lesson plan database, and a growing selection of articles for teachers. - December 29, 2007 - Babel - Bringing Teachers Together
Anger Management Education Center Adopts New Curriculum
Daybreak Counseling Service has adopted the Century Anger Management curriculum in all five of its Los Angeles anger management education centers. - December 28, 2007 - Daybreak Counseling Service
Student Essay Contest for Community College Students in US and Canada Deadline is February 1, 2008
Announcing the Community College Baccalaureate Association’s 2008 Community College Student Essay Contest with $1,000 to the student winner and $1,000 to the winning school's Student Gov’t Association. Deadline is February 1, 2008. - December 28, 2007 - Community College Baccalaureate Association
Angel Figueroa, Vice President of I-Lead Incorporation, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
Angel Figueroa, Vice president of I-Lead Incorporation, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Angel makes his home in Reading, Pennsylvania and earned his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Kutztown University. As Vice President of I-Lead... - December 28, 2007 - Princeton Premier
ICH – GCP Clinical Research Workshop on Saturday 12th & Sunday 13 January 2008 at New Delhi
This workshop has been developed to provide an overview of clinical research process with a comprehensive review of ICH GCP, USFDA CFR 21, Schedule Y and the elements involved in coordinating a clinical trial. Who Should Attend? • Medicine / Life Sciences / Science Graduates & Post... - December 28, 2007 - Cliniminds
General Informatics Managing Partner Named Senior Editor of Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Dr. Fred Phillips has been named Senior Editor of Elsevier’s international journal Technological Forecasting & Social Change. Published continuously since 1967, TFSC publishes peer-reviewed advances in technology assessment, forecasting, and policy. - December 27, 2007 - General Informatics LLC
G.I. Adds Maastricht School of Management, PUCP-Lima to Client List
General Informatics LLC has signed Maastricht School of Management (the Netherlands) and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Peru (Lima, Peru) as clients. G.I. will develop book series, conferences, and faculty training for these prestigious institutions of higher education. General... - December 27, 2007 - General Informatics LLC
New Trend in Animation Education; Graphiti School of Animation Announces 6-Month Specialization Course
Graphiti School of Animation is offering highly specialised courses on Animation. This will create an new trend in the animation education and would create a new batch of highly knowledge students in animation. Graphiti is a premium training institute on animation education in India. This School is run by Mr. Ram Mohan (known as father of Indian Animation). - December 26, 2007 - Graphiti School of Animation
Lawrence A. Rasheed, Teacher and Mentor for RAAMP, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
Lawrence A. Rasheed, Teacher and Mentor for RAAMP, has been selected for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Lawrence makes his home in Brentwood California and teaches eight grade English as well as helping children with everyday needs and their behavior. Lawrence received his... - December 25, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Helping Kids Achieve in Math Leads to a Novel from Math 1 On 1, LLC
A new book "How to Help Parents and Kids Get Over the Fear of Math" has recently been released. The book is an entertaining, motivating, and educating work meant to address problem areas of math in a unique manner. This is the reference tool that can help parents to move their children from fear to ferocity. - December 23, 2007 - Math 1 On 1, LLC
One Author Publishes 50 Computer Training Books Simultaneously
One man writes and publishes 50 computer training books simultaneously, including 9 on Office 2007 Microsoft's latest. - December 23, 2007 - Mr. Smith's Computer Learning Center
MoneySense Education Launches Their "Employee Financial Wellness Program"
MoneySense’s workshops are designed to educate consumers on an array of financial topics ranging from basic foundational steps to advanced investments and taxation planning. - December 23, 2007 - MoneySense Education
"4 Steps to Financial Freedom" Presented by MoneySense Education to Alliance Space Systems.
On Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 MoneySense Education presented “4 Steps to Financial Freedom” workshop to the employees of Alliance Space Systems Pasadena location. - December 23, 2007 - MoneySense Education
Ursula L. Wright, Chief Executive Officer of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
Ursula L. Wright, a resident of Silver Spring, MD, currently serves as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a nonprofit organization committed to advancing the charter school movement. The Alliance's central priority is to greatly increase the number... - December 23, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Centenary College Announces "Louisiana Live Your Dream" Tutition Program
Centenary College is pleased to announce the Louisiana Live Your Dream program. They are celebrating our rich history in Louisiana by offering to pay the tuition and fees for all Louisiana residents eligible for a Federal Pell Grant who enter Centenary for the first time in Fall 2008. “In... - December 22, 2007 - Centenary College of Louisiana
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science Selects Hosted Solutions for Managed Hosting
The North Carolina Museum of Life and Science has selected the East Coast's premier data center and managed services provider, Hosted Solutions, to host their newly redesigned website. - December 22, 2007 - Hosted Solutions
Angas John Hurst, President of Academic Board of Monash University Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
Angas John Hurst, President of the Academic Board of Monash University, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Angas makes his home in Clayton Victoria Australia and earned his PH.D in Computer Engineering. As President of the Academic Board Angas, oversees... - December 22, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Azad University Oxford Announces Signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Kingston University, a Leading London University
Azad University Oxford to run Pre-University Foundation Programme, Science Pathway, and two undergraduate studies in Computer Sciences and Architectural Studies as well as a range of PhD programmes in the various fields of study. - December 21, 2007 - Azad University (IR) in Oxford
High School Chefs Set Their Sights on the Best Teen Chef Competition 2008
For high school seniors that can stand the heat of the kitchen, there's no better place to show off their culinary know-how than at The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef Competition 2008. - December 21, 2007 - The Art Institutes
National Aviation Academy Open House & Second Annual Car Show
National Aviation Academy in Clearwater, Florida, is hosting its Open House with several events January 10th, 11th and 12th. A Cessna Corporate Jet and Raven 1 Helicopter will be on display at NAA's main campus and Hangar January 10th - 12th. NAA's Career Fair for Aviation Technicians will be held on January 11, 2008 at its main campus from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM. The Open House ends with NAA's Second Annual Car Show on Saturday, January 12th, 2008 between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM with many events. - December 21, 2007 - National Aviation Academy
ABLE Institute Offers Unique Online Adaptive Certificate Programs
As the market for online training and education proliferates, one institute is taking a step in the next direction with courses that adapt to students’ learning styles. The certificate programs, primarily in management and language, come from the ABLE Institute, an upstart learning center in... - December 21, 2007 - The iABLE Institute
ABLE Institute Offers 15% Bonus to New Students
The ABLE Institute is offering a 15% bonus when students sign up for any of its courses with a friend. - December 21, 2007 - The iABLE Institute
Compton’s Street Statistics Become High School’s Fight
Compton High School is fighting 50% dropout rates for teen girls through entrepreneur program by EmpowHer Institute and USTA. - December 21, 2007 - EmpowHer Institute
Give the Gift of Flight - Performance Flight Goes Ultra-Luxe for the Holidays
Performance Flight, located at Westchester County Airport, is offering gift certificates for a spectacular Experience Flight. Perhaps the most memorable and unique gift idea, a Performance Flight gift certificate is the perfect choice. Performance Flight has been consistently recognized for the... - December 19, 2007 - Performance Flight
Applying to College Can be a High-Stress Experience
CollegeZapps online questionnaire helps ease the pain of the college application process. CollegeZapps uses a proven technology platform to help ease the pain of the college application process. The online questionnaire efficiently collects required information from prospective college students and then auto-fills applications for one or multiple schools. - December 19, 2007 - CollegeZapps
Second Largest University in the World Opens Oxford Campus Offering Undergraduate Level or Postgraduate Level Courses to Gain MPhil, MPhil/PhD or PhD direct, and BA, BSc
Azad University opens in Oxford to provide innovative, competitive, flexible and sustainable education in the UK on the pioneering frontiers of knowledge in fields such as engineering, computing sciences, architectural studies, humanities and social sciences. - December 19, 2007 - Azad University (IR) in Oxford
High School Chefs Set Their Sights on the Best Teen Chef Competition 2008 at The Art Institute of Dallas
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Dallas is summoning the best teen chefs across the U.S. and Canada to strut their culinary chops in The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef Competition 2008. Open to high school seniors in the U.S. and Canada, the Best Teen Chef Competition was... - December 19, 2007 - The Art Institute of Dallas
Website Created to Provide SAT Test Preparation Assistance
The Ultimate Online SAT Test Prep Experience is Available at www.satcoachusa.com - December 18, 2007 - Multimedia Tutorial Services, Inc.
Multimedia Tutorial Services, Inc. and Tutorialchannel.com Upgrade Online Tutoring with Free Phone Service
Tutorialchannel.com, an online service provided by Multimedia Tutorial Services, Inc, announced that it is now providing its students with headsets at no extra charge. Headsets enable live online tutoring and live chat without the need for a physical phone line. According to Barry Reichman, CEO of Multimedia, this advancement represents the next level in online tutoring which provides maximum flexibility and convenience for the student. - December 18, 2007 - Multimedia Tutorial Services, Inc.
Gustaaf Marinus Hallegraeff, Professor at the University of Tasmania, Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Education
Gustaaf Marinus Hallegraeff, Professor at the University of Tasmania, has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Education. Gustaaf makes his home in Tasmania Australia and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam and his Doctorate of Science from the University of Tasmania. - December 17, 2007 - Princeton Premier
LeTutor.com Issues a Unique New Year's Resolution Challenge: Learn a New Language in 2008
The Phoenix based tutoring site LeTutor.com has issued a unique challenge to everyone living in the United States today. The challenge? Learn a new language in 2008. - December 17, 2007 - LeTutor.com
“Borrow Smart, Retire Rich” the Workshop, Presented by MoneySense Education
Educating consumers on how to build wealth by using their mortgage as an investment tool. - December 16, 2007 - MoneySense Education
MoneySense Education Presents “Financial Fitness”
MoneySense Education presents “Financial Fitness” with Financial Advisors Colin Mackenzie and Mark Easterday. - December 16, 2007 - MoneySense Education
Five NSCS Members Win Rhodes Scholarship
Five members of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) have won the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. They will be studying at Oxford University in England. These members are: Adam Levine, Dartmouth College Deep Shah, The University of Georgia Joseph S. O'Shea, Florida ... - December 16, 2007 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Protect the Money and Life Savings of a Senior Citizen That You Care About by Visiting The New Website Victimsofgreed.com
By reading the information on this new website plus downloading their free Financial "Check up" forms, you can take the first step to protecting the seniors you love from becoming a victim of a investment scam. This site is dedicated to exposing fraud, protecting investment scam victims, and uncovering financial crime against the elderly. - December 15, 2007 - NMV Inc.