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Gary Drewing donates $100 K to Tradition Meets Tomorrow – Columbia College in Missouri(0)
 February 2011 Gary Drewing donates 0 K to Tradition Meets Tomorrow Trustee is owner of Machens family of dealerships; his son is a graduate. The January afternoon was foreboding, with gusty winds, temperatures in the 20s and sporadic snowshowers. Inside the Lee Room of Dulany Hall, however, the warmth was palpable as Dr. Gerald Brouder stepped to the podium to introduce Gary Drewing, Columbia College trustee and sole owner of the Machens family of mid-Missouri car dealerships. Drewing, whose son Gary Jr. graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Columbia College in 1999, donated 0000 to Tradition Meets Tomorrow, the college’s science initiative that seeks to build a dedicated new science building. Drewing became a trustee in 1999 and has been a generous contributor over the years, providing support to athletics, the Atkins-Holman Student Commons, Destination Excellence and many other campaigns and initiatives. Drewing joined Joe Machens Ford in 1983 as partner and general manager. He became sole owner of the Machens dealership in 2006. Machens is today one of the area’s largest employers, with over 550 employees. Machens Ford is the No. 1 Ford dealership in sales in Missouri and one of the top 25 in the nation. Drewing said his connection to the college began when he dated a young lady from Christian College, a connection strengthened as his son studied and played soccer here. “He had a remarkable experience,” said Drewing. Drewing added the … |
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Kelly Young RA Warrior talks with Mayo Clinic about American College of Rheumatology Meeting(3)
She was the first patient blogger to attend as a member of the press, and Kelly, Young, advocate for Rheumatology Arthritis patients, is attending The American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting again this year. Her mission-Empower RA patients to advocate for improved diagnosis and treatment. In 2009, Kelly created the website, Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior. Her leadership has earned her a position as an advisory board member on Mayo Clinic’s Social Media Health Network. We caught up with her at Mayo Clinic’s Social Media Summit recently where she discussed her RA experience, what she hopes the experts can learn from her at the Rheumatology conference, and one of her new projects. |
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Stop College Hazing or Publicity Stunt at Florida University?(38)
A Florida A&M University drum major died in a hazing incident that was ruled a homicide. The school is planning on creating a commission to come up with ideas on how to stop hazing but some believe it is a publicity stunt. Ana Kasparian and Jayar Jackson discuss on TYT University. www.reuters.com Subscribe to TYT U for more videos: www.youtube.com
The E-4B’s official designation is the National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP), pronounced “knee-cap.” But the aircraft is more commonly known as the “doomsday plane,” because its premier function is to serve as a flying command, control and communications (C3) center in the event of a national emergencyor nuclear war. When the president travels on Air Force One, an E-4B usually follows behind the presidential entourage. Unlike Air Force One, however, the E-4B can be refueled in midair and so has considerably greater range. For this reason, when the president goes abroad on long trips he occasionally flies on an E-4B to save travel time. The plane also doubles as a mobile office for the Secretary of Defense. Recently, for example, when the newly appointed Defense Secretary Robert Gates traveled to London for talks with Prime Minister Tony Blair, he rode on an E-4B. According to various reports, his predecessor, Donald Rumsfeld, often used the plane, and much preferred it. A recent article in the Air Force Civil Engineer describes the E-4B as “a truly amazing” aircraft, and provides more details about its impressive specs. The 0 million dollar aircraft has all of the advanced electronics needed for world-wide communication. If Air Force One can be accurately described as a flying White House, then, the E-4B is a substitute pentagon. The plane’s electronics cover the full radio spectrum, from extremely low frequency (ELF) to high frequency (UHF). Which enables … |
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athenahealth and HireClix Receive onrec Award for Best College Recruiting Program(0)
athenahealth and HireClix Receive onrec Award for Best College Recruiting Program
(PRWEB) November 02, 2011 The Recruiting Conference #104 – athenahealth Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of cloud-based practice management services to medical groups, and HireClix, athenahealth’s recruitment marketing agency, were honored last night with an onrec Award for Best College Recruiting Program at The Recruiting Conference in Chicago, Ill. The “athenahealth Campus Recruiting Food Truck Event” was recognized as the best campus recruiting effort from all entries based on its effectiveness to communicate with upcoming graduates and motivate them to engage with the company.
“We are so proud to be recognized by the onrec Awards for the athenahealth campus food truck event,” said Jeremy Trelstad, director of recruiting, athenahealth. “This program achieved two of the hardest and most coveted goals of recruitment marketing – precision targeting and a creative call to action. We are grateful to our recruitment marketing partner HireClix for sprouting this unique idea, and executing it flawlessly on our behalf.”
As a cloud-based services business, athenahealth is consistently looking to recruit talented, highly-skilled software developers that will make great “athenistas”. Due to the overall demand for software developers and the competitive hiring environment in the greater Boston area, in 2011 athenahealth was seeking new, creative ways to attract candidates to apply to their software developer positions. athenahealth turned to their recruitment marketing partner, HireClix, to deliver a break-through idea that was targeted and efficient.
Knowing the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a hotbed of talented software programmers, HireClix suggested that athenahealth sponsor a mobile food truck and give away free organic meals during the breaks between MIT final exams. More than 300 students attended the event in May of 2011. athenahealth recruiters and software developers were there to talk to students about the corporate culture at athenahealth and encourage them to apply for open positions.
HireClix used social media channels to drive students to the event, including Facebook ads specifically targeting students studying math and engineering at MIT. The Facebook advertising campaign delivered 7,000 branded media impressions to students. athenahealth signage and collateral at the event reinforced the company’s employment brand and articulated the benefits of being an “athenista”.
“We are fortunate to have such an open-minded client in athenahealth. Often the more creative and risky recruiting programs get left on the drawing board but the athenahealth recruiting team takes calculated risks to help their employer brand stand out,” says Neil Costa, founder and CEO of HireClix. “As a company athenahealth embodies the culture of fast-paced innovation and that comes across in the way they connect with candidates.”
“Our goal was to build a community presence and increase brand awareness for athenahealth on campus,” said Susan Treadway, senior manager of human resources shared services at athenahealth. “The campus food truck was a wonderfully creative idea that generated buzz and goodwill among students, the career office and our own employees. It was a huge success!”
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2011 College Fed Challenge National Finals, Albion College(0)
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Start the New Year Off Right – Enroll at Charter Oak State College(0)
Start the New Year Off Right – Enroll at Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT (PRWEB) December 15, 2011 Registration for spring semester has begun at Charter Oak State College, Connecticut’s public online college for adults completing bachelor’s degrees. Classes begin on January 23. An open house is scheduled for January 12 from 4-7 p.m. Students can register for spring semester classes until January 18 by visiting CharterOak.edu/Career. Prospective students can enroll at the college at any time year-round.
The open house will take place at the College’s administrative offices, located at 55 Paul Manafort Drive in New Britain. Students will have an opportunity to meet faculty, take part in an online course demonstration, and register for spring courses. Please RSVP to admissions(at)charteroak(dot)edu.
New Career Tracks
Two new tracks are being offered in the Business Administration concentration – Logistics and Small Business Management. A new IT Leadership track is being offered in the Information Systems concentration.
In response to predicted workforce demand, beginning in fall 2012, Charter Oak will offer a new Health Information Management degree. To request enrollment information, visit CharterOak.edu/career.
Currently Charter Oak offers 16 concentrations that can be completed through the exclusive use of online courses, including Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Health Care Administration, Information Systems Studies, Organizational Leadership and Public Safety Administration.
Join Our Weekly Online Chats
Have questions but can’t come to the College in person? Weekly online chats are a convenient way to learn more about finishing your degree. Chats are held every Monday from 1:00 – 2 p.m. EST (excluding December 26 and January 2). An evening chat is scheduled on January 4 from 4 to 5 p.m. Simply go to CharterOak.edu/livechat to join. Enrollment service counselors will be in the chatroom to answer Admissions- related questions and to talk about the College.
To learn more about Charter Oak State College, visit CharterOak.edu/career. Charter Oak State College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. A public college in the Connecticut state system of higher education, Charter Oak provides degree completion and online learning opportunities for adults busy fulfilling commitments to career and family.
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Manhattan College Director Committed To Expanding Interfaith Dialogue on The Holocaust and Genocide Through New Programming(0)
Manhattan College Director Committed To Expanding Interfaith Dialogue on The Holocaust and Genocide Through New Programming
Riverdale, NY (PRWEB) December 02, 2011 Mehnaz M. Afridi, Ph.D., a scholar in Muslim identity and Jewish relations, was hired last summer as the director for Manhattan College’s newly expanded Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith (HGI) Education Center, and is about to wrap up her first semester with the College after hosting a variety of enlightening lectures and panels.
With Afridi’s scholarly commitment to the study of the Holocaust and genocide and years of dedicated work in interfaith relations, she was chosen to lead HGI in broadening its focus. Formerly called the Holocaust Resource Center, HGI expanded in July of this year to include helping to promote a better understanding among Christians, Jews and Muslims through interfaith dialogue at various programming and educational events offered for both the College and community.
A student-run panel analyzing the misperceptions of Islam in the modern world; a post 9/11 interfaith discussion with three women from different faiths; and a lecture with a senior historian and archivist from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass), were just a few highlights during the fall semester. In addition, Afridi is organizing a film screening and discussion on The Lesson Plan: The Story of the Third Wave with another professor for early next semester.
She is constantly exploring ways to integrate the Holocaust with tolerance of other faiths, and as a result, is having the exhibition Besa, which means promise, come to the College’s campus next fall. The exhibit shows how Albanian Muslims are helping Jews, and it’s the first step of reconciliation rather than looking at the negative relationship between Jews, Muslims and Christians.
Afridi is also serving as an assistant professor of religious studies at Manhattan College and is teaching a course in Islam. In the past, she has taught at Antioch University, National University, American Intercontinental University and Loyola Marymount University, and also received her doctorate in religious studies from the University of South Africa, and her M.A. and B.A. from Syracuse University.
“In her public talks in academic conferences, in temples and synagogues all over the greater Los Angeles area, Dr. Afridi has dedicated herself to interfaith dialogue, the importance of the Holocaust and the critical importance of interpreting key Muslim texts accurately,” wrote Michael Berenbaum, Ph.D., director of the Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust at the American Jewish University.
Since moving to New York, Afridi is preparing to publish her first two books, The Shoah Through Muslim Eyes and Orhan Pamuk’s Global Literature: Existentialism and Politics (co-edited by David Buyze, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Toronto), and is frequently presenting as a guest speaker locally and internationally. In fact, in October she traveled to Istanbul, Turkey to attend the American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA) Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality (WISE) conference and moderated a panel on women and leadership. She also was the moderator at the Building a Global Muslim/Jewish Alliance panel at the 92nd Street Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association on Nov. 17.
During the month of September, Afridi spoke at the In Good Faith: Stories of Hope and Resilience event, which was sponsored by ASMA along with the Cordoba Initiative and the Interchurch Center. She also joined other faith leaders at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, an Orthodox Synagogue, on Sept. 10 to discuss the principles of justice and commonalities of Judaism and Islam.
To learn more about Afridi and her new role at Manhattan College, please contact Liz Connolly, assistant director of communications, via e-mail public_relations(at)manhattan(dot)edu or by phone at (718) 862-7231.
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College Algebra: Add, Subtract Radical Expressions(1)
www.mindbites.com Taught by Professor Edward Burger, this lesson was selected from a broader, comprehensive course, College Algebra. This course and others are available from Thinkwell, Inc. The full course can be found atwww.thinkwell.com The full course covers equations and inequalities, relations and functions, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations, conic sections and a variety of other AP algebra, advanced algebra and Algebra II topics. Edward Burger, Professor of Mathematics at Williams College, earned his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin, having graduated summa cum laude with distinction in mathematics from Connecticut College. He has also taught at UT-Austin and the University of Colorado at Boulder, and he served as a fellow at the University of Waterloo in Canada and at Macquarie University in Australia. Prof. Burger has won many awards, including the 2001 Haimo Award for Distinguished Teaching of Mathematics, the 2004 Chauvenet Prize, and the 2006 Lester R. Ford Award, all from the Mathematical Association of America. In 2006, Reader’s Digest named him in the “100 Best of America”. Prof. Burger is the author of over 50 articles, videos, and books, including the trade book, Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas and of the textbook The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking. He also speaks frequently to professional and public audiences … |
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What Makes Faith Stick During College?(0)
What Makes Faith Stick During College?
Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) September 13, 2011 Parents and church youth leaders often see big changes in youth group graduates as they transition to college, but one change that can catch them off guard is a vastly diminished commitment to faith. To give parents, leaders, and churches the practical tools needed to instill long-term faith in young people, the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) at Fuller Seminary has just completed six years of “Sticky Faith” research through the College Transition Project.
Previous studies indicate that 40 percent to 50 percent of all youth group graduates fail to stick with their faith or connect with a faith community after high school.* To unearth why that is and what can be done to help students develop a faith that thrives over the long haul, FYI paired interviews of youth group graduates with a longitudinal study of approximately 500 youth group graduates during their first three years in college. Based on this research, FYI has unveiled three counterintuitive findings with enormous ramifications for the long-term faith development of American teenagers:
1. While most U.S. churches focus on building strong youth groups, teenagers also need to build relationships with adults of all ages.
Contrary to the assumption that involving teenagers in youth group and peer activities is the key to vibrant spirituality, students’ participation in all-church worship during high school was more consistently linked with developing a mature faith in both high school and college than any other participation variable. Rather than only attending their own Sunday School classes, worship services, small groups, and service activities, young people appear to benefit from intergenerational activities. Churches and families wanting to instill deep faith in youth should help them build a web of relationships with committed and caring adults.
2, Churches and families overestimate youth group graduates’ readiness for the struggles ahead with dire consequences for the faith.
Only one in seven high school seniors report feeling prepared to face the challenges of college life with few ready for the intensity of the college experience: loneliness, the search for new friends, being completely on their own for the first time, and the sudden availability of partying. One pervasive struggle for college students is finding a new church, as evident by the 40 percent of freshman who report difficulty doing so. Young people retrospectively report that the first two weeks of their college freshman year set the trajectory for their remaining years in school.
Parents and leaders should talk earlier and more frequently about college, including helping entering freshman develop a plan for the first two weeks complete with church attendance, as well as an investigation of ministries and churches nearby that offer a transitional lifeline.
3. While teaching young people the “dos” and “don’ts” of Christian living is important, an overemphasis on behaviors can sabotage faith long-term.
When asked what it means to be Christian, one-third of subjects as college juniors (all of whom were youth group graduates) failed to mention “Jesus” or “Christ” but rather emphasized behaviors. This and a few related findings suggest that students tend to view the gospel as a “do” and “don’t” list of behaviors instead of a faith that also transforms interior lives and beliefs. One of the dangers of reducing Christianity to this sort of external behavior is that when students fail to live up to the activities they think define Christianity, their feelings of guilt can make them quickly abandon their faith altogether.
Parents and leaders eager to build sticky faith in youth need to exemplify and explain that while particular behaviors and practices are part of the faith, the focus is on trusting (not just obeying) Christ along with explaining how he leads, guides, and changes us from the inside. Young people better navigate their faith journey when adults share the challenges of their own spiritual paths—including ups, downs, and turning points.
Commentary on the Findings
Dr. Kara Powell, executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute, expressed both concern over the faith trajectories of youth group graduates as well as optimism about the transformative potential of the research findings. “As many churches and denominations experience decline, and as anxious parents wonder about their children’s futures, this Sticky Faith research has the power to spark a movement that not only changes youth, but also families and churches. Throughout the research, we’ve been sharing preliminary results and are impressed with the powerful changes families and churches have already been able to make by incorporating the findings.”
Brand New Sticky Faith Resources
Expanded analyses of the groundbreaking Sticky Faith research and implications are fleshed out in two just-released books: Sticky Faith by Kara E. Powell and Chap Clark, and Sticky Faith: Youth Worker Edition by Kara E. Powell, Brad M. Griffin, and Cheryl A. Crawford (Zondervan Publishing). For more information on the research and to sign up for a free FYI E-Journal, visit stickyfaith.org, or follow @stickyfaith on twitter.
About FYI
Based in Pasadena, California, the Fuller Youth Institute (fulleryouthinstitute.org) is part of Fuller Theological Seminary, one of the largest evangelical seminaries in the world with more than 4,000 Master’s level and Doctoral students. The mission of the Fuller Youth Institute is to leverage research into resources that elevate leaders, youth, and families.
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Reeves College Launches Holiday Fundraising Campaigns(0)
Reeves College Launches Holiday Fundraising Campaigns
Lloydminster, AB (Vocus) November 27, 2009 Students at Reeves College in Lloydminster, AB are taking the time to raise funds, and awareness, for community members in need this holiday season.
Reeves College adheres to a business dress code, helping students dress the part for their future careers. During the holiday season, students in Lloydminster have the opportunity to wear jeans or casual wear if they bring in food items for the Salvation Army or an item to be donated to Interval Home, a shelter for battered women.
Interval Home provides women and children in the Lloydminster area with a safe place to go when fleeing domestic violence, dealing with a family crisis or have lost their home. The shelter looks for donations that range from personal toiletry items to clothing to books and board games for kids.
Reeves College hopes their donations will help spread some holiday cheer to those who need it most.
To find out more about Reeves College, find us at http://www.reevescollege.ca and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ReevesCollege). If you would like to make a donation to the Lloydminster campus, please call 780.808.2258.
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