College & University News
Elevate your knowledge about college and university initiatives in higher learning, technology, student recruitment, housing, campus development and extracurricular activities. This section features information about students, faculty and staff as well as products and services geared toward campus life.
Ecosa Challenges Mainstream Education with Free Tuition
Ecosa Institute in Prescott, Arizona believes today's "pay to educate" system is creating a more divided two-class system, higher student loan debt and fewer opportunities for students to get the education they want. In a leap of faith, Ecosa will offer its Ecological Design Certificate Program free to qualified and committed students starting August 28, 2017. Application deadline is June 1, 2017. Visit www.ecosa.org for details and to apply. - March 22, 2017 - Ecosa Institute
Xenemetrix to Launch Its Latest X-ray Analytical Instrument, the P-Metrix at ACS 2017 Spring Conference in San Francisco from the 2nd – 6th of April
Xenemetrix LTD will be presenting its diverse lines of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrumentation at the 2017 ACS Spring Meeting, Sunday, April 2 through Tuesday, April 4. The event is organized by the American Chemical Society and will be held at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA. Xenemetrix will showcase its new P-Metrix Portable XRF Analyzer and also display their advanced direct excitation and indirect excitation EDXRF Analyzers. - March 19, 2017 - Xenemetrix
Best Education Websites to be Named by 21st Annual WebAward Competition
Excellence deserves recognition and the best education websites, including schools and universities, will be recognized by the Web Marketing Association as part of their 2017 WebAward competition for website development. - March 16, 2017 - Web Marketing Association
Galen Opens Doors to Advanced Nursing Education Facility
Galen College of Nursing opened its doors to a newly expanded and renovated San Antonio campus, a 70,000-square-foot facility that features high-level clinical learning labs as well as the new Galen Simulation Hospital that includes a simulation ER, ICU and Pediatric Unit, and gives students a... - March 15, 2017 - Galen College of Nursing
Corporate Screening Announces Its Updated VerifyStudents Website
VerifyStudents.com, Corporate Screening's student background screening website, was just redesigned, and features a fresh new look and expanded functionality. - March 12, 2017 - Corporate Screening Services, Inc.
Career Step Adds California State University, Bakersfield as an Academic Partner
California State University, Bakersfield is the newest institution to join Career Step’s network of over 150 academic partners. - March 10, 2017 - Career Step
Girl Starter, a Multi-platform Company, Announces Its First Reality-Competition TV Show and Launches Its Digital Site, GirlStarter.com
GirlStarter.com goes live for International Women’s Day on March 8. - March 08, 2017 - Girl Starter LLC
Katherine Leigh Myers Honored as a Lifetime Member by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Katherine Leigh Myers of Fairborn, Ohio has been honored as a Lifetime Member by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Katherine Leigh Myers Ms. Myers has over 20 years in the education field. She is... - March 08, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
MCS Achieves kCura’s Relativity “Best in Service” Designation
The MCS Group, Inc. has been awarded kCura’s Blue-level Relativity Best in Service designation for their product knowledge, secure infrastructure and outstanding customer service to Relativity end-users. - March 06, 2017 - The MCS Group, Inc.
NACCE-ARC Symposium on Entrepreneurship as an Engagement Strategy Slated for March 30-31
NACCE and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will host their second regional conference for educators and administrators who want to learn how to use entrepreneurship as an engagement strategy to stimulate economic growth in local communities. The summit will be held March 30-31 at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee. - March 03, 2017 - National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
Landmark School Nurse Initiative Launched in Honor of Endometriosis Awareness Month
Collaborative effort brings accurate education about endometriosis to school nurses and their students across the United States throughout Awareness Month and beyond. - March 01, 2017 - Center for Endometriosis Care
World's Biggest Data Brains Converge on China for ICT Challenge
Over 7,500 global students whittled down to just 96 for two-day event in Shenzhen - March 01, 2017 - Huawei ICT Academy
Racism and Sexism in America: Verdadism Exhibition at Women's Rights National Historical Park
Women’s History Month Exhibition at Women's Rights National Historical Park features Soraida Martinez’s historically significant Verdadism paintings on racism and sexism. - February 28, 2017 - Artist Soraida
Ronald W. Maestas Has Been Recognized as a 2017 Strathmore’s Who’s Who Professional of the Year
Dr. Ronald W. Maestas, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, has recently been recognized as a 2017 Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in field of Management Information Systems. - February 28, 2017 - Strathmore Who's Who
BioLogue STEM Events for Youth Ages 5 - 18 Returning in 2017
BioLogue Laboratorium will host a hodgepodge of hands on explorations for youth ages 5 - 18 on March 25th, 2017 at Exchange Park Recreation Center in Decatur, GA. Workshops will include: Microscopy, Anatomy & Physiology, Genetics, Bridge Design an more. - February 19, 2017 - BioLogue Laboratorium
Write Right Enters the Market
Write Right, a newcomer to the proofreading and editing market is making its official debut via fiverr.com. The company enters the market in perfect timing, with it being mid-semester and final projects and research papers are approaching. Their vision of being a low cost provider for American... - February 18, 2017 - Write Right
Actor Bill Pullman to Deliver Commencement Address at Warren Wilson College
Bill Pullman will underscore the importance of community in a speech at his sons' alma mater in Asheville, North Carolina. He plans to look closely at the idea of “changing the world.” With so many different changemakers trying to engage in different ways, Pullman said it is harder to know what a new and “changed” world looks like. - February 17, 2017 - Warren Wilson College
Career Step Partners with University of Utah to Train Employees as Pharmacy Technicians
University of Utah leverages Career Step’s program to fill pharmacy technician shortage by covering tuition for current employees interested in a career change. - February 16, 2017 - Career Step
Unbound Medicine and APSA Launch Pediatric Surgery Library
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for health care, and the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA), the nation’s largest professional organization serving the pediatric surgical specialty, today launched the Pediatric Surgery Library - the premier digital... - February 15, 2017 - Unbound Medicine
Local College Teaches Importance of Internet Safety
North Shropshire College (NSC) has been busy trying to stress the importance of e-safety to students through a mandatory e-safety quiz. - February 10, 2017 - North Shropshire College
Choose2Luv, Inc. Partnering with the CIAA and Coca-Cola Bottling CO. Consolidated to Provide Empowerment Training to College Students
Choose2Luv, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization, is partnering with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated to offer Youth Empowerment Training to 48 select college campus leaders. The training program is designed to equip young people... - February 08, 2017 - Choose2Luv, Inc.
Indiana Concurrent Enrollment Leaders Form New Professional Organization
The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) announced that its Board of Directors has approved the affiliation of a new state chapter: the Indiana Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (INCEP). INCEP joins eight other state and regional affiliated chapters of NACEP,... - February 08, 2017 - National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships
Unusual Conference to Explore Soundtrack of the Ancient World
A new multi-disciplinary field of study provides a compelling understanding of what sound and music were doing for people in antiquity. - February 07, 2017 - The OTS Foundation
Career Coach Offers Unique "Support" to Parents Who Have a Son or Daughter Who is Struggling to Jumpstart Their Life or Career
Margie Curry, Charleston Career Coach, is an advocate for parents who have a son or daughter that is struggling to jumpstart their life or career. She is the only career coach who offers coaching sessions for parents. - February 07, 2017 - Medical Interview Coaching & College Career Coaching
Appalachian Regional Healthcare and Galen College of Nursing Partner to Offer Associate Degree in Nursing Programs in Hazard, KY
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) and Galen College of Nursing announced today a partnership to offer an associate degree in nursing program at a new location based in the ARH System Center building in Hazard, Kentucky. In response to the continued and growing nursing shortage in the region,... - February 02, 2017 - Galen College of Nursing
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture Announces New Office Space in Chicago, IL
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture successfully finishes its new office space in Chicago, IL with the help of Garvey’s Office Products’ furniture specialists. - February 01, 2017 - Garvey's Office Products
Career Step Adds NTI Business and Industry as Academic Partner
Northwest Technical Institute Business and Industry Training Center joins Career Step’s trusted network of 150+ academic partners. - February 01, 2017 - Career Step
Charleston Career Coach Offers "New" Service for New College Grads
Margie Curry, Coach and Owner of Medical Interview Coaching & College Career Coaching in Charleston, is now offering a "new" service to New College Grads. It is called "Transition Coaching." "I am now coaching new college grads on transition from college to the job market," says Ms. Curry, who was a top Career Coach in Atlanta for several years, before relocating to Charleston. - January 31, 2017 - Medical Interview Coaching & College Career Coaching
Inaugural Class of GW Congressional Nuclear Security Fellows Selected
Fellows will spend one year working on nuclear security issues in the House of Representatives. - January 31, 2017 - Elliott School of International Affairs
Charleston Career Coach Provides Coaching Sessions for Parents of Students & New College Grads
Margie Curry, Charleston Career Coach, offers parents special "Meet & Greet" Coaching Sessions, when they have a son or daughter who is struggling to jumpstart their life or career. She coaches high school students, college students, and new college grads. "Parents really appreciate this support," says Ms. Curry, who was a top Career Coach and Recruiter in Atlanta for several years, before relocating to Charleston. Services include: career coaching, interview coaching, and social skills coaching - January 30, 2017 - Medical Interview Coaching & College Career Coaching
Capita Conferences Announce Details of Their The Future of Apprenticeships in Scotland Conference – Wednesday 8th March 2017, Edinburgh
This conference gives you a unique opportunity to hear directly from the Minister for Employability and Training on changes to apprenticeship funding. - January 29, 2017 - Capita Conferences
Unimarket NOW 2017 to Bring Procurement Professionals to Philadelphia for Sixth Annual Users Conference
System Users, Suppliers and Industry Experts to Converge in the City of Brotherly Love - January 26, 2017 - Unimarket
BCU Doubles Down on Financial Wellness with Enrich Education Platform
Partnership to produce financial well-being command center for Credit Union members. - January 26, 2017 - iGrad
Faculty Row Network of 50,000+ Professors "Weighs In" on US Economy & Donald Trump
Faculty Row announces the results of a poll of its members indicating that few believe incoming President Trump’s policies will help the American economy. Following up on its 2013 poll which asked over 50,000 professors to rate the US economy, Faculty Row, in conjunction with Political... - January 25, 2017 - Faculty Row
Campus Consortium Joins EDUCAUSE Partner Program
Campus Consortium, the largest global education association of schools, colleges and universities, today announced their Partnership with EDUCAUSE as a Bronze Partner. EDUCAUSE is higher education’s largest technology association. - January 25, 2017 - Campus Consortium
Corporate Screening Partners with Trajecsys Corporation: Integrates Student Screening & Compliance Services with Clinical Management and Tracking
Corporate Screening has partnered with Trajecsys Corporation to integrate the VerifyStudents suite of background screening and compliance products with the Trajecsys Report System. - January 25, 2017 - Corporate Screening Services, Inc.
College Expands Marketing & Business Development Team
North Shropshire College (NSC) is pleased to announce the recruitment of two fantastic new members of staff joining the management team. - January 25, 2017 - North Shropshire College
Walford College Gets an Equipment Boost
The Walford Campus of North Shropshire College (NSC) has taken delivery of two new telehandlers for students to practice their skills on, one a JCB supplied from Rea Valley Tractors and a Massey Ferguson from RVW Pugh. - January 25, 2017 - North Shropshire College
KnILE Center to Hold College Readiness Workshop with Texas Lutheran University Admissions Director, Tommy Newton
Local private school partners with TLU for workshop - January 23, 2017 - KnILE Center
North Shropshire College Access to HE Students Moving Up
An awards event was held in Scholars Restaurant, North Shropshire College to celebrate the successful completion of the January intake of Access to HE (Health) students. - January 23, 2017 - North Shropshire College
Faculty Row Has Now Become the Leading Platform for Academics Across the Globe
Initially a generic hub for scholars, Faculty Row gained traction by aggregating a fragmented academic job market. It has also helped introduce academics to one another through "soft introduction" and has produced a growing number of white paper press releases on national and global events. - January 23, 2017 - Faculty Row
Faculty Row's "Super Professors" Continues to Grow Internationally
Faculty Row's "Super Professors" program is gaining traction and recognition from academics both domestically and globally. - January 21, 2017 - Faculty Row
Hänel Storage Systems Donates Vertical Storage Carousel to Vincennes University
Hänel Storage Systems in Pittsburgh, PA has donated a vertical storage AS/RS unit to Vincennes University in Plainfield, IN for the education of students in supply chain logistics management. - January 21, 2017 - Hanel Storage Systems
Illinois College Awarded $60,000 Grant by Campus Consortium to Improve Security and Single Sign-On
Illinois College, a private, independent liberal arts college located in Illinois, announced today that it is a recipient of a $60,000 Grant from Campus Consortium for security and single sign-on. - January 20, 2017 - Campus Consortium
SimplyCast Welcomes CTS College of Business and Computer Science Ltd.
SimplyCast is excited to have CTS College as a new education client. CTS College plans to use SimplyCast for CRM, landing pages, and email broadcast. SimplyCast offers an affordable solution for college and universities worldwide. - January 19, 2017 - SimplyCast
EdBooks Announces New Virtual Mediabooks for Higher Education
EdBooks LLC, an innovative 21st century publisher, today announced a new line of virtual mediabook products for the higher education market. These products are part of a unique, integrated curriculum framework created through a fusion of information science and learning design. The mediabooks can be used as textbook replacements or as complete frameworks for online and hybrid courses. - January 19, 2017 - EdBooks
GoAbroad.com Launches International Educators United for Women Campaign
GoAbroad.com, the leading search engine for meaningful international travel, has announced they will spearhead a campaign to participate in and support the Women’s March on Washington (www.womensmarch.com/) taking place on January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The campaign, dubbed... - January 15, 2017 - GoAbroad.com
Edu Alliance Names North America Advisory Council
Edu Alliance, a international higher education consulting firm with offices in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America announces the formation of a Advisory Council for North America. The nine founding members are: Dr. Roger Brown: Chancellor Emeritus of... - January 13, 2017 - Edu Alliance Group
Galen Announces Launch of 3-Year Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Galen College of Nursing announced today the launch of a 3-Year Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree. Offering solely nursing education, Galen is focused on supporting the nursing profession and the communities it serves at its four ground campuses in San Antonio, Louisville, Cincinnati, and Tampa... - January 12, 2017 - Galen College of Nursing
SimplyCast Welcomes The British Columbia Institute of Technology Student Association
SimplyCast is excited to have The British Columbia Institute of Technology Student Association (BCITSA) as a new education client. BCITSA plans to use SimplyCast to organize member data efficiently. SimplyCast offers an affordable solution for colleges and universities worldwide. - January 12, 2017 - SimplyCast