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New ISU student coaching program designed to improve outcomes Terre Haute, IN (PRWEB) December 13, 2012 As part of an ongoing commitment to increase the percentage of students who complete a four-year college degree, Indiana State University has partnered with InsideTrack, a national student success organization, to launch an executive-style coaching program for incoming ISU students. Earlier this year, ISU issued a request for proposals to support the university in a focused effort to...

BOWIE, Md., Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bowie State University will launch an advocacy campaign to engage students, faculty and staff in a series of initiatives to reduce campus energy consumption and increase personal commitments to sustainability. A $25,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation will help fund the initiatives. "This funding from Verizon comes at just the right time and will move us closer to achieving our energy conservation goals," said Bowie State...

DALLAS, Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wright State University is teaming up with Academic Partnerships to make available online four of the university's leading graduate and post-graduate degrees in education, including the nationally recognized online Teacher Leader degree. Students can soon enroll in four post-graduate academic programs, three of which are new Wright State online offerings: Master of Education--Teacher Leader Master of Education--Principal Education...

DETROIT, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wayne State University has received a $5 million gift from Mort and Brigitte Harris to create scholarships for the School of Medicine and provide resources and ongoing support for the university's community outreach adult literacy program. With each initiative receiving $2.5 million, the gift will create the Mort and Brigitte Harris Endowed Scholarship Fund (Harris Scholars) in the School of Medicine and the Mort and Brigitte Harris...

BALTIMORE, Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SC&H Group, a leading regional CPA and management consulting firm, announced that they have agreed to sponsor the business incubation programs at the bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park. The business incubator programs are focused on delivering space, business advisory services, and access to resources like technical support to early stage companies in the areas of Cyber Security, Life Sciences and Technology and Clean Energy....

GRAND FORKS, N.D., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a timely and innovative move, the University of North Dakota (UND)--offering the nation's first and only fully accredited undergraduate degree in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations--has formed the nation's first UAS Research Compliance Committee in anticipation of federal plans to regulate related privacy issues. The committee will meet monthly to accomplish the following tasks: Establish and enforce a University-wide...

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- National University College, a U.S. leader in educating Hispanics by offering courses online and in Spanish, announced today it is adding nine degree programs. Students can begin enrolling today in accredited programs that include four degrees focused in business, four degrees in criminal justice, and a bachelor's of science in nursing. The new degrees prepare students to be forensic investigators, information systems analysts,...

CLINTON, Iowa, Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford University's official on-campus enrollment for the fall 2012 semester is 968 full-time students, making it the largest on-campus student body in the university's 93-year history. Once again, the increase in enrollment is attributed to the growing reputation of the campus' programs; the student experience; and the university's Academic Scholarship Program, a three-tiered approach for rewarding students for academic excellence....

Tiny directional microphone invented, suitable for hearing aids - that filters out unwanted sounds Binghamton University researcher Ron Miles invented a tiny directional microphone — suitable for use in hearing aids — that filters out unwanted sounds. Now, with help from the SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund, he hopes to bring the idea to the marketplace. Technology for the hearing-impaired is hardly perfect. The small microphones contained within hearing aids do a good job of...

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyber security and privacy company, Lunarline, will be at Call to Serve: Federal and Government Job Fair at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) on Thursday, November 8. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110622/PH24580LOGO ) Current intern, entry, and junior level open positions at Lunarline include: Graphics Intern Human Resources Intern IT Support Intern/Technician Software Development/Programming...