Home  |  Most Popular  |  All Feeds  |  Submit Feed Search   USA Colleges in the News: American Universities, Colleges, English Language (ESL) Programs   Released:  10/31/2007 3:29:18 PM   RSS Link:  http://www.collegesintheusa.com/rss.cfm   Last View:  11/25/2008 7:39:24 AM   Last Refresh:  6/12/2008 7:48:47 AM   Page Views:  259   Comments:  Read user comments (0)   Report violation Report a violation or adult content Save It:    Description: Colleges in the USA.com provides information on studying in the United States. Featured school profiles provide you with comprehensive information on English language courses or academic studies at universities and colleges. Learn about education in the U Contents: Hawaii Pacific University: International Vocal Ensemble and Orchestra to Perform in China The Hawaii Pacific University International Vocal Ensemble (IVE) and the Hawaii Pacific University Chamber Orchestra will travel to Beijing and Xian, China to perform with the China Agricultural University Chorale in a series of concerts May 30-June 12, 2008. Read more... Columbia College Chicago Moves Hollywood Operations to Raleigh Studios Semester in LA (SILA), Columbia College Chicago’s signature program that provides full-time students with a five-week intensive learning experience working with professionals in the entertainment industry, moved to their new home on Raleigh Studios’ 11 acre Hollywood complex on May 12. Read more... Hawaii Pacific University: Dr. John J. Gutrich Named Recipient of HPU’s Trustees’ Award for Teaching Excellence John J. Gutrich, Ph.D., Hawai‘i Pacific University Associate Professor of Environmental Science, has been awarded the University’s 2008 Trustees’ Award for Teaching Excellence. Read more... Southern Illinois University at Carbondale: Exchange Program with Taiwan University Growing A dozen additional students from Taiwan will join the student body at Southern Illinois University Carbondale this fall after officials from SIUC and a Taiwan university worked out details of a growing exchange program. Read more... Rochester Institute of Technology Baja SAE Team Captures Second Place in International Competition While the rest of Rochester Institute of Technology was showcasing itself at the inaugural Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival, the university’s Baja SAE team was in Tennessee May 3, capturing second place at an international Baja competition. Read more... Michigan Technological University: IBM Names Michigan Tech as an Executive Partner IBM has named Michigan Tech to its IBM Partnership Executive Program for Universities, formalizing and expanding a partnership that has been growing between the University and the IT and services company for nearly a decade. Read more... The University of Nevada: Classrooms Without Borders It is an exchange program with the potential for significant international economic benefits: Four student scientists from Uzbekistan recently visited the University of Nevada, Reno, as part of a three-year study funded by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Science for Peace program Read more... University of Central Missouri: American Idol Watch Party Continues for UCM Alumnus Cook The University of Central Missouri and Union Station in Kansas City are hosting an American Idol Watch Party from 6 to 9 p.m., every Tuesday, in support of UCM alumnus and Blue Springs resident David Cook, a finalist this season on the hit Fox TV show Read more... Shenandoah University's Northern Virginia Campus Will Move to New Location in Leesburg Shenandoah University’s Northern Virginia Campus in Leesburg, Va., will move approximately five miles east, from its current location on Trailview Boulevard to Scholar Plaza – where a new building is under construction and slated for completion in December 2008 Read more... New Intensive English Program at Olympic College International students enrolled in the new Intensive English Program (IEP) at Olympic College report great progress in their English language skills. Read more... Diplomat in Residence to Visit University of Central Missouri Rick Roberts, Ph.D., a counselor in the Senior Foreign Service, will be a Scholar in Residence at UCM March 19. Public sessions on topics related to "Careers in Foreign Service and International Affairs" will be offered at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Elliott Union. Read more... San Diego State University Announces Plans to Establish New Korean Studies Program The Korean Studies program will provide students the opportunity to study the Korean language and culture, as well as help students of Korean heritage maintain their cultural roots. Read more... Elizabethtown College to Host U.S., Iraqi Teachers Who Established E-mail Exchange Program A Brooklyn school teacher and Baghdad school teacher who created an e-mail exchange program for their students and colleagues will present "Putting a Human Face on Collateral Damage" at 7 p.m., March 10, at Elizabethtown College. Read more... Hawai'i Pacific University: Nursing School Celebrates Largest-Ever Graduating Class More than 125 nursing students received their degrees, the largest graduating class ever for the nursing school. Every year, Hawai'i Pacific University graduates nearly 1,500 students - from Hawai'i, the mainland, and countries all over the world. Read more... CMAA Awards Scholarship to Three Hawaii Pacific University TIM Students The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) has awarded scholarships to three HPU Travel Industry Management (TIM) students. Throughout the years, the Club Foundation has distributed over $3.5 million to support scholarships and grant programs. Read more... Program Strengthens Arizona State University-China Ties A group of more than 25 deans and directors from Sichuan University (SCU), ASU's sister institution in China, spent three weeks analyzing the university's structure and visiting its campuses. Read more... Old Dominion University Anticipates Record Enrolment for 2008 Already experiencing record enrolments overall, Old Dominion University is projecting an additional increase in its 22,000-member student body for 2008-09 based on applications received to date Read more... UCSD Announces Record Number of freshman and Transfer Applications for Fall 2008 The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has received a record 47,377 freshman applications for Fall 2008 Read more... University of North Carolina - Wilmington: 15th Annual Intercultural Week and Festival The University of North Carolina Wilmington Office of International Programs and UNCW Presents will host the 15th Annual Intercultural Week and Festival, Feb. 11-16. Read more... Hawaii Pacific University Hosts Intensive English and Tourism Program Some of the program's highlights included classes on hotel management and tourism; site visits to hotels, restaurants, attractions, and airlines; conducting surveys at the Honolulu Marathon Expo; meeting with industry professionals; and shadowing experience. Read more... New Partnership between SDSU and U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce to Promote International Cooperation Joint effort will facilitate international education opportunities for students on both sides of border Read more... Pratt Graduate Student Yasamin Keshtkar Awarded Prestigious $20,000 Dedalus Foundation Fellowship Pratt Institute graduate student Yasamin Keshtkar was recently awarded a 2008 Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship in painting and sculpture. Read more... University of California San Diego Selected for Nationwide Science Education Program The University of California, San Diego has been selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as one of 12 inaugural institutions to participate in a new educational initiative, the Science Education Alliance, a national network of scientists and educators working collaboratively to develop and disseminate new materials and methods for science education. Read more... California State University Launches Recognition of 50th Anniversary with Commemorative Website California State University, Stanislaus will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a series of activities and special events through 2010. As an initial tribute to its half-century of higher education service, the University has launched a commemorative website this month titled "Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence 1960-2010." Read more... Arizona State University Ignites China's Youth for Mars Exploration Forty highly energized Chinese high school students, racing a deadline, used bagfuls of everyday materials from the dollar store to build models of the first human outpost on Mars. Read more... Elizabethtown College Musicians to Present Chamber Concert Elizabethtown College musicians will present a concert of chamber music at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 19, in Zug Recital Hall. The event is open to the public free of charge. Read more... Washington College's Olsen Presents 'Literature Before the Book' What was literary culture like before the printing press, and how does it relate to the literary culture of today? Join Corey Olsen, Assistant Professor of English at Washington College, when he presents "Breaking the Silence: Literature Before the Book," at the Rose O'Neill Literary House on Tuesday, November 6, at 11:30 a.m. Read more... Honors Program of Pace University's Lubin School Receives $25,000 Grant from Goldman Sachs Foundation The chamber musicians of the Shanghai Quartet spoke and performed last year for undergraduates in the honors program at Pace University's Lubin School of Business. Their appearance typified the program's unusually-broad range of high-powered presenters that also included more familiar business luminaries like Rosabeth Moss Kanter of the Harvard Business School and Joel Birnbaum, the special technical advisor to the chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Read more... Columbia College: Sue Coe Discusses Arts Activism November 29 Sue Coe will speak about her work as an artist and social activist as part of Anchor Graphics’ Scraping the Surface lecture series. Read more... Shenandoah University Celebrates International Day, Oct. 24 Shenandoah University will celebrate international diversity at its 19th annual International Day Convocation on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 11 a.m. in Goodson Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. President James A. Davis will deliver the keynote address on the topic of “Diversity, Tolerance and International Understanding.” Read more... Guitar Virtuoso Alex de Grassi to Perform at Washington College The Washington College Concert Series continues its 2007-2008 season with a performance by Grammy-nominated guitarist Alex de Grassi at the Norman James Theatre on Saturday, October 27, at 8 p.m. Read more... Columbia College Chicago: Creative Non-Fiction Week 2007 Events Announced Artists will discuss the craft and business of creative nonfiction at Columbia College Chicago's seventh annual Creative Nonfiction Week, October 14 -19. Co-sponsored by the college's English, Journalism and Fiction Writing Departments, the program will feature readings, lectures and panel discussions, along with visual presentations. All events are free and open to the public. For the first time this year, the list of accomplished Creative Nonfiction Week speakers will include those artists whose creative nonfiction pieces are communicated not only through writing, but through other forms as well. Read more... 'Interrogation Palace' Poet Wojahn to Give Reading at Washington College Award-winning poet David Wojahn, a 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist, will read from his works in Washington College's Sophie Kerr Room on Wednesday, September 19, at 4:30 p.m. Wojahn is the author of seven books of poetry and has been the recipient of many awards and prizes: the Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship, the William Carlos Williams Award and the Celia B. Wagner Award from the Poetry Society of America, Vermont College's Crowley/Weingarten Award for Excellence in Teaching, Poetry magazine's George Kent Prize and three Pushcart Prizes. Read more... California State University Stanislaus Dean Carolyn Stefanco awarded Fulbright in Croatia Carolyn J. Stefanco, Founding Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at California State University, Stanislaus, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and do research at the University of Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia during the 2007-2008 academic year, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The University of Zagreb (UZ), the oldest and largest university in Croatia, was founded in 1669. Read more... Michigan Technological University Hits Top Tier in US News Undergraduate Rankings Michigan Technological University's undergraduate education ranks in the top tier of national universities, according to U.S. News and World Report's latest edition of America's Best Colleges. The rankings were released online today and scheduled to hit newsstands on Monday, August 20. Michigan Tech is one of three public universities in Michigan to make the top tier of the magazine's undergraduate rankings. The other two are the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. Michigan Tech's ranking improved this year in seven of the 10 categories evaluated, which U.S. News calls "indicators of excellence." Read more... Mesa Community College: Offers New Degree in Sound Design Mesa Community College announces a brand-new Sound Design Certificate and Degree Program for students interested in working in the field of Audio Post-Production, which incorporates voice-over work, sound effects for video games, and a variety of radio, television, and film opportunities. Students learn from instructors with real-world experience in the industry and work on the latest in industry-standard recording equipment. Read more... The ELS Language Centers Pre-Arrival Test (PAT) - NEW To help students plan for study at ELS in the U.S., ELS has created a Pre-Arrival Test of language proficiency (PAT). The PAT is a quick, inexpensive and easy way to determine how long it will take a student to reach his or her goal for learning English . Read more... Hawai'i Pacific University Communication Dean Awarded Scholarship to Writers Conference Hawai'i Pacific University College of Communication Dean James Whitfield, Ed.D., has been selected as one of five educators to receive a full scholarship to attend the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference of the Southwest, July 27-29, in Dallas. Read more... Columbia College Chicago: Columbia Prof Zafra Lerman Wins Peace Award Zafra Lerman, Ph.D., head of Columbia's Institute for Science Education and Science Communications (ISESC) has been selected to receive the George Brown Award for International Science and Technology Collaboration from The U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF). The award recognizes Dr. Lerman's efforts on behalf of peace, cooperation and cultural understanding. She will receive her award and be honored at ceremonies on Thursday, October 11 in Washington, D.C. Read more... Pratt Institute Sculpture Park to be Included in Fifth Annual Openhousenewyork (OHNY) Weekend Celebration of Architecture and Design Pratt Institute is pleased to announce its continued participation in the fifth annual openhousenewyork (OHNY) weekend on October 6, 2007 with a new featured attraction, the Pratt Sculpture Park, which is the largest in New York City. The Pratt Sculpture Park, founded in 1999 by Pratt President Thomas F. Schutte and Professor David Weinrib of the Foundation Art Department, is the largest contemporary sculpture park in New York City. At any given time, the park includes more than 50 artworks by both established and emerging artists that are installed across the 25-acre Brooklyn campus. Read more... Home

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