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Liberty University Students Bring Hope, Help to Folks Across the Globe Throughout Summer time Trips

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Lynchburg, Va. (PRWEB) June 26, 2013

Shortly right after Liberty University celebrated its 40th Commencement, Libertys Center for Global Engagement (CGE) sent six teams of students, leaders, and recent graduates, to show Christs adore and meet the requirements of men and women about the world.

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Much more than 100 students and leaders have, or are, participating in short-term trips by means of CGE this summer season. In Could, groups traveled to Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Colombia, Cameroon, and two undisclosed places in Europe. An upcoming trip to Uganda departing this week will include members of the Lady Flames Field Hockey Team.

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Teams engaged in connection developing, prayer walks, sports camps, HIV/AIDS education, and drama. They also distributed educational resources and medical supplies. Amongst those they served have been a lot of kids, refugees, and orphans.

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Each and every year, much more and more students embrace the universitys mission of Coaching Champions for Christ and take it worldwide by way of quick-term trips and internships. Students are provided ample chance to explore global culture and demands via the Center for International Engagement, which also offers trips over Christmas break and spring break, as nicely as events, a lot of of which take spot during its semiannual International Concentrate Week.

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Dustin DuBose (08, 12 M.Div.), associate director of Libertys Office of Student Leadership, was a leader on CGEs recent trip to Ethiopia. He mentioned Liberty is a distinctive institution since its focus is on a lot more than just education.

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We are not just focused on the four years you are here, we are focused on the planet, on the now and then, the here and there, he said. Its excellent to see the willingness of Liberty students to spread out to the ends of the earth and serve in these locations. That is what tends to make Liberty unique and what makes our students distinctive, that we are not just focused on our demands, on acquiring an education we are serving other folks although carrying out it.

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DuBose and the Ethiopia team worked with a sports camp in a rural component of the country run by Sports Friends. He said in spite of language barriers, the group had an instant connection with the believers there and were able to show enjoy to the youngsters at the camp. He vividly remembers one boy whose loved ones had died from AIDS and whom he learned was also infected. Through the selflessness and love of 1 of Libertys students, this kid became a believer.

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To see our student loving on him, to be there with him and even crying with him, showing him the really like of Christ it was extremely humbling.

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Ivet Mendoza, a student on one of the Europe teams, was able to watch God function in peoples lives as she shared His enjoy in the pink light district of the city. 1 encounter with a woman named Anna especially burdened her.

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We approached (Anna) and it turned into about an hour-lengthy adore encounter in between Jesus and her. I felt and I saw Him fighting for her, loving her. I couldn’t think we have been truly being utilized for anything so beautiful, Mendoza said.

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Mendoza continued to pray for Anna and two weeks soon after returning to the U.S. was delighted to hear from 1 of the men and women she worked with that Anna encountered one more brief-term team and asked them to pray with her. Anna had been so impacted by her American friends she truly approached the second team herself, asking if they have been American. She shared with enthusiasm how her American close friends had told her about Jesus.

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For the very first time, Liberty sent a group to Zimbabwe, which was an answer to prayer for alumnus Albert Mavunga. Mavunga returned to his house country in 2008, following graduating from Liberty, to commence Smile for Africa, an organization that operates with orphans and kids affected and infected by HIV and AIDS. The trip was in partnership with WorldHelp.

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The team went around the country distributing literature and medical supplies, visiting orphanages, clinics, shelters, and schools. They also helped Mavunga by operating on a farm he has constructed to assist sustain his function.

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Perhaps the greatest influence the group had on Mavungas organization was not even planned. When unexpected complications delayed some of their function, the group was capable to invest the time with the fourth most strong particular person in Zimbabwes government, the Minister of Info. This connection led to an invitation from the president to go to the capitol, where the team met more members of Zimbabwes cabinet (the president was unable to attend). They were even invited to stroll in the VIP section of the countrys very first national parade. Mavunga told the team that these connections brought Smile for Africa 15-20 years ahead in terms of credibility, mentioned Ian MacIntyre, a team leader.

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MacIntyre (09, 13 M.A.R.), CGE monetary administrator, mentioned the trip opened his eyes to the significance of youngster sponsorship. The difference in circumstances for these with and with no sponsorship was drastic, he explained.

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He mentioned he is thankful for his role with Liberty and the Center for International Engagement due to the fact he gets to see Libertys students make a distinction in the globe.

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There is no telling the impact that Liberty has had for the kingdom of God. We send students all more than the globe we invite the students to be a element of that. I really think that Liberty is altering the world with the Gospel message through the Center for International Engagement.

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About Liberty University&#13

Liberty University, founded in 1971, is the largest private, nonprofit university in the nation, the largest university in Virginia, and the largest Christian university in the globe. Much more than one hundred,000 students attend classes on its 6,800-acre residential campus and study in its thriving on the internet education plan.

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Duplichain University Celebrates Very first Graduation Commencement

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Lake Charles, LA (PRWEB) June 28, 2013

Duplichain University, founded in 2008, celebrated its very first graduation commencement on June 2, 2013 at the Lake Charles Civic Center. Thirteen graduates obtained their Master’s and Doctoral Degrees in regions of Education and Criminal Justice.

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Dr. Boyce Williams, Senior Vice President and Chief of Employees for the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Larger Education, served as the keynote speaker. The motto of Duplichain University is “Dreams Transcend into Reality.” Duplichain University was founded with an administration of retirees who joined forces and volunteered their serves to perform together and successfully establish a distant learning university based on unity, respect, and tough work.

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Duplichain University is a worldwide online understanding institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in education and criminal justice. Duplichain University delivers an revolutionary finding out strategy in a supportive, nurturing and versatile academic atmosphere. Students enrolled in Duplichain University develop, refine, strengthen, and improve their expertise in a discipline of their picking, whilst maturing academically, intellectually, and personally.

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Epilepsy Foundation of Higher Los Angeles and Loma Linda University Medical Center Partner to Host Epilepsy Community Forum in Inland Empire

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 28, 2013

The Epilepsy Foundation of Higher Los Angeles has partnered with Loma Linda University Medical Center to host the Epilepsy Community Forum at the Wong Kerlee Conference Center on the Loma Linda University campus on Sunday, June 30, 2013 in Loma Linda, CA.

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From 10:30 am to three:00 pm, the Forum will cover a wide-array of subjects pertinent to the epilepsy neighborhood. Parents of children may benefit from the presentation Growing with Epilepsy: Cognitive and Behavioral Disturbances as they function to respond to their childs demands. People of any age living with epilepsy will be interested in the subject on New Horizons in Therapy of Epilepsy: Update on Medicines and Surgical Possibilities. To delve further into treatment options, the Forum will also highlight Dietary Therapies in Epilepsy. The inherent theme of the Forum empowering the community via education is most apparent with the closing session, when Ann Kinkor, the State Advocacy Coordinator for Epilepsy California, and Susan Pietsch-Escueta, the Executive Director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Higher Los Angeles, join collectively to present on Advocating in the School and Healthcare Arenas. With the exception of the closing session, all sessions are facilitated by physicians from Loma Linda University Medical Center.

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Dr. Travis Losey, the Health-related Director of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, expressed his gratitude in being able to companion in events like the Epilepsy Neighborhood Forum exactly where we can spend a lot more to time give critical updates about epilepsy to the regional community. It is also an added bonus that people and loved ones members have the chance to meet and find out from each other by attending events, like the Forum.

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Affirming the partnership, Susan Pietsch-Escueta shared that the Epilepsy Foundation of Higher Los Angeles welcomes possibilities to partner with key health-related centers in our area exactly where specialists are involved in the care of families impacted by epilepsy. So, we had been thrilled when Dr. Losey and the Loma Linda University Medical Center suggested we partner to organize an Epilepsy Neighborhood Forum for families in the Inland Empire.

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The days activities contain the UCB-sponsored Epilepsy Advocate seminar, Take Charge Tour, which is becoming held from eight:30 to 10:00 am as a satellite seminar before the Forum starts. A childrens plan for youngsters with epilepsy and their siblings will take place all through the duration of the days activities, thanks in portion to Studio E: Epilepsy Art Therapy System sponsored in element by Lundbeck. We also acknowledge help from UCB The Epilepsy Company, funding from the Epilepsy Foundation and the Overall health Resources and Solutions Administration / Maternal and Youngster Well being Bureau below award quantity U23MC19824 and, partial support from Raising Hope for Epilepsy Polo Advantage 2013.

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For a lot more information and to register for this totally free program, visit ENDEPILEPSY.org or stayclassy.org/EpilepsyForum or contact 1.800.564.0445.

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Without having warning, seizures can occur to anybody at any age. When a individual has two or far more unprovoked seizures, they have epilepsy. Seizures do not all look the identical and, according to the International League Against Epilepsy, there are currently much more than 25 various recognized epilepsy syndromes affecting nearly three million individuals in the U.S. and about 65 million folks worldwide. Someone is diagnosed with epilepsy each and every four minutes and, this year alone, practically 200,000 men and women in our nation will be diagnosed. To date, there are no known cures.

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Established in 1957 as a 501(c)3 charitable organization, the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles is leading the fight to Finish EPILEPSY

Side Effects of Extensively Prescribed Antipsychotic Drugs the Focus of $1.2M NIH Grant Awarded to University of New England Researcher Karen Houseknecht

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Portland, Maine (PRWEB) June 28, 2013

The U.S. National Institutes of Well being (NIH) reports that as diagnoses of mental overall health disorders have risen amongst kids more than the past two decades, far more young children have been prescribed antipsychotic drugs, often off label. Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are broadly prescribed to adults and children for the remedy of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, focus deficit disorder and other conditions. These drugs are also increasingly being prescribed off-label to treat a number of other ailments, like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), especially among poor youngsters[1], each nationally and in Maine[2], as an alternative to stimulants such as Ritalin, which are FDA-authorized for the remedy of ADHD.

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Karen L. Houseknecht, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at the University of New England (UNE) Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, research the potentially severe and lasting side effects of SGAs, such as kind 2 diabetes, obesity, and bone loss. She has just received a four-year, $ 1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Well being to additional study the effects of SGA drugs on bone biology, and to determine the underlying mechanisms by which these drugs lead to bone loss, with the ultimate goals of informing the discovery and improvement of safer antipsychotic medicines and identifying co-therapies that will decrease side effects in individuals presently taking SGA medications.

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Houseknechts investigation focuses on the underlying pharmacological mechanisms of SGA drugs, including the mostly extensively prescribed drug, risperidone. In her prior operate, Houseknecht has published that SGA drugs such as olanzapine and clozapine can induce serious insulin resistance following a single clinically relevant dose, consistent with the clinical findings that SGA drugs result in significant weight achieve and diabetes in many individuals. Far more recently, clinical reports indicate improved risk of fractures in sufferers taking SGA drugs, which includes risperidone. Final year, Houseknecht and her collaborators at Maine Healthcare Study Institute published operate displaying that risperidone remedy of adolescent mice outcomes in significant bone loss, indicating significant threat for adolescent patients being administered this medication.

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She states, Although effective for the remedy of significant mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, SGAs are really powerful drugs with critical side effects that can have lasting wellness consequences for millions of adults and youngsters. Our investigation might much better inform physicians and parents about the possible side effects associated to these drugs, and probably lead to identification of co-therapies to counteract these deleterious effects.

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Houseknechts investigation, Trabecular bone loss soon after administration of the second-generation antipsychotic risperidone is independent of weight obtain, is published in the journal Bone and co-authored with Maine researchers Clifford Rosen, M.D., and Katherine Motyl, Ph.D., from the Maine Healthcare Center Research Institute. Rosen is director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Study at Maine Health-related Center, and an expert on bone osteoporosis.

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The University of New England (UNE) is an innovative health sciences university grounded in the liberal arts, with two distinctive coastal Maine campuses and distinctive study abroad opportunities. UNE has internationally recognized scholars in the sciences, overall health, medicine and humanities provides far more than 40 undergraduate, graduate and expert degree applications and is residence to Maines only healthcare college. It is 1 of a handful of private universities with a complete well being education mission which includes medicine, pharmacy, dental medicine, nursing and an array of allied well being professions. UNE’s interprofessional education initiatives prepare future healthcare experts to practice complete and collaborative team-based care. Each graduate and undergraduate students engage in analysis and scholarship alongside devoted faculty who are committed to their academic and specialist accomplishment.

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[1] Wellness Serv Res. 2012 Oct47(5):1836-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01461.x. Epub 2012 Sep 4:The partnership between mental overall health diagnosis and treatment with second-generation antipsychotics over time: a national study of U.S. Medicaid-enrolled young children.:Matone M, Localio R, Huang YS, dosReis S, Feudtner C, Rubin D.

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2 Antipsychotic Medication Use in medicaid Young children and Adolescents: Report and resource guide from a 16-state study. MMDLN/Rutgers CERTs Publication #1. July 2010. Distributed by Rugers CERTs http://rci.rutgers.edu/~cseap/MMDLNAPKIDS.html

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Liberty University Online Ranked as Top Selection for Graduate Education Degree by Masters Degree On the internet

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Lynchburg, Va. (PRWEB) June 30, 2013

Liberty Universitys online masters degree system in education has recently been named amongst the The Greatest Education Graduate Schools for the 2013-2014 Academic Year by Masters Degree On the web.

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Liberty Onlines Master of Education degree was featured on their internet site as one of the prime 50 education graduate applications in the nation for the 2013-14 academic year. Masters-level courses in education by means of Liberty On the web provide students the expertise and encounter to prepare for a teaching career in public, private, or faith-based schools. Liberty On-line degrees offer a special approach to education, combining excellent academics with a Christian worldview.

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With more than a dozen areas of concentration to decide on from, including administration and supervision, school counseling, education technologies, and elementary education, Liberty On-line delivers courses in a totally on the internet format. These online courses engage students who could currently be functioning in the education field and are hunting to satisfy employer needs or merely further their personal education.

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Masters Degree On the internet is devoted to delivering substantial data about master’s degrees in an simple-to-use format. Masters Degree Online was designed to market discussion about greater education as properly as to supply details to those seeking for a way to start their graduate program.

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The goal of the The Ideal Education Graduate Schools for the 2013-2014 Academic Year list is to help existing and prospective students learn about the numerous choices they have for a top-of-the-line education. This hand-picked list provides succinct but valuable info in an easy-to-use manner, permitting those searching by means of the list to view the strengths of every single individual system.

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About Liberty University&#13

Liberty University, founded in 1971, is the largest private, nonprofit university in the nation, the largest university in Virginia, and the largest Christian university in the globe. Far more than one hundred,000 students attend classes on its 6,800-acre residential campus and study in its thriving on the web education system.

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Deep Green Business Symposium at Maharishi University of Management

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Fairfield, Iowa (PRWEB) July 04, 2013

An revolutionary Deep Green Business Symposium exploring the partnership of consciousness and sustainability will take spot this Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6, at Maharishi University of Management in the Sustainable Living Center, Rm. 12. Titled Expanded Awareness as the Basis of Deep Green Enterprise and Deep Sustainability, the Symposium highlights the require for expanded awareness inside men and women and communities in order to really embed sustainability in their businesses and in our world. Speakers will address how expanded awareness is getting applied in business, technologies, and in leadership.

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Sponsored by MUMs Department of Company Administration, morning sessions will run from ten: 00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and afternoon sessions from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 pm. CT. All sessions are free of charge and open to the public. To register, please e mail mgt(at)mum(dot)edu.

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The event will also be live streamed on the web at http://www.mum.edu/mumtv. Far more information is accessible at http://www.mum.edu/mumtv_greenbusiness, like Speaker Bios.

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For actual sustainability to take location in organization there has to be a change in consciousness. How can this transformation take spot and what are the mechanics to implement such alter? How have firms and communities facilitated such transformation and what are the outcomes? Join us for a discussion of these and other queries as we discover the role of consciousness in creating sustainable business and a sustainable planet. This symposium will address the possibilities for and outcomes of such collaborative improvement.

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Friday morning: Expanded Awareness for Deep Green Company

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Vicki Alexander Herriott, J.D., LL.M. What is Deep Green Business?&#13

Hazel Henderson, Founder of Ethical Markets Media, “Planetary Awareness Driving the Green Transition”&#13

John Ikerd, Ph.D. Essentials of Financial Sustainability&#13

Stuart Valentine, MBA. Money and Life

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Friday afternoon: Applying Expanded Awareness in Company

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Francis Thicke, Ph.D. Sustainable Dairy Farming and the Future of Organic Meals&#13

John Matthews, Director of Iowa Sustainable Organization Alliance, Consequences of Moving from the Organic Movement to the Organic Market&#13

Scott Herriott, Ph.D. The Seventh Generation Paradox&#13

Andrew Bargerstock, Ph.D. The Resonance of Lean and Sustainability

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Friday evening: Art walk: Exploring Fairfield

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From the blues to the huge prime, find out why the Smithsonian picked Fairfield, Iowa as a single of the most intriguing little towns to appreciate arts and smarts in the April travel issue: The 20 Ideal Little Towns to Go to in 2013.

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Saturday morning: Applying Expanded Awareness in Technologies

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David Goodman, Ph.D. Capital Intensive Clean Tech and Micro-Financed Green Solutions: A Comparison&#13

Michael Garvin, Renais LLC and advisor to the University of Iowa Executive MBA Plan, Carbon Reduction Approaches for Fossil-fuel Engines&#13

Steve Fugate, former Director of Iowa Renewable Power Association, “A Community-primarily based Model for Huge-scale Solar PV Installations”&#13

Bob Pepper, President Yava Technologies, Inc. High Profit Sustainable Mining

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Saturday afternoon: Applying Expanded Awareness in Leadership

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Harald Harung, Ph.D. Planet-class Efficiency by way of Expanded Awareness&#13

Jim Schaefer, Ph.D. Raising Consciousness to Make certain Sustainability around the World&#13

Bob Ferguson, The Secret Advantage of an Genuine Sustainability Commitment&#13

Rachel Goodman, Ph.D. “Growth of Consciousness as the Basis of Effective, Sustainable Action”

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Panel discussion: Challenges of Introducing Deep Green Company

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Founded in 1971, Maharishi University of Management (MUM) delivers Consciousness-Based Education, a classic academic curriculum enhanced with self-improvement programs like the Transcendental Meditation

Local Alumnus Solves Dilemma for University of South Florida Campus

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Tampa, Florida (PRWEB) June 26, 2013

College life is undeniably busy. The vast majority of students remain in a 4-year state of perpetual movement shuffling from classes to the library, sporting events, club meetings, social gatherings, study groups, portion-time jobs, internships, neighborhood activities, and every little thing in amongst. For Luis Batista, current graduate of the University of South Florida (USF), this sort of chaotic scheduling was all as well familiar.

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Despite a demanding course load and function schedule for the duration of his freshman year, Luis aspired to expand his social life. He remembers feeling aimless, however, in his search to acquaint himself with peers, establish new relationships, join clubs, or create connections. As a matter of truth, in hindsight Luis recalls frequent occurrences of entirely overlooking countless events that he would have otherwise enjoyed attending had he identified of their existence. Upon informally surveying USFs student physique, Luis located that a related frustration was getting skilled by nearly all.

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So started the inception of what would come to be recognized as Indino. He met with Chris Abbott at Abbeton, a seed investment partner, and collectively they drafted his concept for a mobile application that could compile events from a wide variety of sources and organize them under a single single system. App customers would be capable to generate a calendar of events that corresponded to their organization, and subscribe to the calendars of other folks depending upon their hobbies and interests. For instance, a club leader, fraternity president, indie band lead singer and sports coach could every separately make use of Indino by producing a calendar of dates and instances distinct to their own activities. In turn, the busy college student who is a member of that club, fraternity, band and group, can organize his events in one particular succinct place making certain his expertise and attendance of all.

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Upon the examination of Luiss proposal and a private viewing of the beta, USF administrators demonstrated immediate affirmation and help for the project, eagerly offering to be the very first of many colleges and universities that would come to employ the innovative software of Indino.

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Quickly following Luiss profitable arrangement with USF, representatives of the City of Tampa found the remarkable potential of Indino as well. Consequently, they as well confirmed their advocacy on behalf of all Tampa officials, enterprise owners, and residents, and consented to assist in creating additional contacts to help Indinos expansion.

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Indino is ready to launch out of beta in July. Get early access by visiting http://www.GetIndino.com exactly where you can register for an account and watch the startup video. With its capability of making sure totally informed campuses and cities across the country, Indino is unquestionably destined for success. Are you Indino?

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana Partners with StraighterLine to Serve Functioning Adults and Students in the Military

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Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) June 19, 2013

StraighterLine (StraighterLine.com) announced these days that Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSULA) (http://www.nsula.edu/) has joined their expanding network of companion colleges. Nationally recognized as both an adult friendly and leading military friendly university, NSULA is a welcome addition to StraighterLines partner college network, which now involves numerous of the major adult-focused institutions of larger finding out.

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StraighterLine and NSULA share similar missions. Northwestern State University of Louisianas Get in touch with plan is designed for the adult student to adapt to particular interests, backgrounds, time limitations, and ultimate profession ambitions. It is specifically appropriate for mature adults with a clear concentrate and desire to pursue a distinct course of study primarily based upon educational and work experiences. Both NSULA and StraighterLine encourage students pursuing credit for life and perform knowledge through Prior Studying Assessments and degree completion applications and support active duty military students.

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With each other, NSULA and StraighterLine provide functioning adults the chance to get a top quality education on-line, flexibly and conveniently, at a substantially reduce expense than most standard degree programs. Students can take freshman and introductory-level classes via StraighterLine and save thousands of dollars on the price of their college degree. With StraighterLines inexpensive subscription pricing plan, students can save up to 90% on their very first year of college and can move by way of the material as speedily or gradually as they like.

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By producing a low-price, low-threat choice for students to start college, NSULA reinforces its dedication to adult learners in Louisiana, says Burck Smith, CEO of StraighterLine.

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According to Dr. Darlene Williams, Vice President for Technologies, Study, and Financial Improvement at NSULA, Northwestern State is engaging in this partnership to establish an additional pathway by which students who want to full a degree can make that dream turn into a reality. And Dr. Lisa Abney, Provost and Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at NSULA says, We are delighted to perform with StraighterLine on this new initiative which offers ACE credit to students who are pursuing a degree. We appear forward to operating with these StraighterLine students at Northwestern.

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Northwestern State University has an enrollment of far more than 9,400 students with campuses in Natchitoches, Shreveport, Leesville/Fort Polk, Alexandria and Marksville, La. Founded in 1884, Northwestern State is the oldest institution in the University of Louisiana Technique. Northwestern State has 78 active associate, bachelors, masters, specialist and certificate programs with the largest becoming nursing and enterprise administration. The university has 34 accredited on-line degree programs, the most of any college or university primarily based in Louisiana. Northwestern State has a 14-sport athletic plan which competes on the Division I level in all sports.

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StraighterLine has been recognized as a revolutionizing force in education by major news organizations and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for supplying students on-line courses that earn real college credit for just $ 99 a month. Inside Greater Ed recognized StraighterLine for supplying the …lowest-cost set of credit-bearing courses on the Net. And Rapidly Business named StraighterLine a single of the ten Most Revolutionary Businesses in Education.

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In order to facilitate the award of credit, StraighterLine has forged partnerships with major accredited on the web colleges and universities. A student eventually earns a degree from those institutions but realizes tremendous savings and convenience by starting with StraighterLine.

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StraighterLines courses are evaluated and recommended by the American Council on Educations College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT), which consists of more than 1,800 participating colleges and universities. In addition to the institutions with which StraighterLine has a direct partnership, far more than 350 other schools are reported to have accepted StraighterLine coursework for transfer credit.

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At the moment, StraighterLine provides entry-level college courses on the web in the Sciences, Humanities, English, Math, Enterprise and Language. Many StraighterLine courses are now offered in both self-paced and professor-led formats, for students to take individually or as component of a cohort. Not too long ago, AHIMA authorized continuing education units for two StraighterLine science courses particularly for ICD10 certification applications. five StraighterLine courses have been authorized by The College Board to be listed as AP courses. As a pioneer in the movement to revolutionize college for America, StraighterLine also gives options to college courses which includes Prior Finding out Assessments and credit-by-examinations that let students earn college credit for expertise and life experiences they already possess.

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For information, visit StraighterLine.com or get in touch with 1-877-str8erline (1-877-787-8375).

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Regents Park Boca Raton Requires Active Role in Columbia University Study Study on Prevention of Infections in Nursing Houses

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Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) June 13, 2013

Family-owned and independently operated Regents Park Boca Raton has opened its doors to Columbia University researchers intent on learning a lot more about infection handle practices in nursing residences and how properly they thwart healthcare-associated infections.

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The study, funded by the National Institute of Nursing Study, is timely given that the population of nursing house residents is expected to enhance in coming years. Statistics indicate that some 1.6 million to three.eight million infections happen annually in nursing residences in the United States a dilemma for facilities that typically specialize in the care of the elderly and often frail people.

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Regents Park Boca Raton, a 180-bed facility in Boca Raton, Florida, is a single of 12 nursing homes nationwide to invite researchers into the facility to conduct 1-on-one particular interviews with important employees involved in infection manage. Researchers started qualitative, in-depth interviews at Regents on June 11.

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Its an honor to be involved with a system that Columbia University would do, stated Gilda Osborn, administrator at Regents Park Boca Raton. I really feel we have one of the greatest infection handle programs out there. We perform challenging on prevention, not only simply because prevention can curb infections, but simply because in the lengthy run prevention is substantially less costly than just trying to treat infections. It behooves all facilities to look toward prevention, not just trying to deal with infections that have currently occurred.

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Tova Sacher, Regents assistant director of nursing and the facilitys infection handle director, explained that despite the fact that the state mandates annual in-service training sessions to maintain staff educated about infection handle, Regents has long performed practically month-to-month in-service classes. These sessions are also intended to preserve nursing employees conscious of newly developing infections, trends in infections and, of course, procedures to avert and treat them.

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It in fact comes down to a quality of life concern, and we have to advocate for the residents, said Ms. Sacher. We want to preserve healthful residents from acquiring an infection and assist those with an infection get greater. Thats specifically important because have been often dealing with folks who reside in close quarters and already have compromised well being issues. We have to keep on prime of almost everything.

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Regents Park Boca Raton is no stranger to efforts intended to help the nursing home industry as a complete. In addition to the Columbia University study program, it is also a participant in the Decreasing Healthcare Acquired Situations Project, which is sponsored by the Centers for Medicare &amp Medicaid Solutions. That project aims to decrease the price of stress ulcers and boost the wellness and good quality of care for nursing home residents.

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To augment individual interviews for its study program, Columbia University is also mailing 3,000 surveys to eligible nursing homes. It is uncertain when the research will be completed and final results compiled.

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Regents Park Boca Raton is an independently owned and operated skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Boca Raton, Florida. It offers complete solutions to each lengthy-term and brief-term residents. The facility has been a household owned operation since 1991.

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