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Enrolling in an online MBA degree program is a smart investment that can help people advance their career and increase their salary. MBA-Business-Schools.com, an online business school directory, offers articles and other resources for students and business professional interested in pursuing an MBA. (PRWeb) March 28, 2007 -- Students who enroll in an online MBA degree program to advance their career are making a wise investment that pays off in many ways, research shows. Graduates of MBA programs who were surveyed by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) in 2006 indicated that they had received job offers with an average annual salary of $92,360. MBA-Business-Schools.com, an online business school directory, is a top resource for students and business professionals looking for information about MBA degree programs (http://MBA-Business-Schools.com).
Capella University Adjunct Faculty Member Awarded a Fulbright ...
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Patrick Blessinger, an adjunct faculty member for Capella University, an accredited, fully online university, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at EUC Nordvestsjælland and Salendia Colleges in Denmark during the 2007 fall term. Blessinger, who teaches marketing courses in Capella's School of Undergraduate Studies, will lecture to students on the topic of U.S. marketing concepts and will spend time with their faculty, administration, and community leaders discussing U.S. marketing, entrepreneurship, and workforce development practices. Blessinger plans to continue teaching for the online university while he is abroad. "I'm incredibly honored to have this opportunity," Blessinger said. "This will allow me to gain valuable international teaching experience and to share this experience with my students." Blessinger is a marketing management instructor at North Metro Technical College in Acworth, Georgia.
Google Seeks Student Perspective on Campus Email
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is asking university students across America to share their experiences about using their school's email systems in an effort to understand the role email and online applications play on college campuses and in students' lives. The search company, based in Mountain View, Calif., has set up an online survey at http://www.google.com/studentsurvey, which asks students about their habits and preferences for using email and online applications, and to rate their satisfaction with existing communications systems. "Since email is such a vital tool for managing academic careers – used to coordinate study groups, organize campus activities, or communicate directly with their professors – this generation of college students includes some of the most knowledgeable consumers of online applications ever," said Jeff Keltner, Google manager of collaboration products for education.
The Financial Times Names Ellis College of NYIT, a Leading ...
The Financial Times, one of the world's most authoritative business newspapers, has named Ellis College of NYIT to its annual list of top distance learning and online MBA (Masters of Business Administration) providers. Long recognized for its innovative career-based curriculum and highly-interactive course platforms, Ellis College's prominent standing on the Financial Times list reaffirms the school's reputation as a top destination for professionals worldwide who are seeking to advance their careers through the convenience of online learning. Stamford, CT (PRWeb) March 30, 2007 -- The Financial Times, one of the world's most authoritative business newspapers, has named Ellis College of NYIT to its annual list of top distance learning and online MBA (Masters of Business Administration) providers.
School Ties of Mutual Fund Managers and Corporate Board Members ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Private information passed through the social networks of mutual fund portfolio managers and senior company officers who attended the same university affects fund returns, finds a new study. Portfolio managers overweight stock holdings of firms that are run by individuals in their education network and earn higher returns on these "connected" holdings than non-connected holdings according to "The Small World of Investing: Board Connections and Mutual Fund Returns" by Lauren Cohen of the Yale School of Management, Andrea Frazzini of the University of Chicago, and Christopher Malloy of the London Business School. The paper is available online at: http://www.som.yale.edu/faculty/lc394/pdffiles/malcofraz.pdf. A portfolio of connected stocks held by fund managers outperforms non-connected stocks by up to 8.4% per year.
KC Southern gains as Buffett boosts Burlington stake
Shares of Kansas City Southern jumped more than a dollar in morning trading after news that famed Omaha investor Warren Buffett had acquired nearly 11 percent of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Kansas City Southern shares joined those of other railroad companies in reaching their highest prices in 52 weeks. Shares of the Kansas City-based carrier gained $1.12, or 3.14 percent, to $36.77 on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares traded as high as $37.19, topping the previous 52-week high of $36.64. Berkshire Hathaway Inc., headed by Buffett, had reported late Friday that it had owned nearly 37.4 million shares of Burlington. It then posted purchases of 1.6 million more shares made on Wednesday and Thursday at more than $81 a share. Its Burlington stake is worth $3.46 billion at mid-morning share prices of $89.72, a jump of $6 a share from Friday's closing price.
Montgomery County Public Schools
Baldwin Arts and Academics: Mike Spivey, Melanie Boulware, Doug Back, Valeri Radford and Whitney DuBose were recently honored at the Artistic Competition for Exceptional Students (ACES) Awards reception at the Armory Learning Arts Center. The teachers were recognized for having the greatest number of students to enter in the competition. Blount Elementary: The school would like to thank its outgoing PTA board members for all their hard work. Brewbaker Junior High: The band will host a fundraising banquet from 6:30-9:30 p.m. today at Mount Zion Church. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for children over age 12 and $6 for children under age 12. All proceeds will be used to defray the costs of the band's trip to Walt Disney World.
Forest Avenue Elementary Magnet: Students in grades 3-5 will complete their SAT-10 testing.
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