| Paul Donnelly wins international professor award for architecture
Paul J. Donnelly, the Rebecca and John Voyles Chair in Architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has received the Distinguished Professor Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Donnelly is one of only five professors to receive the annual honor, which recognizes sustained creative achievement in architectural education through teaching, design, scholarship, research and service. An awards ceremony will be held March 9 during the 95th ACSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. .
Gambia: New SoS for Higher Education Speaks
The new Secretary of State responsible for higher education and research in the country, Mr. Chrispin Grey-Johnson, has described his new department as the one responsible for the manpower development of this country. In an exclusive interview with this reporter at his "temporary" office at the Department of State for Communication, SoS Grey-Johnson said his department will be responsible for all higher education institutions above secondary level. This he highlighted will include the College, University, GTTI, vocational and skills training centres in the country. .
Former GP workers work toward retraining, education
OTSEGO COUNTY — Staffs at local educational and employment facilities continue assisting displaced employees a year after the closing of Georgia-Pacific (G-P).Michigan Works! offers a job search program, which includes job research, access to the resource center and access to the Michigan Talent Bank where workers can place their resume on the Internet while utilizing the system for job searching.According to Tammi Ward, Michigan Works Northeast Michigan area manager, her staff is working with many displaced employees — not just former G-P employees.Though Michigan Works! is not an unemployment office; it provides resource information, including 800-numbers to aid in any further questions.G-P employees are trade certified by the Dept. of Labor. That means that under the Trade Act program, employees are assisted in job searching, training, relocation and a job search allowance for travel of more than 50 miles.
Cutting Edge Teleconference Sponsored by AES and PASFAA
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Education Services (AES) in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (PASFAA) announced its 2007 Financial Aid Training Teleconference "R U Cutting Edge?" to be held Friday, March 9th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. The annual teleconference provides unique multimedia training that benefits financial aid administrators and other members of the higher education community, including office personnel, enrollment managers, and deans of admission. The free teleconference is broadcast online via satellite and streaming video. Participants are encouraged to actively participate by faxing and phoning in questions and, new this year, participants can send questions by text message and by email.
Dan Walters: Vocational ed conflict heating up
When local dignitaries and the media were invited recently to tour a new high school in Sacramento geared toward students interested in health care careers, it was touted -- with some justification -- as an example of how "career and technical education," the new-fangled name for vocational education, was gaining public and political acceptance. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, trained as a salesman as a high school student in Austria, has made revival of CTE a personal cause. "We must also continue to reinvigorate career tech education," Schwarzenegger told legislators during his State of the State address in January. "I love career tech, love it." Schwarzenegger's crusade is underscored in a new study by the Palo Alto-based Center for the Continuing Study of the California Economy.
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