Beyond rankings: A new way to look for a college (USA Today) The National Survey of Student Engagement wants to change things. While many popular college guides focus on things like SAT scores of incoming freshmen, or a college's party-school reputation, NSSE seeks to gauge the quality of an undergraduate education by looking at how actively involved students are with their studies, professors and the campus community....more...Grantham University Awards Scholarships to Members of Several Federal Organizations (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Grantham University, http://www.grantham.edu, an online university specializing in educating working adults, today announced that the Society of American Indian Government Employees , Blacks in Government Region XI and Federally Employed Women all awarded a four-year Grantham University scholarship to one of its members....more... MBA Lists and Articles (Canadian Business) The tables can be sorted in ascending and descending order by clicking on the name of the column of interest. Clicking on a business school name loads a profile page with all of our information about that school....more... Accreditation team to return to ORU in 2009 (Tulsa World) An accreditation team conducting a once-a-decade audit plan to return to Oral Roberts University in a couple of years to see whether concerns about the school have been addressed....more... Penn State Helps Army Recruits Move Toward College Education (PRWeb) U.S. Army recruits can now get a jump on a Penn State education as the University has joined on to be a part of the Army's Concurrent Admissions Program (ConAP). ConAP is designed to help soldiers begin to talk with a university immediately after enlistment, so they can begin and potentially complete a bachelor's or master's degree while in the Army. Since distance education through online ......more... Parker honored by Anna Maria College (Westerly Sun) Westerly resident Maria Nigro Parker receives a professional achievement award from her alma mater....more... Capella Education Company Announces Investor Conference Schedule for November 2007 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) MINNEAPOLIS----Capella Education Company , a provider of exclusively online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University , today announced its schedule to present at the following investor conferences in November 2007: Date Conference Time Presenter Nov. 13, 2007 Piper Jaffray Industrial Growth & Business Services Symposium, New York, NY 2:00 pm ET Steve ......more... Savannah College of Art and Design Hosts smART Careers Outlook Roundtable; Industrial Design Experts Debate Industry ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) WHAT:...more... Ms. Scottsdale wins Ms. Arizona United States crown (The Arizona Republic) Gina De Simone, Ms. Scottsdale 2007, was recently crowned Ms. Arizona United States 2007 at the Arizona United States Pageant, which included swimsuit, evening gown, panel interview, and on-stage interview competitions....more... |