Mar 08
Textbooks are not cheap, and parting with hundreds of dollars each quarter is not easy, especially if the books are needed for only one class or year. Buying used copies of books can help alleviate some of the financial pain caused by textbooks, but there may be a better way. Informa Research Services, a subsidiary [...]
Mar 08
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University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business jumped to the top spot on Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s fifth annual ranking of “The Best Undergraduate Business Schools.” Rounding out the top five are University of Virginia (McIntire), Massachusetts of Technology (Sloan), University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), and Cornell University.
At the top of our ranking and in a year [...]
Aug 18
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Four outstanding Roanoke students have been named 2009-10 Virginia’s Future Leaders Scholarship winners by Cox Communications and the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association (VCTA). Recipients and the college or university they will attend include:
* Kathryn Norbo, University of Virginia
* Craig Tripp, Virginia Tech
* Tim [...]
Aug 18
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Careerminds Group, Inc., a national consulting company specializing in web-based outplacement and career transition services, is pleased to announce a partnership with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey’s Institute for Management and Executive Development (IMED) to be the exclusive provider of career transition services.
The Camden, N.J.-based Rutgers University Institute is a leading provider of [...]
Aug 18
CTB/McGraw-Hill announced that TABE CLAS-E(TM), the Company’s English language proficiency assessment for adult learners, has been approved by the Florida Department of Education. This approval is the latest in CTB/McGraw-Hill’s continued partnership with Florida Adult Educators through the TABE® (Tests of Adult Basic Education) family, now meeting the needs of adult ESL students with [...]
Aug 18
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Nipissing University is pleased to announce fifty, $6000, scholarships donated to the institution by prominent philanthropist Seymour Schulich. The Schulich Scholarships in Science and Education will be awarded to qualified students studying in the concurrent education Bachelor of Science program, as well as students in the Bachelor of Science program with the Orientation to Teaching [...]
Aug 18
On September 15(th) a panel of experts will answer questions and provide useful insight into the business opportunities associated with combating terrorism with technology. Starting with an update on current government and international initiatives, we will quickly move to a discussion of some of the innovative technologies being deployed in the battle against domestic and [...]
Aug 15
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Reginald H. Bowman, President, The City Wide Council of Presidents of the New York City Housing Authorities’ Residents, which represents the 178,000 families that live in the Public Housing of the New York City Housing Authority, announced today that the organization has made a commitment to invest $1.5 million in the AMBER Ready program on [...]
Aug 15
Many back-to-school consumers of laptops, computers, printers, cell phones, PDAs, high-end calculators, cameras, music systems, etc. are seeking to protect and maximize their essential electronic gear for the academic year ahead, according to the Service Contract Industry Council (SCIC).
Students and parents can purchase service contracts (sometimes called extended warranties) to help with repair and replacement [...]
Aug 15
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Lindsey Maxon, a 2009 graduate of Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, received a $2000 scholarship from the Financial Service Centers of America (FiSCA) National Scholarship Program. The July 31 check presentation was held at the corporate office of ACE Cash Express in Irving, Texas.
As a member of FiSCA, the national trade association representing an [...]
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