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.

PLEASANTON, Calif. (June 30, 2009) – Elluminate, Inc. is expanding its role as a leading provider of web, audio, and video solutions for real-time online learning and collaboration by launching a new social learning network for education.  More than a social network or learning community, LearnCentral™ is an open environment that enables those who are passionate about teaching and learning to connect with like-minded colleagues to share, collaborate, inspire, and be inspired on a global level.

Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2009) – With the Obama administration making education a key priority and a reauthorization of No Child Left Behind on the horizon in Congress, National Journal announced today the launch of its latest blog – the Education Expert Blog.

The blog, now online at http://education.nationaljournal.com, joins five other Expert Blogs that have become a popular feature of NationalJournal.com. All feature key policy-makers and thought leaders weighing in on the top policy issues of the day.

The education publication Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education has ranked DeVry University the leading producer of Hispanic computer science bachelor’s degree graduates in the states of California and Illinois. The publication also ranks DeVry University’s locations in Illinois and California third and fourth, respectively, in the nation for the same category.

OLATHE, Kan. -- June 24, 2009 -- PlattForm Advertising has been selected for the 2009 Best of Olathe Award in the Computer Programming Services category.

Each year, The Best of Olathe Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The Best of Olathe Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally and data provided by third parties.

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have developed a series of suggestions for ways to discourage and eventually eliminate degree mills in countries around the world. These suggestions are contained in a joint statement titled “Toward Effective Practice: Discouraging Degree Mills in Higher Education.”

“We want to assist the international community in confronting degree mills,” said CHEA President Judith Eaton. “It will take all of us – higher education, accreditation, credential evaluators, government and business – to address the challenge posed by these rogue operations.”

June 23, 2009, Pottsville, PA – Empire Beauty School’s top students were honored in Hershey, PA on June 8th at this year’s Future Professionals National Competition.  Over 2,000 students from across the country attended the event, but only a handful received top prizes. 

Awards

Washington, DC, June 23, 2009 –– At the 2009 Aspen Ideas Festival, the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic are pleased to welcome education experts to discuss solutions to today’s most pressing issues in the programming track Innovations in Education.  

Highlights: