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Faculty Member in Ashland University’s MFA Program Runner-Up for Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
Core poetry faculty member in Ashland University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA) program has been named runner-up for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry - April 16, 2010 - Ashland University
William Law Named SPC’s New President
William Law, president of Tallahassee Community College, will now lead St. petersburg College. He replaces Carl M. Kuttler Jr., who led SPC for 32 years. - April 15, 2010 - St. Petersburg College
Winner of the $25,000 Grand Prize of 10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge to be Announced April 16 by Keynote Speaker Duke Alumnus Aaron Patzer ‘02, Founder & CEO Mint.com
The 10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge (DSC), the premiere entrepreneurship competition at Duke University, and the Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network (DukeGEN), announced today that Aaron Patzer, founder and CEO of Mint.com will be the keynote speaker for the Grand Finale Event on Friday, April 16, 2010. This event is the culmination of Duke’s year-long entrepreneurship competition that included a record 109 entries in the Elevator Pitch, Executive Summary, and Investor Pitch Competitions. - April 14, 2010 - Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network
Drury’s Breech School of Business Administration Earns AACSB Accreditation
Drury University's Breech School of Business Administration has earned accreditation from The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Fewer than 5 percent of business schools in the world have achieved accreditation from AACSB. - April 10, 2010 - Drury University
Michigan Lean Consortium Offers Free Webinar April 7 on Lean Leadership
The Michigan Lean Consortium is presenting a free webinar with Mark Graban of the Lean Enterprise Institute on April 7 from 1-2 p.m. - April 07, 2010 - Pawley Lean Institute
Dream. Inspire. Design. Fashion Show Features Student Talent
80 garments created by students will be on display - April 07, 2010 - IADT Schaumburg
1st Quarter Report on New Jersey Consumer Perception Job Worries, Credit-Card Difficulties Continue
New Jerseyans continue to worry about their job security, according to the quarterly consumer survey by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Silberman College of Business. More than a third (36%) of those employed say they are worried about losing their job in the next 12 months—a third of... - April 07, 2010 - Fairleigh Dickinson University
Collins College Hosts CW’s “America’s Next Top Model” Casting Call
School celebrates the launch of its fashion design and merchandising program with hopeful, local models. - April 06, 2010 - Collins College
Career Step Launches New Medical Transcription Editor Training Program
Career Step has launched a new Medical Transcription Editor online training program designed to train students as quality medical transcriptionists as well as specialized medical transcription editors. - April 01, 2010 - Career Step
Pacific Ridge School Upper and Middle School Students Compete, Rank in San Diego Science Olympiad Competition
From Bottle Rockets to Trajectories, Students Presented Visual Demonstrations of Projects on Carlsbad Campus. - March 27, 2010 - Pacific Ridge School
Poster Design Competition Awards Talented, Local High School Students Tuition Scholarships to the Art Institute of Jacksonville
The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts “Life is Better with Art in it” Poster Design Competition Helps Students Attend College. - March 25, 2010 - The Art Institute of Jacksonville
Columbia Announces New Guaranteed Admission Agreement with University of Waterloo
Columbia International College is pleased to announce another step forward to insure its graduates with university placement by signing an agreement with the Faculty of Science of the University of Waterloo. Through the agreement signed on Mar 8, 2010, the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of... - March 24, 2010 - Columbia International College
Online Psychic Study Now Accepting Subjects
Metaphysicist Dr. Theresa M. Kelly of QPPResearch Inc. will be conducting an international psychical study concerning Psychical Profiling beginning in mid 2010. Dr. Kelly is now seeking volunteers for this study. - March 22, 2010 - Dr. Theresa M. Kelly
MyCAA Military Spouse Funds Reinstated for Existing Accounts – AAU Military Spouse Students Benefit
Attention military spouses - the DoD reinstated funds for military spouses with existing MyCAA accounts. Use your benefits now, or you may lose them again. Start by choosing a portable education. - March 19, 2010 - Allied American University
Pacific Ridge School Athletic Director Earns Certification from National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association
Darren Lawlor has served as Athletic Director for Pacific Ridge School since its opening in 2007. Last year, Lawlor partnered Pacific Ridge School with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to establish the core values of teamwork, discipline, respect and goal-setting within the school community. - March 18, 2010 - Pacific Ridge School
Pacific Ridge School Ninth Grade Students Exercise Best Practices in Public Speaking at Third Annual Oratory Contest
Independent School in Carlsbad, Calif. Names Finalists of Formal Speech Presentations. - March 05, 2010 - Pacific Ridge School
Pine Manor College to Host "Yes We Must" Higher Education Summit
Pine Manor College announced today it will host the “Yes We Must” Summit on March 19-20. The invitational Summit is for private colleges and organizations that promote the national goal of increasing the number of underserved students who graduate. - March 05, 2010 - Pine Manor College
GateWay Community College Receives Strong Endorsement for Reaccreditation
After an exhaustive three-day campus visit with students, faculty and staff, a seven-member team of community college administrators from across the country says it will recommend the maximum ten-year renewal of accreditation for GateWay Community College. The news was announced at an exit meeting... - February 28, 2010 - GateWay Community College
The Art Institute of Jacksonville to Launch New Fashion & Retail Management Program
Beginning This Spring The Art Institute of Jacksonville Mixes Style & Class with New Fashion & Retail Management Degree Program - February 28, 2010 - The Art Institute of Jacksonville
Weston Distance Learning Receives the City's Character in Action Award
At the Fort Collins City Council meeting on Tuesday, February 2, Mayor Doug Hutchinson presented Ann Rohr, president of Weston Distance Learning Inc., with the city’s Character In Action Award. The mayor thanked Weston for the “generosity, decisiveness and enthusiasm” that makes... - February 26, 2010 - Weston Distance Learning
InterAmerican College Appoints Dr. Yoram Neumann as Its New President and CEO
New Leadership Team Organized for InterAmerican College in National City, CA. - February 25, 2010 - InterAmerican College
Best-Selling Author Ann Patchett to Visit Nazareth College
New York Times best-selling author Ann Patchett will be visiting Nazareth College during her tour of Rochester on March 24. Patchett's visit will be part of the tenth annual "If All of Rochester Read the Same Book" program sponsored by Writers & Books. - February 20, 2010 - Nazareth College
The Gallery Group at The Art Institute of Jacksonville Presents Dustin Harewood’s Recent Portraits
The Art Institute of Jacksonville to Host Opening Reception for Local Artist Dustin Harewood on Thursday February 11, 2010 - February 04, 2010 - The Art Institute of Jacksonville
Drury Names a New Director of the Breech School of Business Administration
Drury University selects Michael Shirley from the University of Central Oklahoma to be the new director of the Breech School of Business Administration. - January 27, 2010 - Drury University
Researchers Study Gene Critical in Animal Development
Biomedical researchers at the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine using fluorescent zebrafish embryos to study gene responsible for animal growth, cancer formation. - January 24, 2010 - North Carolina State Univeristy College of Veterinary Medicine
Better Access to a New Year at The Guildford Institute
Thanks to a generous donation by comedian and author Ben Elton, the Guildford Institute has improved access to its courses, activities and events. - January 20, 2010 - The Guildford Institute
2009 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry to Lecture at University of Houston
Professor Ada Yonath, the 2009 Laureate in Chemistry, will discuss "The Amazing Ribosome" in a lecture at noon, Jan. 15 in the Rockwell Pavilion of the M.D. Anderson Library on the University of Houston (UH) campus. The event is sponsored by the Texas Learning and Computation Center at... - January 09, 2010 - University of Houston
Wall Raising & Field Dedication Mark Major Milestones in Pacific Ridge School’s Expansion Into an Energy-Efficient Campus
Contractors and Cranes Headed to Carlsbad for Wall Raising Spectacle, While Students and the Local Community Excitedly Gathered for a Ceremonial Kick-Off on the New Athletic Field - January 09, 2010 - Pacific Ridge School
Top Vancouver Acting School, the Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts, Now Offers Classes On-Line for Free
Simon Longmore, Founder of Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts, has created a new free website that teaches acting via acting video tutorials aptly named FreeActingTips.net. - January 08, 2010 - Vancouver Academy Of Dramatic Arts
PetroChallenge 2010 Comes to University of Houston - Computer Simulation Competition Piques Interest in Careers in the Oil and Gas Industry
Hundreds of high school and university students will participate in PetroChallenge 2010, a computer simulation competition taking place at the College of Technology during the university’s Winter Break. High school students will compete Jan. 9-10 and university students Jan. 11-12. Past competitors have described the event as "an intense treasure hunt." - January 07, 2010 - University of Houston
Top Canadian Acting School, the Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts, Takes on a New Personal Mission to Help Actors
Simon Longmore's, the founder of The Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts (VADA), personal mission is to help actors. He is offering scholarships that are worth over $20,000 for young people who may have financial obstacles and find it hard to follow their dream of being an actor. - January 06, 2010 - Vancouver Academy Of Dramatic Arts
Eastern University Website Earns a Superior Grade
The Pennsylvania Christian University Earned the Third Highest Score Given by EDU Checkup. Criteria Included Graphics and Imagery, Content and Navigability and Coding. - December 24, 2009 - Eastern University
Researchers Discover New Ways to Treat Chronic Infections
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have identified three key regulators required for the formation and development of biofilms. The discovery could lead to new ways of treating chronic infections. Biofilms — communities of bacteria in self-produced slime... - December 20, 2009 - Binghamton University, State University of New York
Learn360 Partners with Encyclopaedia Britannica to Offer Educators Exclusive Online Resources
Educators have access to Trusted Information Database through Learn360 - December 16, 2009 - Learn360
Learn360™ Joins Forces with the Toronto Catholic School Board and Others to Deliver Superior Online Educational Content
New digital delivery platform’s success highlights digital media’s shift from supplemental content to a turnkey instructional solution - December 10, 2009 - Learn360
10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge Announces Winners of Elevator Pitch Competition
The 10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge announced today that Biogenic Medical Devices, led by Garrett Muramoto (MBA’11), took home the Judge’s Choice award of $1000 and The Produce Purity Project, led by Stephanie Fruth (MBA’11), won the Audience Choice award of $250 and a special gift of $500 from lead judge Bill Maris, Co-Founder of Google Ventures. A video recording of the event is available on the Start-Up Challenge website at www.dukestartupchallenge.org. - December 08, 2009 - Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network
The Gallery Group at The Art Institute of Jacksonville Presents the Annual Best of AI Jacksonville Juried Student Art Exhibition
The Art Institute of Jacksonville to Host Opening Reception for Annual Student Art Show on Thursday December 3, 2009. - December 02, 2009 - The Art Institute of Jacksonville
Anti-Bullying Week 2009: Changing Lives One Beat at a Time
An afternoon of Rock music, heartrending stories and messages of hope kicked Anti-Bullying Week off at Columbia International College. Nearly 600 hundred students spent lunch time attending Think Day. The motivational multimedia presentation featured live music from Winnipeg band Hundredfold,... - November 25, 2009 - Columbia International College
The Art Institute of Jacksonville Joins the Beaches Habitat for Humanity to Dedicate New Homes
The Interior Design Department at The Art Institute of Jacksonville, joined the Beaches Habitat for Humanity to celebrate the completion of the 200th and 201st homes in the Jacksonville Beach area. The Beaches Habitat for Humanity’s Beach Bash 2009: History in the Making was held at the Selva... - November 25, 2009 - The Art Institute of Jacksonville
“Impunity in India” – An Evening of Reflection and Hopeful Projection
In conjunction with Trinity University’s Students Creating Awareness of the Sikh Faith (SCASF), Sikh Research Institute presented an evening of informed dialogue and reflection on the events of November 1984, in which organized anti-Sikh mobs massacred thousands across cities in northern... - November 22, 2009 - Sikh Research Institute
10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge Finals Webcast Friday
Google Venture’s Bill Maris leads the Judges for Elevator Pitch Competition - November 20, 2009 - Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network
The Art Institute of Jacksonville’s Faculty Member Isaac Brown Awarded Florida’s 2010 Individual Artist Fellowship Grant
Digital Filmmaking Instructor at The Art Institute of Jacksonville Wins Florida’s 2010 Artist Fellowship Grant for Media Arts - November 20, 2009 - The Art Institute of Jacksonville
Centenary Announces New Financial Aid Initiative
Centenary Affordibility program guarantees financial assistance to families with incomes under $200,000. - November 19, 2009 - Centenary College of Louisiana
Innovativ Consulting Partners Announces New Options for Evaluating Kuali Rice
"We would like to encourage more institutions to investigate and evaluate Kuali Rice with minimal obstacles. These alternatives provide the institution that would like to evaluate Kuali Rice without re-deploying or making a hardware investment." – Tony DiSanza – Managing Director, Innovativ Consulting Partners - November 19, 2009 - Innovativ Consulting Partners, LLC
Pacific Ridge Upper School Students Earn “Best Small School Delegation” Award at 2009 Stanford Model United Nations Conference
Students Advance Understanding of Politics and International Affairs; Take Home an Additional 12 Individual Delegate Awards - November 19, 2009 - Pacific Ridge School
Pacific Ridge School Volunteers Awarded by North County Philanthropy Council as “Volunteers of the Year”
Barbara Ross and Jay Lichter Lead School’s Annual Fund Campaign to 100 Percent Participation - November 19, 2009 - Pacific Ridge School
Learn360 Keeps Students Engaged as Classrooms Are Closed by H1N1
Learn360, an interactive media-on-demand service for the K-12 educational market, is enabling educators to maintain continuous learning in spite of a potential widespread outbreak of H1N1 and other flu viruses. - November 17, 2009 - Learn360
Michigan Economy Troubles Hit Michigan Students
Michigan’s budget decisions effect lower income brackets. - November 16, 2009 - Michigan State University
Career Step Named to the Utah 100 for Ninth Consecutive Year
Career Step has been named to the MountainWest Capital Network’s Utah 100 for the ninth consecutive year. Career Step placed at number 76 in the state. - November 15, 2009 - Career Step
Columbia Sports Teams Gear Up for Busy Season
Columbia International College’s sports season has kicked off to a great start. According to the Athletics Department, this is the busiest time of the semester for intramural and extramural programs. With a wide range of activities going on at Columbia, students are engaged in healthy and... - November 04, 2009 - Columbia International College