Written by Angelina Weir on January 4, 2012.
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi professor Evan Ortlieb wants to help students fight cancer and find their educational calling — one college scholarship at a time.
Ortlieb, along with family and friends from Baton Rouge, La., established the nonprofit Ortlieb Foundation in their hometown in 2009.
The organization helps provide funds in 48 states for college students who are cancer patients.
The passion for the foundation, Ortlieb said, stems from his own experience with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which he was diagnosed with at age 16.
Ortlieb, an assistant professor of literacy education, who moved to the city more than a year ago, said his initial cancer treatment in 1999 helped shrink the fist-size growth in his lymphatic system and knock it out.
He spent about three years after that undergoing additional treatments to prevent it from coming back.
Ortlieb, 29, said his cancer has been in remission for 12 years.
The cancer treatments changed him. H
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Written by Gabrielle Batchelor on January 3, 2012.
Spread the word – why schools should get behind GetOnline@Home, by Microsoft’s Clare Riley 
One of the wonderful things about working for Microsoft is that innovative ideas bubble up every day. Even if they appear to undercut our core business, if they are good ideas they will take root. That’s what has happened with – a website offering the lowest cost, good quality PCs you might ever find in the UK.
BBC research shows the cost of a PC can be a significant barrier to getting people online at home. With this in mind, we worked closely with our partners, such as Race Online, The Post Office and 3, to help make getting access to the internet a reality for all, regardless of financial situation or technical ability.
The was launched at the National Digital Inclusion conference, and since then we’ve sold thousands of refurbished desktops for under £100. If you t
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Written by Jade Nowland on December 30, 2011.
Honor rolls for the fall semester at Northwestern Oklahoma State University have been announced by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Those on the President’s Honor Roll earned all As, or a 4.0 grade point average (GPA), in a minimum of 12 undergraduate or nine graduate hours. Those on the Vice President’s list had grade averages of 3.5 or better in a minimum of 12 undergraduate or nine graduate hours.
Undergraduate students on the honorable mention lists had 4.0 or 3.5 GPAs, respectively, in a minimum of three to a maximum of 11 semester hours. Graduate students on those rolls were enrolled in a minimum of three to a maximum of eight semester hours.
To be listed on any of the rolls, students could not have any incomplete work.
Listed by hometowns, those students on the various honor rolls are as follows:
PRESIDENT’S HONOR ROLL Graduate & Post-Graduate Students
OKLAHOMA ALVA – Stephanie Marteney, Kendra Neilson. BLACKWELL – Jaimie Pryor. CHEROKEE – Jeremy Judd. CHICKASHA – Alecia Heath. ENID – Mark
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Written by Gabrielle Batchelor on December 15, 2011.
An old woman gazes through a frosted pane on Christmas Eve. She knows it’s time again. With no small effort, she stands. In preparation for the night’s events, she meticulously arranges her shawl, pulls with knotted fingers at her darned socks and ragged skirt. Past transgressions bind her to a strange annual deed: she must travel the globe, passing judgment on the world’s children, giving both gifts and punishments.
Such is the life of poor La Befana, described as a sad, old woman in some Italian traditions, a bold witch or benevolent fairy in others. Sometimes she rides a broomstick, flying through keyholes and, like Santa Claus, down chimneys to deliver her goods of trinkets, fruits, nuts, and sweets. Some children welcome her by scribbling their holiday wishes on scraps of paper and allowing them to float up the chimney; some children fear her.
The stories of her origins are peculiar. In one, the three magi stop to ask her for directions, and she unwisely refuses to join them on their journey to Bethlehem. Although she later realizes her mistake and tries to catch up to them, she’s too late! Her has
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Written by Gabrielle Batchelor on December 6, 2011.
Online Diplomas and Online Certifications differ from each other as their basic requirements differ. One big difference is that the time taken to complete them is different. You can choose any one of them based on your aspirations and career goals. Both can be obtained through online learning, which means you can pursue them at your own pace and convenience and without discontinuing your existing career or compromising on your personal life.
Reasons to Choose an Online Diploma Over an Online Certification
An Online Diploma should be pursued when you do not want to spend too much time studying an intensive degree program. It can help you acquire necessary skill sets very fast so that you can enter a career. You can choose it if you want to change your career or if you want to qualify for a specific licensing requirement.
You can pursue an Online Diploma after earning a specific academic course. It can be considered even after completing a high school course in a specific area from a college or a university.
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