| Oregon man pursuing tickets in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK - Talking ticket distribution for '08 NCAA basketball in Arkansas, the contact man mentioned an inquiry from Oregon.It didn't make sense that Jim something-or-other, 1,750 miles away, wanted to buy some tickets for the first- and second-round tournament games March 21-23 in North Little Rock. Nobody knows the bracket for 2007, much less who will be where a year from now.Turns out, Jim Chasse and his wife have been doing this for a few years, piggybacking basketball and education. A year in advance, they buy tickets to two weeks worth of games and zero in on some cheap airfares. To get from the first-round site to the site of the Regional Finals, they rent a car.His reason for calling Arkansas was simple: "We've never been to Arkansas," he said.A 64-year-old accountant from the Portland area, Chasse went to high school a few miles from where he lives and he still takes in some basketball games on Friday night at Jefferson High.
Convention employee Mark Stephen dies at age 41
ORLANDO - (FBC) Mark Stephens, director of the Florida Baptist Conventions Theological Education and Distance Learning Department since 2002, died unexpectedly Sunday night, March 4, of an apparent heart attack at his Orlando home. He was 41 years old. In this role, Stephens also served as assistant professor of preaching and pastoral ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, directing the Orlando Extension Center. He will be sorely missed, not only as an employee but as a good, personal friend, said John Sullivan. The state conventions executive director-treasurer had traveled several times with Stephens to Haiti to establish a program of theological training for pastors in that third-world country. His work was exceptional, Sullivan noted. He was bright, articulate and knowledgeable of distance learning and theological education.
Back to school for business schools
He is also a business school professor emeritus, which makes what he has to say about education in general and business education in particular even more interesting. In London to launch his new book on management flaws, or F-Laws, Professor Ackoff's central point was this: "We have to understand the whole before we can understand the parts - what matters is their interaction." Easy to say, but hard to learn, even for the world's business schools. "Business schools are way back," says the professor. "They're behind even corporate practice. They are a major obstruction." Suppressed learning Business schools continue to teach everything in separate parts rather than learning how marketing or production interact, he argues. In fact, there are more engineers than business school graduates at the top of US businesses, the professor explains, and that is good because coming to a problem de novo, they are more likely to see how organisations interact.
Bentley Kinetics to sponsor upcoming PGA educational seminars
BEDFORD, N.H. -- On the heels of providing more than 500 demos to PGA Professionals at the 2007 PGA Merchandise Show, Bentley Kinetics, Inc., the leader in the field of wireless motion analysis, and developer of the K-VEST, a first of its kind golf instructional system, announced that the Company will sponsor the upcoming Southwest PGA Section Teaching & Coaching Summit and the Middle Atlantic PGA Spring Education Seminar. These sponsorships are designed to further educate PGA Professionals on the benefits of K-VEST technology, which enables instructors to more effectively analyze the golf swing in 3-D while providing the student with real-time visual, auditory and kinesthetic feedback. .
Opening of second Muslim high school in France
PARIS, March 5 (KUNA) -- The second Muslim high school in France opened its doors Monday for students in the French suburb of the eastern city of Lyon following a legal battle with the local education authorities.
Al-Kindi private school, which is the name of a ninth century Arab scholar, opened its doors for about 20 students in the sixth grade only.
The schools is expected to eventually take up 140 students to become the largest Muslim school in France.
The school got the green light to open last month after the French Higher Education Council (CSE) overruled a decision by the Lyon education board.
The board rejected the opening of the school last September due to safety and teaching issues but those claims were dismissed by the CSE.
PHS nixes driver, keeps his school
PORTSMOUTH -- Portsmouth High School will continue to retain the driver education services of Syphers Driving School, in spite of the arrest of its owner, Bruce Syphers, who was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol on school property. In a note to parents dated Tuesday, PHS Principal Jeffrey Collins said the suspension of driver education services announced following Syphers' Feb. 9 arrest pertains to "Mr. Syphers as an individual and not the company that provides driver education classes to Portsmouth High School students." "The school district will retain the services of Syphers Driving School at this time," said Collins in his electronic memorandum. "I have been assured by the company that the removal of Bruce Syphers will not impact the students currently enrolled in driver education nor those who wish to sign up for classes in the future." If he is convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, Syphers could lose his driving instructor certificate, as well as his license to operate a driving school, said New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles spokeswoman Katie Daley.
Education Foundation unveils $1 million endowment fund drive
The Education Foundation, which supports the Aransas County Independent School District in advancing educational excellence, held an evening of celebration and appreciation Monday at Rockport Country Club. The event, underwritten by Scheumack Builders, LP, honored current and past board members, the Margaret Sue Rust Foundation and the Technical College Foundation. During the gala event, the Career Education Initiative was unveiled (see separate story), and the Educational Excellence Endowment Fund was previewed. .
|
