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Valencia boosts employee pay 3% (but no increase for the president) Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:49PMValencia College’s Board of Trustees voted today to increase pay for faculty and staff by an average of 3 percent. Meanwhile, Valencia’s longtime president, Sandy Shugart, refused a raise. The Board of Trustees approved spending $2.6 million to bump up wages in 2011-12 for about 1,700 employees — full-time employees as well as some long-term, part-time workers. Although the board [...]
Balancing books and babies Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:03PM(CNN) -- If Sherita Rooney only had to worry about writing papers and acing exams, her college life would be a breeze.
Church leader Hosea N. Edwards, Sr., dies at 77; today's coastal Alabama obituaries Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:12AMHosea N. Edwards Sr., associate pastor at the historic Stone Street Baptist Church in Mobile, died on Sunday, the same day that his church was celebrating its 205th anniversary, an event Edwards had chaired. He was 77.
College news: July 14, 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:42AMThe P.E.O. STAR Scholasrhip for the 2011-12 academic year was presented to Kayla Martin, a graduate from West Henderson High School. The scholarship was presented at the Academic Awards Assembly by Helen Herman.
Rasmussen College Ranks In Top 140 Workplaces In Twin Cities Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:27AMCollege Earns High Marks in Minneapolis Star Tribune - Workplace Dynamics Survey (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8644317.htm
OLLU offers new degrees in health care, accounting Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:22AMshare: digg facebook twitter The bachelor's in nursing is online and targets students who became registered nurses through an associate's degree or diploma program. Beginning this fall, students can enroll in the accounting graduate program through the Weekend College, earn their master's degree in one year and sit for the certified public accountant exam.
Sports Academy slashes tuition for military Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:38AMDAPHNE, Ala. — U.S. troops protect our country from threats around the world, yet they face many other concerns of their own in and outside of combat.
NCAA: Colleges make rules on use of narcotic pain drugs by student-athletes Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:42AMPainkilling narcotics and football shared an inescapable relationship before the death of Oklahoma linebacker Austin Box.
Paying-players debate simmers Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:21AMEarlier this summer, Steve Spurrier laid out a plan for providing more money to college athletes, at least to football players. The payments would fill gap between scholarships, real cost of attending college, supporters say.
Tom and Maria Carney Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:03PMMaria Mancuso and Thomas Carney were wed on Saturday, July 19, 1986, at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Harborcreek, Pa.
Election Profiles: District 16 District Attorney Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:37PMThe District 16 District Attorney represents Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha Counties, but the race is a Lowndes County affair. Current District Attorney Forrest Allgood, a lifelong Lowndes citizen, is facing two Columbus attorneys.
Baldwin-Wallace to offer graduation 'guarantee' Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:30PMFour years can slide into five, and five into six, if college students don't pay attention. That escalates the cost of an already pricey college education.
Miami Ice Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:56AMWhen it’s 90 outside, South Florida’s only fully licensed ice bar is a frosty 24 degrees. Yes, they provide parkas.
Edison College caught up in degree controversy Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:31AMThe Associated Press The Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. Two administrators at Edison State College have been suspended with pay while authorities investigate accusations that students were awarded degrees without completing core classes. College officials admitted the practice Thursday after announcing that Bill Roshon and Dennette Foy, the dean and associate dean for professional and ...
Improper courses counted at Edison State College Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:00PMTwo administrators at Edison State College have been placed on administrative leave for allowing students to improperly substitute core classes with non-required classes.
2 Edison College administrators suspended, students get to keep degrees in course substitution controversy Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:53PMTwo staff members at Edison State College have been put on administrative leave after college officials found a recurrence of course substitution in spring 2011 graduates.
Grantham University President to Speak at FreedomFest Gathering Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:09AMGrantham University is proud to support FreedomFest, an annual festival where attendees from all over the world gather to talk, strategize, socialize, and celebrate liberty. (PRWeb July 14, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/freedomfestspeech/granthamuniversity/prweb8640929.htm
WCU sees leadership change Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:46AMLinda Seestedt-Stanford, who has been serving as Western Carolina University’s interim provost since last summer, is returning to her previous position as dean of the College of Health and Human Science to help the college make the transition into its new four-story, 160,000-square-foot building, a $46 million project featuring clinical and laboratory spaces, and offices and meeting areas for ...
Boston Fed Reserve President: Connecticut Urban Population Needs More Education Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:38AMGet Business Mobile Text Alerts Cities such as Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury, Danbury, Norwalk and Stamford need to do more to advance the education levels of their adult residents, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve said in a speech Wednesday at a leadership conference in Worcester, Mass.
Miami Ice: Bar keeps patrons cool Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:30AMWhen it’s 90 outside, South Florida’s only fully licensed ice bar is a frosty 24 degrees. Yes, they provide parkas.
Eight New Distinguished Research Chairs Join Perimeter Institute Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:33AMDr. Neil Turok, Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, is pleased to announce the appointment of 8 more outstanding international scientists as Perimeter Institute Distinguished Research Chairs. These researchers include: James Bardeen, Ganapathy Baskaran, Jim Gates, Frans Pretorius, Eva Silverstein, Paul Steinhardt , Gerard 't Hooft, Senthil Todadri
Docs may be able to get their degrees much faster in Texas Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:01AMAspiring doctors will be able to shave at least a year off their education under a new University of Texas initiative to reform the curriculum, increase the physician pipeline and cut costs.
Regents expand online services Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:46AMBATON ROUGE — Louisiana is expanding its efforts to ease the process for adults to return to college and for community college students to seamlessly transfer to universities.
About People Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:41PMDes Moines University awarded 499 degrees at its 2011 commencement service May 28 at the Iowa Events Center. Jamie England of Manning earned a doctor of physical therapy degree. She is the daughter of Curt and Rexanne Struve of Manning and the spouse of Ben England.
Deadline looming for Florida Prepaid College Plan enrollment Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:44AMAndrew Buttrill worked three jobs in college, but finances still kept him from ever finishing a degree. He's not willing to let his daughters go through the same thing.
SWIC high in awarding degrees Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:02AMRepresenting a 20 percent increase over the prior year, Southwestern Illinois College ranked fourth in Illinois and 99th in the nation for granting associate degrees among two-year institutions during
Health Highlights: May 24, 2011 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:09AMHere are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Michigan's redrawn congressional districts take twists and turns Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:23AMDetroit is a metropolis that's mostly black, poor, undereducated and a Democratic stronghold. So what does it have in common with Sylvan Lake?
Oxendine takes another swing at Catawba Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:11PMBy Tonia Black-Gold Catawba College News Service SALISBURY — When Joe Oxendine came to Catawba College the first time in 1948, he was an 18-year-old Lumbee Indian who had just spent a year working at a Detroit automobile factory making an ...
Life in the lowcountry Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 10:57PMIn her life and in 12 novels, writer Dorothea Benton Frank never hesitates to put her broad sense of humor on display and show she can deliver a punchline.
Mrs. Alberta Kinney, 82, loved gardening, teaching Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:08PMMARIETTA — Mrs. Catherine Alberta Kinney died Thursday at Altus House, a private hospice in Sandy Springs, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Mrs. Kinney, 82, was the wife of Journal Ass...
Brownback announces 3 new regents Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:30PMGov. Sam Brownback on Friday introduced his first three appointments — one of whom is the wife of U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran — to the Kansas Board of Regents. The appointments are Fred Logan Jr., a former Kansas Republican Party chairman; Robba Addison Moran, of Hays; and former state Rep. Kenny Wilk, of Lansing. Brownback said the new appointees are committed to moving the state's institutions of ...
Budget oversight first step on road to fiscal responsibility Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:50PMThe political nous of the fiscal council’s chairman will be of critical importance
Beebe, Big 12 offer insight into realignment Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:00PMWe're more than a year beyond the realignment saga of last summer, but as part of the new Big 12 website , Big 12 correspondent Wendell Barnhouse has a four-part series looking back at the events that shaped the new 10-team Big 12. I'd suggest all Big 12 fans read it, as it answers some of the big questions you hear all too often when fans ask about realignment from last summer. One of the ...
Student notes Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:51PMWhen area students do well, we want to hear about it. The Coulee News publishes news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about area students:
Pimco donates $300,000 to Santa Ana charter school Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:42PMPIMCO, the Newport Beach-based investment management firm, has donated $300,000 to NOVA Academy to help support a variety of programs and services for the Santa Ana charter school.The funds will be used over the next three years to help students prepare academically, logistically and financially...
Study suggests financial aid enhances college success among the most unlikely graduates Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:41PMResults from an ongoing random assignment study of a private grant program in Wisconsin indicate that low-income students who receive Pell Grants and are unlikely to finish college get a sizeable boost in college persistence from additional financial aid. The findings suggest that directing aid to serve the neediest students may be the most equitable and cost-effective approach.
Business school to realign majors Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:20AMWhen Penn State student Rob Gates decided to come to Penn State he said one of the determining factors in his decision was that the University had a major specifically labeled Actuarial Science.
Some districts employing more teachers with master’s degrees Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:45PMThe chance of your child being taught by a teacher with a master’s degree depends on where you live. In Hudson, only 39 percent of teachers have a master’s degree, the lowest rate among area school districts, according to data on attainment compiled by the state Department of Education. At the other end, districts in more affluent communities tend to have higher rates of teachers with master’s ...
Debt boosts young people's morale? Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:02PMClaims about the positive effects of debt warrant a closer look Left: A twenty-something faces the horror of her account balance [Photo: RNuwer] [More]
CREDIT TRANSFERS: A new program will help community college students transfer credits and complete their associate's ... Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:24PMA new program will give Iowa community college students the ability to earn their associates degree even if they transfer to one of Iowa's public universities.
International Institute for Restorative Practices Graduate School earns accreditation Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 3:27AMTed Wachtel’s not sure he still would have tried to create a graduate school had he known it would take 11 years. “On (June 23), we essentially became a school,” Wachtel said.
Regional news Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:01AMSanta Maria
For the first time, older generation of NM residents better educated than the younger one Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:13PMBy Milan Simonich Santa Fe Bureau SANTA FE — For the first time in state history, New Mexico's older residents are better educated than its younger ones.
Cabinet secretary points to education deterioriation Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 2:06AMSANTA FE — For the first time in state history, New Mexico's older residents are better educated than its younger ones.
Iowa Poll: Likely GOP caucusgoers educated, religious Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 4:09AMThe stereotype of the Iowans at the gatherings is wrong, an analyst says.
School leader's new woe Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 5:49PMSAN BERNARDINO - As CEO of the Public Safety Academy, Michael Dickinson often boasted to others at the charter school about his degrees from various colleges, according to current and former academy staff.
Hog basketball program takes scholarship hit after latest APR Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 10:54AMFAYETTEVILLE - The Arkansas men's basketball program was been walking a fine line in regard to the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate the past few years. In fact, after falling below the NCAA's multi-year benchmark of 925 the past two years, the Razorbacks managed to avoid suffering any costly penalties.
LCCC placed on probation Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:50AMThe Middle States Commission on Higher Education has placed Luzerne County Community College on probation for failing to provide sufficient evidence that the institution has complied with several accreditation standards, according to college officials and the commission’s website.
Palomar stays accredited Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:01PMThe college has had its accreditation reaffirmed with positive remarks from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, the school announced Thursday.