Going Out: Ballet’s triumphant returnThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:32AMBallet September Gala Ballet Philippines Sept. 3-5 Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Roxas Blvd., Pasay CityBallet Philippines (BP), fresh from victory at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, opens its 41st season with the September Gala.
Louisiana among states awarded Race to the Top assessment grantThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:18AMBATON ROUGE, La. - Today, the U.S. Department of Education awarded a consortium of 26 states, including Louisiana, a $170 million grant to fund the development of new common assessments.
UCM's THRIVE program first of its kind in MissouriThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:07AMThere are trailblazers taking courses at UCM this fall. A new program offers students with special needs a unique opportunity to move onto campus and pursue a higher education. The THRIVE Program - which stands for Transformation, Health, Responsibility, Independence, Vocation and Education - gives 12 new students a chance to take courses with other UCM students, learn important job skills that ...
MIND AND MATTER: University expansion should align with missionThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:00AMBy: Bryan Kerns and nbsp; It's hardly an understatement to say that football doesn't play as much of a role on this campus as it does on others. In fact...
Foreign students 'cheating on university applications'Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:30AMForeign students are attempting to bluff their way into British universities by parroting education websites in their applications, research suggests.
ASG ready for second year of tailgateThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:16AMSaturdays at Texas State in the fall mean fun and food in the sun at tailgate before the big game on Jim Wacker Field for Bobcat fans. For Donald Wolfskill, Associated Student Government athletic liaison, tailgating and fun are his main priorities, he said. “I have the responsibilities for being the leader of tailgate,” Wolfskill said. “I am the guy for tailgate.” Student Association of Campus ...
Student millionaire pledges local job creationThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:16AMGreg Weatherford, management sophomore and self-made millionaire, has a mind for business and plans to put Texas State students to work by creating 500 jobs by the time he graduates. Weatherford said he hopes to bring business jobs to San Marcos through his new company, Lindolen Investments. Through Lindolen Investments, students can pitch business ideas to Weatherford. If he is impressed, the ...
UTEP has student fair on public-safety topicsThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:10AMOfficials at UTEP have said they are ready to respond to immediate threats. Now, it is up to students to respond accordingly.
On Politics: A $400 Million Screw Up…Now What?Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:10AMObviously, losing $400 million of federal funding in the education “Race to the Top” grant process was a major screw up that New Jersey just can’t afford.