What schools across the USA are doing to engage students (USA Today) Student engagement doesn't just happen. In most cases, colleges must take steps to ensure all students get the most from their college time. USA TODAY's Tracey Wong Briggs and G. Jeffrey MacDonald look at some approaches used by colleges that report higher-than-average levels of engagement for their institutional type in selected categories....more...Business in brief (Albany Democrat-Herald) New at Friends of the Family : Colleen Ghasedi, MA QMHP, has joined the staff at Friends of the Family as a child and family therapist, working in both their Corvallis and Albany offices....more... Meet 30 of the area's most talented people age 30 and under (The Daily Reflector) This year's 30 under 30 list spotlights men and women who have attained a significant position in their field, received an award for their work or achieved physical feats....more... ONLINE EXTRA: Coal fired power plants blamed for high mercury levels (WBIR-TV Knoxville) The $298-billion-a-year electric utility industry is the nation's largest source of mercury air emissions and the latest target of federal and state clean-air regulations....more... The most influential US liberals: 81-100 (Daily Telegraph) As the US prepares for what is arguably the most open presidential election since 1928, the last time there was no incumbent president or vice-president on the ballot, the Daily Telegraph's Washington correspondents compile a list of the 100 most influential liberals and conservatives in America....more... August 2007 (Watertown Daily Times) JUNEAU - Caroline A. Goodenough of Juneau passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at the age of 87 years. She was born in Theresa on March 8, 1920, daughter of Paul and Elsie (Enderle) Zahn. On Nov. 8, 1958, she married Eugene T. Goodenough in Juneau....more... Sports Shorts (The Observer) Registration is underway for a new session of Learn to Skate classes at Blades Multiplex Arenas in Rio Rancho. Beginning Oct. 30, classes will be available for both figure skating and hockey on Tuesday evenings from 5:30-6:30, Wednesday evenings from 5:30-6:30, and Saturday mornings from 11-noon....more... The Right Places to Learn Entrepreneurship (New York Times) Nearly 3,000 colleges now offer classes in entrepreneurship, up tenfold in the last 20 years....more... QuePasa Corporation Makes Bold Moves to Accelerate Leadership Position (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----QuePasa Corporation announces the appointment of a new executive team charged with improving the technology and growing the brand recognition of QuePasa.com, one of the largest, bicultural, Latino online communities....more... |