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Online Education Puts Highly Valuable Psychology Degrees Within Reach

April 1st, 2007

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 40 percent of psychologists are self-employed, with clinical psychologists earning anywhere from $50,000 to over $100,000. The average salary for a psychology professor was $82,554 for the academic year of 2005-2006, according to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. The demand for psychology professionals [...]

Sports Psychology Program the Clear Winner on Online-Education.net

January 9th, 2007

For the Americans who can’t disassociate “Happy New Year” and the start of the college Bowl Championship Series, Online-Education.net recommends that education-minded sports enthusiasts consider a course in sports psychology. Online interest in this industry is strong, with online marketing firm Overture logging over 26,000 searches for information about sports psychology careers in November. Professional-level [...]

Milan nets scholarship

December 7th, 2006

Valley First Penticton Vees netminder Corey Milan is going Ivy League.
The veteran stopper has secured a scholarship with Union College, a New York-based school playing in the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
The ECAC is a 12-team circuit that includes Dartmouth, Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Cornell.
“It’s a great league and this is a great opportunity for me,” [...]

The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town : Book

November 8th, 2006

John Grisham tackles nonfiction for the first time with The Innocent Man, a true tale about murder and injustice in a small town (that reads like one of his own bestselling novels). The Innocent Man chronicles the story of Ron Williamson, how he was arrested and charged with a crime he did not commit, [...]

Military scholarship program partners education, service

September 30th, 2006

A Military Scholaraship Program is available at North Georgia College and State University located in Dahlonega.
The scholarship program pays for tuition, books, fee,s room and board, for students during their undergraduate studies. Students chosen for the program agree to repay the scholarship after receiving their bachelor’s degrees by serving parttime in the Georgia Army National [...]

Thomas F. Marshall Scholarship Fund established at Rush County Community Foundation

August 24th, 2006

The families of Thomas F. Marshall and William J. Herdrich recently created a new endowed scholarship fund at the Rush County Community Foundation in memory of Thomas F. Marshall.
The “Thomas F. Marshall Scholarship Fund” was established in memory of Judge Thomas Marshall by his wife Marylu, William and Debbie Herdrich and Heather Herdrich Meckes in [...]

Scholarship to honor the late Dr. Apple

June 1st, 2006

Alumni and friends of Ohio University have committed $15,000 to establish an endowed scholarship in the College of Education to honor the life and work of the late Dr. Suzanne Apple.
Dr. Apple, a three-time OU graduate, became a licensed psychologist in 1984. During her career, she worked at the Western Guidance Center in Parkersburg, W.Va., [...]

Scholarships help send disabled children to camp

May 15th, 2006

At the Western Connecticut Association for Human Rights (WeCAHR), children and adults with mental and physical disabilities are paired with advocates who assist them so they can enjoy as normal a life as any other resident.
In the summer, that means the opportunity to participate in a camping experience, whether at a regular camp or a [...]

Toyota awards $1.12M in scholarships to high school seniors

May 15th, 2006

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., rewarded 100 high school seniors with $1.12 million in college scholarships for their commitment to education and community service at an awards banquet on May 12.
The winners, who make up the 10th class of Toyota Community Scholars, were chosen from a pool of nearly 9,000 students nationwide nominated by their [...]

Nancy Luelf Memorial Junior Auxiliary Scholarship Fund

March 20th, 2006

The Junior Auxiliary of Mountain Home is accepting applications for the the Nancy Luelf Memorial Junior Auxiliary Scholarship. Applicants must be a resident of Baxter County, be graduating from high school this year and plan to pursue studies in fields that address the needs of children and youth. Examples include, but are not limited to [...]