Archive for September, 2006

NOVA Awards Leadership Scholarship

Sharon McIntosh is the recipient of the 2006-07 Ethel Stewart Leadership Scholarship, which recognizes outstanding leadership in the NOVA Program and campus/community organizations. An extremely activate participant in NOVA, McIntosh has served as a NOVA peer leader and office assistant. She is from Beattyville and will earn her degree in marketing in December 2006.
The Ethel [...]

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Embarq creates LU scholarship endowment

Some Lincoln University students will be eligible for a new, $500 scholarship endowed Friday by Embarq, the local-exchange telephone company spun off earlier this year from Sprint.
The company has donated $10,000 to LU’s Foundation to establish the Embarq/Lincoln University Scholarship Fund.
Company spokesman Greg Gaffke, who also is a Lincoln curator, told fellow board members Thursday [...]

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Immette Saint-Guillen Scholarship Established

Friends and family of native Imette Saint-Guillen have launched a citywide effort to establish a scholarship in her name.
In the six months following her murder in New York City, dozens of fellow Boston Latin School classmates, business leaders and strangers are banning together to make sure her legacy continues.
The initiative culminates with A Night for [...]

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Scholarship opportunities

A. Bannister Scholarship
# Sponsor: Surrey-Lawyers.com.
# Deadline: Jan. 15, 2007.
# Award: $1,200.
# Description: Available to students who will attend college in the 2006-07 school year. You must major in arts, business, pre-law or law and submit an essay of 500 or fewer words on why you think you deserve the scholarship.
# Information: www.surrey-lawyers.com/philanthropy.htm
# Sponsor: National [...]

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

$20,000 Scholarship To Wells for OHS Senior

Oswego High School senior Emily Anderson is the recipient of a $20,000 “21st Century Leadership Scholarship” from Wells College.
She was nominated, attended a leadership conference at the college and earned the scholarship.
From left are Oswego High School house principals Barb Wheeler and Sue Piasecki, Executive Principal Pete Myles, Emily Anderson and her parents, Tracy and [...]

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Indonesia: Tsunami survivor gets scholarship to pursue dream

Azimah, a student at Syiah Kuala University’s School of Nursing in Banda Aceh, can now envision a bright future thanks to a generous package of scholarships to study at Trinity College in Melbourne, Australia.
The 19-year-old Azimah, whose mother and sister were killed in the December 2004 tsunami, said the scholarships were a stepping-stone for her [...]

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Olivet College unveils new scholarship

In staying true to its mission of access and opportunity, Olivet College is offering every high school in Michigan the ability to nominate two graduating seniors to receive the new Olivet College High School Guidance Counselor Scholarship. The scholarship is worth $2,000 a year for four years equaling a total of $8,000 for each qualified [...]

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

South Korean Online Education Market To Expand Sharply

South Korea’s market for online learning is expected to grow rapidly by the year 2010, boosted by people’s passion for education and the country’s information technology infrastructure, a report said Thursday.
South Korea’s market for e-learning is forecast to rise to 1.9 trillion won (US$1.99 billion) for the full year of 2006 and expand at an [...]

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

IMPRESSIONS and EMB Offer Online Learning

IMPRESSIONS University — an online learning program designed to meet the continuing education needs of commercial embroiderers, screen printers, promotional products distributors and others in the decorated apparel industry — launches this month.
Developed by IMPRESSIONS and EMB magazines in association with the JER Group Inc., the IMPRESSIONS University catalog offers instructor-led and self-directed online courses [...]

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Fitch Confirms Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri Student Loan Revs

Fitch has confirmed the outstanding ratings of the following student loan revenue bonds issued by the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (formerly known as Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority or MOHELA):
Fitch confirms the following ratings:
* $17,370,000 subordinate series 1994A, ‘A’;
* $35,000,000 senior series [...]

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Hitting The Books On Student Loans

The homework begins for today’s college students long before they set foot in a university lecture hall. The late nights start with poring over an increasing array of student loan options. “A big part of getting to college and staying in college is figuring out who offers the best interest rate, who offers the best [...]

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Online Continuing Medical Education Programmes Must Adapt to User Demands in a Rapidly Changing Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42134) has announced the addition of eCME: Leveraging Online Continuing Medical Education as a Channel of Influence to their offering.
The changing nature of CME has caused the pharmaceutical industry to reassess its investment in CME. While more restrictive guidelines and increased oversight may persuade many companies to decrease their investments in CME, [...]

Sunday, September 17th, 2006