| Degrees of separation: what motivates high achievers | | Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007 12:50:45 PM by Blog57 Team | | MONTREAL — In a computer lab at McGill University's McConnell Engineering building, doctoral student Carmen Au patches digital images together to create a panoramic mosaic from a random smattering of snapshots. Environmental biologist Louise Henault Ethier's adventure in vermicomposting has five million worms devouring garbage in the rooftop greenhouse of Concordia University's Henry F. Hall building. Olivia Chiu, a master's student in robotics, is just home from a research trip to McGill's marine research lab in Barbados, where she's trying to teach a flipper-powered underwater robot to navigate through coral reefs without a human directing its every paddle. When university administrators and professors talk about the gender revolution taking place on campus these days, they aren't simply struck by the quantity of female students.... | |
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| | | Appalachian may offer two master's degree programs on UNCA campus | | Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 2:55:19 PM by Blog57 Team | | BOONEStudents in the Asheville area who are interested in advanced degrees in library science or educational media may be able to pursue both closer to home through Appalachian State University. Appalachian is considering offering masters degree programs in both disciplines on the campus of UNC Asheville beginning this fall. An informational meeting about the proposed educational media and instructional technology program will be held from 10-11 a.m. on Feb. 3 and an informational meeting about the library science degree will be held from noon-1 p.m. the same day. Both meetings will be held in the Laurel Forum room in Karpen Hall in UNCAs graduate center. .... | |
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| | | Classroom mastery | | Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:55:15 PM by Blog57 Team | | LINWOOD — When a teacher gets a master's degree, the primary concern of school officials is how that degree will help students. In Linwood, the students didn't even have to wait for the teachers to get their degrees. A dozen projects developed by teachers in the Master of Arts in Instructional Technology, or MAIT, program at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey already have been used in class. The process was easy because the teachers never left Linwood. For the past three years, teachers stayed late at the Belhaven School, where the courses were brought to them. Developed with Belhaven School Principal Frank Rudnesky and Superintendent Thomas Baruffi, the goal of the program was to encourage more teachers to get their master's degrees, while assuring that what they learned was applied in the classroom.... | |
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| | | A top U.S. commander's view from the ground | | Posted Monday, January 08, 2007 2:53:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno returns to Baghdad with perhaps the most difficult job in the U.S. military -- to stop Iraq's brutal insurgency and help pave the way for Iraqi troops to take over their country's security. Odierno assumed command of Multinational Corps-Iraq, putting him in charge of all coalition troops in the country, on December 14. Previously, he served as commander of multinational troops in northern Iraq. He recently sat down with CNN to talk about his impression of the current situation. Odierno is a well-spoken man with two master's degrees, one in nuclear engineering and another in national security and strategy. A graduate of the Army War College, his career has taken him all over the world, including an 18-month tour with U.S.... | |
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| | | UWF fall 2006 graduates list | | Posted Sunday, December 17, 2006 12:53:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | The University of West Florida has announced the names of area residents who completed degree requirements during the fall semester 2006. Graduates are recognized at the UWF fall commencement ceremony Saturday. The graduates are listed by county and city.Escambia County Cantonment Associate Of Arts degrees: Matthew Bryan, Kristen Gaddis, Kristen Williams. Bachelors degrees: Pamela Barnes, Carey Black, Dawn Brayman, Clifton Castleman, Angela Daniels, Lisa Herington, Christina Hicks, Scott Jordan, Michelle Lauzon, Cheryl Massey, Elizabeth Murphy, Tinia Smith, Paul Stadden, David Williams, Jamie Woodruff. Masters degrees: Amy Bates, Michael Collins, Emilie Cooper, Sarah Jeffers, Bryan Mickelson.Century Bachelors degree: Ashley Fuller.Molino Bachelors degrees: Jameson Silcox, Matthew Wood.Pensacola Associate of Arts degrees: Amanda Chamberland, Michelle Cooper, Roy Davis, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Emily Garber, Susan Garza, Chancey Glenn, Michael Gray, Jessica Helloms, Adam Hurst, Jessica Kimsey, Naomi Kirkland, Brice Lockart, Joseph Loftin, Lauren Martin, Steven McDonald, Stephanie Neet, Stephanie Nelson, Sasha Nelson-Steinberg, Chrystal Parsons, Jeanie Sanders, Daniel Tuzzeo, Lyndsey Van Der Laan.... | |
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| | | Minister to reduce police influence | | Posted Thursday, November 23, 2006 12:52:03 PM by Blog57 Team | | Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjitta is set to reduce police domination of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) after removing a senior police officer from its top slot earlier this month. Mr Charnchai transferred DSI chief Pol Gen Sombat Amornwiwat to the post of deputy justice permanent secretary on Nov 3, in what was seen as a bid for better progress in the criminal investigation into the disappearance of missing human rights lawyer Somchai Neelaphaijit. On Nov 14, the minister secured cabinet approval for Pol Gen Sombat to be replaced by Sunai Mano-maiudom, a chief judge at the appeals court. ''I intend to reduce the number of police staff and will recruit lawyers with trial experience and students with Master's degrees in law to work at the DSI instead,'' Mr Charnchai said in an interview with the Bangkok Post.... | |
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| | | R-C Morning report | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:52:42 AM by Blog57 Team | | This morning, the first in a two-day marathon planning commission meeting to discuss requests to amend the master plan starts at 8:30 a.m. Most of the morning will be taken up with the 10-year update of the master plan. The meeting kicks off at 2 p.m. today with a request by Bently Nevada to change 161 acres of land zoned forest and range from 1 home to 19 acres to rural residential, allowing up to one home per 5 acres above Coyote Road in the East Valley and in Fish Springs and 20 acres from agricultural land on the north side of Airport Road to Industrial. A big wet smack A warm, wet and blustery storm sent the snow levels back up the Sierra, but dropped half an inch of rain in Sheridan Acres on Monday. Sheridan weather watcher George Uebele recorded a high wind speed of 59 mph during the storm.... | |
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| | | Online classrooms adaptable | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:07:04 AM by Blog57 Team | | A new trend to address non-traditional students need for education away from campus allows them to get their education online. The University of Tennessee offers several ways for students to work for degrees through this type of distance education. Youll see online courses become more and more important over time, said Brice Bible, chief information officer with the Office of Information Technology. UT has 13 graduate degrees available online. These include masters degrees in engineering and information sciences among others, such as MBA degree programs. Many students who seek a degree online are non-traditional, meaning they are not in the 18 to 24 age group. Studying online allows these students to continue with work and family obligations while achieving their degree, said George Hoemann, assistant dean for Distance Education and Independent Study.... | |
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| | | The Key to Career Advancement | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 6:58:59 AM by Blog57 Team | | (ARA) - Whether you're considering a job change, or just want to get ahead at the company you work for today, what is the key to career advancement? Ask any job counselor and they'll tell you, in today's fast paced world, you need to get up to speed on the latest technology.Employers are especially impressed with people who have degrees or experience in Web development, computer networking, systems security and advanced software applications, no matter what field they work in. Ready to launch your career into high gear? A good place to turn is ITT Technical Institute. ITT Tech is among the growing number of colleges that are now offering online degrees to people who want to get ahead, but don't have the time to sit in a classroom. .... | |
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| | | Online Game Nets 22-Year-Old $1 Million | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:00:04 AM by Blog57 Team | | It didn't take a rocket scientist to win the online pop-culture game Gold Rush, but the Tennessee man who claimed the grand prize of $1 million in gold comes close. Michael Kearney, 22, of Nashville, with a resume that includes a college degree before he became a teenager and two master's degrees by age 18, emerged as the winner Thursday after 18 finalists were brought to Los Angeles to compete face-to-face. .... | |
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