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1 - eRenewable Resource Group - Your Source for Affordable Solar Training
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - eRenewable Resource Group, in partnership with Rio Salado College, is offering the only ongoing NABCEP Solar Installation Training in Phoenix. This Rio Salado College/eRenewable Resource Solar Installation Workshop is a 5-day intensive course that...
2 - Frisco ISD Improves Digital Learning by Deploying Xirrus 802.11n Wi-Fi Arrays
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Xirrus®, the Wi-Fi "Power-Play" that delivers the most coverage, bandwidth, and user density in the industry, announced today the deployment of Xirrus high performance 802.11n Wi-Fi Arrays across Frisco Independent School District located...
3 - Halliburton Foundation Endows Million-Dollar Engineering Chair at Texas A&M University
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Halliburton Foundation announced today that it has endowed an engineering faculty chair at Texas A&M University for a total of $1 million. Texas A&M University former students and friends of the university working at Halliburton assisted in...
4 - TestOut Brings Performance-Based Training to Microsoft’s 83-640 Certification Exam
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - TestOut Corporation—provider of online labs for IT certification training—today launched a LabSim training course to help IT professionals prepare for the newly updated Microsoft exam 83-640, Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active...
5 - American Public University System Honored by Renowned International Nonprofit Group Committed to Excellence in Online Higher Education
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - In recognition of outstanding quality in online learning, The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) will present American Public University System (APUS) with the 2009 Ralph E. Gomory Award for Quality Online Education at the 15th Sloan-C Annual...
6 - 2,000 Families to Rally for D.C. School Choice at “Save School Choice” Rally on Wednesday, September 30th, 11:30 AM
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - In an effort to protect and strengthen education reform efforts in the District of Columbia, more than 2,000 D.C. families will loudly voice their strong support for the endangered D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program at a Wednesday, September 30th...
7 - Despite Widespread Concerns, Most Colleges and Universities Achieved Their Fall 2009 Enrollment Goals
CONCORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Despite the challenging economy and unprecedented fears that students entering college this fall would delay or decline enrolling because of the recession, most colleges and universities were able to achieve their undergraduate enrollment goals...
8 - University of California Videos Provide Timely Disaster Preparedness Information
LA JOLLA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Earthquakes, fires, floods, pandemics. The public relies on health professionals, emergency responders and trained volunteers to react appropriately to a range of disasters, big or small. But does everyone understand the systems that are in place...
9 - Yale Whiffenpoofs Celebrate 100th Birthday – America’s Oldest and Most Famous Collegiate A Cappella Singing Group Holds Massive Reunion
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - To celebrate their milestone, all living Whiffenpoofs, from the 1930’s to the present, will gather together back in the ivy-covered halls of Yale in New Haven, CT, October 2-4 for a great Centennial Reunion of reunited camaraderie...
10 - Revealing New Film Unveils School Exceeding Odds – Two Million Minutes: The 21st Century Solution
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Having revealed the crisis in American education in his 2007 internationally acclaimed film Two Million Minutes – A Global Examination, Executive Producer Robert Compton now unveils an open-enrollment school in the U.S. that teaches ordinary students...
11 - Kettering University to Host ‘Financial Summit’ Oct. 10 in Flint
FLINT, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Harry Lange, the portfolio manager of Fidelity’s Magellan Fund in Boston, is among the national talent who will be featured Saturday, Oct. 10, when Kettering University hosts a “Financial Summit” in Flint. The four-hour workshop is open to...
12 - For Career Choices Marrying Creativity & Commerce Acclaimed NYC Jewelry Design School Expands Curriculum for Aspiring Jewelry Artists and Designers
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - For those considering a career change or looking to pursue a passion that combines creativity and commerce, a shining option grows in Brooklyn. The Kristin Hanson Fine Jewelry School, located in a beautiful 5,000 square-foot loft in Brooklyn, NY, has...
13 - Prof. Aleksa Bjeliš as President of the University of Zagreb Visited NCKU
TAINAN, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Professor Aleksa Bjeliš as President of the University of Zagreb, Croatia, had a one-day visit at the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) on September 28 to meet the NCKU President, Academician Michael Ming-Chiao Lai for the first time. This...
14 - My Gym Offers Back to School Tips to Ensure a Healthy School Year
NASHVILLE-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - According to the latest childhood obesity statistics from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, "an estimated 16 percent of children and adolescents ages 6-19 years are overweight" – and even more are at risk of becoming overweight. In...
15 - CIBER Opens Global Library Survey in Conjunction with Charleston Conference, ebrary, and YBP
LONDON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - The CIBER research group at University College London (UCL) today invited all libraries to participate in an international survey examining challenges, trends, and best practices in tough economic times. Based on input from nearly 200 librarians worldwide...
16 - Former Secretary of State General Colin Powell to Give Keynote Address at Capella University Colloquium in Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 24
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Former United States Secretary of State General Colin Powell will give the keynote address at Capella University’s PhD colloquium in Arlington, Virginia, on Oct. 24, as part of Capella’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Capella University...
17 - Adobe Unveils New Digital School Collection for K-12 Classrooms
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the new Digital School Collection for K-12 students and educators. The bundle includes the new Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 8 and Adobe Premiere® Elements 8 for Windows® which offer new...
18 - Flu Shot or Cash Infusion? College Students Lining up for a Shot at $20,000 as iOme spreads on Campus. Going viral?
GREEN BAY, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 27, 2009 - An infusion of new sponsor money brings the Top Prize to $20,000 – plus a trip to Washington DC – for the college student(s) who develops the best idea(s) for redesigning the US Retirement System. Students, apparently, are becoming interested...
19 - HOPE Founder John Hope Bryant and FIVE MILLION KIDS National Co-Chair Quincy Jones Join World Leaders at the Clinton Global Initiatives to Present the 5MK Commitment Progress Report
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 26, 2009 - Music impresario and entertainment icon Quincy Jones and Operation HOPE (HOPE) Founder, Chairman, CEO and author of best-selling book, LOVE LEADERSHIP John Hope Bryant, join Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah Hashemite, Kingdom of Jordan’s panel...
20 - Canwest Raise-a-Reader Day Pulls in $2 Million for Literacy Programs
WINNIPEG-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - They were up early and out in full force for an important cause – thousands of volunteers in Canadian cities from coast-to-coast raised $2 million for literacy during Canwest’s annual Raise-a-Reader Day on Wednesday. One hundred per cent of the money...
