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PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB) DECEMBER 18, 2019

Soroptimist, a global volunteer organization that provides the education and training women and girls need to achieve economic empowerment, awarded seven recipients with its finalist-level Live Your Dream Awards. By providing resources to improve education, skills and employment prospects, the program helps women facing extreme adversity to create better lives for themselves and their families. This year, Soroptimist partnered with the Torrid Foundation to fund the seven $10,000 finalist-level awards.

In 2019, Soroptimist awarded $2.6 million in Live Your Dream Awards to 1,655 women. These women face enormous obstacles including poverty, domestic violence, sex trafficking, and substance abuse. The program is unique in that recipients may use the cash grant to offset any costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education—such as books, childcare, tuition and transportation.

This year's finalists hail from the U.S., Philippines, Brazil and Canada. Visit https://www.soroptimist.org/extraordinary-stories/index.html to meet program recipients and learn their stories of strength and courage.

"We thank Torrid for their commitment to our program, which enables women to transform their lives," said Soroptimist's Executive Director and CEO Elizabeth M. Lucas. "We are so proud of our 1,655 recipients throughout the 21 countries and territories we serve. They inspire us every single day."

Since the Live Your Dream Awards program began in 1972, Soroptimist has disbursed about $35 million in cash awards, helping tens of thousands of women achieve their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families. The Fels Institute of Government, a research and consulting organization based at the University of Pennsylvania, released a study evaluating the program's impact. The report concluded it is highly effective in helping women gain the tools they need to make economic improvements in their lives by increasing their employment prospects and self-esteem. Many recipients create a ripple effect by pursuing careers designed to help women or girls. Recipients are able to free themselves from public assistance while serving as positive role models for their children—leading to stronger communities and nations. Read the Fels study: https://soroptimist.imgix.net/03-our-work/pdfs/FelsCaseStatement.pdf.

The Live Your Dream Awards received the 2017 American Society of Association Executives' Power of A Gold Award, a top-level recognition for associations working toward a better world.

Soroptimist, a global volunteer organization with about 160,000 members and supporters in 21 countries and territories, provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. Soroptimist's signature programs, Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women, and Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls target women and girls who face obstacles to their future success. Soroptimist also powers LiveYourDream.org, an online community that provides individual volunteer opportunities in support of women and girls. To learn more, please visit: http://www.soroptimist.org.



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SINGAPORE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 18, 2019

Rigaku Corporation is pleased to announce its attendance at the 16th Conference of the Asian Crystallographic Association (AsCA 2019). Rigaku is a platinum sponsor of the event and is presenting its diverse line of single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) instrumentation at booth A07.

The conference, taking place December 16 - 20, 2019 at University Town (UTown) at the National University of Singapore, covers the major aspects of crystallography-related disciplines, including synchrotron/neutron, structural biology, chemical crystallography, materials and polymer science, crystal growth/crystallization, electron microscopy, and informatics.

A workshop presented by Rigaku, exploring the latest in techniques in single crystal and powder diffraction, will take place on Thursday, December 19 from 9:00 – 11:00 AM in the Global Learning Room.

Topics to be covered include:

"How Small Can You Get? Micro-Crystals Measured with the HomeLab"

"Crystallization-free single crystal X-ray analysis – the crystalline sponge method"

"The direct derivation method: quantitative phase analysis with total scattered intensities calculated from chemical composition data"

Among the featured systems is the Rigaku XtaLAB Synergy-S X-ray diffractometer for single crystal X-ray diffraction. The system is based around the PhotonJet-S series of microfocus X-ray sources that incorporate continuously variable divergence slits. Using a combination of leading edge components and user-inspired software, joined together through a highly parallelized architecture, the XtaLAB Synergy-S system is designed to produce fast, precise data in an intelligent fashion.

More information about X-ray analytical crystallography systems from Rigaku is available at: http://www.rigaku-oxford.com.

About Rigaku

Since its inception in Japan in 1951, Rigaku has been at the forefront of analytical and industrial instrumentation technology. Rigaku and its subsidiaries form a global group focused on general-purpose analytical instrumentation and the life sciences. With hundreds of major innovations to their credit, Rigaku companies are world leaders in X-ray spectrometry, diffraction, and optics, as well as small molecule and protein crystallography and semiconductor metrology. Today, Rigaku employs over 1,400 people in the manufacturing and support of its analytical equipment, which is used in more than 90 countries around the world supporting research, development, and quality assurance activities. Throughout the world, Rigaku continuously promotes partnerships, dialog, and innovation within the global scientific and industrial communities.

For further information, contact:

Michael Nelson
Rigaku Global Marketing Group
tel: +1 512-225-1796
michael.nelson@rigaku.com

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HERNDON, VA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 18, 2019

Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) and the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) released a new report, "Northern Virginia IT Workforce Succession Planning Best Practices," examining regional information technology (IT) employers' best practices in talent attraction, management, and retention.

The "Northern Virginia IT Workforce Succession Planning Best Practices" report offers analysis and insight from in-depth interviews with C-suite executives who have knowledge of their company's human resources practices. The qualitative data collected during these interviews provides the basis for this report, and builds upon the Greater Washington Technology Workforce Needs Assessment reports published by NVTC and NOVA in 2016 and 2018.

Key findings from the report include:

    Employers have a difficult time obtaining and retaining IT talent

    Employers are providing innovative benefits to acquire and retain IT talent

    Employers are offering robust professional development and mentorship opportunities to entice and retain IT talent

    Employers want educational institutions to provide more innovative programs to attract and train workers

"The Northern Virginia tech community desperately needs a larger, more developed workforce to sustain growth while continuing to create innovative products and services," said NVTC President and CEO Bobbie Kilberg. "We encourage IT executives to use the best practices identified in this research to augment their existing IT succession planning for talent attraction, development, and retention."

"Engaging directly with employers is a critical component of the work NOVA leads to understand the labor market needs of our region," said Melanie Stover, Director of Corporate Engagement at NOVA. "As the deepest talent pool in the Commonwealth of Virginia, our partnership with NVTC is fundamental in ensuring the growth of the northern Virginia economy."

With IT jobs comprising more than nine percent of total employment in northern Virginia, the region employs nearly three times the number of IT workers as a share of its workforce than the national average, and the region will need to fill 110,000 additional IT positions over the next 10 years.

To view the full report, "Northern Virginia IT Workforce Succession Planning Best Practices," click here.

For more information about the report, please contact Alex Cooley, Administrator of Labor Market Research, at acooley@nvcc.edu. For all other media inquiries, please contact:
Kara Mauceri, NVTC, kmauceri@nvtc.org
Lexie Janney, The Merritt Group, janney@merrittgrp.com
Hoang Nguyen, NOVA, hdnguyen@nvcc.edu

Northern Virginia Community College is the largest institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of America's largest community colleges. NOVA enrolls more than 75,000 students at its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge, and through NOVA Online. For more information about NOVA and its programs or services, call 703-323-3000 or visit the College's Web site, http://www.nvcc.edu.

About Northern Virginia Technology Council
The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is the membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. As one of the largest technology councils in the nation, NVTC serves about 1,000 companies from all sectors of the technology industry, as well as service providers, universities, foreign embassies, nonprofit organizations, and governmental agencies. Through its member companies, NVTC represents about 350,000 employees in the region. NVTC is recognized as the nation's leader in providing its technology community with networking and educational events; specialized services and benefits; public policy advocacy; branding of its region as a major global technology center; initiatives in targeted business sectors and in the international, entrepreneurship, workforce and education arenas; and the NVTC Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity that supports the NVTC Veterans Employment Initiative and other priorities within Virginia's technology community. Visit NVTC at http://www.nvtc.org.



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LAKELAND, FLA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 18, 2019

For the first time, students and alumni will have representation on the Florida Polytechnic University Foundation Board of Directors. Travis Hills '19 and senior Ryan Perez are the new members of the Foundation Board after the University's Board of Trustees confirmed the appointments on Tuesday, Dec. 11.

"It is important that we have a closer touch with the student experience in their words," said Alice Hunt, Foundation chair. "I would like to hear thoughts and opinions from these bright minds. I hope we can share our connections and commitments with them as well."

Hills, who graduated in spring 2019 with a bachelor's degree in computer science, said he is excited to offer a fresh perspective to the Foundation Board. He also wants to help the Board develop innovative ways to support the University and its mission. For him, it is personal.

"My education was possible thanks to a Florida Poly scholarship," said Hills, who now works as a systems security analyst for Saddle Creek Logistics Services. "I know firsthand the impact University support has in assisting students financially through their college career."

Perez, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, is the current Student Government Association (SGA) president and also serves as a member of the Florida Poly's Board of Trustees.

Hills and Perez will participate in the next Foundation Board meeting, scheduled for Jan. 24, 2020.

The other members of Florida Poly's Foundation Board of Directors are community leaders and industry experts who see the potential to fuel dreams, boost the economy, and cement Florida Poly's position as a high-tech leader. The Foundation Board works closely with University leadership to align fundraising efforts with Florida Poly's plan for the future.

"The big picture is that as we bring new minds to the Foundation, we can all work together to fundraise and continually elevate the University to bigger and better successes," Hunt said.

For the most recent university news, visit Florida Poly News.

About Florida Polytechnic University: Florida Polytechnic University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is a member of the State University System of Florida. It is the only state university dedicated exclusively to STEM and offers ABET accredited degrees. Florida Poly is a powerful economic engine within the state of Florida, blending applied research with industry partnerships to give students an academically rigorous education with real-world relevance. Connect with Florida Poly online at http://www.floridapoly.edu.


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SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB) DECEMBER 18, 2019

This past year, 3,852 Northwest Vista College students contributed a whopping 29,024 volunteer hours to the San Antonio Community. The worth of these hours is $728,502 as calculated by the Independent Sector.

The Independent Sector publishes statistics and information for nonprofit organizations to measure volunteerism and has estimated the national earned value for volunteerism at $25.43 an hour. Some of the volunteers include 40 students in NVC's Community Health Worker program, who contributed over 100 hours per week or 6,400 hours for the year. The remaining of the hours were volunteered by students in a variety of clubs and organizations that get out in the community and do civic work.

NVC encourages students to volunteer in the community as part of their learning experience. These opportunities help students explore careers, gain leadership skills and experience diverse cultures and communities within San Antonio. Volunteer hours are reported on student's non-academic transcript or through certificates and awards that can be shared with transfer universities and potential employers.

Migdalia Garcia, community engagement coordinator of NVC Service Learning, said typically students from four-year universities put up these kind of volunteer numbers, but what makes this significant is that all these hours are produced by community college students.

"Our students contribute their time and talent to various local, national, and international organizations as part of their courses, clubs and organizations, and out of their desire to make a difference," said Migdalia Garcia. "The partners with who we engage have missions that range from helping kids with their reading skills to providing sustenance to food insecure residents at Haven for Hope."

One of those partners is the Guadalupe Community Center's (GCC) afterschool program, where NVC student volunteers help with children's events like the center's Health Fair. The volunteers give presentations on topics such as how much sugar is in candy, fruits, and many different foods.

GCC Director of Afterschool and Summer Programs Manuel Garcia said when the afterschool students travel to NVC to meet with their mentors, you can see their excitement of being on a college campus.

"Our children build a relationship with the college students. It's a mentorship," added Manuel Garcia. "The college students are also showing the children that college is attainable and it's something they can do, too!"



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ASHLAND, VA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

After the 3 year apprenticeship program and completion of an Associates Degree from John Tyler Community College, apprentices will have the ability to move into a role at Anton Paar regional offices in either Virginia, Illinois, Texas, or California. After developing in these initial roles, growth and mobility within the company will present the opportunity for apprentices to begin more advanced roles. Apprentices will be compensated fairly during the program, with tuition paid while attending John Tyler Community College, and competitive pay after completion of the program and accepting a full time position with the company. Apprentices will also have the opportunity to continue their education towards a Bachelor's Degree.

"Peter Drucker famously said that, the best way to predict the future is to create it,' and this could not be more appropriate as it pertains to our new apprenticeship program, said Anton Paar USA CEO Reinhard Eberl. "I am very excited to be offering this program. For decades, apprentices have been crucial to our workforce development in Europe and we are looking forward to implement the same strategy here in the US."

Joe Harris, Vice President for Technical Services at Anton Paar USA said, "As someone who has been with Anton Paar for 20 years and followed a similar career journey here, I am excited we are offering this apprenticeship program to give outstanding students a chance to start their career with a great organization."

The Apprenticeship Program Open House will be held at the Anton Paar USA Offices in Ashland, Virginia on Wednesday, January 15th, from 6:30pm-8:30pm. To register for this event, please visit https://apprenticeshipprogramopenhouse.eventbrite.com

To learn more about the Anton Paar's apprenticeship opportunities, please visit http://bit.ly/ApprenticeshipProgram2020

For further information please contact
Dalton Echard, Tel: 804-550-1051, Email: dalton.echard@anton-paar.com

About Anton Paar USA

Anton Paar USA is a subsidiary of the Graz, Austria-based Anton Paar. Anton Paar is the world's premier manufacturer of measuring and analytical instrumentation used by laboratories and manufacturers during both research and development and quality control. Founded in 1922, Anton Paar now has subsidiaries in 31 different countries across the world.

Since the beginning of 2018, Anton Paar USA has expanded its USA operations to include four regional offices, with full sales and laboratory operations now taking place in Torrance, California, Houston, Texas, and Chicago, Illinois, while the main Anton Paar USA headquarters remains in Ashland, Virginia.
http://www.anton-paar.com



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NORWALK, CONN. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 18, 2019

RMA of Connecticut, a leader in fertility care, will host an educational open house event to provide women with practical day-to-day strategies to manage PCOS. The event will take place on Thursday, January 9th from 6pm - 8pm at the RMA of Connecticut Norwalk offices located at 761 Main Avenue, Suite 200.

During the open house, experts from RMA of Connecticut will be on hand at several information stations to answer questions on nutrition, exercise, and mental health, all related to PCOS. A local dermatology clinic will also be on hand to share tips on skincare and laser hair removal. The event is an extension of RMA of Connecticut's Top Form @ the Dorm initiative, a back-to-school campaign launched in September, geared toward young women suffering with PCOS. The campaign consisted of live streams, videos, content, and events all dedicated to providing young women with the tools and strategies to manage PCOS in their daily lives.

"Start the new year right with a fun, hands-on, educational PCOS event at RMA of Connecticut," says, Dr. Ilana Ressler, a reproductive endocrinologist with RMA of Connecticut, who leads the charge as a PCOS specialist. "Learn from PCOS experts on how to become a PCOS boss and best manage your symptoms."

For more information on RMA of Connecticut visit https://www.rmact.com.

About Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut (RMA of Connecticut)
RMA of Connecticut is a leader in fertility care, specializing in a range of infertility treatments. Our assisted reproductive technologies (ART) include intrauterine insemination (IUI), in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS). RMA of Connecticut is Fairfield County's largest fertility clinic and egg donation center. Through RMA of Connecticut's Integrated Fertility and Wellness Center, we offer nutrition counseling, individual and couples psychological counseling, acupuncture, and yoga, as well as financing and support services for our patients going through infertility treatment.

Our internationally recognized Gay Parents To Be program at RMA of Connecticut specializes in LGBTQ family building. In 2017, 2018, and 2019, RMA of Connecticut was recognized as a Leader in Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign.

The RMA of Connecticut team includes lead physicians Drs. Mark P. Leondires, Spencer S. Richlin, Joshua M. Hurwitz, Cynthia M. Murdock, Shaun C. Williams, and Ilana B. Ressler, the last-mentioned serving as the team's PCOS specialist. All six physicians are Board-Certified Reproductive Endocrinologists and are members of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). Our team of doctors are named as Castle Connolly "Top Doctors" and are members of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART). RMA of Connecticut's IVF laboratory is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), and CLIA. Other accreditations include the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). RMA of Connecticut has offices in Danbury, Norwalk, Stamford, Trumbull, and Poughkeepsie, New York.




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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 18, 2019

ProctorU announced today that it has received two prestigious awards in the Birmingham business community. CEO Scott McFarland was named the Birmingham Business Journal CEO of the Year for his proven track record of leadership. This was quickly followed by the company receiving the prestigious Jemison Award from the Birmingham Venture Club recognizing the organization for its rapid growth and continued success in the community.

The Birmingham Business Journal's CEO of the Year award is dedicated to recognizing excellence among top executives in the Birmingham area. Winners are chosen from a field of nominations based on contributions to their company, the company's performance and the CEO's impact on their industry and community.

Matt Jaeh, chief technology officer at ProctorU, nominated McFarland saying, "[McFarland] has all the character traits of a successful CEO, but I nominated him because he has one trait that sets him apart from everyone else: foresight. He has been essential in anticipating changes and then directing us prior to those changes taking place. That kind of vision and leadership has created an incredible energy throughout the company. It really is a super power."

ProctorU was also awarded the Birmingham Venture Club's Jemison Award, Alabama's most prestigious honor, named after John S. Jemison, Jr., one of the city's most outstanding businessmen and leaders. Among others, requirements for this award are annual sales of more than $2 million, outstanding sales growth and the company must have been founded in the last twelve years.

These awards come at the end of an impressive year of growth. In 2019, ProctorU welcomed 70 new hires, two of the most notable arrivals being at the executive level, including Don Dally, CIO, and Sandy Pittman, president. Almost 50% of ProctorU's current full-time population started in the last two years, and the company is poised to add more new talent in 2020.

"2019 was the most successful year in our company's history, which makes us even more honored to receive the Jemison Award and proud that our CEO was recognized as a leader in the Birmingham area. This was the year we began to realize the goal of creating a testing experience that is more secure than the traditional methods of classrooms and test centers. The way people test and learn in the coming decade will be shaped by the technology we are creating today," said Jarrod Morgan, founder and chief strategy officer.

About ProctorU
ProctorU provides a full suite of online proctoring and identity management solutions for education, professional development and credentialing organizations. With patented, 24/7 live proctoring and a fully-automated platform, both backed by artificial intelligence, ProctorU offers a powerful, convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional test centers. ProctorU increases access to online learning while ensuring exam integrity and accountability for any test-taker.



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ASHLAND, VA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

After the 3 year apprenticeship program and completion of an Associates Degree from John Tyler Community College, apprentices will have the ability to move into a role at Anton Paar regional offices in either Virginia, Illinois, Texas, or California. After developing in these initial roles, growth and mobility within the company will present the opportunity for apprentices to begin more advanced roles. Apprentices will be compensated fairly during the program, with tuition paid while attending John Tyler Community College, and competitive pay after completion of the program and accepting a full time position with the company. Apprentices will also have the opportunity to continue their education towards a Bachelor's Degree.

"Peter Drucker famously said that, the best way to predict the future is to create it,' and this could not be more appropriate as it pertains to our new apprenticeship program, said Anton Paar USA CEO Reinhard Eberl. "I am very excited to be offering this program. For decades, apprentices have been crucial to our workforce development in Europe and we are looking forward to implement the same strategy here in the US."

Joe Harris, Vice President for Technical Services at Anton Paar USA said, "As someone who has been with Anton Paar for 20 years and followed a similar career journey here, I am excited we are offering this apprenticeship program to give outstanding students a chance to start their career with a great organization."

The Apprenticeship Program Open House will be held at the Anton Paar USA Offices in Ashland, Virginia on Wednesday, January 15th, from 6:30pm-8:30pm. To register for this event, please visit https://apprenticeshipprogramopenhouse.eventbrite.com

To learn more about the Anton Paar's apprenticeship opportunities, please visit http://bit.ly/ApprenticeshipProgram2020

For further information please contact
Dalton Echard, Tel: 804-550-1051, Email: dalton.echard@anton-paar.com

About Anton Paar USA

Anton Paar USA is a subsidiary of the Graz, Austria-based Anton Paar. Anton Paar is the world's premier manufacturer of measuring and analytical instrumentation used by laboratories and manufacturers during both research and development and quality control. Founded in 1922, Anton Paar now has subsidiaries in 31 different countries across the world.

Since the beginning of 2018, Anton Paar USA has expanded its USA operations to include four regional offices, with full sales and laboratory operations now taking place in Torrance, California, Houston, Texas, and Chicago, Illinois, while the main Anton Paar USA headquarters remains in Ashland, Virginia.
http://www.anton-paar.com



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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 18, 2019

Capstone Development Partners ("Capstone"), a national student housing real estate developer specializing in on-campus public-private partnerships ("P3"), is pleased to announce it has been selected by the University of Maine System ("UMS") to develop a new student housing and student center community ("Project") on the University of Southern Maine's ("USM") campus in Portland. Capstone and UMS will immediately enter into negotiation of contractual agreements for the Project as they work through the planning, design and permitting phases towards a financial closing and groundbreaking of construction in Spring/Summer 2020.

The proposed Project contemplates a 577-bed apartment-style residential community ecompassing approximately 209,000 SF of residential and support spaces. Capstone will arrange the financing of the student housing component while the University will provide the financing for the Student Center component. As developer, Capstone will lead the planning, design and construction of both the student housing and student center components.

Capstone's design-build team for the Project includes: SMRT Architects and Engineers, a full-service architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Portland, ME; Elkus Manfredi Architects, an award-winning architecture firm with extensive student housing design experience, based in Boston, MA; and the Portland office of PC Construction, a Burlington, VT-based contractor with a breadth of experience constructing facilities on college and university campuses throughout Maine and Northern New England. Capstone Management Partners, Capstone's subsidiary management company, is the proposed maintenance and operations service provider for the residential community.

The Project will be designed and constructed to incorporate Passive House sustainability standards, and meet or exceed LEED Silver standards. The Project is also proposed to utilize cross laminated timber (CLT) components, a sustainable construction material.

"Capstone is thrilled to be selected as the UM System's and USM's partner for this exciting student support initiative for the Portland campus. We look forward to collaborating with the University of Maine System and USM in the coming months on this first P3 project for each, and to working diligently to negotiate our Project agreements, refine our design concepts and prepare for the financial closing and construction groundbreaking in 2020. Upon completion, this new housing and student center community will provide an attractive, safe, and comfortable home for generations of students on the Portland campus, supporting the University's goals for student recruitment, retention and academic success," said Jeff Jones, Capstone Principal.

About Capstone Development Partners
Capstone Development Partners, LLC is a leading national student housing real estate developer specializing in on-campus public-private partnerships. The company holds offices in Birmingham, Alabama and Denver, Colorado. Its principals, Jeff Jones and Bruce McKee, have more than 45 years combined experience as leaders in the higher education student housing sector. Since 1997, the principals of Capstone have partnered with nearly 70 public and private colleges and universities and delivered more than 44,000 beds of student housing nationwide. For more information please visit http://www.capdevpartners.com.

About SMRT Architects and Engineers
SMRT is a team of architects, engineers, planners and professionals committed to solving problems through design. We specialize in creating complex, 24-7 facilities for clients with challenges in education, healthcare, science/technology/industry, justice, government and workplace environments. Collaborating with our clients, we focus on delivering buildings that further their business objectives through strong design, sustainable infrastructure and high functionality. You'll love how we work – together. smrtinc.com

About Elkus Manfredi
Elkus Manfredi Architects is focused on creating dynamic, connected, sustainable environments, from the smallest workplace to urban neighborhoods around the country. The firm provides a synergistic combination of services—from architecture and interior architecture, to master planning and urban design. With a 30+ year legacy of design distinction, the firm is recognized for its work with higher education, corporate, life sciences, hospitality, residential and retail-entertainment clients. The firm's portfolio of work for higher education institutions includes a rich diversity of campus master plans, academic buildings, and mixed-use student housing design. Elkus Manfredi is driven to design vibrant, connected environments that enhance the quality of life and creates common ground that brings people and communities together.

About PC Construction
About PC Construction: PC Construction offers general contracting, construction management and design-build services to private and public clients across the country. The company manages projects along the east coast and in the southeastern United States from its headquarters in Vermont and a network of locations in Georgia, Maine, New Hampshire, New York and North Carolina. A construction industry leader for 60 years, PC Construction is guided to success by its team of dedicated employee-owners. Connect with PC at pcconstruction.com.



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ARLINGTON, VA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

California recently extended the sexual harassment training deadline by 1 year for companies with 5 or more employees. Now businesses will have until January 1, 2021, to meet this compliance.

Clear Law Institute, an expert in providing online compliance training for hundreds of thousands of employees nationwide, has announced the availability of a sexual harassment training course to help employers in California meet new sexual harassment training requirements.

Initially, California AB 1825, signed into law September 30, 2018, required companies with 50 or more employees to provide sexual harassment training by January 1, 2020, and provide additional training every 2 years. The new law, SB 778, expands the training to include all businesses with 5 or more employees and extends the deadline by 1 year.
Under the new law, sexual harassment training in California must be provided within 6 months of hire for new employees; supervisors must be trained within 6 months of acquiring their position. Temporary employees, seasonal employees, and migrant agricultural workers must also receive the training.

The California law mandates that training must be 2 hours for supervisors and 1 hour for employees and may be completed online. The law specifies that training can be completed in shorter segments and does not have to be finished in one sitting as long as the time requirement is met.

For more information, please visit Clear Law Institute's page on California Sexual Harassment Training—clearlawinstitute.com/blog/california-law-now-requires-sexual-harassment-training-for-all-employees

Clear Law Institute's online sexual harassment training meets the requirements of California SB 778 and AB 1825. It offers an effortless way to roll out sexual harassment training for every employee with an innovative storytelling and interactive game design to keep them engaged in the training. CLI's in-house legal expertise assures that the sexual harassment training is legally accurate and remains current with any changes to California or federal law.

About Clear Law Institute

Led by former U.S. Department of Justice attorney Michael W. Johnson, Clear Law Institute provides accurate, practical, and engaging compliance training and continuing professional education on law, accounting, HR, investigation, and management. CLI has trained employees for some of the world's largest companies including Google, NBA, EEOC, Petco, and Lockheed Martin.




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PHOENIX (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

CBD Emporium, a privately-held company and national retailer of premium CBD brands, today announced the opening of its newest Arizona location at the Superstition Springs Mall, 6555 E. Southern Ave., in Mesa, Arizona.

An expansive addition to the Company's retail footprint, the 1,500 square-foot store is the third CBD Emporium Macerich Mall location in Arizona. The Superstition Springs storefront officially opened over the Thanksgiving holiday on November 27th. CBD Emporium continued its focus on wellness by promoting the launch with the brand's, "Better Health Starts Here," campaign.

CBD Emporium in Superstition Springs offers a diverse inventory of quality CBD products, stocking over 30 best-of-industry brands, including Charlotte's Web (OTC:CWBHF), VapenCBD (OTC:VEXTF), Kurativ, Social CBD, Treatibles, and its own all natural, in-house CBD Emporium products.

"We look forward to furthering the CBD Emporium brand in Mesa and bringing 'Better Health' to the community as we head into 2020," stated John Flanders, President of CBD Emporium.

Mesa is the second largest city in the Phoenix-Metro area and demographically matches current and potential CBD consumer trends. According to cannabis research group BDS Analytics, CBD consumers are an average age of 40, have higher education, and are more likely to be employed full time. In Mesa, the median age is 36 with 62.7 percent of the population completing some college education or associates degree and higher.

Established in 2018 and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, CBD Emporium is dedicated to improving health and wellness on a national scale. The national retailer recently acquired competitor CBD Exclusively and now boasts 23 locations throughout the United States.

For information visit http://www.cbdemporium.com.

About CBD Emporium:
Established in 2018, CBD Emporium is a privately held company with 23 retail locations throughout the United States. The retailer is the premier source for quality, trusted CBD products and offers a diverse selection of more than 40 best-of-industry brands and its own brand labeled products, derived from medical-grade organic hemp plants. The company's knowledgeable staff is dedicated to providing the best information, education and products to improve health and wellness. CBD Emporium headquarters are located at 8102 N. 23rd Avenue, Suite A, Phoenix, Arizona 85021. For information, visit CBDEmporium.com.



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SKOKIE, ILL. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

NAPCO, Ltd. (North American Polymer Company), a national home refinishing and refinishing training company, announces the 2020 class schedule to provide intensive, hands-on refinishing training. The 2019 classes were almost completely` sold out, so early registration is encouraged - https://www.napcoltd.com/training

NAPCO offers the industry's best training for bathtub, tile, sink, countertop and cabinet refinishing for those looking to enter refinishing or expand their current business. The three-day program provides in-depth training for both new and master refinishers who want a refresher course. The instruction includes the application and use of NAPCO products, including the capabilities and application of the waterborne "Kitchen Renew" products, which received a Greenwise SEAL Award.

"NAPCO is always pleased to facilitate opportunities for the contractor community by teaching skills that can potentially increase revenues," said President Dani Nichols. "Our training department is happy to share our resources and knowledge with those looking to safely and efficiently improve and expand refinishing skills."

Professionals who complete this training have the potential to reach a six-figure income within one year. NAPCO's three-day Basics Kitchen and Bath Refinishing class, which includes all equipment, coatings, and a final certificate, teaches:

Job preparation

Equipment usage

Equipment cleaning and care

On-the-job safety

Product knowledge

Bathtub and bathroom refinishing

Kitchen countertop and kitchen cabinet refinishing

Classes are limited to seven participants each, and are held at 7315 Hamlin Avenue in Skokie, just north of Chicago. Transportation to and from classes and, as well as lunches are included in all three days of the training. In addition, NAPCO also offers a 100% money back guarantee. A second trainee can join for a $200 discount. Accommodations can also be made for a translator. Seats are limited, so to ensure a slot, register right away or call 800-888-1081.

The 2020 class dates - https://www.napcoltd.com/training/register

January 15-17

February 12-14

March 11-13

April 8-10

May 13-15

June 10-12

July 15-17

August 12-14

September 16-18

October 14-16

November 11-13

December 9-11

About NAPCO

Since 1979, NAPCO, Ltd. (North American Polymer Company) has provided products, supplies, and training to professional bathroom and kitchen refinishers. NAPCO is headquartered just outside of Chicago, in Skokie, IL and services all 50 states and five foreign countries. If you are interested in refinishing instead of replacing tubs, tiles, or counter tops, call 800-888-1081 or visit https://www.napcoltd.com today.



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CANTON, OHIO (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

SprayWorks is proud to announce its 2nd annual scholarship program, The James Davidson Innovative Student Scholarship. The scholarship is named after SprayWorks Equipment Group owner, James Davidson. James has been designing robots and equipment for Polyurethanes for three decades and has contributed thousands of hours teaching Polyurethane professionals how to create careers in the industry.

Last year's recipient, Erich Periman, is a Florida native and entering his first year of college. The James Davidson Innovative Student Scholarship was designed to encourage Chemical Science students to create innovation in their chosen industry and during their university education. The scholarship will be awarded to one student pursuing a career in Chemical Science with a GPA of 2.5 or above. Students are asked to submit an essay detailing how they currently are or how they plan to create innovation through Chemical Science. SprayWorks' goal through The James Davidson Innovative Student Scholarship is to not only create innovation, but to raise awareness of the Polyurethane industry and how students can obtain a career in Polyurethanes.

To apply for the scholarship or learn more about the scholarship, please visit https://sprayworksequipment.com/the-james-davidson-innovative-student-scholarship/ Deadline to submit is January 15, 2020. The scholarship will be awarded in Spring 2020.

About SprayWorks Equipment Group
SprayWorks Equipment Group is a spray foam and polyurea company; supplying equipment, training, material, mobile rigs, and parts – and the #1 distributor for PMC equipment. With nearly 100 years of combined experience, SprayWorks has knowledge in commercial and residential buildings, bridges, and infrastructure. SprayWorks provides training and education for new contractors and equipment operators; open cell, closed cell, polyurea & coating applications for interior & exterior building envelope design, waterproofing, below grade, bridge deck, barge, secondary containment all types of roofs and structures. For more information, visit Store.SprayWorksEquipment.com or YouTube. Call 330-587-4141.



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HUMBOLDT, IOWA (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

IT Pack, powered by EFM Events, is helping all of their subscribers reach their highest potential in the IT field on multiple avenues. Recently, they've expanded beyond their own core content to offer continuing education discounts to all paid subscribers.

"We have interviewed 54 CIOs and CISOs this year, and the common theme all of them say is that Learning is Continuous" says Dave Robinson, Host of the Executive Conversation Series for IT Pack.

Partnering with St. Louis University, IT Pack gives a 15% discount to all members on any courses or certifications needed to help further careers in the IT field. In October of 2019, they even offered a full scholarship for a CompTIA Security Certificate to one of its fellow members.

A subscription to IT Pack is only $100 for the year. One continuing education class or recertification will more than pay for the annual membership. To learn more about IT Pack's continuing education discounts or the site itself, visit http://www.itpack.com and be sure to follow them on LinkedIn.

"We truly want to be a driving force in helping to develop the next generation of leaders," founder and president of IT Pack, Gary Peyton.

Together we can make a difference for tomorrows leaders - to be apart of that change join today!



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JOHNS CREEK, GA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

C2 Education of South Riding opened at the end of October in the South Riding Market Square at 25031 Riding Plaza in Chantilly. The center held its official ribbon cutting ceremony, which was hosted by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, on December 14th. Center Director Mollie Sherman noted, "We're excited to provide South Riding area families individualized support so each student's needs are met on their unique path to academic success."

C2 Education of Centreville relocated at the end of October to a larger space at 14147 Saint Germain Drive in the Centrewood Plaza. On December 17th the Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce celebrated C2's move with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. "We're thrilled to bring C2's services to Central Fairfax and to help area students realize their full academic potential," said Center Director Susie Lee.

For more information about these new locations, visit the C2 Education location finder at c2education.com/locations.

Nationally, C2 has a proven track record of helping students gain acceptance to the country's top colleges. C2's class of 2019 received over 3,200 top 100 college acceptances and $45 million in scholarship offers. The top 100 colleges & universities are according to U.S. News & World Report's Best College Rankings.




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ROCKLIN, CALIF. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

The Sierra College Gene Haas Center for Advanced Manufacturing by Design hosted the Project MFG: Next Generation Manufacturing Challenge from the United States Department of Defense on December 3-5, 2019.

To address the need to build a skilled engineering and shop floor manufacturing U.S. workforce to compete in global markets, Project MFG holds competitions throughout the country. The competition ignites students' interest in Advanced Manufacturing careers and prepares them for manufacturing jobs that require people to work collaboratively across the manufacturing floor.

Kennedy High School, located in Sacramento CA, won the competition to produce a complex part made of aluminum; Rocklin High School and Yuba College teams also competed in the challenge. The Kennedy team will represent the Sacramento region at the next level with a chance to compete nationally at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, September 2020.

"It's exciting to witness America's Next Great Generation compete under pressure against world class standards," said Adele Ratcliff, Director, Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program, Office of Industrial Policy, within the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy. "It brings out the best in them and instills confidence in their ability to perform at the highest industrial base standards when it counts for a company. Project MFG not only pushes their skills, but pushes their thinking and approach to be more advanced in a teamed approach."

"To increase awareness of meaningful careers in manufacturing, Sierra College was pleased to welcome the national Project MFG to our Rocklin campus," said Amy Schulz, Ph.D., Dean of Career, Continuing and Technical Education, Sierra College. "With the support of the Haas Education Foundation, Sierra College has built an Advanced Manufacturing lab with industry standard CNC tools as a regional resource."

"Working in the Sierra College Advanced Manufacturing lab took my students out of their comfort zone and challenged their teamwork and technical skills," said Dan Frank, Advanced Manufacturing Instructor, Rocklin High School. "Ultimately, participating builds their confidence and makes careers in this industry more intriguing."

Industry partners from Lincoln Electric, Haas Automation Inc. and ZEISS as well as the team from the Department of Defense were on site during the competition to provide technical support for the students who had access to Sierra College's welding and Haas CNC tools.

"At this friendly competition, I witnessed more collaboration between the teams than usual and was impressed by the students' professionalism," said Tom Tholen, Project MFG. "These students are on the fast track to satisfying Advanced Manufacturing careers with starting salaries of $70,000+ where they can make an impact on the world."

The Department of Defense's Ratcliff encouraged students to pursue manufacturing careers where their skills can make a difference. "Our greatest challenges that require a product solution--from climate change to medicine to national security-- require manufacturing to bring that to reality," said Ratcliff.

"There is more than one way to serve your country—being in manufacturing provides economic prosperity for our country as well as the individual. And a strong manufacturing economy underpins our national security. Individuals entering the manufacturing profession will have a career path that will continue to advance and challenge them professionally as well as providing an ability to live almost anywhere in the world with this profession."

For more information, visit the website for the Next Generation Manufacturing Challenge Series.

About Sierra College
The Sierra College District is rising to the needs of our community. Sierra College serves 3200 square miles of Northern CA with campuses in Roseville, Rocklin, Grass Valley, and Truckee. With approximately 125 degree and certificate programs, Sierra College is ranked first in Northern California (Sacramento north) for transfers to four year universities, offers career/technical training, and classes for upgrading job skills. Sierra graduates can be found in businesses and industries throughout the region.



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NEW YORK (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

QA Mentor has acquired Indian based portal QACult an online automation training and educational center. It will operate under the umbrella of QA Mentor, Inc. and concentrate on providing educational & training services in the Automation Testing domain. This strategic move will allow QA Mentor to provide corporate training, workshops, seminars, on-line training, and e-learning courses to corporate clients and QA Professionals around the world for Automation - the most demanding testing vertical.

Amit Dewan, founder of QACult and newly appointed Director of Automation Education & Training practice at QA Mentor, will be responsible for establishing world-class training and education program for students worldwide. Amit brings over 12 years of industry experience in Automation Testing and built multiple enterprise and open source automation frameworks.

"We are very excited to have Amit be part of our team with a strategic concentration around educational & training services for Test Automation domain" said Ruslan Desyatnikov, Founder & CEO of QA Mentor, Inc. "We are excited to start educating the entire world with our unique Automation Testing Remote Training Programs which we will launch in January of 2020", concluded Ruslan.

"We are very happy to be part of such a strategic and unique company led by Ruslan Desyatnikov", said Amit Dewan Founder of QACult. "Our vision and future strategic initiatives are aligned with QA Mentor and we are looking forward to being a part of a larger Global QA Organization. This acquisition will allow us rapidly implement new educational training programs, workshops, seminars and e-learning courses around automation testing globally."

About QA Mentor
QA Mentor is multi-awards winning a CMMI Level 3 SVC + SSD v1.3 appraised, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 20000-1 certified leading software testing company headquartered in New York. With 287 global QA resources in 6 different countries offering more than 30 QA Testing Services and covering all time zones, QA Mentor is a global leader in Software Quality Assurance and Testing space. Serving 394 clients from Fortune 500 to start ups in 28 countries, QA Mentor supports applications in 9 different industries. With unique products propositions from a crowdsourcing platform with a pool of 12,000 crowdsourced testers to a test management platform, unique and economical services offerings and QA education from e-learning and corporate training, QA Mentor continues its growth, expansion and footprint around the globe.




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HOUSTON (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

On behalf of the event's Advisory Board, we're excited to announce that sponsorship opportunities are now available for the 8th Annual Houston IT Symposium. The event will be held at the Norris Conference Center in the CityCentre on Tuesday August 25, 2020. This is a one-day event designed for 200+ IT Executives and their leadership teams.

With the success of the 2019 Houston IT Symposium, many partner sponsors are actively working to lock in their sponsorship spot for 2020, as a limited number of opportunities will be offered. Our partner sponsors have exclusive access and opportunities to connect with local and regional IT leaders for the entire day. Sponsor partners can also take advantage of the option to hear high caliber keynote speakers and to attend any of the IT executive-led breakout sessions. In addition, sponsor partner tables at the Symposium are located strategically in the main ballroom where all keynotes, meals and networking breaks take place.

To learn more about how you can benefit from being a sponsor partner, please contact Matt Emick at EFM Events (matt@efminc.com) or http://www.efmevents.com.

NOTE: Non-sponsoring vendors are not allowed to attend.



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NEW YORK (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Year Up, a nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the Opportunity Divide for young adults across the United States, announced today that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Ellen McClain, has been named as one of WomenInc. Magazine's 2019 Most Influential Corporate Directors.

McClain was recognized for her role as an independent director at Crane Co., a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products. McClain joined the board in 2013 and currently serves on the Audit and Compensation committees.

"Ellen's expertise in strong corporate governance and financial management, paired with a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, makes her an extraordinary leader and CFO," said Gerald Chertavian, Year Up's Founder and CEO. "She has made Year Up a stronger organization while providing guidance and support to the next generation of diverse business leaders, and we are thrilled to have her accomplishments recognized by WomenInc."

McClain joined Year Up as CFO in 2015 after gaining extensive professional management experience as CFO and COO at organizations including the New York Racing Association and Hearst-Argyle Television Inc.

"I'm honored to be on WomenInc. Magazine's list, and excited that women serving on public boards are being recognized for their work," said McClain. "More and more business leaders are recognizing the value of a diverse workforce, but still face challenges in creating space for people of different races, genders, sexual orientations and backgrounds. Partnering with organizations like Year Up is one effective solution; having more inclusive boards is another."

Year Up is a free yearlong program that prepares students (ages 18-24, without college degrees) for meaningful-wage careers in business and IT. Students spend six months learning in-demand technical and professional skills, followed by a six-month internship at one of more than 250 corporate partner firms, including AT&T and JPMorgan Chase. Nationwide, 90% of Year Up graduates are employed or attending college within four months of completing the program, with average starting salaries of $40,000/year.

McClain earned a B.A. in Economics from Brown University in 1986 and a Master in Business Administration degree from Harvard University in 1993. A native of suburban Boston, she resides in New York City with her husband and two children.

About Year Up
Year Up is an award-winning, national 501(c)3 organization that enables motivated young adults ages 18-24 to move from minimum wage to meaningful careers in just one year by providing the skills, experience, and support they need to reach their full potential.Through a one-year, intensive program, Year Up utilizes a high-expectations, high-support model that combines marketable job skills, stipends, coursework eligible for college credit, and corporate internships at more than 250 top companies. Its holistic approach focuses on students' professional and personal development to enable young adults with a viable path to economic self-sufficiency and meaningful careers. Year Up has served more than 26,000 young adults since its founding in 2000, and will serve more than 4,700 young adults in 2019 across 25 U.S. cities including Arizona, Baltimore, Bay Area, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Greater Atlanta, Greater Boston, Greater Philadelphia, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, the National Capital Region, New York City/Jersey City, Puget Sound, Rhode Island, South Florida, Tampa Bay, and Wilmington. Year Up has been voted one of the "Best Non-Profits to Work For" by The NonProfit Times for eight consecutive years, and rated a 4-star charity by CharityNavigator for twelve consecutive years, placing them in the top 1% of tracked organizations.

To learn more, visit http://www.yearup.org, and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

About WomenInc. Magazine
WomenInc. Magazine is a cultural catalyst for professional women—a media platform that showcases and drives positive dialogue on and about women. With its unique mix of stunning photography from major events, in-depth reporting, and social commentary, WomenInc. accelerates ideas and images to center stage. WomenInc. is an unrivaled media event that reaches the progressive, modern and sophisticated female consumer who demands the best in news coverage and that their voice is heard.



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TYLER, TEXAS (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Artie F. Neely-Pinson is a lifelong educator retired after a fifty-year career teaching students from all walks of life who now resides in Tyler, Texas, where she has worked as a volunteer mathematics teacher for the Literary Council of Tyler and part-time church musician and enjoys visiting and vacationing with her daughter and son-in-law, reading, writing, crocheting, and puzzling, especially sudoku. She has completed her new book "Teaching a New Direction: A Navigational System for Public School Education": a thought-provoking discussion of the deficiencies, responsibilities, and continued promise of public education.

Artie writes, "The objective of this book is to establish schools that positively impact all aspects of the total development of students. Beginning with age four or five, most children spend the majority of their conscious hours at school. Many of the evils of our society are perpetrated by people with no vision or purpose, and no respect for other humans. Too many students leave school with no goals and employable skills. Many athletes, who were tutored or given grades to keep them eligible for sports and were discarded when the eligibility expired, ended up with or without a high school diploma or college degree and no skills. A few managed to get into professional sports, but competition, injuries, unenlightened mismanagement of funds, and early retirement left them with no skills.

"Young girls frequently became parents with no homemaking skills. These individuals sometimes harbor resentment for former schoolmates who are busily working toward the achievement of their goals and this resentment is frequently manifested by some action.

"The aim of this book is to develop schools where students are programmed for future success, beginning in kindergarten. To do this, schools districts must interact with businesses, colleges, corporations, and any other entities where students seek careers in order to establish objectives that guide students toward those careers. Schools should provide experiences where meaningful character traits are developed.

"The final expected result will be a new respect for education and a society where the majority of the citizens are goal driven and wish to make a meaningful contribution, and a very few people who just exist. Citizens of a society, who are busy working toward some desirable objectives, are less likely to have time for unlikely and illegal pursuits."

Published by Page Publishing, Artie F. Neely-Pinson's engrossing book is an invaluable resource for educators and parents seeking to maximize the learning potential of their students.

Readers who wish to experience this engaging work can purchase "Teaching a New Direction: A Navigational System for Public School Education" at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or media inquiries, contact Page Publishing at 866-315-2708.

About Page Publishing:

Page Publishing is a traditional, full-service publishing house that handles all the intricacies involved in publishing its authors' books, including distribution in the world's largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create - not mired in logistics like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and so on. Page's accomplished writers and publishing professionals allow authors to leave behind these complex and time-consuming issues to focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at http://www.pagepublishing.com.



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DURHAM, N.C. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

The Insurance and Accounting Systems Association (IASA), one of the insurance industry's largest and most well-represented trade organizations, recently selected Kerry Crockett as its new Executive Director. Crockett joins IASA during a period of tremendous growth and will look to leverage her broad-based association experience to assist IASA in meeting its goals for the future.

"IASA is at an exciting cross-road in its growth and looking to take the next step forward with a vision for the future that positions IASA at the forefront for providing best-in-class content, educational and networking opportunities," said Beech Turner, Chairman, IASA. "Kerry brings extensive experience in association management, coupled with strategic leadership and business acumen that will drive forward IASA's offering to its members and volunteers, providing opportunities for enhanced growth and continued success."

Kerry joins IASA after serving as the associate executive director for the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), an 8,500-member international association and its technologist section, the Society for MR Radiographers and Technologists (SMRT). During her time with ISMRM, Kerry successfully guided development and implementation of strategic plans for increasing SMRT's global positioning. Prior to her work at ISMRM, Kerry also served as executive director, director of meetings and chief financial officer for the United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP).

"I am thrilled to be joining IASA at this time. As IASA ramps up for the 2020 Annual Conference, I look forward to working with the board, staff and volunteers to enhance the conference offering for 2020 and beyond to build a truly sustainable, engaging experience for all," said Kerry Crockett. "IASA is well-positioned to offer its members the education and training to help enable growth across the board. It's an exciting time to be a part of IASA, and I look forward to getting started."

Kerry holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix as well as multiple certifications, including Certified Digital Event Strategist, Certified Association Executive and Certified Meeting Professional. She has served on the board of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) since 2017 and allots her spare time volunteering with local area animal rescues. She is also a talented photographer who enjoys traveling, gardening and reading.

About the Insurance and Accounting Systems Association (IASA)
IASA is an education association that strives to enhance the knowledge of insurance industry professionals, and participants from similar organizations closely allied with the insurance industry by facilitating the exchange of ideas and information. IASA is one of the insurance industry's largest and most well represented trade associations. IASA membership includes insurance companies of all types (Property & Casualty, Life, Health, Fraternal, HMO and others) as members, as well as companies serving the insurance industry, regulators and organizations more broadly representative of the financial services industry, including banks and investment brokerage firms. For more information about IASA, its membership and its programs visit IASA.org or visit us on Facebook @iasainc, Twitter @IASAINC and LinkedIn.

Contact:
Sharon Murphy
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LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Vubiz has just been named 2019 Best of Elearning! Award winner as the Best Compliance Library for the eighth year in a row. This Award of Excellence from Elearning! Media Group is solely based on voter ballots.

The Best of Elearning! Awards recognize best-in-class solutions for elearning products and services.

"We are honored by all those that voted for Vubiz," said Jim Rapino, President of Vubiz, Ltd. "We're excited to acknowledge our team's commitment to creating the best compliance library available at the best competitive price."

Vubiz has a deep catalog of award-winning compliance courses including Harassment Prevention, Affirmative Action, Workplace Violence, Diversity training, Ethics series, Fair Labor Standards Act," Foreign Corrupt Practices Act "and Banking compliance and Health & Safety courses.

Vubiz has also won best compliance elearning awards from Brandon Hall. Vubiz has a large "off-the-shelf" library of online courses that also includes bestsellers in business skills, soft skills, human resources and customer service skills.

Vubiz is an award-winning elearning company that provides comprehensive services from a large, impressive online library of courses, to customized courses to distribution with learning management software. Vubiz's vision is to help organizations become more competitive through the use of world class Internet learning technologies and has built a superb reputation over the past decade of offering outstanding value and unbeatable customer support. Vubiz online courses and elearning technologies assist in building workforce excellence.

Elearning! Magazine

Elearning! Magazine is the exclusive voice of the $220 billion enterprise learning market. As new technologies develop, enterprise networks are born and content evolves, you can rely on Elearning! Magazine to keep you up to speed. The magazine delivers executives the roadmap for improving enterprise, partner and employee performance. As the voice of the robust learning and workplace technology market, our audience sees, shares and collaborates on industry best practices, technologies, and processes.



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SAN MATEO, CALIF (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

California Casualty congratulates the 45 public school educators named 2020 California Casualty Award for Teaching Excellence recipients.

The awards highlight educators from around the country cited by their peers for their dedication to the profession, community engagement, professional development, attention to diversity and advocacy for fellow educators.

"This year's awardees are fulfilling the promise of public education in the classrooms, schools and communities from coast to coast," said Sara A. Sneed, President and CEO, the NEA Foundation. "Each awardee has met a very high standard, and together, they are celebrated for a shared commitment to educational excellence, innovation approaches to student learning, and support for their peers. We are grateful to California Casualty for its recognition and celebration of the very best in education, and we look forward to honoring the 2020 California Casualty Awards for Teaching Excellence awardees."

"We are proud to honor these exceptional educators and show our appreciation for their incredible work," said Beau Brown, Chairman of the California Casualty Board. "The California Casualty awardees exemplify educators' ability to be a positive force in their student's lives."

Each California Casualty Award for Teaching Excellence awardee's school will receive a $150 stipend from California Casualty to purchase items to enhance classrooms. The awardees will also participate in the NEA Foundation's Salute to Excellence in Education Gala, held February 7, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The gala will be livestreamed at neafoundation.org.
The NEA Foundation and the National Education Association jointly present the awards.

More information about the awards and the individual winners is at https://www.neafoundation.org/for-educators/awards-for-teaching-excellence/california-casualty-awardees.

ABOUT THE NEA FOUNDATION
The NEA Foundation is a public charity founded by educators for educators to improve public education for all students. Since our beginning in 1969, the Foundation has served as a laboratory of learning, offering funding and other resources to public school educators, their schools, and districts to solve complex teaching and learning challenges. We elevate and share educator solutions to ensure greater reach and impact on student learning. We believe that when educators unleash their own power, ideas, and voices, communities, schools, and students all benefit. Visit neafoundation.org for more information.

ABOUT CALIFORNIA CASUALTY
California Casualty has been serving the insurance needs of educators since 1951, and is the only auto and home insurance company to earn the trust and endorsement of the NEA. As a result, NEA members qualify for exceptional rates, deductibles waived for vandalism or collisions to your vehicle parked at school, holiday or summer skip payment plans and free Identity Defense protection – exclusive benefits not available to the general public. Learn how to save by getting a quote at http://www.calcas.com/NEA, or by calling 1.800.800.9410.




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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 27 Supply Chain Management Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 136 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 136 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 27 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Supply Chain Management Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-supply-chain-management-degree-programs/

2020 Supply Chain Management Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

American Public University
Arizona State University
Ashford University
Ball State University
Bellevue University
Boston University
Brandman University
Charleston Southern University
Colorado Technical University
Desales University
Fontbonne University
Iowa State University
Kennesaw State University
Liberty University
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Murray State University
North Dakota State University
Northern Arizona University
Northern Kentucky University
Portland State University
Rasmussen College
Southern Arkansas University
Southern Wesleyan University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of South Dakota
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 50 MBA in Marketing Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 129 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 129 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 50 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top MBA in Marketing Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-mba-in-marketing-degree-programs/

2020 MBA in Marketing Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

American University
Arizona State University
Arkansas State University
Averett University
Azusa Pacific University
Babson College
Ball State University
Bellevue University
Benedictine University
Brandman University
Bryan College
California Lutheran University
Central Michigan University
City University of Seattle
Colorado State University
Columbus State University
Concordia University, Wisconsin
Dallas Baptist University
Drexel University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Institute of Technology
Fort Hays State University
Golden Gate University
Lehigh University
Liberty University
Mercer University
Montclair State University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Northeastern University
Nova Southeastern University
Pepperdine University
Regis University
Southern Illinois University
Temple University
Touro University Worldwide
University of Alabama, Birmingham
University of Cincinnati
University of Houston - Victoria
University of Kansas
University of Maryland - College Park
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of New Hampshire
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Dakota
University of North Texas
University of Texas at Tyler
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Villanova University
Washington State University
Whitman Syracuse University

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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 45 Master's in Nutrition Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 138 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 138 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 45 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Nutrition Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-nutrition-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Nutrition Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Adelphi University
American College of Healthcare Sciences
American University
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Benedictine University
Bowling Green State University
Canisius College
Central Michigan University
Colorado State University
East Carolina University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Kansas State University
Logan University
Maryland University of Integrative Health
Mississippi State University
New York Institute of Technology
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Oklahoma State University
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Saybrook University
Stony Brook University
Texas Tech University
Texas Woman's University
The Sage Colleges
University of Alabama
University of Alabama, Birmingham
University of Bridgeport
University of Georgia
University of Illinois
University of Kansas
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
University of North Dakota
University of North Florida
University of Saint Joseph
University of Southern California
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Texas at Austin
University of Utah
University of Wisconsin - Madison

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 10 Master's in Interior Design Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 129 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 129 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 10 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Interior Design Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-interior-design-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Interior Design Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Academy of Art University
Regent University
National University
Lipscomb University
Academy of Art University
Brenau University
Boston Architectural College
Ball State University
Chatham University
Savannah College of Art and Design
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
University of California, Los Angeles

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 40 Master's in Elementary Education Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 188 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 188 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 40 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Elementary Education Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-elementary-education-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Elementary Education Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

American Public University
Appalachian State University
Auburn University
Ball State University
California State University, Fullerton
Delta State University
DePaul University
East Carolina University
Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern New Mexico University
Grand Canyon University
Jacksonville State University
Lesley University
Liberty University
Marshall University
Mississippi College
Missouri State University
Norfolk State University
North Carolina State University
Nova Southeastern University
Regis University
Saint Xavier University
Southeast Missouri State University
University of Alabama
University of Alabama, Birmingham
University of Central Missouri
University of Mississippi
University of Nebraska, Kearney
University of North Alabama
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of North Dakota
University of Northern Iowa
University of Pittsburgh
Valley City State University
West Virginia University
Western Carolina University
Western Governors University
William Carey University

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 5 Master's in Crime Scene Investigation Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 159 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 159 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 5 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Crime Scene Investigation Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-crime-scene-investigation-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Crime Scene Investigation Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

DeSales University
George Washington University
Stevenson University
University of New Haven
Waynesburg University

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 20 Master's in Law Enforcement Administration Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 147 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 147 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 20 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Law Enforcement Administration Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-law-enforcement-administration-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Law Enforcement Administration Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Albany State University
Bellevue University
Bethune Cookman University
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Colorado State University Global
Columbia College
Georgetown University
Michigan State University
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Leo University
Salve Regina University
Sam Houston State University
Tiffin University
University of Cincinnati
University of New Haven
University of North Texas
University of San Diego
University of the Cumberlands
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Wilmington University

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 25 Master's in Taxation Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 177 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 177 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 25 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Taxation Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-taxation-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Taxation Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Bentley University
Boston University
Bryant University
California State University, Northridge
DePaul University
Florida Atlantic University
Georgetown University
Golden Gate University
Liberty University
New York University
Northeastern University
Nova Southeastern University
Portland State University
San Jose State University
Southern New Hampshire University
St. John's University
University of Akron
University of Baltimore
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado Denver
University of Denver
University of Hartford
University of Minnesota
University of Southern California
Villanova University

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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ALPHARETTA, GA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

As part of their 9th annual Fall Fundraiser, the Alpharetta Ambush Soccer Club donated $5,000 to The Summit Counseling Center in November. The Summit Counseling Group offers professional school counseling services and supports the mental health of children and their families. The Fall Fundraiser revolved around selling game day jerseys, that feature the logo of The Summit Counseling Center, to members of the Alpharetta Ambush Soccer Club teams. There was a 100% participation rate from all 42 of the soccer club teams and a number of independent donations were also received.

To unveil an over-sized presentation check in the amount of $5,000, four Alpharetta Ambush Soccer Club players visited the corporate offices of The Summit Counseling Center. The players prepared a shared speech and collaborated to present their donation to members of The Summit Counseling Center team. They were joined by Club President, Doug Yearwood.

"Along with the Ambush coaching staff, we are constantly trying to find ways to do something different with our players other than the normal 'soccer stuff,' " said Doug Yearwood, Club President, Alpharetta Ambush Soccer Club. "And that's why this day each year is my favorite day of the year. Watching young, motivated, enthusiastic Ambush players of all ages visit an intimidating corporate environment, stand in front of adults they've just met for the first time in their lives, and deliver perfectly executed speech... well let's just say that's as rewarding as watching one of our teams win the league or win a tournament! I'm very proud of each and every Ambush player at the Club and they never cease to amaze me!"

"It is heart-warming to receive this generous donation from the players and families of Alpharetta Ambush," says Shawn Murphy, Director of Development, The Summit Counseling Center. "These funds will be used to subsidize counseling services for The Summit's school-based counseling program, allowing kids in the community to receive counseling services that they otherwise could not afford."

The Summit will also be providing Signs of Suicide Trusted Adult training to the Ambush coaching staff on January 10th. The role of a trusted adult is to build rapport and trust with the youth, routinely check in, invite difficult conversations, and connect the student and family to mental health resources if needed. "A trusted adult is any person that is invested in a youth's life. It might be their aunt/uncle, coach, camp director, dance instructor, teacher, youth leader, or next door neighbor," stated Whitney Emrick, Mental Health Awareness Coordinator, The Summit Counseling Center. "Our goal is to equip every trusted adult in our community with the tools and resources needed to respond to a youth mental health crisis."

About Alpharetta Ambush Soccer Club
Alpharetta Ambush Soccer Club has served the North Fulton community for 20 years. The Club's mission is to provide an opportunity for youths to develop and grow in their community through participation in athletic competition. With over 40 teams and professionally licensed and trained coaches, Ambush continues to be one of the steadiest soccer clubs in Georgia.

About The Summit Counseling Center
Since 1990, The Summit Counseling Center has been a trusted community partner; bringing hope, healing, and restoration to children, teens, adults, couples, and families. Through their partnerships with local community organizations, The Summit serves North Atlanta at 33 locations, including 28 local public schools where there is a therapist onsite. To learn more about The Summit Counseling Center, their school counseling services, and how they support communities, visit http://www.summitcounseling.org

To view the presentation of the check, please watch the video on The Summit Counseling Center's Vimeo account.
Presentation Video




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ROCKVILLE, MD. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Lurn, Inc., the transformational home for entrepreneurs, is proud to announce that it has been recognized by Comparably for three awards:

Best Company Culture

Best Companies For Women

Best Companies For Diversity

The Comparably Awards honor businesses that are helping to drive positive cultural change across companies large and small. Lurn also won Comparably's Best Company for Leadership award earlier this year.

"By nature, entrepreneurs are self-sufficient people," said Lurn CEO Anik Singal. "And that trait is often what keeps them from reaching their true potential. Without a happy, motivated team with diverse knowledge and experience around you, you won't get very far."

Comparably Awards are derived from sentiment ratings provided by employees who anonymously rated their employers on Comparably.com between March 8, 2018 and March 8, 2019. There were no fees or costs associated with participating, nor was nomination required.

To qualify, Large companies (more than 500 employees) must have a minimum of 50 employee participants and Small/Mid-Size companies (fewer than 500 employees) must have a minimum of 15 employee participants. The final data set was compiled from nearly 10 million ratings across 50,000 U.S. companies on Comparably.com.

About Lurn
Lurn is the transformational home for entrepreneurs. We provide a virtual and in-person training center to teach, coach and guide entrepreneurs all over the world.

Founded by Anik Singal in 2004, Lurn's approach has always been a straightforward one:
To empower others to create & grow passion-based businesses
To encourage big ideas that will change the world
To educate people about how to be the best entrepreneur they can be - no matter where they are on their journey

For more about Lurn, please visit http://www.lurn.com.

About Comparably
Comparably is a leading workplace culture and compensation site with a mission to make workplaces more transparent and rewarding.

Employees can access the platform's salary comparison tool, rate their companies and CEOs and see what workplaces are really like through the lens of comprehensive and structured data based on gender, ethnicity, age, experience, department, location, education and company size.

With nearly 10 million ratings from employees across 50,000 U.S. companies since its 2016 launch, Comparably has become one of the most trusted third party sites for workplace culture and fastest growing SaaS solutions for employer branding.

For more information, go to http://www.comparably.com. For workplace culture studies and compensation data lists, log onto http://www.comparably.com/blog.



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CHICAGO (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Kokomo24/7 Solutions, Inc., a Chicago-based SaaS provider of K-12 school safety solutions, today announced its sponsorship and exhibition at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) on January 14-17 in Miami. Each year, FETC brings together dynamic and creative education professionals from around the world for an intensive, highly collaborative exploration of new technologies, best practices, and pressing issues. Kokomo24/7 will be in booth #1435w in the Startup Pavilion to discuss student safety and the Safety Cloud product. Leveraging the power of predictive analytics, Safety Cloud correlates years of existing log data to predict possible unsafe student incidents disruptive to learning. The result for teachers, administrators, and resource officers is proactive intervention to student safety incidents.

"We are excited to exhibit in the Startup Pavilion at FETC to add our insight and experience with LAUSD on growing concerns over student safety," said Daniel Lee, CEO and founder of Kokomo24/7. "LAUSD is the second-largest school district in the United States and we will be sharing our experience with helping ensure student safety across their 850-plus schools."

Kokomo24/7 at FETC 2020

When: January 14-17, 2020
Where: Miami Beach Convention Center | Miami, Fla.
Kokomo24/7 Booth: 1435w, Startup Pavilion
More Info: Event Website

Kokomo24/7 Safety Cloud
Kokomo24/7 Safety Cloud is a SaaS-based software platform designed to proactively identify unsafe student incidents in K12 learning environments. Addressing answers for the senseless and harmful incidents making news headlines, Kokomo24/7 attacks the problem with data and analytics. The predictive modeling capability in Safety Cloud helps school districts identify potentially unsafe incidents before they happen and allows educators to take action with intervention before unsafe events occur.

Kokomo24/7 has deployed the Kokomo24/7 School Safety Cloud at the second-largest school district in America. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), serving nearly 750,000 students, uses Kokomo24/7 to deliver school safety solutions with scalability, security, and the latest technologies provided by Kokomo24/7's collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Kokomo24/7 is an approved Public Sector Partner (PSP) of AWS and a member of the EdStart Community within AWS.

For more information about Kokomo24/7 Safety Cloud, visit https://www.kokomo247.com.

About FETC
The Future of Education Technology Conference is the largest, national, independent education technology conference. Attracting thousands of education and technology leaders from around the world, it delivers strategies and best practices for student success and schoolwide advancement. Visit https://www.FETC.org for details.

About Kokomo24/7
With deep public safety experience, Kokomo24/7 Solutions is the company behind a cloud-based safety platform that helps K12 educators reduce unsafe student incidents to ensure higher quality learning environments. Kokomo24/7's Safety Cloud platform consists of three modular and easy-to-deploy, intuitive safety products designed to help reduce bullying, suicide and other disruptive events in K12. Incident Management (IMS), Anonymous Reporting (ARS) and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) comprise the platform to bring to school district leaders unprecedented visibility to the safety and well being of their students. For more information on Kokomo24/7 Solutions, please visit https://www.kokomo247.com.



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NEW YORK, NY (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered a way to move precision immunotherapy forward by using genomics to inform immunotherapy for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, according to a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, in December.

This is the first study to experimentally determine which byproducts from the mutation of tumors (known as neoantigens) have the ability to provoke the immune system into recognizing and killing cancer cells in multiple myeloma patients. The results provide the foundation for using neoantigen-targeting strategies such as cancer vaccines in future trials for multiple myeloma patients. Multiple myeloma is a malignancy of plasma cells affecting 30,000 people a year.

Next-generation sequencing data was analyzed to describe the landscape of neoantigens in 184 patients, and researchers identified neoantigen-specific immune cells triggered by immunotherapy. Additionally, they showed an increase in neoantigens in patients who had relapsed myeloma versus new patients, which may indicate potential for greater immune responses to immunotherapy in these patients. The study also identifies common neoantigens between patients, which could lead to new vaccine therapies.

"Tumor neoantigens represent excellent targets for immunotherapy, due to their specific expression in cancer tissue," said Samir Parekh, MD, Associate Professor of Oncological Sciences and Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology) at the Icahn School of Medicine. "Until now, there has been no direct evidence that DNA mutations induce neoantigen-specific T-cell responses following immunotherapy in multiple myeloma."

Stemming from this research, co-author Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology) at the Icahn School of Medicine, and colleagues are pursuing a clinical trial investigating the safety and responsiveness of a personalized neoantigen vaccine for the treatment of cancers including multiple myeloma.

This study was supported by the NIH (R21 CA223953) and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.

About the Mount Sinai Health System
The Mount Sinai Health System is New York City's largest integrated delivery system, encompassing eight hospitals, a leading medical school, and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York region. Mount Sinai's vision is to produce the safest care, the highest quality, the highest satisfaction, the best access and the best value of any health system in the nation. The Health System includes approximately 7,480 primary and specialty care physicians; 11 joint-venture ambulatory surgery centers; more than 410 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and 31 affiliated community health centers. The Icahn School of Medicine is one of three medical schools that have earned distinction by multiple indicators: ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Medical Schools", aligned with a U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" Hospital, No. 12 in the nation for National Institutes of Health funding, and among the top 10 most innovative research institutions as ranked by the journal Nature in its Nature Innovation Index. This reflects a special level of excellence in education, clinical practice, and research. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 14 on U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" of top U.S. hospitals; it is one of the nation's top 20 hospitals in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Nephrology, Neurology/Neurosurgery, and Orthopedics in the 2019-2020 "Best Hospitals" issue. Mount Sinai's Kravis Children's Hospital also is ranked nationally in five out of ten pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked 12th nationally for Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West are ranked 23rd nationally for Nephrology and 25th for Diabetes/Endocrinology, and Mount Sinai South Nassau is ranked 35th nationally for Urology. Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke's, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai South Nassau are ranked regionally.

For more information, visit https://www.mountsinai.org or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.




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WARRENDALE, PA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

SAE International announces the lineup of keynote speakers for the 2020 Government/Industry Meeting being held from January 22-24, 2020, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

"We are thrilled to welcome another set of experts to advance discussions around the critical synergies between government action and regulations, and the technology being developed in the evolving automotive industry," said Dave Weil, director of engineering events at SAE International. "The Government/Industry Meeting allows for information sharing, providing both legislative and regulatory agencies the means to properly analyze technical information prior to drafting legislation and/or regulations."

Each year, SAE's Government/Industry Meeting unites government policy and regulatory makers with auto industry representatives to discuss the effect of government action and regulations for safety, emission control, and energy conservation on future vehicle design.

SAE International's 2020 Government/Industry keynote speakers include:

Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., Chief Safety Innovation Officer, Zoox (Opening Keynote - Wednesday, January 22): In April 2017, Dr. Rosekind joined the executive team at Zoox as the chief safety innovation officer. He leads efforts to safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles. Prior to Zoox, Dr. Rosekind was appointed by President Obama to be the 15th Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Serving from 2014 to 2017, Dr. Rosekind led significant transformation, instilling a proactive safety culture while driving both the Agency and automobile industry to be future-oriented.

Amy Walter, National Editor of the Cook Political Report and Host of WNYC's The Takeaway Fridays (Thursday, January 23): Known as one of the best political journalists covering Washington, Amy Walter is the national editor of the non-partisan Cook Political Report and a frequent on-air analyst. In addition to her weekly appearance on the popular "Politics Monday" segment on the PBS NewsHour, Ms. Walter also hosts WNYC's nationally syndicated public radio news program, "Politics with Amy Walter" on The Takeaway, and regularly appears as a panelist on NBC's Meet the Press, CBS's Face The Nation and the Special Report with Bret Baier on FOX.

Sarah Dunham, Director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Friday, January 24): Sarah Dunham is the director of EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), whose mission is to establish and implement national standards for transportation fuels, vehicles and engines to reduce air pollution from mobile sources under the Clean Air Act. Prior to becoming director of OTAQ, Ms. Dunham was the director of EPA's Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP) where she and her staff worked to improve regional air quality, address climate change, and protect the ozone layer.

To learn more about the keynote speakers and technical events at SAE International's Government/Industry meeting, please visit sae.org/attend/government-industry.

To register for the Government/Industry Meeting, please visit: sae.org/attend/government-industry/attend/registration.

About SAE International
SAE International is a global association committed to advancing mobility knowledge and solutions for the benefit of humanity. By engaging nearly 200,000 engineers, technical experts and volunteers, we connect and educate mobility professionals to enable safe, clean, and accessible mobility solutions. We act on two priorities: encouraging a lifetime of learning for mobility engineering professionals and setting the standards for industry engineering. We strive for a better world through the work of our philanthropic SAE Foundation, including award-winning programs like A World in Motion and the Collegiate Design Series. More at http://www.sae.org.




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BOSTON (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Local composer and Yamaha Music School of Boston student Sabina Sandrasagra has been named among the winners of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Composition Competition, Eastern Division.

Sandrasagra, 9, advanced to the Division contest, elementary category, after winning statewide in Massachusetts. She was chosen by a three-judge panel for her piano composition "My Favorite Times of the Year." She competed against representatives from all over the MTNA Eastern Division, which encompasses 12 states plus the District of Columbia.

As a Division winner, Sandrasagra automatically advances as a finalist to the National MTNA Composition Competition, one of the most successful and prestigious student competitions in the country. National winners are expected to be announced by late January.

Sandrasagra lives in Arlington, Mass. and studies under David Ibbett, a Boston-based electrosymphonic composer whose work is performed nationally and internationally. Ibbett is a faculty member at the Yamaha Music School of Boston, part of a network of elite learning centers covering more than 40 countries and regions. The Boston school serves as the showcase center for the Yamaha Music Education System in the United States.

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About Yamaha
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) is one of the largest subsidiaries of Yamaha Corporation, Japan and offers a full line of award-winning musical instruments, sound reinforcement, commercial installation and home entertainment products to the U.S. market. Products include: Yamaha acoustic, digital and hybrid pianos, portable keyboards, guitars, acoustic and electronic drums, band and orchestral instruments, marching percussion products, synthesizers, professional digital and analog audio equipment, Steinberg recording products and NEXO commercial audio products, as well as AV receivers, amplifiers, MusicCast wireless multiroom audio systems, Blu-ray/CD players, earphones, headphones, home-theater-in-a-box systems, sound bars and its exclusive line of Digital Sound Projectors. YCA markets innovative, finely crafted technology and entertainment products and musical instruments targeted to the hobbyist, education, worship, music, professional audio installation and consumer markets.



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NEW YORK (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Save the Children and Kinesis Foundation have completed the installation of 10 renewable microgrids in 10 schools located in the mountainous region of Puerto Rico.

Many of the schools that received microgrid systems were without power for six months after the hurricanes. Four hundred faculty members and 3,600 students were impacted by this project and now have access to clean, resilient power if future severe weather events or grid outages occur.

Save the Children focused on helping schools and their communities become more resilient in the event of future natural disasters, and on strengthening social and emotional learning for the schools' students. RMI managed the solar microgrid system installation at school campuses to ensure learning was not disrupted as it was following the hurricanes in 2018. Kinesis Foundation and other generous funders provided financial support for the project.

The project included the installation of sufficient battery and solar capacity to back up school libraries, administrative offices, kitchens, and critical water pumps indefinitely in the event of an outage. Additionally, the project provided roof waterproofing, energy efficiency retrofits such as LED lighting, and curriculum support for teachers to incorporate climate change and renewable energy into their classrooms.

"We are pleased the schools microgrid program will ensure students and faculty members now have access to a resilient learning environment. We hope this project will inspire and encourage other schools and critical facilities to explore solar microgrids as a pathway to building local energy resilience," said Roy Torbert, RMI's Puerto Rico program leader.

"This project demonstrates Save the Children's commitment to the island's most vulnerable children, since the earliest days after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. Over our nearly 100 years of working around the world to support children, we know the important role that schools play in the lives of children, families and communities. We are very grateful to Rocky Mountain Institute for their leadership in ensuring lights stay on, even in the darkest moments after a disaster," said Teruca Subira, Save the Children's Puerto Rico director.

"At Kinesis we are proud to be able to transform the lives of Puerto Rican youth and to do so permanently. Together with RMI and Save the Children, we continue to focus in sustainable initiatives that directly benefit our students and their communities and facilitate the positive transformation of Puerto Rico's education and its infrastructure system," said Jose Fernandez Richards, president of Kinesis Foundation.

RMI is a nonprofit organization and serves as an unbiased technical advisor and provides implementation support to governments, utilities, developers and other energy stakeholders. RMI operates in Puerto Rico under the auspices of the Islands Energy Program: rmi.org/islands, and focuses on implementing renewable microgrid programs across the country.

This project was made possible due to support from Kinesis Foundation, Save the Children and individual donors.

Media Inquiries please contact: Nick Steel, New York, Tel: +1 347-574-0887, Email: nsteel@rmi.org

About Rocky Mountain Institute
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)—an independent nonprofit founded in 1982—transforms global energy use to create a clean, prosperous, and secure low-carbon future. It engages businesses, communities, institutions, and entrepreneurs to accelerate the adoption of market-based solutions that cost-effectively shift from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables. RMI has offices in Basalt and Boulder, Colorado; New York City; the San Francisco Bay Area; Washington, D.C.; and Beijing.

About Save the Children
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. Since our founding 100 years ago, we've changed the lives of more than 1 billion children. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

About Kinesis Foundation
Because every student have the right to receive an equal and quality education, we seek to transform Puerto Rico by helping talented students with financial need in Puerto Rico overcome socioeconomic barriers and achieve excellence at the highest academic levels to ensure they get the best jobs in the future. http://www.kinesispr.org




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SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

Today Snackpass, the app that allows anyone to order food ahead of time to pick up at local restaurants, announced it has raised $21M in Series A funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from First Round, General Catalyst, YCombinator and Inspired Capital, who join angel investors Nas, Larry Fitzgerald, and Michael Ovitz in their investment in the company. This round brings the company's total funding to date to $23.7M.

Snackpass' mission is to make ordinary experiences magical, starting with eliminating the need to wait in line when ordering food to go. With every order, Snackpass users earn rewards for themselves and to share with friends. Snackpass' social feed solves for what other companies in the food tech space have yet to crack - a loyal customer base that returns to the app again and again. In the markets where Snackpass has a presence, the app achieved up to 75% penetration within six months across the local student body.

In addition to focusing on individual users, Snackpass offers Meal Plan options, allowing campus organizations like athletic teams, sororities and fraternities, as well as anxious parents who don't use the app themselves the opportunity to load credit into a student's Snackpass account.

"Eating is an inherently social experience, whether you're grabbing a smoothie with a friend or checking out a new lunch spot a coworker recommended. On Snackpass, we don't want our platform to be just about the utility of ordering food - we want to make it a magical, social experience for our users," said Snackpass co-founder and CEO Kevin Tan. "One of our users once tweeted, 'at Yale we don't say I love you, we send each other gifts on Snackpass.' We've been excited to see Snackpass take off fueled by organic growth, and this round of funding will help to scale and reach entirely new markets in the coming months."

Snackpass works with local restaurants and franchise owners, allowing these small businesses to not only better manage the rush during peak hours and serve more customers, but also giving them access to marketing tools and analytics that allow them to reach and retain a highly engaged and loyal customer base, ultimately growing their businesses. Restaurants can also partner with Snackpass to offer special promotions or flash sales to attract new customers, and track their engagement with the establishment long-term. Compared with delivery services that take up to 40% of an online order, Snackpass takes a small fraction of every order, making it an affordable and effective marketing platform for the small local restaurants with which it works.

"We've been using Snackpass for a year and a half, and the app has been a key ingredient in helping us grow," said Tony Lei, owner of Raretea in Berkeley, CA. "Every time we launch a new product, we're able to push discounts and promotions that help drive engagement from both repeat and new customers, and as we've opened new locations we're able to tap into Snackpass' community to help supercharge awareness and create a loyal customer base that keeps coming back."

Founded in 2017 by Kevin Tan (CEO), Jamie Marshall (COO), and Jonathan Cameron (Head of Sales) at Yale University, the team bootstrapped the company and grew largely organically in its initial market of New Haven, CT. The trio participated in the Winter 2018 class of Y Combinator and relocated the company to San Francisco in 2019, where they plan to use the funds to scale the business to 100 college campuses over the next two years, and build out their engineering and business strategy teams.

"The Snackpass team has an intuitive sense for what resonates with their audience, and has frankly just made the app really fun to use. In doing so, they've created a user base that bypasses other apps to use Snackpass every day. And restaurants are noticing and seeing the results," said Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

About Snackpass
Snackpass is an app allows anyone to order food ahead of time to pickup at local restaurants. Available at 11 college campuses across the US, Snackpass' users earn rewards for themselves and to share with friends, making the ordinary experience of ordering food a magical one. Snackpass was founded in 2017 by Kevin Tan (CEO), Jamie Marshall (COO), and Jonathan Cameron at Yale University and has more than 20 employees based in San Francisco, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.snackpass.co.




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LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) DECEMBER 19, 2019

R3 Stem Cell is now offering attendees a free Exosome procedure at its MSK ultrasound injection courses. The next course is scheduled for January 26th, 2020 in Las Vegas at the M Resort.

Ultrasound guided injections are incredibly helpful for ensuring needle accuracy. The R3 ultrasound training course is hands on, where attendees will get to practice on real patients who have authentic joint arthritis and other pathologies. In addition, real procedures will be performed as well.

Now R3 is offering each attendee the opportunity to receive a procedure as well with exosomes. The biologic comes from an FDA regulated lab with a perfect safety record.

According to R3 Stem Cell CEO David Greene, MD, MBA, "When a patient is receiving a regenerative therapy, it's an investment on their part and the provider should make sure the biologic is accurately placed. Ultrasound is great because it can also be used as a diagnostic tool! Patients love seeing ultrasound being used, and at our training attendees also get a procedure too."

Both large and small joints will be taught. This includes the knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist, ankle and more. A lot of the patients are military veterans, who receive procedures for free as part of the R3 Heroes Program. This will make the experience even more rewarding, as attendees will learn from their stories and associated joint abnormalities.

Signing up for the MSK ultrasound injection training course may be performed online at https://stemcelltrainingcourse.org/registration/ or by calling (844) GET-STEM. R3 offers combo deals if a person desires to also attend the Comprehensive Stem Cell Training Course, which occurs on the same weekend.



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BERLIN, GERMANY (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Agile Testing Days USA is an essential destination for global tech professionals, providing a unique combination of agile methods, testing, and quality sets the tone. But it is more than just a conference - it is a festival of learning, networking paired with fun in a safe and open-minded environment!

The event starts off with 2 days of full-day tutorials, followed by a 3-days conference, featuring more than 70+ speakers, over 300 attendees and 80+ sessions, like talks, workshops, keynotes, showcases, social evening events and a variety of networking opportunities as well as a track dedicated to New Voices only. Topics ranging from emerging technical needs in the software testing industry and future trends to topics that fall outside of or beyond testing like diversity, inclusion, and mental health.

Keynote speakers will be Elisabeth Hendrickson, Angie Jones, Derk-Jan de Grood, Rahul Verma, Santosh Tuppad, Gitte Klitgaard, Vernon Brown.

Reasons to attend AgileTDUSA
Stay ahead of the curve
Get inspired by keynotes from international industry thought leaders and the great variety of concurrent sessions on major testing issues and solutions.

Essential Skills and Practical Takeaways
Full-day tutorials and hands-on workshops during the conference provide deep insights into the latest topics and will equip teams with new methods and a mindset to take projects to a new level. Learn from the experiences of other organizations, their methods, success & fail stories alike.

Discover New Tools
Uncover existing and emerging tools and techniques with tech-focused talks and workshops, and meet leading product experts at the buzzing expo.

Fun and Valuable Networking Activities
With multiple networking events and bonus sessions, there is no better place than AgileTDUSA to forge new contacts, engage with like-minded professionals, and meet the speakers.

Transfer your findings and new knowledge to your team and organization. Participating will help you grow in your professional as well as in your personal context.

Who should participate? Software architects, test analysts, test managers, software testers, test advisors, test specialists, test practise managers, test environment analysts, CEO's, CIO's, IT directors, IT managers, test designer, test team leaders, test consultant, program testers, quality directors, product owners, Scrum Masters, decision makers, team leaders, project managers, consultants, head of quality assurance, developers, coaches and trainers

Key topics: Test Automation and Integration, Exploratory Testing, Mob Programming, Scrum Excellence, UX/ Interaction Design, Continuous Delivery, Agile Management, DevOps, User Story Integration, Personal Improvement, Innovation Leadership

Exhibit at AgileTDUSA
Position your company alongside those paving the way in the agile testing industry. The Agile Testing Days USA are the the best choice if you are interested in maximising your visibility and brand recognition. Connect with a highly qualified audience of testers, managers, team leads and decision makers and proudly present your IT products, software solutions and agile services.

For more information on this conference, please visit the Agile Testing Days USA website, Ticket registration: https://agiletestingdays.us/register/



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VERONA, ITALY (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

The project Native Grapes Academy (NGA), financed by the European Union's "Enjoy, It's from Europe" programme, found a new partner for the promotion of quality European wine. Unione Italiana Vini (UIV), the coordinator of the project, signed the partnership agreement with the Organización Interprofesional del Vino de España (OIVE) with whom they will continue their journey over the next two years 2020 and 2021.

The inaugurated partnership will allow NGA to expand its educational program, integrating an in-depth study of Spain into its syllabus; one of the most important countries in Europe from an oenological perspective. Besides the analysis of the genetic relationships, NGA participants will be able to learn about the similarities and differences between the vineyards within these two countries: students will have the opportunity to have a taste (literally) of the vast number of wines produced by these two countries. OIVE will in fact offer oenological products from its member wineries, for the courses and the Walk-Around Tastings, increasing the already substantial offer of wines present at these events.

But let's find out more about this Spanish wine organization. OIVE is the non-profit association that brings together and represents the actors within the Spanish wine sector, covering the entire supply chain from production to marketing. Spain boasts a great variety of soils and styles - just think that 970,000 hectares are cultivated and it holds nearly 5,000 winemakers. OIVE was founded in 2014 and functions as a tool for the industry; it jointly solves the issues within the Spanish wine sector by working together in unison. OIVE made this official mission statement on its website saying: "The wine sector in Spain is at an important crossroads, and now they need a stable framework more than ever: the Interprofesional del Vino de España has developed a program to meet this need." In concrete terms, OIVE promotes and conveys information for responsible consumption of wine within the internal market; it also carries out surveys for the development and innovation of the industry, as well as initiatives for the improvement to their high-quality wine chain.

The new partnership with OIVE is also valuable because it represents a collaboration between two European countries that are widely recognized abroad for the quality of their wines. According to Statista, in 2018, Spain produced the largest volume of wine exported abroad (21 million hectolitres), followed closely by Italy (19.7 million hectolitres). Moreover, according to the data released by the Observatorio Español del Mercado del Vino (OEMV), exports of wine products from Spain grew by more than 6% in the first quarter of 2019 and are still growing. The increase in Spanish exports to Japan and Russia was particularly impressive, and these two countries are significant since they are two of the key countries being targeted by the NGA project.

The decision to rely on an important player like Spain adds value to the NGA project on several levels. In addition to adding more than 130 denominations (identified at European level with the PDO, PGI and TSG marks) to the 526 Italian denominations already included among the topics of study, the common aspects between the winemaking traditions of the two countries are highlighted. The latest editorial work by Professor Attilio Scienza, Native Grape Odyssey Volume I, the first work in a series of six books was published as part of the NGA project. Volume I highlights how wine culture developed in these two Mediterranean countries such as Spain and Italy, and how they have common roots, as well as comparable products; interestingly, certain vine species within these two countries had spread corresponding to the main stops of the most popular consular roads within Europe. The common roots have been genetically studied and verified, proving a close connection between grape varieties such as the Spanish Garnacha and the Sardinian Cannonau, Graciano and Bovale, or even the Tintilla and Tintiglia. Prof. Scienza writes: "The Mediterranean is an area of union that offers a common horizon where cultures celebrate the fruitful encounter between East and West. Among these cultures, Italy and Spain are the natural heirs of these glorious civilizations, two symbols of equal splendor that illuminated the world".

Even though based on the aforementioned commonalities within these two wine producing giants, there is also great diversity, making them both unique. Thanks to the availability of each countries own native vines, as well as their extensive cultivation of international varieties, European countries such as Italy and Spain can boast their own specific product types, internationally recognized and certified by the PDO and PGI protection marks.

The collaboration with OIVE will allow the NGA organizers to bring even more examples of European wine varieties to the next activities scheduled for this year in Russia and Japan. You can follow the NGA's journey on the official website: nativegrapeodyssey.com



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FAIRFAX, VA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Irrigation Innovation Consortium, a public-private initiative to advance irrigation research, recently announced funding for seven research projects in 2020. The Irrigation Association was selected for one of two industry pitch projects funded.

Projects were selected through a competitive review process that weighed and prioritized proposals according to scientific merit, novelty, level of industry involvement and inter-institution collaboration, among other factors.

The following projects were selected for funding in 2020:

Advancing Development of the Parallel 41 Flux Network for Real-Time Evapotranspiration Monitoring (Principal investigator: Christopher Neale, PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Deployment & Maintenance of Flux Towers in Kansas to be Integrated to the Parallel 21 Flux Networks to Support Multi-State Real-Time Evapotranspiration Estimates (Principal investigator: Eduardo Santos, PhD, Kansas State University)

Optimizing Irrigation of Turfgrass Using Sensors, IOT, Lora Technology & Artificial Intelligence (Principal investigator: Jay Ham, PhD, Colorado State University)

Toward Pivot Automation With Proximal Sensing for Maize & Soybean in the Great Plains (Principal investigator: Derek Heeren, PhD, PE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

A Remote Sensing Approach to Identify Critical Areas in California Orchards for Improving Irrigation Water Management Through Precision Agriculture Technology (Principal investigator: Dilruba Yeasmin, PhD, University of California-Fresno)

The consortium also selected the following two industry pitch projects:

An Economic Impact Study of the Irrigation Industry (Principal investigator: John Farner, Irrigation Association)

Connecting Field Scale Performance to Watershed Health: The Added Power of Sharing Data/Calculating Producer Water Use in Real Time (Principal investigator: John Heaston, Aquamart)

"These research projects funded by the IIC will equip farms and landscapes of the future with cutting-edge technology that will enhance irrigation efficiency," said Deborah Hamlin, CAE, FASAE, IA CEO and IIC Steering Committee member. "The IA is honored to be chosen to contribute to this important work as an industry member."

The IIC was launched in 2018 to promote and enhance water and energy efficiency in irrigation and ultimately create greater resiliency in food and agriculture. The project was made possible through an initial $5 million grant by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research. This grant was matched by industry and university participants for a total initial investment of $10 million to support research and collaboration costs over five years. The Irrigation Association is one of the IIC's founding members.

For more information about the IIC, visit https://irrigationinnovation.org.



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DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Mercy College is pleased to announce the official approval of the New York State Education Department to expand the College's nursing programs to provide increased degree offerings online and at the Dobbs Ferry, MercyManhattan and Bronx Campuses. The new degree programs, part of the College's School of Health and Natural Sciences, were added to help alleviate the nursing shortage in the Tri-State area and across the nation. The expanded programs also provided a seamless pathway for students to continue their education after the former College of New Rochelle (CNR) ceased academic operations in August 2019.

"Mercy College has established a comprehensive nursing program under the guidance of Dr. Deborah Hunt and Dr. Miriam Ford that will provide current and prospective nurses with numerous educational opportunities," said Joan Toglia, Dean of the School of Health and Natural Sciences. "Mercy bridges the gap between what nursing students learn in a classroom setting and real-life experiences in a health care setting – resulting in sought after job placements of our graduates."

"Having a quality academic institution like Mercy College anticipate and respond to the needs of the market helps provide economic value to the entire Tri-State region," said William M. Mooney, Jr., President and CEO of The Westchester County Association. "We are looking forward to working with the College as it helps to fill the region's nursing shortage."

Mercy's four-year traditional nursing program, which launched in 2015 and has been at capacity since its inception, has now tripled in size. The first cohort of 23 students were recognized at a pinning ceremony in May 2019 and on December 20, 2019, the first cohort of 106 teach-out students from the former CNR will celebrate their pinning ceremony.

"There's great demand for highly trained nurses," explained Deborah Hunt '86, Ph.D., R.N., Professor and Executive Director of Nursing Special Programs, and former Interim Dean of CNR's School of Nursing and Health Professions. "Mercy is providing nursing programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels as patient demands become more complex and the aging population requires increased levels of care and nurses who practice from a holistic perspective who are able to think critically, utilize current evidence, and promote positive patient outcomes."

Based on unemployment projections by The Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is an estimated need for more than 200,000 new registered nurses each year through 2026 to help fill jobs vacated by retirees. Mercy is working to combat this decline by increasing the nursing talent in our communities through in-demand undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Undergraduate programs include the Accelerated Second Degree in Nursing, Traditional Nursing (four-year program) and the R.N. to B.S. program. The College also offers opportunities for nurses to earn their master's degrees in three areas, including Family Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Administration and Nursing Education. The College is planning to offer additional nursing programs in the future and has applied for approval to teach Traditional Nursing in the Bronx.

"It is important to tailor courses for busy nurse professionals," said Miriam Ford, Ph.D, FNP-BC, Chief Nurse Administrator and Director of Dobbs Ferry and MercyManhattan. "These new program offerings at multiple locations will ensure student success by providing individualized attention, convenient scheduling and small class sizes."

In addition to new course offerings, the College has created state-of-the-art classrooms that replicate real-world clinical lab and hospital environments. They include the Health Professions Clinical Simulation Lab, Hospital Simulation Lab and a cutting-edge 12,000 square foot space that includes specialized labs designed to simulate different disciplines within a health care facility. In addition, nursing students have access to the Health Assessment Lab which allows them to learn to conduct health assessments in a setting supplied with equipment typically seen in hospitals and clinics.

For additional information on these programs and locations please contact Miriam Ford mford@mercy.edu or 914-674-7865.

About Mercy College
Founded in 1950 by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy College is an independent, coeducational college that offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs within five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The vibrancy of the College culture is sustained by a diverse student body from around the region. The College offers campuses in Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Manhattan and Yorktown Heights with additional teaching locations in New Rochelle, Brooklyn and Harlem as well as online offerings.

About the Mercy College Nursing Program
Mercy College offers nursing programs tailored for busy nurse professionals with individualized attention, convenient scheduling and small classes. The following programs are available at these locations. Bronx Campus: Accelerated Second Degree in Nursing, B.S. MercyManhattan: Nursing Education, M.S., Nursing Administration, M.S. Dobbs Ferry: Nursing (Traditional Program) B.S., Nursing (RN to B.S.), B.S., Nursing Administration, M.S., Nursing Education, M.S. Online: Nursing (RN to B.S.), B.S., Nursing Education, M.S., Nursing Administration, M.S
The College is planning to offer additional nursing programs in the future and has applied for approval to teach Traditional Nursing in the Bronx.



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DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Mercy College is pleased to announce the official approval of the New York State Education Department to expand the College's nursing programs to provide increased degree offerings online and at the Dobbs Ferry, MercyManhattan and Bronx Campuses. The new degree programs, part of the College's School of Health and Natural Sciences, were added to help alleviate the nursing shortage in the Tri-State area and across the nation. The expanded programs also provided a seamless pathway for students to continue their education after the former College of New Rochelle (CNR) ceased academic operations in August 2019.

"Mercy College has established a comprehensive nursing program under the guidance of Dr. Deborah Hunt and Dr. Miriam Ford that will provide current and prospective nurses with numerous educational opportunities," said Joan Toglia, Dean of the School of Health and Natural Sciences. "Mercy bridges the gap between what nursing students learn in a classroom setting and real-life experiences in a health care setting – resulting in sought after job placements of our graduates."

"Having a quality academic institution like Mercy College anticipate and respond to the needs of the market helps provide economic value to the entire Tri-State region," said William M. Mooney, Jr., President and CEO of The Westchester County Association. "We are looking forward to working with the College as it helps to fill the region's nursing shortage."

Mercy's four-year traditional nursing program, which launched in 2015 and has been at capacity since its inception, has now tripled in size. The first cohort of 23 students were recognized at a pinning ceremony in May 2019 and on December 20, 2019, the first cohort of 106 teach-out students from the former CNR will celebrate their pinning ceremony.

"There's great demand for highly trained nurses," explained Deborah Hunt '86, Ph.D., R.N., Professor and Executive Director of Nursing Special Programs, and former Interim Dean of CNR's School of Nursing and Health Professions. "Mercy is providing nursing programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels as patient demands become more complex and the aging population requires increased levels of care and nurses who practice from a holistic perspective who are able to think critically, utilize current evidence, and promote positive patient outcomes."

Based on unemployment projections by The Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is an estimated need for more than 200,000 new registered nurses each year through 2026 to help fill jobs vacated by retirees. Mercy is working to combat this decline by increasing the nursing talent in our communities through in-demand undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Undergraduate programs include the Accelerated Second Degree in Nursing, Traditional Nursing (four-year program) and the R.N. to B.S. program. The College also offers opportunities for nurses to earn their master's degrees in three areas, including Family Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Administration and Nursing Education. The College is planning to offer additional nursing programs in the future and has applied for approval to teach Traditional Nursing in the Bronx.

"It is important to tailor courses for busy nurse professionals," said Miriam Ford, Ph.D, FNP-BC, Chief Nurse Administrator and Director of Dobbs Ferry and MercyManhattan. "These new program offerings at multiple locations will ensure student success by providing individualized attention, convenient scheduling and small class sizes."

In addition to new course offerings, the College has created state-of-the-art classrooms that replicate real-world clinical lab and hospital environments. They include the Health Professions Clinical Simulation Lab, Hospital Simulation Lab and a cutting-edge 12,000 square foot space that includes specialized labs designed to simulate different disciplines within a health care facility. In addition, nursing students have access to the Health Assessment Lab which allows them to learn to conduct health assessments in a setting supplied with equipment typically seen in hospitals and clinics.

For additional information on these programs and locations please contact Miriam Ford mford@mercy.edu or 914-674-7865.

About Mercy College
Founded in 1950 by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy College is an independent, coeducational college that offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs within five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The vibrancy of the College culture is sustained by a diverse student body from around the region. The College offers campuses in Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Manhattan and Yorktown Heights with additional teaching locations in New Rochelle, Brooklyn and Harlem as well as online offerings.

About the Mercy College Nursing Program
Mercy College offers nursing programs tailored for busy nurse professionals with individualized attention, convenient scheduling and small classes. The following programs are available at these locations. Bronx Campus: Accelerated Second Degree in Nursing, B.S. MercyManhattan: Nursing Education, M.S., Nursing Administration, M.S. Dobbs Ferry: Nursing (Traditional Program) B.S., Nursing (RN to B.S.), B.S., Nursing Administration, M.S., Nursing Education, M.S. Online: Nursing (RN to B.S.), B.S., Nursing Education, M.S., Nursing Administration, M.S
The College is planning to offer additional nursing programs in the future and has applied for approval to teach Traditional Nursing in the Bronx.




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HUMBOLDT, IOWA (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

IT Pack is an online community powered by EFM Events that delivers the energy and knowledge of an IT symposium. It is a destination that provides the opportunity to share strategies, exchange ideas and experience industry-leading educational opportunities.

A key creator for IT Pack is Scott E. Augenbaum, who writes about cybersecurity and ways to protect companies from being hacked.

After joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the New York Field Office in 1988 as a support employee, Scott E. Augenbaum became a Special Agent in 1994 and was assigned to the Syracuse, New York Office, where he worked domestic terrorism, white-collar, hate crimes, and all computer crime investigations.

He worked for three decades with the FBI, where he responded to thousands of cybercrime incidents and provided hundreds of computer intrusion threat briefings with the goal of educating the community on emerging computer intrusion threats and how to not to be the victim of a data breach.

In January 2018, Scott Augenbaum officially retired from the FBI. Now, he shares his knowledge base with others through speaking engagements and writing helpful articles, including for the exclusive online community for IT professionals, IT Pack.

When asked why Scott commits his time to this new online platform, he responded: "[To prevent] organizations from becoming the next cybercrime victim."

Scott Augenbaum has written articles about everything from online shopping, sending payments through apps like Venmo and Paypal, taboos in cybercrime, high profile news stories, and real-world examples he has seen in his long professional career.

Sign-up for your free trial of IT Pack for 30-days to get a taste of what to expect from Scott's posts. He features a new article each week! Get started by visiting http://www.itpack.com.

NOTE: IT Pack is a vendor free online community where IT professionals can feel free to exchange information without a sales pitch or vendor influence.



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LAKE MARY, FLA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS Global/IMS), the world-leading non-profit collaborative advancing educational technology impact, announced key developments in IMS-community efforts to enhance partnerships between higher education institutions and leading employers. Recent advances from the IMS community in utilizing digital credentials to address the skills-gap, equity, and talent management are the focus of a two-day Digital Credentials Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, February 11-12, 2020.

The IMS Digital Credentials Summit is a cross-sector leadership event focused on new models and ecosystem development. It features exemplars and experts in stimulating lifelong learning innovation. The event is open to all individuals and organizations that will benefit from learning about the latest collaborative work and trends shaping the workforce of tomorrow.

The Summit will feature the IMS Talent Continuum partnership that brings together leading innovators in industry and academia to ensure a seamless, interoperable user experience in an opportunity ecosystem, removing silos between learning organizations and the workforce. Participating organizations include IBM, Pearson, Stanley Black & Decker, the American Council on Education, the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, and Education Design Lab.

"The IMS work on digital credentials enables the expansion and acceleration of innovative models that bridge traditional education and lifelong learning," said Dr. Rob Abel, chief executive officer, IMS Global Learning Consortium. "It is gratifying to see the increasing growth of IMS activities across sectors that will have a profound impact on how educators align programs to meet evolving market needs, how employers improve their hiring processes, and how learners advance their educational and career goals."

For more information on the IMS Digital Credentials Summit 2020 agenda and to register, go to imsglobal.org/dc/summit/2020.

About IMS Global Learning Consortium
IMS Global Learning Consortium is a non-profit organization that advances technology to scale and improve educational participation and attainment affordably. IMS members are leading suppliers, higher education institutions, K-12 districts and schools, and government organizations that are enabling better teaching and learning by collaborating on interoperability and adoption initiatives. IMS sponsors the Learning Impact Leadership Institute, an annual program focused on recognizing the impact of innovative technology on educational access, affordability, and quality while developing the leadership and ideas to help shape the future of educational technology.



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MILWAUKEE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Climate change is projected to become a major disruptor of the agricultural sector. It is therefore critical to generate an in-depth understanding of the nature and the constraints affecting farmer's ability to cope and adapt to changing environmental conditions.

In an AAEA session taking place at the Allied Social Science Association's Annual Meeting entitled "Farmer Adaptations to Climate and Environmental Change" three papers bring together experts in this area, harnessing new data sets and developing new approaches to better understand farmer adaptation to climate change.

Papers in this session:

Security of Property Rights and Long-Term Agricultural Investments: Drought, Water Rights, and Perennial Cropping Decisions in California

Frances C. Moore, University of California, Davis and Jesus Arellano Gonzalez, University of California, Davis

Do climate signals matter? Evidence from agriculture

Pierre Mérel, University of California, Davis, Matthew Gammans, University of California, Davis, and Xiaomeng Cui, Jinan University

Are Yields Slowing Down Due to Recent Climate Trends? Evidence from a Farm-level Panel in France?

Simone Pieralli, INRA, and Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Cornell University

This session will take place on Saturday, January 4, from 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. To attend this session please contact Allison Scheetz in the AAEA Business Office for your complimentary Media Registration.

ABOUT AAEA: Established in 1910, the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) is the leading professional association for agricultural and applied economists, with 2,500 members in more than 60 countries. Members of the AAEA work in academic or government institutions as well as in industry and not-for-profit organizations, and engage in a variety of research, teaching, and outreach activities in the areas of agriculture, the environment, food, health, and international development. The AAEA publishes two journals, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics and Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy, as well as the online magazine Choices and the online open access publication series Applied Economics Teaching Resources. To learn more, visit http://www.aaea.org.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 36 Paralegal Certificate Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 137 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 137 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 36 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Paralegal Certificate Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-paralegal-certificate-degree-programs/

2020 Paralegal Certificate Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Assumption College
Boston University
Bryant and Stratton College
California State University, Bakersfield
Duke University
Eastern Kentucky University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida International University
Franklin Pierce University
George Washington University
Hamline University
Kaplan University
Kennesaw State University
Lake Superior College
Liberty University
Mississippi College
Ohio University
Paralegal College
Post University
Rasmussen College
Rice University
Rio Salado College
Rutgers University
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Texas Christian University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of Georgia
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of Miami
University of Miami
University of South Carolina
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Washington

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 10 Master's in Educational Psychology Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 150 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 150 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 10 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Educational Psychology Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-educational-psychology-degree-programs/.

2020 Master's in Educational Psychology Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Ball State University
Edinboro University
Florida State University
Marist College
University of Alabama
University of Georgia
University of Memphis
University of North Texas
University of Northern Colorado
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 50 MBA in Healthcare Management Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 225 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 225 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 50 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top MBA in Healthcare Management Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-mba-in-healthcare-management-degree-programs/

2020 MBA in Healthcare Management Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Ball State University
Bellevue University
Brenau University
Campbellsville University
Champlain College
Clarion University
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Cornerstone University
Dallas Baptist University
Davenport University
Drexel University
East Carolina University
Fayetteville State University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida International University
Fort Hays State University
Friends University
George Washington University
Hofstra University
Johns Hopkins University
Lamar University
Liberty University
Marist College
Maryville University
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Northeastern University
Ohio University
Portland State University
Quinnipiac University
Regent University
Regis University
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Leo University
Simmons University
Southern New Hampshire University
Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi
University of Central Arkansas
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Scranton
University of South Dakota
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
University of St. Francis
University of Texas at Tyler
Walsh University
West Texas A&M University
Western Governors University
Widener University
Wilmington University

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 20 Master's in Security Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 147 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 147 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 20 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Security Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-security-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Security Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Angelo State University
Anna Maria College
Arizona State University
California University of Pennsylvania
East Carolina University
Endicott College
George Washington University
Mississippi College
Northeastern University
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Penn State World Campus
Salve Regina University
Sam Houston State University
Southern Illinois University
St. John's University
Tulane University
University of Denver
University of Massachusetts Lowell

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 20 Master's in Economics Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 193 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 193 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 20 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Economics Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-economics-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Economics Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

American University
Georgia Southern University
Johns Hopkins University
Northeastern University
Penn State World Campus
Purdue University
Regent University
Southern Illinois University
Southern New Hampshire University
SUNY Empire State College
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
University of Delaware
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Houston - Victoria
University of Missouri
University of North Dakota
West Texas A&M University
Western Illinois University
Xavier University
Youngstown State University

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 50 Master's in Curriculum and Instruction Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 177 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 177 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 50 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Curriculum and Instruction Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-curriculum-and-instruction-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Curriculum and Instruction Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Appalachian State University
Arizona State University
Ball State University
Black Hills State University
Central Michigan University
Concordia University, Irvine
Emporia State University
Florida International University
Florida State University
Freed-Hardeman University
George Mason University
Kansas State University
Liberty University
Louisiana State University, Shreveport
McDaniel College
Michigan State University
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Mississippi College
North Carolina State University
Nova Southeastern University
Ohio University
Penn State World Campus
Portland State University
Regent University
Sam Houston State University
South Dakota State University
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Texas A & M University
Texas Tech University
University at Albany
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
University of Colorado Denver
University of Florida
University of Houston
University of Kansas
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of Memphis
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri
University of Nebraska, Kearney
University of San Diego
University of Scranton
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at Tyler
University of Virginia
Virginia Tech
Western Governors University

About Intelligent.com
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NEW YORK (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Written by singer-songwriter Steven Blane who is also a Rabbi and Cantor, Fly Again is an inspirational song about rising above life's struggles toward fulfilling one's dreams. The video is available here.

Blane writes, "This song came to me easily and basically wrote itself. The real challenge for me was how to record it. It's a power ballad and it required several vocal takes and instrumental mixes to get right. It also started as a guitar/vocal demo track- but then I came to realize it needed a fuller production, so I added bass, piano and percussion. I'm very proud of it."

Fly Again will be available on all digital platforms on Dec. 23rd, but it can also be heard on Soundcloud.

Read more about Blane here and his online synagogue, Sim Shalom.

About Sim Shalom:

Sim Shalom is an interactive online Jewish Universalist synagogue which is liberal in thought and traditional in liturgy. Created in 2009 by Rabbi Steven Blane on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Sim Shalom offers a means of connecting the unconnected. Rabbi Blane leads accessible and short Shabbat services every Friday night using a virtual interface and additionally Sim Shalom provides online education programs, Jazz concerts, conversion and life-cycle ceremonies along with weeknight services at 7:00PM EST led by Rabbis and students of this online community.

Rabbi Blane is also the founder and director of the Jewish Spiritual Leader's Institute, http://www.jsli.net, the online professional rabbinical program and founder of the Union of Jewish Universalist Communities, http://www.ujuc.org.

Sim Shalom, a non profit 501 (3) tax-exempt organization, nurtures a Jewish connection through its mission of innovative services, creative education and dynamic outreach to the global community. For more information visit http://www.simshalom.com or call 201-338-0165.




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SAN JOSE, CALIF. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Afficient Academy, Inc.- the technology based education startup that is devoted to incorporating modern technologies to enhance the learning effectiveness, announced today to partner with Link Plus Education to bring Afficient Academy programs to the first after-school learning center in San Francisco.

The new Learning Center is in the sunset area of San Francisco, next to Golden Gate Park, supervised by Ms. Alice Wang. Ms. Wang is a lifelong educator and has lived in San Francisco for nearly 30 years. She has worked in a Chinese-language education institution in the Bay Area before entering private schools to take charge of international student enrollment and management. Ms. Wang has a deep understanding of the characteristics of the San Francisco school district and schools, as well as the psychological and academic needs of students. She highly appreciates the effectiveness of Afficient Academy's AI-based education programs and believes that such programs can benefit tremendously students in San Francisco area. The other managers and teachers of the learning center have more than ten years of education experience, they will make every effort to provide quality services to help students to excel.

"By leveraging modern technologies, Afficient Academy's programs make learning highly engaging and efficient with A+ outcome," said Dr. Jiayuan Fang. "With a passion for education, and a mission to help students to build strong foundations, we can share our proven Afficient Methodology with students everywhere."

About Afficient Academy
Afficient Academy, Inc. was founded in 2014 in Silicon Valley California. The patented "Afficient Methodology" significantly improves learning experiences and effectiveness. With the state-of-the-art approach to building a solid foundation first, the intelligent personalized programs ensure students achieve outstanding results efficiently.

To learn more about Afficient Academy visit: https://afficienta.com

For more information about available franchise opportunities, please email: franchise@afficienta.com
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FALLS CHURCH, VA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

SOPs for the 21st Century:
Why Less is More
March 19-20, 2020
Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia Center City • Philadelphia, PA
https://www.fdanews.com/sops

Early Bird Savings: Register by Feb. 20 and Save $200

Are the current SOPs written for the auditor, or to help the staff? Far too often, SOP documents end up reading like some complicated legal document when what the people really need is something they can quickly skim and digest every day.

This workshop provides one with an opportunity to hear from John Avellanet — an acknowledged SOP expert who's defended SOPs and policies to government inspectors and litigators alike — who will show attendees the practical techniques to streamline and simplify policies and procedures, all while strengthening compliance. And one will also share experiences and learn from fellow attendees who are confronting the same issues.

By attending this critical workshop and attendees will find out:

*What inspection questions to expect about SOPs and policies
*How to take advantage of the Policy-SOP-Task Outline hierarchy
*How to use forms, checklists, and templates to reinforce compliance
*How to make procedures and policies less like a wall of text, and more understandable and followable
*And much more...

Attend this highly-interactive, two-day workshop that will teach the practical techniques needed for writing fast-read, flexible and compliant SOPs — SOPs that will meet FDA requirements as well as today's globalized expectations.

Conference Details:
SOPs for the 21st Century:
Why Less is More
March 19-20, 2020
Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia Center City • Philadelphia, PA
https://www.fdanews.com/sops

Tuition:
Early Bird Pricing: $1,597 (available until Feb. 20, 2020)
Regular Pricing: $1,797 (after Feb. 20, 2020)
Significant team discounts are available.

Easy Ways to Register:
Online: https://www.fdanews.com/sops
By phone: 888-838-5578 or 703-538-7600

About FDAnews:
FDAnews is the premier provider of domestic and international regulatory, legislative,
and business news and information for executives in industries regulated by the US FDA and the European Medicines Agency. Pharmaceutical and medical device professionals rely on FDAnews' print and electronic newsletters, books and conferences to stay in compliance with international standards and the FDA's complex and ever-changing regulations.



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FALLS CHURCH, VA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Postmarket Problems for Medical Devices: The Path to Resolution
An Interactive Workshop Presented by FDAnews and Ombu Enterprises
Feb. 19-20, 2020 • Hilton Atlanta • Atlanta, GA
https://www.fdanews.com/postmarketproblemsmd

When it comes to dealing with postmarket medical device problems, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. With the US, EU and Canada following different sets of rules, knowing the latest regulatory requirements and complaint processes of each is critical

FDAnews and Ombu Enterprises can help one get more familiar with the regulatory landscape during our two-day workshop in Atlanta this February. During the workshop, attendees will:

*Discover the similarities and differences among US, EU, and Canadian systems and their process flows and decision points
*Determine the function of Quality System Regulations (QSR), ISO 13485:2016, ISO 14971:2019, and their national and regional variants
*Familiarize oneseld with multiple definitions of complaints and their implications
*Identify the characterization of records and reports and how they support regulatory requirements
*Review FDA warning letters and learn how to avoid problems
*Recognize when a design change triggers an updated regulatory submission
*Assess the decisions and timelines for field actions

As a bonus, attendees will also receive a set of Excel workbooks to help follow regulatory paths.

Conference Details:
Postmarket Problems for Medical Devices: The Path to Resolution
An Interactive Workshop Presented by FDAnews and Ombu Enterprises
Feb. 19-20, 2020 • Hilton Atlanta • Atlanta, GA
https://www.fdanews.com/postmarketproblemsmd

Tuition:
Early Bird Pricing: $1,597 (available until Jan. 22, 2020)
Regular Pricing: $1,797 (after Jan. 22, 2020)
Significant team discounts are available.

Easy Ways to Register:
Online: https://www.fdanews.com/postmarketproblemsmd
By phone: 888-838-5578 or 703-538-7600

About FDAnews:
FDAnews is the premier provider of domestic and international regulatory, legislative,
and business news and information for executives in industries regulated by the US FDA and the European Medicines Agency. Pharmaceutical and medical device professionals rely on FDAnews' print and electronic newsletters, books and conferences to stay in compliance with international standards and the FDA's complex and ever-changing regulations.




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FORK-UNION, VA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Coach Fletcher Arritt (FUMA Class of 1960), Fork Union Military Academy's legendary head basketball coach, was announced this week as a candidate on the ballot for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020. This is the first time that Coach Arritt's name has been placed on the ballot, and his nomination is an extraordinary honor which reflects the respect within the basketball world for Coach Arritt and his accomplishments while serving as head coach of Fork Union's postgraduate basketball program.

"No coach that I've been aware of during my time in basketball did a better job of preparing kids for college than Fletcher did with his kids at Fork Union," stated Hall of Fame college coach Bob Knight in a video interview some years ago. "I think he has made a tremendous contribution to the game of basketball, a contribution that is worthy of consideration to the Hall of Fame."

Fletcher Arritt first arrived at Fork Union Military Academy as student in 1959, playing basketball for Coach Bill Miller and earning the role of team co-captain. He earned a scholarship to the University of Virginia, playing on their varsity team. After earning his Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Master of Education degree in Human Biology from the University of Virginia, Arritt returned to Fork Union Military Academy in 1966 where he accepted a position as a biology teacher.

In 1970, Arritt took over as the head postgraduate basketball coach after four years as an assistant to Coach Bill Miller. Over the course of the next 46 years, Arritt developed many young men in his classroom and on the basketball court. He sent at least 400 players on to play at the college level, about 200 of them in Division I, with dozens going on to professional careers in basketball with the NBA and international leagues.

As head basketball coach, Arritt compiled a career record of 889 wins and 283 losses.

Billy Donovan, former coach of the University of Florida Gators whose teams won consecutive NCAA National Championships in 2006 and 2007, stated it simply in speaking of Coach Arritt, saying, "He has to go down as one of the greatest coaches of all time."

He and his wife, Betty Jean, raised two sons, Benjamin and Fletcher,III, and a daughter, Amy, during their time at Fork Union. Arritt retired from Fork Union Military Academy in 2012.

A biography of Arritt titled "Body, Mind, Spirit, and Basketball" has been produced by author Bethany Bradsher and has just been published. Hardback and paperback copies of the book are available at http://www.forkunion.com/arrittbook, and the Kindle edition is available on Amazon.



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CHICAGO (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, is pleased to announce the successful closing of the $24,750,000 Series 2019A&B Bonds for Truett McConnell University. The non-rated offering was issued through the Development Authority of White County, Georgia. The proceeds of the bonds will be used primarily to refinance certain existing debt obligations and finance various campus improvement and acquisition projects.

Truett-McConnell University (TMU) was founded in 1946 as Truett-McConnell College. The University's campus is situated on 244 acres in northeast Georgia. After more than half a century as a two-year college, in December 2002, TMC was approved by its accrediting agency to offer four-year degrees. In fall 2014, the University offered its first graduate degree. Beginning as a junior college nearly seventy-five years ago, Truett McConnell University has become a liberal arts university that boasts enrollment of approximately 3,000 students, offering 40 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs, including residential and online offerings. Truett McConnell offers 15 intercollegiate athletics programs and participates within the NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference.

Under the leadership of President Emir Caner, University Administration, and the University Board of Trustees, Truett McConnell continues to expand to meet the needs of a growing student body and to equip each generation to meet the challenges of presuming their calling in the real world. The University enjoyed its largest incoming class of traditional undergraduates on record in the Fall of 2018. Since 2010, TMU has embarked on providing dual enrollment coursework to Georgia students and families. From less than 100 students in the Fall of 2010, to more than 2,100 students in the Fall of 2019, Truett McConnell boasts the largest dual enrollment program for private colleges and universities in the entire state of Georgia. This financing will help the University continue to grow its campus and build enrollments.

The transaction marked the University's first public bond offering. Dr. Jason Graffagnino, Chief Financial Officer of Truett McConnell noted, "While exploring a number of financing options, Ziegler helped us identify the most appropriate plan of finance for the University." University leadership became aware of Ziegler's partnerships with several other faith-based private higher education institutions in recent years. Graffagnino added, "We couldn't be more thrilled with the results of the financing. Brian Riordan and the Ziegler team were very well equipped to guide us through this process. We look forward to the University's very bright future, and the beginning of our partnership with Ziegler."

"Truett McConnell's leadership team has a strong vision for the continued growth of the University." commented Brian Riordan, Managing Director Head, Ziegler's Higher Education Finance Practice. "This financing generated significant savings for TMU. Their story resonated with prospective investors, and Ziegler is pleased with the results. We look forward to mapping the success of Truett McConnell and its mission in the years ahead."

Ziegler is one of the nation's leading underwriters of financing for not-for-profit borrowers. Ziegler offers creative, tailored solutions to its higher education clients, including investment banking, financial risk management, merger and acquisition services, private placement services, USDA financing, capital and strategic planning as well as higher education research, education and communication.

For further information on the structure and use of this issue, please see the Official Statement located on the Electronic Municipal Market Access system's Document Archive.

About Ziegler:
Ziegler is a privately held, national boutique investment bank, capital markets and proprietary investments firm. We have a unique focus on the healthcare, senior living and education sectors, as well as general municipal and structured finance. Headquartered in Chicago with regional and branch offices throughout the U.S., Ziegler provides its clients with capital raising, strategic advisory, fixed income sales & trading and research. To learn more, visit http://www.ziegler.com.

Certain comments in this news release represent forward-looking statements made pursuant to the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This client's experience may not be representative of the experience of other clients, nor is it indicative of future performance or success. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, in particular, the overall financial health of the securities industry, the strength of the healthcare sector of the U.S. economy and the municipal securities marketplace, the ability of the Company to underwrite and distribute securities, the market value of mutual fund portfolios and separate account portfolios advised by the Company, the volume of sales by its retail brokers, the outcome of pending litigation, and the ability to attract and retain qualified employees.



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PEKIN, ILL. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Cultural competency and understanding of different cultural perspectives is a special focus for eating disorders treatment professionals who care for diverse patients. To support this effort, the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp.com) will offer six Spanish-only sessions that address the latest in eating disorders treatment, causes and science at its 2020 iaedp Symposium.

The annual conference will take place March 26-29 at the Omni at ChampionsGate where nearly 100 presentations and workshops will address a variety of topics concerning eating disorders treatment.

"Many of our international members prefer the Spanish presentations, and other members are bilingual to better serve their Hispanic patients," said Blanche A. Williams, Director of International Development at the iaedp Foundation.

"During the last few years, the Spanish-only presentations have grown due to our strong international attendance and the popularity among the hundreds of attendees who find the Spanish-only presentations insightful as treatment providers."

The Spanish-only sessions scheduled to take place at the iaedp 2020 Symposium will be offered at the following dates and times:

1.    Thursday, March 26, 2020: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
2.    Thursday, March 26, 2020: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
3.    Thursday, March 26, 2020: 3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
4.    Friday, March 27, 2020: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
5.    Friday, March 27, 2020: 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
6.    Saturday, March 28, 2020: 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

About the iaedp Foundation: Since 1985, the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals has provided education and training standards to an international and multidisciplinary group of various healthcare treatment providers and helping professions. MemberSHARE.iaedp.com is an iaedp business journal and online member resource to learn about noteworthy member achievements, continuing education webinars and U.S. and international chapter activity and events; for more information, visit MemberSHARE.

The Presidents Council provides iaedp support and includes: Center for Change; Center for Hope of the Sierras; Center for Discovery; Eating Recovery Center; Willow Place; Laureate Eating Disorders Program; McCallum Place Eating Disorder Centers; The Meadows Ranch; Rogers Behavioral Health; Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders; Selah House; The Renfrew Center; Timberline Knolls; Turning Tides Eating Disorder Treatment Center; Veritas Collaborative; Focus Treatment Centers; Alsana Eating Disorder Treatment & Recovery Centers; Silver Hill Hospital and Walden Behavioral Care.

The 2020 iaedp Symposium is proud to announce Bronze Sponsors: ViaMar Health, Eating Disorder Recovery Specialists and Simple Practice.

More information about all aspects regarding iaedp and its 2020 Symposium can be found at iaedp.com.



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OAKLAND, CALIF. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Oakland Zoo has announced the promotion of Nik Dehejia to Executive Vice-President, where he will continue to lead Finance and Operations and assume new responsibilities in the leadership of Zoo initiatives with President and CEO, Dr. Joel Parrott.

Nik Dehejia joined Oakland Zoo in the fall of 2006 and most recently served as the Zoo's CFO and VP of Business Affairs. In those roles, he led the planning and approvals for the Zoo's transformational California Trail expansion, a three-stage, 72M dollar project that included a new LEED-certified Veterinary Hospital, a Biodiversity Center focused on restoring wildlife release, and the 56-acre California Trail, highlighting California's native species.

"Nik's efforts, over the past thirteen years, have been vital in helping guide the Zoo through significant growth. He's developed a track record for success and leadership," said Dr. Joel Parrott.

In his new position as Executive Vice-President, Nik will assume new responsibilities for education, fundraising, marketing, and other aspects of park operations. "We have an incredible team at the Zoo and I look forward to collaborating with those internally and the Oakland and broader Bay Area community in fulfilling our mission of connecting people to nature and inspiring them in taking action for wildlife," said Nik Dehejia.

Nik started his career in international and environmental public policy at the World Resources Institute and the World Bank in Washington D.C. and in corporate responsibility at Business for Social Responsibility in San Francisco. He later held various roles in marketing and licensing at Levi Strauss & Co. Nik holds an M.B.A. from UC Berkeley.

ABOUT OAKLAND ZOO AND THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA:
Oakland Zoo, home to more than 750 native and exotic animals, is managed by the Conservation Society of California (CSC); a non-profit organization leading an informed and inspired community to take action for wildlife locally and globally. With over 25 conservation partners and projects worldwide, the CSC is committed to conservation-based education and saving species and their habitats in the wild. Oakland Zoo is dedicated to the humane treatment of animals and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the national organization that sets the highest standards for animal welfare for zoos and aquariums.



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SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Nike Baseball High School Pre-Season Camp at Starland Sportsplex will be geared towards high school players, ages 14-18, and will help to get athletes' arms and bats ready for the upcoming season. Players will be able to tune up and work on their specific position through a series of drills and stations. The camp will take place on four consecutive Sunday evenings starting on February 2nd and going through February 23rd. Coach Whittemore also runs the Nike Baseball Camp at Curry College during the summer, which was a huge success in his first year running it this past summer.

"This camp is the perfect opportunity for high school players to get their game in sync for the start of the season. They'll have detailed guidance from college coaches who can fine-tune their game in a way that will have them playing their best for the start of the upcoming season," says Josh Scriven, Manager for Nike Baseball Camps.

Players, Coaches, and Parents interested in Nike Baseball Camps can visit http://www.ussportscamps.com/baseball or call 1-800-645-3226.

About US Sports Camps

US Sports Camps (USSC), headquartered in San Rafael, California, is America's largest sports camp network and the licensed operator of Nike Sports Camps. The company has offered summer camps since 1975 with the same mission that defines it today: to shape a lifelong enjoyment of athletics through high quality sports education and skill enhancement.



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JUPITER, FLA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 20, 2019

Advancements with Ted Danson will broadcast via CNBC on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 11:30aET. Check local listings for more information on this program.

Travel to London to learn about BEAR and its innovative approach to creating fresh, pure food products to provide parents with healthier, better-tasting options for kids.

Take a journey through Carlsbad, New Mexico as Advancements explores how Intrepid Potash is using environmentally friendly production methods to create essential products for the agriculture, animal feed, and gas industries.

Finally, explore how safety and hygiene are being implemented throughout the spa industry as the show gets comfortable with Contégo Spa Designs (Contégo) to learn how its high-end pedicure spa chairs and Disposable Pedicure Jet-Liner are revolutionizing sanitation throughout the industry.

"We look forward to exploring these topics and to sharing how technology and innovation continue to change the mold and reshape our world," said Chad Densen, production manager for the Advancements Series.

About Advancements and DMG Productions:
The Advancements television series is an information-based educational program, targeting recent advances across a number of industries and economies. Featuring state-of-the-art solutions and important issues facing today's consumers and business professionals, Advancements focuses on cutting-edge developments, and brings this information to the public with the vision to enlighten about how technology and innovation continue to transform our world.

Backed by experts in various fields, and a team dedicated to education and advancement, DMG Productions consistently produces commercial-free, educational programming on which both viewers and networks depend.

For more information visit AdvancementsTV.com or call (866) 496-4065.



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TEMECULA, CALIF. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

This new Portal Forms feature enables any clinic or practice to generate custom forms for families to complete and submit on-line through the TotalABA Parent Portal. They will be securely sent and stored right in the student record which will automatically be updated based on the responses.

Some common uses for Portal Forms are on-boarding registration packets, HIPAA forms, consent forms, yearly forms, demographic verification forms and more.

"We are pleased to provide this significant enhancement to all of our existing Parent Portal customers at no additional cost," said Larry Morgan, CEO of TotalABA. "Portal Forms is just one of many features we offer clinics and providers which can improve their productivity and reduce costs."

To learn more about the value and cost justification of implementing a Parent Portal, download the free white paper on how Parent Portal's Improve Productivity.
Click this link: https://totalaba.com/parent-portal/

Total ABA Parent Portal features include:

HIPAA compliant and secure messaging

HIPAA compliant file uploads that go straight to the student record

Parent notes and acknowledgments

Parent Session Approvals

The ability to send out important announcements and notifications

The ability for parents to view and cancel appointments

-New- Portal Forms making form creation and completion easy

TotalABA is dedicated to delivering the highest quality products and services to clinics and practices nationwide. TotalABA's fully integrated platform helps over 4,000 therapists serving patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders, every day.

About TotalABA, (http://www.totalaba.com) is secure, HIPAA compliant, and the only ABA provider using the Salesforce.com platform to enable thousands of autism caregivers, therapists and clinics to improve the quality of service delivery, while saving time and money. From on-boarding, scheduling and Parent Portal, to insurance authorizations and billing, TotalABA is focused on improving productivity and the quality of lives.



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RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIF. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

Ed Murray, CEO of Aztec Solar, has been elected as president of the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA) for the third year in a row. Murray plans to continue the association's efforts to expand the solar industry in California with solar battery credits, and also fight for the expansion of the Solar Investment Tax Credit and the elimination of the federal solar tariffs.

"We have made progress over the last few years in terms of preserving and growing solar energy and solar storage by working with former California Gov. Jerry Brown and current Gov. Gavin Newsom, but there is still much more to be done," Murray said.

CALSSA promotes clean, local solar power as a way for consumers to take control of their energy future. It does this by fighting for solar for consumers through local and state policy, job creation and business development. In the process, barriers to access to solar energy are removed to help ensure everyone has the chance to benefit from solar. CALSSA is an advocate for and works to enhance solar storage rates, energy storage, codes and standards, net metering, solar heating and cooling, expanding solar accessibility, lowering costs and more.

The solar industry has experienced great growth over the last decade, but there are things that threaten some of its continued growth that CALSSA must continue to fight for, according to Murray.

"With the federal Solar Investment Tax Credit slated to decrease next year and beyond, and the solar tariffs that have burdened the solar industry, now is one of the most important times in recent history for us to advocate for solar energy at the local, state and federal levels," Murray said. "In 2020, we will make sure consumers have increased access to solar and that solar companies across California continue to maintain the ethical standards expected of them."

Ed has represented all aspects of solar, including rooftop distributed energy, utility-scale solar systems, swimming pool solar heating and solar water systems.

For more information about CALSSA, visit calssa.org. For more information about Aztec Solar, visit aztecsolar.com.

About Ed Murray

Ed Murray is the president of Aztec Solar Inc. and ELM Distribution. Murray has been involved in the solar industry since 1978. Since 1984, Murray has served as a director of CALSSA, as its secretary, treasurer, vice president, president and chair of its Ethics Committee (1987-present). Murray also is the chair of the Solar Heating and Cooling Division for SEIA and serves on the SEIA Consumer Protection Committee, Ethics Committee and Federal Policy Committee. Murray also serves on the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners Board of Directors.

About CALSSA

The mission of the California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) is to promote the widespread deployment of smart, local clean energy technologies while supporting a wide variety of businesses that build a better energy future in communities across the state. CALSSA accomplishes this through policy development, education, advocacy, networking and business services. For more information, visit calssa.org.

About Aztec Solar

Based in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Aztec Solar is a solar energy solutions provider committed to meeting the energy needs of home and business owners by offering multiple top-quality solar products and technologies, supported by knowledgeable solar experts and award-winning customer service. Aztec Solar has been doing solar and only solar for more than 40 years in the Sacramento region. The company offers in-house solar water heating, solar storage, solar pool heating and solar electric experience for all applications, from small-scale residential projects to large-scale commercial projects. Aztec Solar sees every application equally as part of the solution to a brighter future and stronger planet. For more information, visit aztecsolar.com.



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WICHITA, KAN. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

DriveSafe Online (DSO), a global leader in online defensive driver safety training for new, experienced and fleet drivers, today announced the approval of its #1 Mature Driver Accident Prevention Course by the Oregon Department of Transportation (DOT) Driver and Motor Vehicle (DMV) Services Division.

Course Benefits

The DriveSafe Online #1 Mature Driver Accident Prevention Course offers a variety of benefits for senior Oregon drivers including:

State-required savings on auto insurance

Oregon-focused content

Certified approval by the Oregon DMV

Shortest course allowed by Oregon law

Easy to use

Oregon law requires a reduction in insurance premium for qualified drivers aged 55-70 who complete an approved accident prevention course. DriveSafe Online users in Oregon can save up to 10% on insurance for up to three years according to their insurance company policy.

"We are pleased that our DriveSafe Online mature driver program is now on the short list of Oregon DMV-approved traffic safety courses," said Dean Fouquet, DriveSafe Online vice president of vertical markets. "From Multnomah and Lane to Clackamas and Marion Counties, we're excited that all qualified Oregon drivers will be able to take advantage of the DSO course benefits. They'll learn to be safer drivers and save some money at the same time."

The DriveSafe Online 6-hour Mature Driver Accident Prevention Course is the shortest driver improvement course allowed by Oregon law. The easy-to-use design includes video, animations, interactive exercises and a completion certificate for one affordable price.

Course Features

The DriveSafe Online #1 Mature Driver Accident Prevention Course is created by an award-winning team with 25+ years of experience developing online learning courses. The safe driver course incorporates a variety of user-friendly features including:

Full-screen videos that explore real-life traffic situations

Narrated animations that demonstrate how to perform safe driving maneuvers

Drone footage to give new perspectives on traffic safety

Interactive knowledge checks to gauge user understanding

Comprehensive assessment to satisfy DMV, court and insurance company requirements

Mobile-friendly design so users can start on one device and finish on another

Excellent Trustpilot user satisfaction score

Completion certificates can be emailed directly to users and their insurance agents immediately after finishing the course.

The Oregon DMV certification adds to the growing list of state agencies that officially approve the popular DriveSafe Online library of defensive driving courses.

To take a course demo or to review more information about the DriveSafe Online Oregon #1 Mature Driver Accident Prevention Course, visit https://www.drivesafeonline.org/oregon/.

About DriveSafe Online/NexLearn

DriveSafe Online is developed and offered by NexLearn, an award-winning industry leader in eLearning for more than two decades. NexLearn is the trusted learning developer of choice for a number of organizations including Oracle, Cessna, Kellogg's, Georgia-Pacific, Hyatt, Harvard Business Publishing, the Department of Defense and PepsiCo. Visit http://www.drivesafeonline.org for more information about DriveSafe Online defensive driving courses. Additional information about NexLearn is available at http://www.nexlearn.com.




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CAMDEN, N.J. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

A Camden County Superior Court Judge ruled that a class of female students at Clara Barton School in Cherry Hill could go forward with their discrimination claim against the School. The class of fifth grade female students brought a lawsuit alleging that the school offered a leadership training class only to male students for school years 2014-2015 through 2017-2018.

The female students are represented by attorney Kevin Costello, from the law firm of Costello & Mains, LLC, a discrimination-rights and civil rights trial firm in Mount Laurel. He filed class-action lawsuit on behalf of the female students, C.G. & L.G. by K.G v. Cherry Hill Public Schools, Docket No. CAM-L-4446-18. On December 18, 2019, the Court certified the class, clearing the class of over 160 female students to go forward with their lawsuit.

The program at issue is the so-called "W.A.T.C.H." Program at the Clara Barton School, offered only to fifth grade male students for four years.

"We're happy with the Judge's ruling," Costello said of the decision. "We look forward to continuing with the discovery process."

Jennifer Keltos,
Executive Director of Communications
And Human Resources
Law Offices of Costello & Mains, LLC
856-727-9700
Jennifer@costellomains.com



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VERONA, ITALY (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

Three nations, 490 wines tasted, and 120 "heroes": these are the 2019 achievements of the Native Grapes Academy (NGA). NGA is a project co-financed by the European Union and coordinated by Unione Italiana Vini (UIV) and Organización Interprofesional del Vino de España (OIVE) aimed at training wine specialists on PDO, PGI and TSG wines of Italy and Spain in three target countries, Canada, Russia, and Japan.

To train the "European Quality Wine Heroes", NGA created the Native Grape Odyssey (NGO) Maestro, course which, in 2019, was held in three cities in three different countries: Toronto (15-19 September), Moscow (28 October-1 November), and Tokyo (2-6 December). In five days and 30 hours of lessons in total, participants discovered Italian and Spanish wines studying these countries' enological production. They immersed themselves into Italian and Spanish grape varieties, wine regions' climate, history, and culture. Rebecca Lawrence, education development manager of the NGO course, described the methodological approach of the lessons: "The NGO Maestro is a course that has based its methodology in understanding the quality of European wines, in particular Italian and Spanish wines, by exploring the native grape varieties specifically as they relate to their territories as well as making the connections between the shared heritage (both cultural and genetic) of Mediterranean grapes. The course first describes the territory and then explains why native grapes have thrived there and places them into the broader context."

To study the viticulture and wine-making tradition of these countries, NGA supplied students with a course text characterized by a multidisciplinary approach. Native Grape Odyssey Volume I was written by Prof. Attilio Scienza, Full Professor at the University of Milan and renowned expert in vine genetics, together with science writer and researcher Serena Imazio. Complimentary copies of the book were distributed to the 120 participants of the NGO's educational activities. The volume is the first of six publications which will be compiled throughout the three-year period of the project (2019-2021).

In the NGO educational experience, wine tasting takes central stage. In addition to the tastings during the lessons, each course also featured a final Walk-Around Tasting, where importers could showcase their portfolios of Italian and Spanish wines to a bigger audience of students, professionals and wine lovers who gathered for the occasion.

The NGA project strives to furnish students and wine lovers with free and open access training tools. Through the project's official website and social media channels updates about the world of Italian and Spanish wines are shared on a daily basis. In addition, in November 2019, NGA launched its NGO Tasting Webapp. The Webapp allows users to record tasting notes, working as a sort of online tasting diary; moreover, with the app, users can share their tasting notes with other members of the community. Furthermore, by subscribing to the NGO Tasting Web-app, users who will compile the best tasting notes, will be selected for participation in the Vinitaly 2020 Incoming program and for the Spanish 2020 Incoming program. Selected users will have their travel and accommodation expenses covered and will join an exclusive program of b2b meetings, thus becoming active members of the NGO community.

In the next two years of the project, NGA initiatives will grow exponentially: new destinations for educational and trade activities will be added and new "European Quality Wine Heroes" will join the community after taking part in the NGO program of discovery of Italian and Spanish wines. In 2020 and 2021 one-day seminars and Walk-Around Tastings will be organized in five different cities in each of the three target countries (15 events per year).

Updates on the next NGA events are available on the official website nativegrapeodyssey.com and on the project's social media channels.

About: Native Grape Odyssey (NGO) is a brand of the Native Grapes Academy (NGA) project. NGA is a project financed by the European Union and managed by Unione Italiana Vini and Interprofesional del Vino de España (OIVE) for the promotion of PDO and PGI European wines abroad, in particular in three countries: Japan, Canada and Russia. In order to achieve this, the NGA educational program will organize wine seminars, workshops and b2b meetings both in these countries and in Verona, Italy, inviting wine experts and influencers from these countries. These events realized across the span of three years (2019-21) aim to create awareness about European native grapes abroad, as well as the wines produced from them, in particular Italian and Spanish wines, which share a long tradition and a high standard of quality.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 25 Master's in Environmental Management Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 132 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 132 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 25 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Environmental Management Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-environmental-management-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Environmental Management Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

American Military University
Arizona State University
Columbia University
Duke University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Montana State University
North Carolina State University
Oregon State University
Penn State World Campus
Prescott College
Samford University
University of Connecticut
University of Denver
University of Houston - Clear Lake
University of Idaho
University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Springfield
University of Maryland University College
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Virginia Tech
Webster University

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 10 Master's in Web Development Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 138 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 138 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 10 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Web Development Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-web-development-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Web Development Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Boston University
Fort Hays State University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Southern New Hampshire University
University of Denver
University of Florida

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.




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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 15 Master's in Entrepreneurship Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 149 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 149 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 15 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Entrepreneurship Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-entrepreneurship-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Entrepreneurship Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Colorado Technical University
Drexel University
Fayetteville State University
George Washington University
Indiana University Bloomington
Oklahoma State University
Samford University
Syracuse University
Texas A & M University, Commerce
University of Florida
University of Houston - Victoria
University of Maryland - College Park
Walsh University
Western Carolina University

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.




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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 10 Master's in Entertainment Management Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 142 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 142 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 10 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Entertainment Management Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-entertainment-management-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Entertainment Management Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Berklee College of Music
Colorado State University
Drexel University
Full Sail University
Southern Connecticut State University
The New School
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Colorado Denver
University of Miami

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.




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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 40 Master's in Electrical Engineering Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 190 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 190 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 40 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Electrical Engineering Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-electrical-engineering-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Electrical Engineering Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Arizona State University
Auburn University
Capitol Technology University
Clarkson University
Clemson University
Colorado State University
Drexel University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Iowa State University
Johns Hopkins University
Kansas State University
Michigan Technological University
Mississippi State University
Missouri University of Science and Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Mexico State University
North Carolina State University
Ohio University
Oklahoma State University
Penn State World Campus
Purdue University
Stanford University
Texas A & M University
University of Arkansas
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
University of Delaware
University of Florida
University of Michigan - Dearborn
University of Minnesota
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Villanova University
Washington State University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 50 Master's in Educational Technology Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 186 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 186 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 50 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Educational Technology Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-educational-technology-degree-programs/.

2020 Master's in Educational Technology Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Ball State University
Brandeis University
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Long Beach
Colorado State University Global
Concordia University, Chicago
East Carolina University
Florida State University
George Washington University
Indiana University Bloomington
Iowa State University
Johns Hopkins University
Kennesaw State University
Liberty University
Michigan State University
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mississippi State University
North Carolina State University
Northern Arizona University
Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
Penn State World Campus
Pepperdine University
Saint Joseph's University
Texas A & M University
Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi
Texas Tech University
University at Albany
University at Buffalo
University of Alabama, Birmingham
University of Arkansas
University of Central Florida
University of Central Missouri
University of Connecticut
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Houston - Clear Lake
University of Illinois
University of Louisville
University of Maryland University College
University of Memphis
University of Missouri
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of North Dakota
University of South Carolina
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Virginia
Virginia Tech

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.



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APPLE VALLEY, CALIF. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 22, 2019

Author Hannah Woods shares her heartbreaking story of abuse and corruption in A Grandmother's Anguish: A true story of abuse and victimization as a result of political power and corruption ($11.49, paperback, 9781498441117; $5.99, e-book, 9781498441124). Although she and her family endured horrible hardship, God never left their side.

Woods was gravely disappointed by the criminal justice system after attempting to prosecute her granddaughter's father for sexual abuse. In spite of the evidence, she was thwarted at every turn by politics and financial interest that prevented his prosecution.

"I hope that readers will gain an awareness of the evil that can exist in a system that was designed to protect the innocent, and the need to trust God for that protection," said Woods.

Hannah Woods has served as a public school teacher for 33 years. Along with her daughter, she fought the criminal justice system over a four-year period, seeking justice for her granddaughter.

Xulon Press, a division of Salem Media Group, is the world's largest Christian self-publisher, with more than 15,000 titles published to date. A Grandmother's Anguish is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.



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WILMINGTON, DEL. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

Now more than ever, background checks are a vital tool that is used not only by employers, but also by individuals who wish to find accurate information about the people in their lives. One of the most popular searches in this field is arrest records; access to such data allows people to find out the truth about the criminal past of others, and to help its users enjoy such a service, GoLookUp has expanded and improved its arrest records search directory.

Online Arrest Records Search with GoLookUp

Searching for arrest records allows individuals to find valuable information about others, and these days, such a search is more valuable than ever. With millions of people in the United States having social media accounts, professional accounts, and online dating profiles, it can be difficult to separate the truth from the lies.

Many individuals do not disclose the truth about their past, and some even go as far as to tell complete lies about who they are. That is why GoLookUp has expanded its arrest record search directory to include more public records and allow easier access to such records.

When using the service, users merely need to enter the first name and the last name of the person they have concerns about. Then, GoLookUp scans all the public records that are registered to the name of the said individual and it provides a detailed report of him/her.

The arrest records report includes information about the arrest, where it took place, who was the arresting authority, was there a conviction, what type of crime was committed, and much more.

By gaining access to such information, GoLookUp users can find out the truth about the people in their lives and discover who has a violent criminal past, who has committed sex crimes, who is lying about their past, and much more.

The arrest records search on GoLookUp joins more than a dozen other directories operated by GoLookUp, including a marriage records search, a self background check, a divorce records search, the best background checks search, and much more, making the website one of the most comprehensive public records search providers these days.




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DALLAS (PRWEB) DECEMBER 21, 2019

"As the end of the year approaches, you may be looking forward to the holiday season as a time to enjoy family, celebrate with traditions, and make lifelong memories. This busy time of year also brings about new foods, faces, and social situations, which can be overwhelming for children on the autism spectrum. Preparing your child with autism, your family, and your friends for these situations can make all the difference in making sure everyone has a "merry and bright" holiday season," says Dr. Regina Crone, Ph.D, BCBA-D, and founder of Therapy and Beyond, a leading provider of applied behavior analysis and speech services to individuals with autism in TX, OK, and CO.

Success at New Places

Many children on the autism spectrum find loud sounds, bright lights, certain textures, strong flavors, and foreign smells to be overstimulating which could provoke a meltdown. Bright blinking Christmas tree lights or a crowded mall may be too overwhelming for your kiddo. Luckily, many seasonal sensory-friendly alternatives are becoming more common every year! Autism trained Santas, specific store hours for soft music and dim lighting, and tree lights that transition smoothly all accommodate those who prefer a sensory friendly environment.
Helpful Hints: Pack a bag including some of your child's favorite foods, toys or activities. Use this bag to transition from one place to another by using it as a promise. For example, you could tell your child, "Let's go inside the store and then you can pick out something from the bag." To visit Santa, let your child include their favorite toy in the picture.

Success with Family & Friends

If your holiday plans include spending time with family or friends who are not as familiar with your child, discuss your child's needs beforehand. Be specific! Make them aware of any food aversions, sensitivity to lights or noises, or if your kiddo does not like being touched.
Helpful Hints: Ask if there will be a quiet room available, and explain the possibility of a sudden retreat to take a break in it. There are two reasons preparing those around you before a gathering is beneficial - 1. The more those around your family know about your child's needs, the easier it will be for them to understand any behaviors that might seem odd or inappropriate. 2. When aware of your child's needs, loved ones usually do their best to accommodate them.

Success with Prepping your Child

Many children on the spectrum thrive better in consistent, predictable routines. However, the holiday season usually revolves around unpredictable situations, such as travelling, large group gatherings, as well as changes to eating and sleeping schedules. It's a good idea to prepare your child for all the 'new' they may encounter so they can enjoy the magic in the season.
Helpful Hints: You can create detailed social stories, take a trip to the venue beforehand to scope it out, and set up expectations with your child. This not only helps your prepare kiddo, it also helps you determine how to best prepare for the day.        

Success & Plan B

Even after you have fully prepared your child, family, and friends to avoid a holiday meltdown situation, the unpredictable can still happen. Have a game plan for when the unpredictable happens. Discuss ahead of time who will be in charge of removing the child from a difficult situation at a family gathering or church. When performing less structured activities, such as shopping or ice skating, determine the protocol if your child gets overstimulated by the music and crowd.
Helpful Hint: Practice plan B with your child and if possible let them practice asking for it appropriately instead of having a behavior problem.

The holidays bring a hustle and bustle that can leave you sprinting through this season. But with these helpful hints and prepping we you will experience the joy of the season with a little less stress.

About Therapy and Beyond
Therapy and Beyond was founded in 2006 on the principal that there is hope for every child. Today, they provide 1:1 individualized ABA therapy for individuals on the autism spectrum in Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the most commonly prescribed treatment for children on the spectrum, and focuses on expanding functional communication skills, executive functioning skills, and advancing each child's independence. In addition to helping individuals on the spectrum through ABA, one of Therapy and Beyond's goals is to find ways to give back to the autism community as a whole, through free events like Mom's Mingles and Santa's Helpers Holiday Camps.




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BURTONSVILLE, MD. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 22, 2019

In an era when talent development is essential in driving sustainable business results, there is an increasing need to make effective training easy and to develop interactive eLearning solutions. That is why INFINITI HR has partnered with Tortal; so you can get access to an affordable learning management system (LMS) through a proprietary training platform.

Through the new partnership, INFINITI HR future and existing clients can offer pre-made training courses and resources to employees.

Round out an already existing training program or jump-start a new training program. Get access to Tortal training experts to develop learning strategies that help you maximize the performance of your people, reduce long-term costs, and drive business results.

"This partnership is a seamless fit for INFINITI HR as both organizations are recognized as leaders to the franchise Industry," INFINITI HR CEO Scott Smrkovski said. "We want to give our clients access to develop interactive eLearning and and specialized training solutions. Our national reach will allow Tortal to increase more companie's training results while improving employee comprehension, employee retention, and producing measurable results."

Benefits of the partnership includes:

The ability to purchase and assign compliance and management courses for employees as well as navigate the system for reporting and tracking purposes once registered in the system by a designated INFINITI HR LMS system administrator.

Clients with internally managed powerpoint orientations or training materials will be able to have them uploaded and managed in the LMS for existing and new employee completion.

Enjoy easy internal and compliance auditing through the availability of reports on trainings launched and/or completed for your company.

Print certificates of completion for employee use.

Receive personal technical support from a designated INFINITI HR team member, or training needs guidance from Tortal consultants and your assigned HR consultant.

Easy billing provided through your payroll invoicing for paid courses.

If you would like to explore the Tortal LMS and see how it can help your company maximize your training budget while driving innovation, increasing employee knowledge, and improving effectiveness (at no cost until you use it), email lms@infinitihr.com. You will be contacted by a member of the INFINITI HRIS team. Click here for the latest press releases and up-to-date news on human resources outsourcing.

About INFINITI HR

INFINITI HR is the professional employer organization designed to protect franchisors and franchisees from vicarious employer liability specific to human capital management. Our PEO platform provides full regulatory compliance management, an on-demand HR director, real-time payroll /tax filing and access into our True-Group Workers' Compensation master policy.

About Tortal Training

Tortal Training is a full service eLearning provider that specializes in developing interactive eLearning solutions. Tortal Training makes effective training easier by specializing in engagement. As the only training partner that uses strategic engagement methodologies for organizations with distributed workforces, Tortal Training maximizes training effectiveness in an era when talent development is essential in driving sustainable business results.




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LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

R3 Stem Cell is now offering all attendees to its regenerative training courses a free procedure, which will include either stem cells or exosome biologics. The hands on training allows providers the opportunity to receive the procedure benefits first hand, which allows for a deeper empathy with patients.

The R3 Stem Cell Training Courses routinely receive five star reviews from attendees, both for the comprehensive course along with the regenerative aesthetics courses. The training courses are very hands on, including real patients receiving real procedures with real biologics. No other course includes such a personal experience that also includes a free procedure for each attendee. The free procedure includes either stem cells or exosomes, along with PRP therapy if desired as well.

According to R3 CEO David Greene, MD, MBA, "With our courses, the hands on experience where each attendee also receives a procedure relates to new skills that are immediately useful in practice. We have real patients, not models or cadavers, with expert trainers showing the latest techniques for the best outcomes!"

Procedures that are taught include joint injections, IV procedures, intranasal and nebulizer. For aesthetics procedures, there's hair restoration, facial rejuvenation, and sexual wellness therapies.

Added Dr. Greene, "We cater the experience to each provider's needs. If a provider needs to focus on joint injections, they can spend their time learning from the image guided procedure area. Same thing if a provider wants to focus on aesthetics, we have courses specifically for that too!"

To learn more about the R3 regenerative training courses, visit https://stemcelltrainingcourse.org or call (844) GET-STEM.

About R3 Stem Cell: After 8 years and over 13,000 stem cell procedures in the US with a network of over 40 Centers, R3 has established itself as the nation's leader in regenerative medicine. Along with that Network, R3 offers regenerative training courses which are hands on and highly practical with immediately useful knowledge and skills.



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CHICAGO (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

Northeastern Illinois University's Office of Community and Professional Education (CAPE), in collaboration with QuickStart, has announced job-focused IT Bootcamp programs to help meet the growing demand of IT workforce in the industry. Participants will be equipped with all the necessary skills and knowledge required to get a job in an in-demand and growing career within 4-6 months.

QuickStart guarantees job placement within 6 months after graduation, and this commitment comes with a 100% money-back guarantee. The Bootcamp requires the participants to give 20 hours or less per week, and the classes are offered in accordance with the availability and convenience of the student/participant. Individuals will be offered:

Northeastern Illinois University (CAPE) certificate of completion

Job ready training in high demand careers

Job Guaranteed upon successful completion of Bootcamp

1-on-1 Coaching provided for all students by industry expert mentors

Real-world projects and portfolio development

6 months career counselling after graduation

Minimum 20 hours per week commitment from candidate

Convenient timings for class delivery

Diverse and easy payment options

Program 1: Cybersecurity Bootcamp

The 26-week non-credit online program is designed to cater the growing need of security experts. It is the combination of theoretical and practical learning. Participants can learn fundamentals of networking, security, hardware and operating systems along with the best security practices and policies and will be prepared for the top security certifications; CompTIA A+, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CYSA+, CompTIA Network+, Ethical Hacking and CompTIA Pentest+.

The need to fight cybercrime and information protection is the most critical and forefront operation of organizations. More and more data are being created online each day in the health care sector, government and other companies, which if compromised could have fatal implications, this translates to numerous employment opportunities in various industries and businesses for the security experts. Therefore, we prepare a cybersecurity bootcamp training which covers relevant skillsets and certifications that can help individuals safeguarding the industry while pursuing a lucrative tech career.

According to indeed.com, security professionals with expertise of providing security for software systems, networks and data centers; managing attacks and intrusions; recognizing the potential threat or attempted breach; etc. have the potential to earn approximately $60K to $75K.

To excel in the IT field, one must obtain the top cybersecurity certifications. With cybercrime on the rise in modern times, there is an increasing need for companies to make provisions for positions with the possibility of landing a lucrative job is high. With the right skillset, certifications and knowledge, newbies can rise to fill one of the following roles as time goes on; Security Analyst, Auditor, Engineer, Consultant, Security Manager, Architect, and Director etc.

Northeastern Illinois University conducts a new cohort after every 6 weeks, to learn more and enroll in the cybersecurity Bootcamp, follow this link: https://neiu.quickstart.com/bootcamp/cybersecurity

Program 2: Data Science Bootcamp

The 26-week non-credit program starts from the basics of Data Querying, Data Analysis and Visualization which will be advanced towards the learning of Big Data specifics for making data-driven business decisions. The training covers Transact-SQL, R Programming, Spark, Azure HDInsight, Machine Learning, Power BI, Data Visualization and Python. Individuals can advance the skillset through convenient weekend and evening classes. The entire bootcamp journey is online so participants can learn conveniently with their own pace.

According to PayScale, "the average compensation for data experts is around $91,000/year, with the top 10 percent earning is more $120,000/year and even the lowest 10% is making less than $62,000/year. The actual annual pay depends on multiple factors, including employer, skills, experience, location, industry, and job duties."

The rising demand for data experts results in high and competitive starting and continuing salaries. To ensure our students get the maximum share of the opportunity, we teach the skills and certifications that help individuals get an in-demand job role, such as Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Business Analyst, Data Analytics Engineer, Business Intelligence Analyst and Business Insights Analyst.

We conduct a new cohort after every 6 weeks, to learn more and enroll in the Bootcamp:
https://neiu.quickstart.com/bootcamp/data-science/

Program 3: Web Development Bootcamp

If you're also one of the candidates who want to earn a web developer skillset but are still confused about the scope of web development in 2019 and beyond, you need to know that the web development industry is flourishing and improving day by day. The 26-week non-credit bootcamp training covers the topics to learn new languages and new frameworks so individual can implement them on different web and mobile applications. Individual will learn the programming concepts, responsive web designing and database science and get the hands-on experience on basic to advanced tools such as HTML/CSS, JavaScript, React.JS, Node.JS, Express.JS, Python, jQuery, MySQL, Bootstrap, WordPress & many more.

Learn more about the Northeastern Illinois University Bootcamp, visit our website:
https://neiu.quickstart.com/bootcamp/web-development

According the Zsolt Nagy, the Lead Instructor for Web Development Bootcamp, "The leading digital trends and artificial intelligence in the web development industry are ever-changing. From development to design and from marketing to driving out content strategies, the world of a web developer isn't ending, but it's emerging in various creative forms. These new web trends are compelling, and they are indicating you to purge out the outdated ones and look forward to new ones."

In fact, the demand for web developer jobs will grow by 13% from 2016 to 2026, as extracted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S.) report. So, it's evident that beginners and students can expect more web development career opportunities in the future while boosting their technical and creative skills. According to The Balance Career "Salaries for web developers are higher than the average total for all occupations. It pins the median annual wages of all occupations at $35,540. The highest 10% earn $112,680. On the other hand, the lowest 10% earn $33,790. Washington, Delaware, Virginia, California and District of Columbia are the five highest paying states for web developers."

Learn more about the Northeastern Illinois University Bootcamp, visit our website:
https://neiu.quickstart.com/bootcamp/web-development

Program 4: Data Analytic Bootcamp

The job roles such as Data Analyst, Business Analyst, Marketing Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst or Financial Analyst need to grow, and they will continue to be. The more project they embark on, the more experience they get. However, nurturing the right growth towards certain skills will make them succeed. It will also help them attain opportunities in the future. More organizations are adopting data analytics tools. The tools to help in their future decisions impact their operations and understand consumer behavior.

Therefore, data analytics skills are essential to remain relevant in the field. With time, the analytical tools will advance with technology. Considering the demand of data analysis and visualization, Northeastern Illinois University's Office of Community and Professional Education (CAPE), in collaboration with QuickStart launches a 16-week immersive non-credit bootcamp program through which the individuals can update themselves on the relevant tools to use. Aside improving on data analytics skills, they will specialize in different industries by working on real-life projects to enhance their skills and market value.

According to Payscale.com the "average salary for a data expert is $57,261 to 75,850 per year." There are some factors that affect the salary, including educational level, years of experience, certifications, and involvement in professional organizations.

Learn more about the Northeastern Illinois University Data Analytics Bootcamp, visit our website:
https://neiu.quickstart.com/bootcamp/data-analytics-and-visualization/

About Northeastern Illinois University:

Northeastern Illinois University is a fully accredited public university serving the Chicago metropolitan area offering programs in the arts, sciences, business and education. The non-credit online bootcamp program is organized by the "Office of Community and Professional Education (CAPE)" department of the NEIU to help Individuals with career development or learn a new skill.

Contact Information:

Christie Miller, Director
Email: cl-miller@neiu.edu
Phone: 773-442-4978
Office of Cultural Events and Community and Professional Education (CAPE)

About QuickStart:

QuickStart exists to create technologists by individualizing and personalizing training to address the skills gap in the Technology industry. Through two decades of data analysis and research, we have learned that a contemporary student opts to learn through multiple modalities such as virtual instructor-led training, self-paced online learning, on-the-job training, hands-on and implementation experience through mentoring, labs, and social and peer-to-peer learning.

Contact Information:

Shamsah Malik, VP Sales
Email: shamsah.malik@quickstart.com
Phone: 888-715-6384
QuickStart Inc.



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CHICAGO (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

Northeastern Illinois University's Office of Community and Professional Education (CAPE), in collaboration with QuickStart, has announced job-focused IT Bootcamp programs to help meet the growing demand of IT workforce in the industry. Participants will be equipped with all the necessary skills and knowledge required to get a job in an in-demand and growing career within 4-6 months.

QuickStart guarantees job placement within 6 months after graduation, and this commitment comes with a 100% money-back guarantee. The Bootcamp requires the participants to give 20 hours or less per week, and the classes are offered in accordance with the availability and convenience of the student/participant. Individuals will be offered:

Northeastern Illinois University (CAPE) certificate of completion

Job ready training in high demand careers

Job Guaranteed upon successful completion of Bootcamp

1-on-1 Coaching provided for all students by industry expert mentors

Real-world projects and portfolio development

6 months career counselling after graduation

Minimum 20 hours per week commitment from candidate

Convenient timings for class delivery

Diverse and easy payment options

Program 1: Cybersecurity Bootcamp

The 26-week non-credit online program is designed to cater the growing need of security experts. It is the combination of theoretical and practical learning. Participants can learn fundamentals of networking, security, hardware and operating systems along with the best security practices and policies and will be prepared for the top security certifications; CompTIA A+, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CYSA+, CompTIA Network+, Ethical Hacking and CompTIA Pentest+.

The need to fight cybercrime and information protection is the most critical and forefront operation of organizations. More and more data are being created online each day in the health care sector, government and other companies, which if compromised could have fatal implications, this translates to numerous employment opportunities in various industries and businesses for the security experts. Therefore, we prepare a cybersecurity bootcamp training which covers relevant skillsets and certifications that can help individuals safeguarding the industry while pursuing a lucrative tech career.

According to indeed.com, security professionals with expertise of providing security for software systems, networks and data centers; managing attacks and intrusions; recognizing the potential threat or attempted breach; etc. have the potential to earn approximately $60K to $75K.

To excel in the IT field, one must obtain the top cybersecurity certifications. With cybercrime on the rise in modern times, there is an increasing need for companies to make provisions for positions with the possibility of landing a lucrative job is high. With the right skillset, certifications and knowledge, newbies can rise to fill one of the following roles as time goes on; Security Analyst, Auditor, Engineer, Consultant, Security Manager, Architect, and Director etc.

Northeastern Illinois University conducts a new cohort after every 6 weeks, to learn more and enroll in the cybersecurity Bootcamp, follow this link: https://neiu.quickstart.com/bootcamp/cybersecurity

Program 2: Data Science Bootcamp

The 26-week non-credit program starts from the basics of Data Querying, Data Analysis and Visualization which will be advanced towards the learning of Big Data specifics for making data-driven business decisions. The training covers Transact-SQL, R Programming, Spark, Azure HDInsight, Machine Learning, Power BI, Data Visualization and Python. Individuals can advance the skillset through convenient weekend and evening classes. The entire bootcamp journey is online so participants can learn conveniently with their own pace.

According to PayScale, "the average compensation for data experts is around $91,000/year, with the top 10 percent earning is more $120,000/year and even the lowest 10% is making less than $62,000/year. The actual annual pay depends on multiple factors, including employer, skills, experience, location, industry, and job duties."

The rising demand for data experts results in high and competitive starting and continuing salaries. To ensure our students get the maximum share of the opportunity, we teach the skills and certifications that help individuals get an in-demand job role, such as Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Business Analyst, Data Analytics Engineer, Business Intelligence Analyst and Business Insights Analyst.

We conduct a new cohort after every 6 weeks, to learn more and enroll in the Bootcamp:
https://neiu.quickstart.com/bootcamp/data-science/

Program 3: Web Development Bootcamp

If you're also one of the candidates who want to earn a web developer skillset but are still confused about the scope of web development in 2019 and beyond, you need to know that the web development industry is flourishing and improving day by day. The 26-week non-credit bootcamp training covers the topics to learn new languages and new frameworks so individual can implement them on different web and mobile applications. Individual will learn the programming concepts, responsive web designing and database science and get the hands-on experience on basic to advanced tools such as HTML/CSS, JavaScript, React.JS, Node.JS, Express.JS, Python, jQuery, MySQL, Bootstrap, WordPress & many more.

Learn more about the Northeastern Illinois University Bootcamp, visit our website:
https://neiu.quickstart.com/bootcamp/web-development

According the Zsolt Nagy, the Lead Instructor for Web Development Bootcamp, "The leading digital trends and artificial intelligence in the web development industry are ever-changing. From development to design and from marketing to driving out content strategies, the world of a web developer isn't ending, but it's emerging in various creative forms. These new web trends are compelling, and they are indicating you to purge out the outdated ones and look forward to new ones."

In fact, the demand for web developer jobs will grow by 13% from 2016 to 2026, as extracted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S.) report. So, it's evident that beginners and students can expect more web development career opportunities in the future while boosting their technical and creative skills. According to The Balance Career "Salaries for web developers are higher than the average total for all occupations. It pins the median annual wages of all occupations at $35,540. The highest 10% earn $112,680. On the other hand, the lowest 10% earn $33,790. Washington, Delaware, Virginia, California and District of Columbia are the five highest paying states for web developers."

Learn more about the Northeastern Illinois University Bootcamp, visit our website:
https://neiu.quickstart.com/bootcamp/web-development

Program 4: Data Analytic Bootcamp

The job roles such as Data Analyst, Business Analyst, Marketing Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst or Financial Analyst need to grow, and they will continue to be. The more project they embark on, the more experience they get. However, nurturing the right growth towards certain skills will make them succeed. It will also help them attain opportunities in the future. More organizations are adopting data analytics tools. The tools to help in their future decisions impact their operations and understand consumer behavior.

Therefore, data analytics skills are essential to remain relevant in the field. With time, the analytical tools will advance with technology. Considering the demand of data analysis and visualization, Northeastern Illinois University's Office of Community and Professional Education (CAPE), in collaboration with QuickStart launches a 16-week immersive non-credit bootcamp program through which the individuals can update themselves on the relevant tools to use. Aside improving on data analytics skills, they will specialize in different industries by working on real-life projects to enhance their skills and market value.

According to Payscale.com the "average salary for a data expert is $57,261 to 75,850 per year." There are some factors that affect the salary, including educational level, years of experience, certifications, and involvement in professional organizations.

Learn more about the Northeastern Illinois University Data Analytics Bootcamp, visit our website:
https://neiu.quickstart.com/bootcamp/data-analytics-and-visualization/

About Northeastern Illinois University:

Northeastern Illinois University is a fully accredited public university serving the Chicago metropolitan area offering programs in the arts, sciences, business and education. The non-credit online bootcamp program is organized by the "Office of Community and Professional Education (CAPE)" department of the NEIU to help Individuals with career development or learn a new skill.

Contact Information:

Christie Miller, Director
Email: cl-miller@neiu.edu
Phone: 773-442-4978
Office of Cultural Events and Community and Professional Education (CAPE)

About QuickStart:

QuickStart exists to create technologists by individualizing and personalizing training to address the skills gap in the Technology industry. Through two decades of data analysis and research, we have learned that a contemporary student opts to learn through multiple modalities such as virtual instructor-led training, self-paced online learning, on-the-job training, hands-on and implementation experience through mentoring, labs, and social and peer-to-peer learning.

Contact Information:

Shamsah Malik, VP Sales
Email: shamsah.malik@quickstart.com
Phone: 888-715-6384
QuickStart Inc.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 40 Master's in Music Education Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 164 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 422 programs, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 40 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Music Education Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-music-education-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Music Education Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Adams State University
Anderson University
Auburn University
Boston University
Bowling Green State University
Buffalo State College
Campbellsville University
Colorado State University
East Carolina University
Eastern Kentucky University
Emporia State University
Georgia College
Illinois State University
Kent State University
Liberty University
Lindenwood University
New Mexico State University
North Greenville University
Northern State University
Rutgers University
Southern Utah University
Stephen F. Austin State University
Tarleton State University
University at Buffalo
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Montana
University of Nebraska, Kearney
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of Northern Colorado
University of Northern Iowa
University of South Florida
University of Southern Mississippi
University of West Georgia
William Carey University

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 50 Master's in Health Informatics Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 156 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 383 programs, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 50 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master's in Health Informatics Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-health-informatics-degree-programs/

2020 Master's in Health Informatics Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Adelphi University
Arizona State University
Boston University
Brandeis University
Dakota State University
Drexel University
East Carolina University
Florida International University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Liberty University
Loma Linda University
Louisiana Tech University
Loyola University Chicago
Medical University of South Carolina
Mercer University
Michigan Tech
Mississippi College
Northeastern University Global Network
Northwestern University
Nova Southeastern University
Oregon Health & Science University
Regis University
Roberts Wesleyan College
Sacred Heart University
Saint Joseph's University
Samford University
Slippery Rock University
Southeast Missouri State University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Stanford University
Temple University
The College of Saint Scholastica
University of Alabama, Birmingham
University of Central Florida
University of Cincinnati
University of Denver
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Maryland University College
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of Miami
University of Minnesota
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of San Diego
University of Scranton
University of South Florida
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
University of Washington

About Intelligent.com
Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/



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CHICAGO (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

The TAWANI Foundation, TAWANI Enterprises' philanthropic organization that provides support in the areas of arts and culture, historic preservation, health and wellness, LGBTQ and human rights, education, and environmental initiatives, has been recognized as a Top Funder of Non-Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ Issues from 2016-2017 by Funders for LGBTQ Issues.

Funders for LGBTQ Issues is a network of more than 75 foundations, corporations, and funding institutions that collectively award more than $1 billion annually including approximately $100 million specifically devoted to LGBTQ issues. They produce an annual tracking report and other special reports to monitor the character of LGBTQ funding and identify trends, gaps, and opportunities.

TAWANI Foundation was highlighted as number nine on the list with donations totaling $500,000.

"We are honored to be on this list and to be recognized along with some other great organizations," says Susan Rifkin, Executive Director at the TAWANI Foundation. "Our mission has always been to create a broader world of good — one that combines a deep respect for how far we've come with a steadfast optimism for how far we can go. We look forward to continuing contributions aimed at furthering a better understanding and acceptance of gender and human sexuality."

To view the full list of Top Funders of Non-Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ Issues from 2016-2017 please follow this link.

About TAWANI Foundation
Founded in 2002 by notable philanthropist and entrepreneur Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired), TAWANI Enterprises' philanthropic organization, the TAWANI Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that provides support in the areas of arts and culture, historical preservation, health and wellness, LGBTQ and human rights, education and environmental initiatives. TAWANI Foundation's vision is to make a sustained and measurable difference for organizations that focus on enriching knowledge, improving health and wellness, and promoting scientific understanding – all with a common goal of making a positive, long-term impact on individuals, communities and the culture itself. To learn more, visit http://www.tawanifoundation.org.



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MATERIALS PARK, OHIO (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

ASM International publishes ASM Handbook, Volume 10: Materials Characterization in print and coming soon digitally in ASM Handbooks Online within the ASM Digital Library. The 2019 edition includes 25 new articles in addition to significant updates to articles that appeared in the 1986 edition.

Major revisions have been made to several divisions including X-ray and neutron diffraction. "This update of X-ray and neutron diffraction elaborates on the modern interpretation of diffraction data with emphasis on use of modern databases and newer analytical methods," Division Editor Erik Mueller, a materials research engineer at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. "There are also new articles on micro X-ray diffraction and synchrotron diffraction techniques."

Each article in the handbook that describes a characterization technique begins with an overview of the method in simplified terms and lists common applications as well as limitations. Sample size, form, and special preparation requirements are listed upfront to help readers quickly decide if the techniques are appropriate to solve their problem. Tables and charts listing the most common characterization methods for different classes of materials are included in the beginning of the handbook. The tables give information on whether the technique is suitable for elemental analysis, qualitative analysis, surface analysis, or alloy verification. The articles also describe material characterization in general terms according to material type and serve as a jumping off point to the more specific technique articles.

ASM Handbook, Volume 10: Materials Characterization ($345.00, $259.00 ASM Members, hardcover (ISBN: 978-1-62708-211-2) is available at asminternational.org/hbvol10 or by calling the ASM International Member Service Center at 800.336.5152. Access to the digital version of Volume 10 (EISBN: 978-1-62708-213-6) is coming soon to ASM Handbooks Online in the ASM Digital Library.

About ASM International
ASM International is the world's largest and foremost professional technical society serving the information needs of scientists, engineers, and technicians who develop, test, select, and apply advanced materials, including metals, composites, polymers, and ceramics. As the world's largest and most established materials information society, ASM engages and connects members to a global network of peers and provides access to trusted materials information through reference content and data, education courses, international events, and applied research.

To learn more about ASM International, visit asminternational.org or call 440.338.5151 to speak with an ASM International representative. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.



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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

LiquidPixels, Inc. announced today the winners of the Fall 2019 LiquidPixels Image Competition at the University of North Texas (UNT) Global Digital Retailing Research Center. As a founding member of the center, LiquidPixels has partnered with UNT since 2017 to prepare students for entry into the digital retailing workforce. After several successful years of collaboration, LiquidPixels worked closely with Kiseol Yang, Ph.D. this semester to develop a new curriculum for her DRTL 4090: Digital Merchandising class. The revamped coursework included in-depth training on LiquidPixels LiquiFire Operating System (OS), colorization, customization, and true dynamic imaging. The class culminated with the LiquidPixels Image Competition where students submitted their best examples of LiquiFire Image Chains for judging by the dynamic imaging professionals.

The winners of the inaugural LiquidPixels Image Competition were announced live by Sarah Flynn, Director of Marketing + Design, and Evan Chapman, Senior QA Engineer, to the Digital Merchandising class on December 4.

First place award of an Apple iPad and an invitation to the LiquidPixels 2020 Summer Internship Program: Kimberly Quan

Second place award of Apple AirPods: Brian Lai

Third place award of LiquidPixels swag: Mya Nguyen

"We are so pleased with the work submitted by the Digital Merchandising students for this competition," said Flynn, "The thoughtfulness that went into creating their LiquiFire Image Chains showed incredible maturity."

The quality of work was not surprising, given that UNT is the only university in the country with a B.S. in Digital Retailing. The fall Digital Merchandising class, one of many at UNT that prepares students for entry into the digital retailing workforce, was made up of undergraduate juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

"Learning and practicing LiquiFire OS enables our students to further their competencies in the digital retail industry, and makes them to be more competitive in the workforce," said Dr. Yang. "We really appreciate the work that LiquidPixels has done with our school and the digital retailing program. LiquidPixels has been very generous in providing the LiquiFire OS platform for the classroom use. And the series of training and prompt assistance from their team was greatly appreciated."

UNT's Global Digital Retailing Research Center is the first interdisciplinary center the U.S. with a complete focus on digital retailing as a research hub and resource for the industry. As a founding member of the Global Digital Retailing Research Center, LiquidPixels collaborates with faculty and other founding members to provide technology insights, updates on relevant career paths, and internship opportunities to ensure that graduating students have direct hands-on experience in advanced technology solutions to effectively address the most demanding challenges facing the online retail industry.

As part of their membership engagement, LiquidPixels offers students at UNT the opportunity to receive an introduction to LiquiFire OS and to understand the value that dynamic imagery brings to the leading e-commerce websites. These values include operational efficiency to optimize website updates, enhanced visual merchandising that leads to higher conversion rates, and cross-channel image delivery for the best mobile and responsive experiences. Graduating students are prepared to enter the online retail workforce with practical knowledge of on-demand dynamic imaging and its benefits."

About the Global Digital Retailing Research Center
The Global Digital Retailing Research Center at UNT, launched in April 2013, works to advance digital retailing and consumer experience through academic and industry collaborations. The center actively brings together the best minds, ideas, and creativity to shape the dialogue in objective thought and inquiry in the science of current and future digital retailing and its impact on consumers.

About LiquidPixels
LiquidPixels leads the imaging revolution. Built on open standards, our LiquiFire Dynamic Imaging Solutions integrate into existing Web and workflow environments, enhancing product creation and visualization while reducing production costs. Founded in 2000, LiquidPixels makes its patented technology available as a hosted service or via on-site enterprise servers with solutions that may be tailored to each of our customers' unique needs. For more information, visit us at LiquidPixels.com.



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VERONA, ITALY (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

Thirst for knowledge among wine professionals has no limits. With the latest industry insights, strategic networking opportunities, and a cohort of more than 110 Italian and international speakers, the wine2wine 2019 business forum sought to quench this thirst. This year, over 1500 wine producers, trade professionals, and international journalists travelled to Verona, Italy, on November 25th and 26th, 2019, to attend wine2wine's 67 engaging seminars and workshops. The main focus of the sixth edition of wine2wine was "social sustainability in the wine industry". In choosing this overarching theme, wine2wine aimed to draw attention to the impact of wine businesses and industry players in the wine value chain, to shift thinking to consider the principles of social sustainability as complimentary to economic viability, and to analyze business practices that promote human wellbeing and inclusivity.

Yannick Benjamin, the event's Keynote Speaker and a sommelier and disability rights activist, was first up to discuss this point. Benjamin shared his personal story and how he managed to work in the hospitality industry overcoming significant obstacles after a car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down at the age of 25 and finally opening NYC's first fully accessible restaurant "Contento". Benjamin commented on what social sustainability means to him: "For me, social sustainability is taking your resources and sharing them with your community. We all acquired wealth because of the resources that someone else previously shared with us and that is exactly what we should keep doing: take and give back in a never-ending circle. You are only being truly socially sustainable when you use your resources to help the rest of the society. For example, I am a person living with a disability who works in the hospitality industry and it is up to me to try and open the doors for other disabled people so they have the opportunity to come and work in this sector."

wine2wine 2019 explored all the various nuances of social sustainability: Kristina Kelley, Senior Director of Corporate Public Relations at E. & J. Gallo Winery shared with attendees her expertise about corporate social responsibility. Julia Coney, wine writer and educator gave insight into responsibility in wine communication with reference to the culturally and ethnically diverse community of wine consumers in the U.S. market. Wine producer Gaia Gaja recounted stories from her winery illustrating the effects of climate change in the vineyard. In addition to these informative presenters, many others took the stage over the two-day event to give us a multifaceted understanding of this complex issue.

The two-day conference covered additional useful topics and industry trends including market insights, the latest winemaking techniques, and consumers' behavior. Among the event's most popular sessions were Sonal Holland MW's lecture "India Wine Insider: the consumer outlook and how to sell Italian wines in India", Miss Vicky Wine's (Anne-Victoire Monrozier) "Branding and Social Media", and the B2B meeting where Italian wineries met international buyers. Several sessions also included digital transformations in the industry, with valuable testimonies such as Tom Cochran's four-year experience as a presidential appointee and digital leader in the Obama administration. Cochran spoke about the challenges of applying modern digital technologies to traditional institutions such as governmental administrations or the wine industry.

In line with the event's tagline "Sharing Business Ideas", this past edition of wine2wine was characterized by a massive digital sharing of content. This was achieved first and foremost by live-streaming all sessions and making them available on the wine2wine Facebook page. Secondly, participants were able to interact and connect through the wine2wine App, where business contacts could also be saved and exchanged.

About: wine2wine is a dynamic international wine industry forum organized by Veronafiere and held annually in Verona, Italy, since 2014. wine2wine 2019 will take place on November 25th and 26th. The event is a key reference point for wine producers and wine professionals eager to develop and grow their wine business worldwide. wine2wine provides unique opportunities to share ideas on the most important issues facing the rapidly evolving wine industry and to connect with wine professionals and experts. The forum takes place over two days and features keynote sessions, seminars, and interactive workshops which aim to equip participants with practical tools to improve their business. Speakers are renowned experts in their field and among the brightest minds in the wine world from Italy and abroad. Additional information is available at http://www.wine2wine.net or by emailing info@wine2wine.net.



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SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

Athena, California's premier advocate for professional women in STEM, announces its CEO, Holly Smithson is awarded for the second year in a row as San Diego's Top 500 influential business leaders in the 2020 edition of the San Diego 500.

Curated annually by the San Diego Business Journal newsroom, The San Diego 500: The Book of Influential Business Leaders, is a comprehensive guide to business leaders and executives leading significant companies in terms of number of jobs, key products and services, experts who raise the level of their industry and driving impact inside the business community.

"It is an honor to join this distinguished cohort of influential leaders and impact players," said Smithson. "As Athena promotes the value of advancing more women leaders in the STEM community, we will witness the transformation of the San Diego region as a destination for diversity."

ABOUT ATHENA
Athena is a women's empowerment organization that fast tracks women in STEM through leadership development. In transforming female scientists and technologists into corporate leaders, the goal is to widen the bridge and empower 1 million women leading in STEM by 2030. Its 20+ year history of advancing women in one of the nation's leading STEM hubs marks Athena as the premier women's empowerment advocate. For more information visit athenasd.org and follow @athenasandiego.

ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
Each year the San Diego Business Journal selects 500 influential leaders from every significant sector of the business community. The executives featured in the San Diego 500 consists of people who have founded or are running a significant business regarding several jobs, key products and services; experts who raise the level of the industry here and beyond; and business people who lead in the community. Learn more about San Diego Business Journal at http://www.sdbj.com.



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SEATTLE (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 48 MBA in Entrepreneurship Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 189 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 189 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 48 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top MBA in Entrepreneurship Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-mba-in-entrepreneurship-degree-programs/

2020 MBA in Entrepreneurship Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

American University
Azusa Pacific University
Babson College
Brandman University
California Lutheran University
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Carnegie Mellon University
Colorado State University
Dallas Baptist University
East Carolina University
Fort Hays State University
George Washington University
Golden Gate University
Johns Hopkins University
Johnson & Wales University
Lehigh University
Lindenwood University
Mercer University
Mississippi College
Missouri State University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Nova Southeastern University
Pepperdine University
Regis University
Saint Joseph's University
Samford University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Syracuse University
Temple University
Touro University Worldwide
University of Alabama, Birmingham
University of Cincinnati
University of Dallas
University of Delaware
University of Houston - Clear Lake
University of Kansas
University of Maryland
University of Miami
University of Nebraska
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Texas
University of Saint Mary
University of St. Francis
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Villanova University
Webster University

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NEW YORK (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

Kriss Hupp and Patricia Dahmen are educators at the Cornell School District who created an extracurricular live broadcast journalism program for students. Students produce a daily news program for other students, faculty, and staff in the community called "TheCornellCHSTV". The show is entirely developed and produced by the students. The curriculum teaches students how to operate and construct their own broadcasts "in the doing". Students learn a broad range of skills including presentation, camera angles, lighting and communication. Through the program, students become masters of their own education. "The students who join CHSTV are looking to learn more about broadcast journalism, and some of them have become "experts" in their job positions. This enables them to become teachers," says Dahmen.

Hupp and Dahmen believe technology is a powerful tool that should be used to enable students to create and collaborate with their peers around the world. "As technology evolves, so does our student experiences," says Dahmen.

Read the full article here

Kris Hupp is the 21st Century Teaching and Learning Coach at the Cornell School District. Patricia Dahmen is an English and Journalism Teacher at the Cornell School District. Kris and Tricia are CHS-TV sponsors.

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SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

Directing the new Nike Tennis Camp at Whitworth University is Whitworth University's Head Men's Tennis Coach, Cameron Williams. This program is sculpted to give junior tennis players the tools to improve their game.

"My aim is to provide a well-rounded camp experience that teaches players all the necessary skills to enjoy a lifetime of success in tennis," states Director Cameron Williams. "We all understand the importance of teaching the game to our youth, and my love for the game drives me to motivate and improve these young players."

Cameron is entering his first full season as Head Men's Tennis Coach at Whitworth University, but is no newcomer to the area. Cameron studied four years at Whitworth University, and was named All First Team All-Northwest Conference twice. After graduating in 2013, Cameron became the Head Assistant Coach until last year where he was named Head Coach of the Men's program.

Whitworth University is a beautiful atmosphere that offers campers the opportunity to train at the Scotford Tennis Center on campus that includes three indoor and three outdoor courts. Overnight campers get to experience even more amenities at Whitworth by utilizing the dorms on campus.

The Nike Tennis Camp at Whitworth University offers two weeks of day and overnight camp, for girls and boys of all skill levels, July 26-30 & August 2-6.

Parents and campers interested in the Nike Tennis Camp at Whitworth University can visit http://www.ussportscamps.com. For more information, please call 1-800-645-3226 or email tennis@ussportscamps.com.

About US Sports Camps

US Sports Camps (USSC), headquartered in San Rafael, California, is the world's largest sports camp network and the licensed operator of Nike Sports Camps. The company has offered summer camps since 1975 with the same mission that defines it today: to shape a lifelong enjoyment of athletics through high quality sports education and skill enhancement.



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SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

Head Softball Coach, Erin Kotlarz, will be directing Nike Softball Camp at Taylor University this summer alongside her staff and players. Coach Kotlarz is in her second season with the TU softball program. During the 2019 campaign, TU posted a record of 36-17, advancing to the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round for the third time in six years.

"We are excited to team up with Coach Kotlarz and her coaching staff this summer," says Josh Scriven, Manager of Nike Softball Camps. "The goal of this camp is to offer young athletes the opportunity to train with amazing college coaches, experience a college campus, and take their game to the next level, all while having a great summer experience."

The four-day camp is open to players beginner to advanced looking to hone their skills with high-energy coaches in a fun and focused environment. The all skills program will cover fielding, hitting, base-running, and game scenarios through a combination of drills and games. Campers can choose to attend the day camp (9 a.m.-3 p.m.), extended day (9 a.m.-9 p.m.), or get the full college campus experience and attend as an overnight camper.

Players, Coaches, and Parents interested in Nike Softball Camps for the upcoming summer can visit http://www.ussportscamps.com/softball or call 1-800-645-3226.

About US Sports Camps

US Sports Camps (USSC), headquartered in San Rafael, California, is America's largest sports camp network and the licensed operator of Nike Sports Camps. The company has offered summer camps since 1975 with the same mission that defines it today: to shape a lifelong enjoyment of athletics through high quality sports education and skill enhancement.



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BOSTON (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

Money is one of the leading causes of stress and despair. In fact, consumers consistently cite money as a major concern and worry, with as many as seven in 10 Americans admitting they have cried over their finances.

Financial stress can stem from all sorts of challenges: not making enough money to make ends meet, overwhelming debt, and trying to save for college, a home, or retirement. The pressure of challenging personal finances can strain health and relationships. Fortunately, there are some reliable ways to minimize this stress, according to national nonprofit American Consumer Credit Counseling.

"The stress of finances can hit especially hard during the holidays when consumers are spending more than usual," said Steve Trumble, President and CEO of American Consumer Credit Counseling. "Although it can be uncomfortable, talking about your financial concerns, being honest about your financial limitations and taking concrete steps to strengthen your financial situation can help to reduce stress."

According to a study by Northwestern Mutual, 87 percent of consumers say they are most happy and confident when their finances are in order. The study also found that 54 percent of consumers experience anxiety due to finances, 52 percent experience insecurity, and 48 percent experience fear. Money is a dominant source of stress for most people surveyed (48 percent) – far outweighing personal relationships (25 percent) and work (18 percent).

To help reduce financial stress in your life, try these simple steps:

1. Make a budget – Budgeting is the cornerstone of responsible financial planning. Making a budget helps consumers decide how they will be spending their hard-earned money each month. Consumers should use a budgeting worksheet to outline their budget and customize their spending plan.

2. Communicate – Although uncomfortable at times, it can be helpful for consumers to talk about their financial fears to their spouse or family members. By communicating with family about this delicate topic, people can work together to find a solution and reduce stress.

3. Track spending – Consumers should try to track their spending each day and review their expenses at the end of each month.

4. Track progress – By tracking milestones on their road to a stronger financial picture, consumers can find positives while visualizing progress towards their financial goals.

5. Start an emergency fund – Get rid of the "what if" worries by building an emergency fund. This way, if one of those unexpected expenses pops up, consumers will have money saved to cover these expenses.

6. Set goals – Consumers should set goals for what they want to achieve financially, such us saving for retirement, buying a house, etc. They should make sure their goals are measurable and definitive to help prioritize spending and saving each month.

About American Consumer Credit Counseling
American Consumer Credit Counseling (ACCC) is a nonprofit credit counseling 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to empowering consumers to achieve financial management through credit counseling, debt management, bankruptcy counseling, housing counseling, student loan counseling and financial education concerning debt solutions. To help consumers reach their goal of debt relief, ACCC provides a range of free consumer personal finance resources on a variety of topics including budgeting, credit and debt management, student loan assistance, youth and money, homeownership, identity theft, senior living, and retirement. Consumers can use ACCC's worksheets, videos, calculators, and blog articles to make the best possible decisions regarding their financial future. ACCC holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and is a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC). For more information or to access free financial education resources, log on to ConsumerCredit.com or visit http://www.consumercredit.com/financial-education.aspx




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FAIRFAX, VA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 23, 2019

The International Bond & Share Society (IBSS for short) is an association of people interested in scripophily. The society was founded in 1978 as a non-profit organization with the aim to promote, encourage and develop all aspects of scripophily. The IBSS has members all over the world and is funded exclusively by the members. The society publishes the Scripophily Magazine three times a year

The Society is led by volunteers for the benefit of its Members, who have a mutual interest in educating, collecting and sharing information of bond, stock and share certificates and company histories. The Society shall provide a platform to interact with the academic community, museums, members and the general public to share the knowledge and history of these financial documents. The Society welcomes new and old collectors in its efforts to promote the hobby of scripophily for generations to come.

Scripophily (scrip-ah-fil-ly) is the name of the hobby of collecting old stock and bond certificates. Certificate values range from a few dollars to more than $500,000 for the most unique and rare items. Tens of thousands of scripophily buyers worldwide include casual collectors, corporate archives, business executives, museums and serious collectors. Due to the computer age, more and more stock and bonds are issued electronically which means fewer paper certificates are being issued. As a result, demand for paper certificates is increasing while supply is decreasing.

You can join the IBSS at Membership.

*Membership includes access to all of the online resources available to members only: an online forum with collectors and dealers where you can contact experts to answer questions about your old stocks and bonds and build relationships, see galleries of rare and beautiful scripophily pieces, and news about the society.

*Subscription to our "SCRIPOPHILY" magazine with free ads for collectors (3 issues per year).

*A paper directory of scripophily dealers and collectors.

*Information about auctions and scripophily websites.

*Contact information with professional old stock certificate research services to determine if your certificates have redeemable value.

*Online and print opportunities for publishing your favorite scripophily subjects.

*Most importantly, making connections with other people who share your interests.

Your membership in the IBSS will greatly enhance your enjoyment of the hobby. The IBSS website is located at http://www.scripophily.org. The 1 year membership fee is $32 or the 3 year membership fee is $96.



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JACKSON, MO. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 24, 2019

Tyson Zahner, attraction marketing guru, recently urged others to lend a helping hand this Christmas. Zahner reviewed several ways of assisting disadvantaged members of the community during this holiday season. The entrepreneur reflected, "Christmas is a holiday that connects me to both my past and my present. I think of how lucky I have been...But I also think of the members of my community who are not able to celebrate in comfort. There are many in need. For me, the true spirit of the holiday season involves giving back." Zahner drew attention to clothing, food, and toy drives as several vital ways in which people can do just that—give back to those in need.

Zahner called attention to the importance of clothing drives by remarking, "What might surprise you is how many children, adults, and seniors do not have adequate clothing for the winter months." He encouraged people to contribute warm clothing like winter coats, and drew their attention to the locations where they could donate—local businesses, service locations like libraries and police stations, and year round charities. "There are few gifts like the gift of warmth," said Zahner.

Poignantly evoking a Christmas without the plenty to which many people are accustomed, Zahner said, "Imagine a Christmas table without a turkey or ham. Imagine going hungry on days that we associate with being full of wonderful holiday treats. Sadly, this is the reality for many in our community. Food insecurity afflicts many of our most vulnerable community members, especially children. But you can help." Zahner called attention to the need for perishable foods for the Christmas holiday, like turkeys, and for imperishable canned foods that stay good for much longer periods.

Finally, Zahner, a lifelong advocate of foster children in need, encouraged others to participate in toy drives. Zahner said, "If as a child you were lucky enough to wake to presents all wrapped up sitting beneath the Christmas tree, then you know that feeling of pure joy. All children should be able to experience this feeling." The marketing guru noted that people could also organize their own clothing, food, and toy drives, even if just among small groups of friends and family. He concluded with, "Whenever you give clothing, food, toys, time, or money, you always give something less tangible but just as important. You help to build community. You help to let those in need know that they are not alone. That there are people who care."

Tyson Zahner is no stranger to helping others. The entrepreneur and master of attraction marketing is responsible for Attract 100 Leads in 30 Days, which has helped many entrepreneurs find success. Zahner owns a successful photography studio in his hometown. He is also a tireless advocate for children in the foster care system, and offers the website TysonZahner.co, where he provides information for those interested in fostering and adopting, as well as providing his own personal story as an adopted child and as the father of an adopted child.

About Tyson Zahner:
Tyson Zahner is a business owner, speaker, and coach. Through his program, Attract 100 Leads in 30 Days, Zahner teaches entrepreneurs how to generate increased leads by following his repeatable processes. For more information on the program, visit SuccessWithTyson.com. A proud husband and father of two, Zahner lives in Missouri, where he owns Tyson Zahner photography.



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MEADVILLE, PA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 26, 2019

"Bloopy": an amusing learning resource and magical adventure story for young children. "Bloopy" is the creation of published author, Simone Faith.

Faith states: "Bloopy is a fun, educational, and smart friend. Bloopy teaches your little one all about numbers, letters, and words. Come explore and be part of his magical world and join him on all his adventures!"

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Simone Faith's new book combines entertainment and adventure with simple learning for little ones through the story of the cute and charismatic Bloopy.

View a synopsis of "Bloopy" on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase "Bloopy" at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about "Bloopy," contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.



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LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) DECEMBER 26, 2019

Cheapquotesautoinsurance.com has launched a new blog post that explains how high school students can obtain lower car insurance rates.

For more info and free car insurance quotes, please visit https://cheapquotesautoinsurance.com/top-tips-for-high-school-students-who-want-to-pay-cheap-car-insurance/.

High school students pay some of the most expensive car insurance premiums. Car insurance companies will analyze a series of factors to determine the risk of a high school student to be involved in a car accident and file a claim. The lack of experience and reckless behavior are some of the reasons why high school students pay expensive premiums.

High school students that want to save money on car insurance should follow the next tips:

Check if the insurer provides a driving app. This app will be used to track students' driving behaviors like speed, how hard they brake, how quickly they accelerate, what time of day they drive the most, and other behaviors. High school students that exhibit good driving behaviors will be rewarded with a generous discount from the insurers. This type of Usage-Based Insurance program is really rewarding towards good drivers, no matter the age.

Ask for discounts available for students. Many insurance companies offer several discounts which are available to students, too. The policyholders can get a multi-car discount if they remain of the family's policy and there are two or more cars in the contract. High school students that do well in school and have a B grade average can get a good student discount. Graduating an approved defensive driving course will also help students secure a small discount.

Choose to drive a safe car. The vehicle is an important factor that insurers use to determine rates. Students will pay more on their insurance if they choose a sports car, muscle cars, limousine, or other premium vehicles. Four-door sedans are the ideal choice for students that want to save money on car insurance.

Stay on the parent's policy. This is another great way that will help students pay less on their premiums. Most insurers will let students stay on their parent's policy as long as they live with them.

Shop around. Students can use the internet to get some quotes from various insurers. Students that have parents that stayed with the same insurers for many years, are less likely to find better insurance deals.

For additional info, money-saving tips and free car insurance quotes, visit https://cheapquotesautoinsurance.com.

Cheapquotesautoinsurance.com is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

"Everyone knows that high school students pay a lot on their premiums. To save money on car insurance, high school students can follow several money-saving tips," said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.



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SAN JOSE, CALIF. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 26, 2019

Securly, the leading K-12 student safety company, recognizes key accomplishments from a successful 2019, including groundbreaking student safety innovations, a strategic acquisition, significant company growth, strengthening of executive leadership, and more. Securly's achievements this year reinforced the company as a student safety category leader. The company's solutions bridge the gap between home and school, bringing parents and schools together to help students reach their full potential with a collaborative, holistic approach to digital safety.

"In the last twelve months, Securly has laid the foundation for the next several years of growth," says Vinay Mahadik, co-founder and CEO of Securly. "The company has emerged as a category leader by expanding within and beyond student safety, hiring top executives, launching comprehensive one-of-a-kind solution bundles, winning multiple awards, achieving world-class customer satisfaction ratings, and driving innovation and thought leadership in this ecosystem."

Securly's accomplishments and milestones include:

Acquisitions and New Product Launches

In the spring of 2019, Securly announced the acquisition of K-12 technology provider, TechPilot Labs. The acquisition of TechPilot Labs' classroom management and mobile device management products broadened Securly's focus from student safety to shaping the online student experience. The acquired product lines have been extremely successful for Securly, and are now part of its 1:1 Cloud solution bundle.

The company launched Securly Go and Auditor at ISTE, the largest education technology trade show in the United States. With Go, Securly became the first and only school-based web filtering company that provides filtering to personal devices on data and Wi-Fi networks. Auditor extended monitoring to emails, Docs, and Drive — platforms that are traditionally disregarded by school web filters, but where nudity, bullying, and self-harm related issues for students are rampant.

The company also announced Visitor Management to provide schools with instant identity checks for school visitors with facial recognition AI. Visitor Management further reinforces Securly's 360-degree approach to student safety by not only providing schools insight into activity on school networks, but also control over visitors' access to the school.

Given the broad range of products and services offered, Securly announced the release of 360 Cloud, Safety Cloud, and 1:1 Cloud, end-to-end safety and device management solution-bundles for K-12 districts alongside a complete website refresh. The bundles allow schools to purchase turnkey solutions for student safety and 1:1 management, instead of having to purchase these piecemeal from various vendors. Schools also benefit from pricing synergies from bundling. The breadth of solutions Securly offers touch all aspects of students' online experiences — 24/7 risk analysis for suicide and violence, anonymous reporting of suspicious activities, in-school and at-home web filtering and network monitoring, classroom learning, school device management, and more.

Award-winning Technology, Solutions, and Culture

24, the company's 24/7 monitoring service, was awarded Best of Show at ISTE 2019 by Tech and Learning Magazine.

360 Cloud, Securly's one-platform solution for student safety and device management, was Tech and Learning Magazine's Awards of Excellence winner for "best use of a product in a district".

Securly's HQ East in Charlotte, North Carolina was one of the Top Workplaces in 2019, awarded by The Charlotte Observer.

Student Safety Innovations

Securly launched @Risk, a groundbreaking technology that utilizes human-assisted AI to provide a comprehensive online wellness score for students based on their online history, behaviors, and sentiments. @Risk Student Wellness Scores provide a holistic view into each student's online activity by analyzing web searches, email, social media posts, anonymous tips, and more.

Securly announced an exciting addition to its Auditor product feature set — the detection of nudity or pornographic images in emails, Docs, and Drive. This feature allows schools to detect bullying, self-harm, and potential online sexual predators, and protect school networks from the spread of inappropriate images, especially for underage students.

The company further expanded its nudity detection by releasing Screenscan, an enhancement to the company's flagship Filter product that enables advanced nudity detection by using image-analysis AI on screenshots of web pages.

Company and Leadership Growth

Securly moved its eastern headquarters in Charlotte, NC to a brand new office space to accommodate their growing team.

The company strengthened its leadership with multiple key hires. Former executive at web-filtering provider M86 Security, Luis Curet joined Securly as Senior Vice President of Sales Operations. Scott Cohn, former finance executive with Dynamic Action and Revel Systems, joined as Senior Vice President of Finance. Microsoft and NetApp alum Andy Hethcote also came on board as Vice President of Support. Curet, Cohn, and Hethcote are industry veterans who each have helped scale their respective operations by 10X in their past careers.

Strategic Initiatives and Company Milestones

Securly announced free student safety audits to over 130K schools in the United States, powered by @Risk, the company's innovative new AI technology that generates wellness scores for each student based on a holistic view of the student's online activity.

Securly Home, the company's parent platform and mobile app, provided over 1M parents with a view into their child's online activity at home from their 1:1 school device.

The Securly Home app also released a new feature, sending parents instant push notifications the moment Securly's AI technology detects self-harm, bullying, or violence among their child's online activity.

SmartPAC, the company's agent-less and hardware-free endpoint filtering technology, has installed and is servicing over 1M authenticated users on 1:1 devices. The technology has become Securly's recommended solution for take-home filtering for 1:1 Windows, iPads and Macbooks.

Securly maintained a 95%+ CSAT rating throughout the year and increased its NPS score by 30 points. Across the entire customer base, Securly maintained 90%+ gross retention and 100%+ net negative churn of revenue.

The company also launched its SecurlyU university for Learning & Development. Within a year, SecurlyU has housed about 200 courses that have been developed entirely in-house and are designed to help existing employees, new hires, partners, and customers learn about the various Securly products and technologies.

Securly's design and marketing teams launched Nucleus, the company's first design system and brand guidelines. Nucleus allows design and marketing asset production at scale while ensuring consistency of design.

In Q4 2019, Securly expanded its DevOps team to have dedicated Security and Compliance team members working on company-wide security policies, access control, security hardening, and compliance initiatives in preparation for a compliance audit in mid-2020, the results of which will be made public to all customers and prospects.

About Securly

Securly is an EdTech company whose mission is to keep students safe and productive at school and at home. Wherever digital devices are used, Securly's cloud-based products work to filter content, manage apps, ensure compliance, alert schools to cyberbullying and self-harm, while engaging teachers, students, and parents. Securly's products and AI sentiment analysis, combined with 24/7 human monitoring by trained safety experts, protect over 10 million students and 15,000 schools every day. Securly is headquartered in San Jose, California with offices on three continents.

For more information, visit http://www.securly.com.



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