College & University News
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Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Ronald W. Maestas with Times Square Appearance
Ronald W. Maestas, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, has recently been recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for his outstanding contributions and achievements in field of Education. In honor of his accomplishments and professionalism, Professor Maestas' image will be projected over Times Square, New York, on August 5th, 2016. - August 03, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
Distance Education Pioneer EDUKAN Partners with Canvas LMS for All 2016 Fall Courses
Award-winning EDUKAN has chosen Canvas for its next generation, consortium-wide learning management system (LMS) to meet the needs of today’s online student. - August 02, 2016 - EDUKAN
Church Hill Classics Presents the 2016 Proudest Moment Photo Contest
Church Hill Classics announces the 2016 Proudest Moment Photo Contest. Cash and prizes to be awarded to 31 winners. - July 28, 2016 - Church Hill Classics
Brandman University Social Work Program Earns Professional Accreditation
The Council on Social Work Education granted accreditation to Brandman University on July 14, 2016, for its B.A. in social work. The program is one of the few available online nationwide with both accreditation and the flexibility to start classes throughout the year. - July 24, 2016 - Brandman University
Anti-Terrorism Firm ESS Risk Mitigation Launches New Site
Boston-area anti-terrorism firm's new website serves as a guide to its risk-assessment services for both federal and non-federal organizations. - July 22, 2016 - ESS Risk Mitigation, LLC
EDUKAN Board of Presidents Name Esther Lahargoue as Chief Executive Officer
Esther Lahargoue is selected from a diverse and talented pool of exceptional candidates after a comprehensive national search. - July 22, 2016 - EDUKAN
United Alliance Services Awarded Training Bid for Massachusetts Maritime Academy
United Alliance Services is a woman owned (WBE certified) small business in Wareham that has been providing critical safety training to freshman cadets at Massachusetts Maritime Academy for four years, and just won a contract for the next three years. The primary instructor on the MMA contract is Megan Savage, an alumni of Massachusetts Maritime Academy and native of Wareham. - July 22, 2016 - United Alliance Services
Career Step Welcomes Merced College as Academic Partner
Merced College is one of 150+ higher education institutions to partner with Career Step. - July 20, 2016 - Career Step
NSC to Hold Summer Sports Camps
This Summer North Shropshire College (NSC) will be holding Disability Multi-Sports Camps at the Walford Campus. The main emphasis of the camps are for young people to have fun, get involved with some sporting activities and socialise with peers. The multi-sports camps are aimed at people aged 14... - July 20, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC Maintains Prestigious Matrix Accreditation
The Student Services Team at North Shropshire College (NSC) has achieved the prestigious Matrix accreditation once again. The accreditation is a standard for organisations to assess and measure their information, advice and guidance services. The assessment for the Matrix Standard consisted of a... - July 18, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Career Step Partners with Oregon State University
Oregon State University joins Career Step’s trusted network of academic partners. - July 14, 2016 - Career Step
AIC Managements to Provide a Leading University in Dubai Recruitment and Admission Support
AIC Managements is proud to announce recruitment and admission support to a prestigious University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. - July 14, 2016 - AIC Managements
DATA180 to Integrate Scholarly Activity Data with ORCID
DATA180 is proud to announce its membership in ORCID, a non-profit organization for academic researchers that aims to provide a solution to the problem of author ambiguity through the use of ORCID identifiers. As a result of this membership, FACULTY180 users will be able to link their FACULTY180 faculty account to their ORCID identifier, and in turn import their scholarly activity data into FACULTY180 from ORCID. - July 13, 2016 - DATA180
Atlantic University to Offer a Master of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology
Atlantic University (Atlantic) announced today that they have received approval to change the title of their degree program from Master of Arts (MA) in Transpersonal Studies to Master of Arts (MA) in Transpersonal Psychology, a more widely understood and accepted designation. - July 13, 2016 - Edgar Cayce's A.R.E.
Places4Students.com Partners with University of New Hampshire to Provide Off-Campus Housing Solutions
University of New Hampshire has partnered with Places4Students.com, the company specializing in providing academic institutions with off-campus housing solutions. Places4Students.com is introducing a new and improved rental property listing service for students, landlords and members of the... - July 10, 2016 - Places4Students
Podiatry Content Connection to Release the First Intelligent Automated Online Marketing Product for Podiatrists at APMA National Conference
“It’s all about gaining new podiatry patients and paying attention to your existing ones,” says Podiatry Content Connection’s (PCC) Director of Marketing, Jeff Hartman. “I am excited to announce the offering of an automated online marketing system that does it... - July 09, 2016 - Podiatry Content Connection
Patricia A. Cleary Honored as a VIP for Two Consecutive Years by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Patricia A. Cleary of Arlington, Virginia has been honored as a VIP for two consecutive years, 2015 and 2016, by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding achievements and success in the field of education. About Patricia A. Cleary Ms. Cleary has 50 years experience... - July 09, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
Kitchen Cabinet Kings Announces Scholarship to Help Aspiring Entrepreneurs in College
Kitchen Cabinet Kings, the leading online distributor of kitchen and bathroom cabinets, recently announced their 2016 Kitchen Cabinet Kings Entrepreneur Scholarship, designed to help young entrepreneurs afford rising costs of education. Kitchen Cabinet Kings was founded by two entrepreneurs and is... - July 09, 2016 - Kitchen Cabinet Kings
Walford to Welcome Old Students
The Walford Campus of North Shropshire College (NSC) is asking for any former Agriculture students to get in touch. Whether they studied five years ago or 25 years ago NSC would like to hear from them, so please get in touch. NSC, in the near future, is hoping to host a reunion for the Walford Old... - July 09, 2016 - North Shropshire College
SKILLSdox Rebrands Itself to betterU, Focuses on Holistic Growth of the Learner
Aims to Bridge the Prevailing Gap Between the Education and Employment Industry - July 08, 2016 - betterU Canada
AstroTurf and SYNLawn Brands Join APT and SportGroup
APT Advanced Polymer Technology’s business as a member of SportGroup® has some exciting news: After a period of remarkable growth, the time has come for the next chapter in the history of the SportGroup®, and indeed of the sports surfacing industry. In order to complete the line-up... - July 08, 2016 - APT
NSC Win International Trophy a Second Time
A team of sport students from North Shropshire College (NSC) embarked on their third football tour to Barcelona, entering the prestigious international tournament Copa Cataluna U19's. Last year the team secured the trophy with a 1-0 victory over Italian team Giovanile Rimini with a goal from sport... - July 08, 2016 - North Shropshire College
New Zealand Students Study Tour at NSC
A group of agricultural students from Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre in New Zealand have spent the last three weeks at the Walford Campus, as part of a cultural exchange. Three students and an accompanying member of staff made the 24-hour plane journey to North Shropshire to experience a day... - July 08, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Texas Trust Credit Union Gives $100,000 to Support UTA Career Development Center
UTA will name the interview suite within its new Career Development Center the Texas Trust Interview Suite in recognition of the credit union's $100,000 gift to the university. - July 07, 2016 - Texas Trust Credit Union
NSC Science Lecturer Completes Mental Health First Aid Course
One of North Shropshire College’s (NSC) science lecturers has attended a Mental Health First Aid course in Liverpool hosted by Merseyside Youth Association and Mental Health and First Aid England. Shôn Prebble, science lecturer at NSC’s Oswestry Campus, commented, "Mental... - July 06, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Exeley Invites Early Adopters to Test Its Technology at No Cost
Exeley is launching Early Adopter Program that gives privileged access to Exeley’s platform, cutting-edge technology and services, allowing the participants to benefit from the advantageous solutions free of charge. - July 04, 2016 - Exeley
Teq AVIT Best of Show Winner – InfoComm 2016 for AV Technology
InfoComm 2016 was a successful show for Teq AVIT, who was awarded a Best of Show award for its AirPresent WiPS710-NET wireless presentation system. The announcement was made on Friday, June 10, the final day of InfoComm 2016. "In a crowded world of wireless AV collaboration devices, the Teq... - July 01, 2016 - Teq AVIT
University of Idaho Launches University-Wide Financial Education Initiative with iGrad
iGrad will provide award-winning, adaptive learning platform to students at Idaho’s oldest university. - June 29, 2016 - iGrad
Miller's Rentals Partners with Rutgers for 250th Commencement: Barack Obama Attends
On Sunday, May 15, 2016, President Barack Obama spoke at Rutgers University for the university’s 250th Anniversary Commencement. Over 40,000 family and guests and 12,000 graduates were present for the historic event, which was the first time a sitting president delivered commencement at the... - June 27, 2016 - Millers Rentals
Ronald W. Maestas Has Recently Been Recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who
Ronald W. Maestas, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, has recently been recognized as a Lifetime VIP Member by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for his outstanding contributions and achievements in field of Education. - June 24, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
UKCE Have Been Announced as a Finalist for KDA Awards 2016
UKCE have been have been declared a finalists for best use of social media at the KDA awards 2016. - June 24, 2016 - Whitefish Marketing
Bloomfield Acupuncture College Gets Master’s Degree Approval
Founded in 1997, the Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine, is the only college in New Jersey offering aspiring acupuncture clinicians with an accredited Master's Degree program. - June 23, 2016 - Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine
Gilbert Gordon is Professional of the Year in Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Gilbert Gordon of Oxford, Ohio, has been honored by Strathmore’s Who’s Who as a 2016 Professional of the Year. This honor has been bestowed in recognition of his outstanding achievements in Analytical Chemistry. - June 23, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
Mary A. Tinker, RN, MS, MA Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Mary A. Tinker, RN, MS, MA of Denver, Colorado has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of healthcare. About Mary A. Tinker, RN, MS, MA Ms. Tinker has over 47... - June 23, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
NSC Access to HE Students Celebrate Successful End of Year
The Access to Higher Education (HE) students at North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Oswestry Campus recently celebrated their success at an awards event in the College’s training restaurant, Scholars. The event allowed students and staff to reflect on the year they had had together and... - June 22, 2016 - North Shropshire College
New Free Shipping on Event Display Marketing Products at Red Iron Brand Solutions
Red Iron Brand Solutions announces the launch of their new event display marketing company on the forefront of the latest event display products and cutting edge technology. Products with free and quick shipping options are available at www.redironbrand.com with innovative and unique branding solutions for the hospitality and trade show industries. Red Iron brings unmatched quality, personal service and creative industry experience to the forefront as a leader in the market. - June 21, 2016 - Red Iron Brand Solutions
NSC Hosts Finnish Students in Erasmus Exchange
North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Walford Campus has played host to students from Finland for four weeks. NSC has welcomed Hanna, Pinja and Salla from Koulutuskeskus Vocational Education Centre in Finland. The students have worked with the Walford Farm Manager, Richard Aldis and local farmer... - June 19, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC Engineering Students Apprenticeship Success
Two Engineering students from North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Aspire Centre have landed themselves apprenticeships, with the Worcester based company, Yamazaki Mazak UK Ltd. Billy Hall and Luke Francis, who are both from Ludlow, have been studying Engineering at the Aspire Centre, Burford,... - June 19, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC Engineering Students Study in Spain
A group of North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Engineering students from the Walford Campus are currently in Huesca, Spain undertaking work experience. The students are working for various Engineering companies in the Huesca region of Spain, all of which will enrich their course back at... - June 19, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Embeddetech Introduces Virtuoso Software: The World's First Embedded Virtual Device Framework
Virtual embedded software development for professional and student designers of custom electronics, launching a Kickstarter campaign June 20th. - June 16, 2016 - Embeddetech, Inc.
College Students Work Off Debt as GladlyDo Becomes a Staple in Boston Freelance Economy
Families and organizations enjoy having odd jobs and errands done by college students who choose jobs based on skills and schedule - June 15, 2016 - GladlyDo
New Student Housing Project Underway at Oakland University
The new Southern Student Housing Complex, as it is currently called, will create a new 750-bed student housing facility and be the first new housing available on the south side of campus. - June 11, 2016 - Oakland University
NSC Students Paddle Their Way to Success
Students have achieved their Two Star Award in Canoeing and Kyaking. - June 11, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Health and Social Care Students Destined for Great Things
It has been a fantastic year for the Level 3 Health and Social Care students at North Shropshire College (NSC); they have all achieved their hard earned qualification that will take them on to University and into much coveted employment in this sector. All of the students who made applications to... - June 11, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC Public Service Students in Gruelling Snowdonia Assessment
Level 3 Uniformed Public Services students at North Shropshire College (NSC) have recently been on a two day trip to Snowdonia National Park, the trip formed part of their assessment as they had to plan and execute each part. The students stayed on Tryfan, one of the most rugged and spectacular... - June 11, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Saint Louis University Implements Unimarket as Comprehensive eProcurement Solution
Saint Louis University, a Catholic, Jesuit university, and Unimarket, an innovator in e-procurement and spend management solutions for higher education, have commenced rolling out Unimarket's full suite of solutions, with integration to St. Louis’s Banner® by Ellucian finance system. - June 10, 2016 - Unimarket
NSC Holds Family Festival
North Shropshire College (NSC) has recently held its annual Family Funday and Football Festival; this year’s event was held in partnership with the Shropshire FA and raised money for the Severn Hospice charity. As well as the football tournament, there were many craft stalls trading and the... - June 10, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Win a Trip Around Europe for the Best Final Year Project (TFG) or Master's Thesis (TFM) in the Genial Awards
The first annual Genial Awards will reward university students with the most comprehensive TFG or TFM presentations using the "Genial.ly" tool. These lucky students can celebrate the completion of their academic journey with an epic trip across Europe. - June 09, 2016 - Genially
NSCS Announces Recipients of Induction Recognition Award
Fifty exceptional members of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) have been awarded the Induction Recognition Award. This award is presented to engaged members of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) who exemplify the ideals of scholarship, leadership and service. NSCS... - June 09, 2016 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
The MCS Group, Inc. Announces Partnership with Inspired Review
The MCS Group, Inc., a national provider of outsourcing solutions, announced today their strategic partnership with Inspired Review, a Managed Review firm providing document review to the eDiscovery community. “We care about our client’s ability to take eDiscovery from collections... - June 08, 2016 - The MCS Group, Inc.