Noack family gifts $20,000 for Blinn scholarship

September 19, 2013Ruth Noack recently graduated from College's Licensed Vocational Nursing program Less than a month after graduating from one of the most rigorous programs Blinn College offers, Ruth Noack is giving back to those who will follow in her footsteps.The Blinn College Foundation recently accepted a $20,000 gift from Ruth Noack...

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Graduate Assistant - Deer/Vegetation Interactions: Texas

AgencyCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research InstituteLocationTexas A&M University-Kingsville. Research on 2 private ranches.Job CategoryGraduate Assistantshipswebsitehttp://www.ckwri.tamuk.eduSalary$1,400/month for M. S. students or $1,600/month for Ph. D. students plus benefits (medical package has a 90 day waiting period).Start Date01/01/2014Last Date to Apply10/01/2013DescriptionVegetation responses to high deer densities in...

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Branker hits high note in leading jazz program

After a session of his course on jazz theory, Anthony D.J. Branker talks with sophomore Jonathan Scholl, a saxophonist who plays in the Concert Jazz Ensemble. Since taking over as director of Princeton's jazz program in 1989, Branker has increased the music department's course offerings in jazz and expanded the University's Jazz Ensembles...

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WLU Welcomes New Faculty for 2013 - 2014

West Liberty University welcomed 14 faculty members to the teaching ranks this fall, bringing the total number of full-time faculty to 144 for the start of the school year. New faculty include:Gregory Chase, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance. Chase joins WLU after teaching at the Australian College of Kuwait. Prior to that he...

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Southwestern University: Academics: Faculty Notables

Southwestern launches new initiative to help prepare students for prestigious national scholarships and fellowshipsOver the years, Southwestern students have had an excellent track record when it comes to being selected for prestigious national scholarships and fellowships such as the Fulbright Teaching Assistantships.But university officials...

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Dr. Seepersad Wins ASEE Educator Award

Mechanical engineering Associate Professor Carolyn Seepersad at The University of Texas at Austin, has recently been selected by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) as an Outstanding New Mechanical Engineering Educator.Professor Seepersad is extremely proud of the work her creative students are doing and wanted to spotlight...

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High School Programs/Study Abroad Programs - Hillsdale College

High School Study Abroad Programs"O, for a Muse of Fire:" The Land and Literature of England- Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, John Milton, Jane Austen, and T.S. EliotMonday, June 16, 2014 - Sunday, June 29, 2014 Rising high school juniors and seniors are invited to earn college credit with Hillsdale faculty in an intensive two-week summer travel seminar on the ideas and historical influences of select English authors and...

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Silver Chips Online : Blair holds "Los Padres" meeting

On Saturday Feb. 9, parents of Hispanic students had an informational meeting about the college admissions process. The event included a question and answer session and a discussion with the selected panel.The panel consisted of Alyssa Perez, who graduated from Towson and now works for her alma mater's Office of Admissions, Jihan Asher,...

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Scholarship Pageant Focuses on Uplifting Young Women

The Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., on the campus of Fayetteville State University (FSU) will hold its annual Miss Black and Gold Pageant on Sunday, September, 29, 2013, at 6 p.m. in J.W. Seabrook Auditorium. The theme of this year's pageant, "The Blame Game," will focus on the growth and rebuilding of young women.Ten...

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Office of Community Engagement Fall 2013 E-Newsletter

Here at the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), we echo the excitement expressed by many College Park residents and city employees in response to several recent University-community partnership efforts designed to launch us toward our goal of becoming a sustainable, world-class college town. In late spring, University of Maryland President...

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El Camino College - ECC Matters - September 2013

"Would You Woodwork?" Woodworking student C.C. Boyce came to Los Angeles for an acting career, but her goals expanded when she enrolled in woodworking classes at El Camino College. She recently launched the first two installments of "Would You Woodwork?" a new comedic and instructional Web series where she gives basic instruction about...

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What Constitutes Merit?

Christine OrtizDean for Graduate EducationWhat Constitutes Merit?Dear Students:I recently attended the 2013 MIT Institute Diversity Summit which focused on the topic of "Meritocracy and Inclusion at MIT: Principles or Practices?" At the Summit, we were reminded that MIT has been an institution committed to the ideal of a meritocracy and...

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University of California - UC Newsroom | A social way to support scholarships

If you think crowdfunding is only for indie filmmakers and bootstrap startups, think again. The University of California today (Sept. 18) became one of the first universities in the nation to tap the fundraising power of social networks with its Promise for Education campaign.The goal: Boost scholarship aid for deserving UC undergraduates...

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Financial Aid Glossary| UW-La Crosse

Accruing Interest (on a loan): The cost of the loan, represented by the interest rate, is adding up prior to the repayment period or prior to a payment installment.Adjusted Available Income: The portion of family income remaining after deducting federal, state, and local taxes, a living allowance, and other factors used in the Federal Need Analysis Methodology.Adjusted Gross Income (AGI): All taxable income as reported on a...

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Simmons College

BOSTON (March 19, 2008) - A nationally known African American research scientist will address what high schools and colleges can do to prepare African American and Latino students to achieve in math, science and engineering, April 3 from 4-6 p.m. at Simmons College. Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore...

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"A Spark of Hope for Peace"

Randolph-Macon College was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from the Davis United World College Scholars program. The grant was used to support a Davis Project for Peace that was created by Kethelyne Beauvais '15, Phuong Bui '15, Nana Adwoa Ohenewaa Bamfo '16, and Shuyan Zhan '15. The students traveled to Haiti August 11-16, 2013 to implement...

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