Certiport today inducted Brian Leonard, dean of academic development and assessment at Southwestern Michigan College (SMC), into the Champions of Digital Literacy Hall of Fame during a gala ceremony at the Certiport PATHWAYS™ HAWAII international conference. Leonard was one of six individuals from around the world honored for his outstanding contributions to ensure SMC’s 3,000 [...]

State lawmakers have wrapped up work on a plan to raise a scholarship for college-bound students in Michigan to $4,000.
The state Senate Wednesday voted unanimously to send the legislation to Governor Granholm, who will sign it.
The state’s current scholarship — called the Merit Award — gives high school students who do well on state standardized [...]

The proposed $4,000 scholarship for all Michigan students completing at least two years of college will encourage more students to complete a degree and will be a boon to the state’s economy, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said in her weekly radio address.
The Michigan Promise Grant, approved by the House last week, would provide students who perform [...]

Putnam Township resident Jeff Buerman founded the program, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, to help grow the sport.
# Scholarship program: Funds raised annually from an E-Bay auction selling tickets to the Iceman Cometh Challenge are awarded to the top 18-and-under male and female finisher from the popular mountain bike event.

The first wave of Michigan State University students in a study abroad program in Britain are on their way home to the United States.
About 160 Michigan State students were in Britain this summer. Most of them were scheduled to fly home Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
University officials say the first group departed London on a flight [...]

Thousands of college students with Michigan Education Trust contracts could be eligible for more financial assistance, thanks to a change in how financial need is calculated.
The new rules are part of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and take effect Saturday. But it’s not immediately clear how many colleges will make the changes or [...]

Michigan has become the first state in the U.S. to require students to successfully complete an online course or learning experience under new legislation signed into law on April 20, 2006, by Governor Jennifer Granholm. This action was part of a comprehensive legislative package to revamp Michigan’s high school graduation requirements beginning with incoming eighth [...]

Michigan education authorities and Microsoft are to create an online course to help students understand how the new global economy will impact their work lives and career opportunities.
Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the course aims to help students learn how the global economy is changing the nature of work in the US and the [...]

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that first-time hunters now can use the Internet to complete a part of their hunter education course. The online course can be found on the DNR’s new Hunter Education Web Page at www.michigan.gov/dnr
“The online course material is essentially the same as the printed material currently used in [...]

The Michigan Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE) is offering six scholarships valued up to $3,000 annually to undergraduate students pursuing an engineering degree at an ABET accredited Michigan college or university. Michigan universities, engineering companies and MSPE fund the scholarships.
An eligible student must be a U.S. citizen and a Michigan resident, be a student member [...]