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  General College News
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 		Trine alumna discussing U.S. Secret Service job
posted: 14 hours ago   source: trine.edu  
Alumna Lesley Cochran-Timm will discuss her role in guarding U.S. President Barack Obama and other heads of state as a U.S. Secret Service agent when Trine University’s Distinguished Speaker series resumes Monday, March 22 at 7 p.m. in Fabiani Theatre.
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  Member College News
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 		Montco's Arcadia eagerly awaits Obama visit
posted: Mar 6th   source: philly.com  
It was a school buzzing in preparation for President Obama's visit to the campus Monday to discuss health-care reform. "I will be waiting in line to get a ticket as soon as the first tent goes up," said Chelsea Moyer, 18, a freshman.
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  Member College News
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 		Lyon named to national community service honor roll
posted: Mar 4th   source: lyon.edu  
Lyon College has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.
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  Member College News
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 		McKendree On President’s Community Service Honor Roll Once Again
posted: Mar 4th   source: mckendree.edu  
For a fourth consecutive year, McKendree University has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service learning and civic engagement.
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  Member College News
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 		Hastings College is named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction
posted: Mar 4th   source: hastings.edu  
Once again, Hastings College has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for its exemplary community service, innovative service-learning programs and demonstrated commitment to strengthening the community.
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  Member College News
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 		UDM launches new Architectural Engineering Program
posted: Mar 4th   source: udmercy.edu  
Beginning in the fall, University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Engineering and Science will offer a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering (B.A.E), providing engineering students a more comprehensive understanding of architectural design. This new degree is like no other in the state, as students will take the same set of classes as first year architecture students and also be required to take a coop.
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  Member College News
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 		Bryn Athyn College Doering Center in Architecture News
posted: Mar 4th   source: brynathyn.edu  
The Grant R. Doering Center for Science and Research, completed in fall 2009 by Spillman Farmer Architects, has been noticed by the architectural community.
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  Member College News
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 		Valparaiso Virtual Nursing Center to expand by 50 percent
posted: Mar 4th   source: valpo.edu  
Valparaiso University's College of Nursing will soon offer more hands-on learning opportunities for students in an expanded Virtual Nursing Learning Center. The Virtual Nursing Learning Center, located on the ground level of the College of Nursing's LeBien Hall, offers patient stations with realistic mannequins, beds and equipment that provide a simulation-based nursing lab experience for students.
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  Member College News
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 		Lindenwood Will Seek NCAA Division II Membership
posted: Mar 4th   source: lindenwood.edu  
The Lindenwood University Board of Directors today authorized the administration to begin the application process for NCAA Division II membership. Board Chairman Jim J. Shoemake said Lindenwood, which currently competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), would submit its NCAA application by June 1.
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  Member College News
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 		Lambuth Social Work Program Granted Accreditation Candidacy
posted: Mar 4th   source: lambuth.edu  
The Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Commission on Accreditation has voted to grant candidacy to the Social Work Program at Lambuth University. "This will instill even greater confidence in Lambuth's Social Work Program for the students engaged in it," said Tammy Patton, Instructor of Social Work and Director of Field Work Education at Lambuth.
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  Member College News
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 		Parents Perspective - Is COA The Right Place For Your Child?
posted: Mar 4th   source: coa.edu  
Just as prospective students have lots of questions about COA, prospective parents do too. Questions range from the limitless possibilities of our Human Ecology major to the financing of a COA education. Check out these links, and if you still have questions we welcome your phone call or e-mail.
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  Student Loan Industry
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 		Direct student loans: A better way to invest in education
posted: Mar 4th   source: washingtonpost.com  
For too long, bankers have gotten a free ride from the U.S. Department of Education. Under current law, taxpayers provide as much as $9 billion each year to subsidize guaranteed student loans issued by banks. The banks earn profits on the interest; if students default, taxpayers take the loss, not the banks. In other words, working Americans pay while bankers get rich.
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  Campus Finances
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 		GA University system budget cuts will affect many
posted: Mar 4th   source: gainesvilletimes.com  
A plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the University System of Georgia’s budget might mean cutting Gainesville State College’s swimming program and eliminating 20 percent of the courses at North Georgia College & State University, according to a document compiled for lawmakers.
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  Campus Finances
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 		Solving the Mystery of Matriculation Decisions
posted: Mar 4th   source: chronicle.com  
Enrollment officials often gripe that their success is determined by the decisions of 17-year-olds. But what, exactly, influences those decisions? Three researchers probed that question in a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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  Retirement Savings News
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 		Rebuilding A Nest Egg After The Great Recession
posted: Mar 4th   source: npr.org  
The stock market plunge caused by the financial crisis blew a big hole in lots of retirement accounts. When stock indexes hit bottom last March those accounts had lost half their value. Since then, stocks have gained back a lot of ground, but the market remains about 30-percent below its peak.
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  College Admissions
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 		College Campus Visits This Spring Semester
posted: Mar 4th   source: my.auburnjournal.com  
For high school sophomores and juniors, visiting colleges this spring is a great way to get a head start on the college admissions process. One of the best times to visit is during spring break; most colleges and universities will be in full session at this time so high school students and parents can see a “normal” day of campus activity with students and professors active in classrooms, students eating lunch in the dining hall, and the campus being “alive” with social events. Also, on a normal school day high school students may be able to sit in on a class of their choosing (upon request).
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  Tuition & Financial Aid News
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 		University of Illinois might hike tuition 20 percent
posted: Mar 4th   source: suntimes.com  
The amount of money the state owes the University of Illinois keeps growing: It's $487 million -- up from $431 million in January. As it gets harder to pay the bills, officials are again talking about the possible need for large-scale tuition increases. Interim President Stanley Ikenberry, in an interview with the Champaign News Gazette on Monday, said the increases could be as high as 20 percent, although he said the percentage increase would more likely be in the low- to mid-teens. Under state law, only incoming freshmen would pay the increase because tuition is frozen for four years of study.
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  Tuition & Financial Aid News
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 		5 tips on reading your Student Aid Report
posted: Mar 4th   source: bankrate.com  
It happens every year. Thousands of students fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, expecting free cash. Then they wince when they receive their Student Aid Report in return. The reports state whether students are eligible for federal Pell grants. They can make or break a family's plan for paying for college. If your report isn't exactly what you'd hoped for, don't worry. This primer should help you understand these reports and their impact.
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  Campus Finances
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 		Shrinking Newsrooms Put Colleges in the Content Business
posted: Mar 4th   source: chronicle.com  
As a higher-education reporter for The Ann Arbor News, Geoff S. Larcom used to hang out on the campus of Eastern Michigan University, poking his head into professors' and administrators' offices to trawl for stories. But when the 174-year-old newspaper folded, in July, the university had to come up with new ways to connect with the public. It hired Mr. Larcom to help.
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  Higher Education Legislation News
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 		17 States Pledge to Increase Graduation Rates, Joining a New National Effort
posted: Mar 4th   source: chronicle.com  
Seventeen states have promised to develop specific plans to improve their college-completion rates, announcing on Tuesday that they were joining a national program aimed at helping institutions meet President Obama's goal of having the world's best-educated adult population by 2020.
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