Archive for April, 2009
Program Aims to Curb Mississippi Nursing Shortage
There is a problem in Mississippi: nurses are in short supply. As of 2007, state hospitals were reported to have an 8.7 percent nurse vacancy rate, over half a percent higher than the national average, and things are only getting worse. A number of factors seem to be contributing to the shortage, and experts estimate [...]
Oswego County Celebrates Medical Assisting Graduates
Congratulations, recent graduates! It’s getting to be that time again, and this week New York’s Oswego County BOCES Adult Education Department hosted a graduation ceremony to honor its newest recipients of dental assisting and medical assisting degrees. As proud families and friends looked on, eleven new graduates were awarded diplomas and commemorative pins to mark [...]
Four Trends Every Paralegal Should Know
Long ago and once upon a time, being a paralegal didn’t take much more training than a general office assistant position. These days paralegal degrees are a necessity, and with good reason — thanks to an evolving profession and ever-changing technology, there are always new innovations within the profession that demand a professional’s expertise. This [...]
Wilkes University Unveils New Masters Degree in Online Teaching
As we are seeing time and time again, the landscape of learning is rapidly changing. Not only are our methods for learning changing, but our methods of teaching must also change to reflect the shifting world of education. One major change has been, of course, the recent rise of distance learning, and Wilkes University is [...]
Fresno Pacific University Introduces New Global MBA Program
Most good MBA programs are of immeasurable benefit when it comes to a career in the business world, but in today’s global economy there is a growing need for MBA programs that reflect that. Fresno Pacific University’s new Global MBA is offering exactly that, and stands perfectly poised to be one of the top MBA [...]
Penn State Criminal Justice System Awarded First ACJS Certification for an Online School
Congratulations, Penn State! This month their World Campus online criminal justice program was officially awarded certification through the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. According to Dr. Barbara Sims, professor of criminal justice and chair of the department at Penn State Harrisburg, the certification comes as a major source of validation, helping to boost the image [...]
Avoiding Oppenheimer College Fund Disasters in the Future
Today in Bloomberg News, iMoney author and regular Bloomberg columnist John F. Wasik discussed the recent nationwide epidemic of 529 savings plan collapses, taking a detailed look into the trading practices of investment firms like OppenheimerFunds and what led to their downfalls.
For some reason, Oppenheimer’s Core Bond and Champion Income funds had been investing [...]
Study Predicts California Facing Shortage of College Graduates for Workforce
California has one of the lowest college enrollment rates in the nation, and that’s a statistic that could come back to haunt it. According to a report released yesterday, by 2025 California may face a shortage of up to a million college graduates needed to support the state’s skilled workforce demands.
Unless policy changes are [...]
$100,000 On the Table in Purdue Life Sciences Competition
Get your business plans ready, because applications are now being accepted for Purdue’s sixth annual University Life Sciences Business Plan Competition, an event on November 10th that will celebrate entrepreneurship in the field of life sciences and will award thousands to a few lucky applicants.
First prize in the competition is $30,000, plus $5,000 in [...]
Distance Learning Brings Shark Dissection to Huntsville Students
Distance learning is going way beyond your average lectures these days, and its applications are only getting better and better. This week students in Huntsville, AL, got the privilege of observing a shark dissection “first hand,” so to speak, thanks to distance learning program Education Television.
Through videoconferencing technology at their schools, kids watched Angela [...]
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