Fort Myers, Fla., (June 30, 2009) – Alissa Tarr believes she has gotten to where she is today because she takes on opportunities as they present themselves and she instills that in her work each day.

Quoting Babe Ruth in the signature of her emails – “Never let the fear of striking get in your way,” Tarr jumped at the opportunity to work in admissions because she said she “enjoys working with the public and wanted to help people to create more opportunities for themselves.”
Tarr began her career at Southwest Florida College in December of 2007 as an Associate Registrar. She enjoys working at Southwest Florida College because it enables her to help educate the public as well as help others pursue their dreams of achieving a higher education.

(PRWEB) July 1, 2009 -- Western International University (WIU) was named a winner of the 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility Thursday, June 11, 2009, distinguishing the employer as a leading practitioner of workplace flexibility in Phoenix and across the nation. This is the second consecutive year that WIU has received the award.

WIU was recognized at its Phoenix and Scottsdale campuses as Sloan Award winners and their Chandler campus received an honorable mention for this prestigious national award.

Fort Myers, Fla., (July 1, 2009) – Margaret Pace, formerly the Vice President of Human Resources for Stock Development Company, has been appointed Director of Career Services for Southwest Florida College, Fort Myers.

Pace has quickly established herself as a leader and trend setter, with a top priority of achieving an institutional placement rate of no less than 94 percent and obtaining strategic partnerships for every one of SWFC’s academic departments and programs.