Jun 22

On the front is a story on Catrina Scott, a 27-year-old Hopkins resident who obtained her GED diploma at Adult Options in Educations GED graduation ceremony June 2 in Hopkins.
Scotts daughter died from heart failure three years ago. Her health issues inspired Scott to want to become a nurse. Now that she has her GED, she is enrolling at Hennepin Technical College and plans to become a licensed practical nurse and then work toward becoming a registered nurse.

On page 2 is a feature story on the Hopkins Jaycees. The organization is designed to build leadership skills in young professionals and provide community service.
The Hopkins chapter has 45 members ranging in age from 21 to 40. It is holding a membership drive now and will meet 7 p.m. tonight at Burnes Park in Hopkins. For more information on the Hopkins Jaycees call 612-735-8439 or visit www.hopkinsjaycees.com.

About 100 UnitedHealth Group employees will be at Glen Lake Elementary School tomorrow afternoon to participate in HandsOn Twin Cities annual service day.
The volunteers will clean the schools classrooms and common areas and complete outdoor landscaping projects from 1 to 3 p.m.
HandsOn Twin Cities is a volunteer resource center with a mission to bring people together to strengthen communities through volunteer action.

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Jun 20

What Is C E C Middle College of Denver?
As Denver’s only comprehensive career and technical magnet school, the Career Education Center (C E C) has been providing students with real-life learning experiences since 1976. CEC Middle College of Denver is an exciting new way for high school students to earn academic credits toward a college ociates degree while completing CEC’s career program requirements.

How Does It Work?
From junior year on, CEC Middle College of Denver students can take up to four courses a year at Community College of Denver (CCD) in lieu of academic courses at C E C. Upon graduation, students can complete their ociates degree at CCD in one year, rather than two. The degree can then be transferred to a bachelors or other advanced degree program. C E C also has an affiliate agreement with Emily Griffith Opportunity School to provide industry certification for specific course work.

Who Can Enroll in C E C Middle College?
Any high school student who wants to take full advantage of his or her career and academic options can apply on a space available basis. C E C Middle College of Denver enrolls both full-time and half-day students. Enrollment as a full-time student is by application and interview only. Students accepted to the full-time program take all of their career and academic courses through C E C. Half-day students take pre-professional courses on C E Cs Northwest Denver campus while enrolled in their home high schools.

What Is the Advantage of Attending C E C Middle College of Denver?
Nationwide, middle college-style high schools have been very successful in serving the needs of urban students. They’ve improved school attendance and academic performance, increased graduation rates and the number of students who pursue higher

education, and improved job placements. At C E C Middle College of Denver, not only do students have the advantage of a real-life learning experience offered by numerous career-oriented courses many of which provide internships they get a jump-start on a college degree or industry certification. Students who successfully complete the Middle College program can receive an ociate’s degree in one rather than two years after completing their senior year.

What Career Courses Does C E C Middle College of Denver Offer?
Industry-experienced professionals teach these career-oriented courses:

* Architectural Technology
* Athletic Training/Sports Medicine
* Audio Engineering
* Auto Body Repair and Painting
* Automotive Technology
* Business Management
* Citywide Jazz Combo (by Spring Audition)
* Commercial Art/Computer Graphics
* Commercial Photography
* Construction Trades
* Culinary Arts
* Digital Film Production
* Early Childhood/Elementary Education
* Executive Internship
* Fashion Design/Clothing Careers
* Fire Science
* Fitness Trainer
* Medical Careers
* Police Science/Criminal Justice
* Teacher Cadet
* Welding

For full descriptions of each, click above on
Career Studies at C E C.

What Does It Cost?
Tuition is free for most students and transportation is provided by DPS and RTD.

How Can Students Apply?
Applications are available in C E Cs main office or online by clicking on How to enroll link on the top left of each page. Students in the half-day program also can pick up application forms from their high school counselors. Students are encouraged to visit the school prior to applying.

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Jun 18

What Is C E C Middle College of Denver? As Denver’s only comprehensive career and technical magnet school, the Career Education Center (C E C) has been providing students with real-life learning experiences since 1976. CEC Middle College of Denver is an exciting new way for high school students to earn academic credits toward a college ociates degree while completing CEC’s career program requirements.

How Does It Work? From junior year on, CEC Middle College of Denver students can take up to four courses a year at Community College of Denver (CCD) in lieu of academic courses at C E C. Upon graduation, students can complete their ociates degree at CCD in one year, rather than two. The degree can then be transferred to a bachelors or other advanced degree program. C E C also has an affiliate agreement with Emily Griffith Opportunity School to provide industry certification for specific course work.

Who Can Enroll in C E C Middle College? Any high school student who wants to take full advantage of his or her career and academic options can apply on a space available basis. C E C Middle College of Denver enrolls both full-time and half-day students. Enrollment as a full-time student is by application and interview only. Students accepted to the full-time program take all of their career and academic courses through C E C. Half-day students take pre-professional courses on C E Cs Northwest Denver campus while enrolled in their home high schools.

What Is the Advantage of Attending C E C Middle College of Denver? Nationwide, middle college-style high schools have been very successful in serving the needs of urban students. They’ve improved school attendance and academic performance, increased graduation rates and the number of students who pursue higher education, and improved job placements. At C E C Middle College of Denver, not only do students have the advantage of a real-life learning experience offered by numerous career-oriented courses many of which provide internships they get a jump-start on a college degree or industry certification. Students who successfully complete the Middle College program can receive an ociate’s degree in one rather than two years after completing their senior year.

What Career Courses Does C E C Middle College of Denver Offer? Industry-experienced professionals teach these career-oriented courses:

• Architectural Technology
• Athletic Training/Sports Medicine
• Audio Engineering
• Auto Body Repair and Painting
• Automotive Technology
• Business Management
• Citywide Jazz Combo (by Spring Audition)
• Commercial Art/Computer Graphics
• Commercial Photography
• Construction Trades
• Culinary Arts
• Digital Film Production
• Early Childhood/Elementary Education
• Executive Internship
• Fashion Design/Clothing Careers
• Fire Science
• Fitness Trainer
• Medical Careers
• Police Science/Criminal Justice
• Teacher Cadet
• Welding

For full descriptions of each, click above on
Career Studies at C E C.

What Does It Cost? Tuition is free for most students and transportation is provided by DPS and RTD.

How Can Students Apply? Applications are available in C E Cs main office or online by clicking on How to enroll link on the top left of each page. Students in the half-day program also can pick up application forms from their high school counselors. Students are encouraged to visit the school prior to applying.

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May 30

The Business College of Beijing Union University (BCBUU) is a corporate institution of higher learning in Beijing, subordinate to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education. Located to the southwest of Honglingjin Bridge on the 4th Ring Road of Beijing City, the college is easy to reach. The location is within the Beijing Central Business District (CBD) of Chaoyang District.

Based on its experience of sending a large number of quality students to foreign universities, the college authority invested a million RMB on all English classes including the 2006 grade students of Business Administration and the 2004 grade students of International Economy and Trade in International Business Department.

The Curriculum includes learning Mandarin in Beijing. International students study for degree sit together in Undergraduate degree English teaching Medium class with Beijing students who speaks Pu Tong Hua (Mandarin)

Indonesia students take advantage this opportunity to study directly in the first year to degree program with English teaching without any Chinese Langauge requirement. Meanwhile, they learn Mandarin in the same time and practicing with their Beijing classmate.

Most of Indonesia student would like to pursue second degree either from University Paisley, UK or University Winnipeg, Canada by spend another one year in UK or Canada aftet study 3 years at BCBUU. They like to have two degrees from China and western country as well as fluent English and Chinese in the same time.

BCBUU has agreement with Beijing Language & Culture Institute Indonesia to recruit its student and students from Indonesia to study at Business College Beijing Union University.

Beijing Language & Culture Institute Indonesia is a reputable Chinese Language school located in Jakarta,Indonesia that will prepare Mandarin for Indonesia students before they go to China.

Beijing Language & Culture Institute Indonesia will orgainize pre departure briefing in Jakarta, accompany students to the college, arrange flight and accomodation of students and visit students after 3 months of study.

Here students comment after study 3 months in Beijing.

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May 25

One of the core beliefs of BNI is that education is a key part of enhancing individual member referral generating expertise. Dr. Misner, Founder & Chairman of Business Network International (BNI), has written 10 books including his New York Times Bestsellers: Masters of Sales, Truth or Delusion? And Masters of Networking. Michelle R. Donovan is known as The Referability Expert in Pittsburgh. She owns and operates Referral Institute in Western Pennsylvania and is the founder of Pinnacle Training Services. She has published over 30 articles on networking and referral marketing in multiple publications. Michelle recently completed her first book, The 29% Solution: 52 Weekly Networking Success Strategies (Greenleaf, 2008), which she co-authored with Ivan R. Misner, Ph.D.. The book conveys the idea that six degrees of separation can be achieved, because quite simply, connecting is a skill that can be acquired. It offers strategies and guidance that can be implemented over 52 weeks in order to establish and maintain connections that will put users of the principles into the 29 percent of people that are truly connected by six degrees or less.

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May 7

Capilano has earned an international reputation for quality teaching, programs and services. We strive to instill the knowledge, skills, motivation and attitudes that will enable our students to become independent thinkers and learners, and to contribute effectively in a rapidly changing world.

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May 3

F-2 - Louisiana - Sally Clausen - How colleges can help students

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May 1

SBU-TV is St. Bonaventure University’s campus television station.

Part 2

1. CNN: Eating American in Japan
2. Enrollment Up Despite Economy
3. First Theatre Graduate in SBU History
4. Jacen Pagliaccio is first Theater graduate in school history
5. National Look-a-like day at SBU

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3vSynxyqM4
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0hUQ6_CnKA

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Apr 26

G-2 - Paul E. Lingenfelter - How colleges can help students succeed

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Apr 19

C-2 Ohio Chancellor - Eric Fingerhut - Tuition Freeze

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