plus 3, Colorado State Tuition Changes: Will CU Have To Respond? - Huffingtonpost.com

Colorado State Tuition Changes: Will CU Have To Respond? - Huffingtonpost.com
Bragg has job fair for soldiers leaving Army - Army Times
Cisco College snags job-building grant - Abilene Reporter-News
Job.com to Give Away Over $5 Million in Recruitment Services at 2010 SHRM Annual Conference & - Consumer Electronics Net

Colorado State Tuition Changes: Will CU Have To Respond? - Huffingtonpost.com

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 07:20 AM PDT

Boulder Daily Camera:

Brittany Duran's mother lost her job as a chef, and her stepfather has been working side jobs after being laid off from his career in the home-improvement industry.

Her family's income bracket could qualify her for free, or reduced, tuition at Colorado State University come 2011 through the school's newly announced tuition breaks. But the incoming University of Colorado freshman said she'll likely stay put on the Boulder campus, affording tuition with loans and CU scholarships.

Read the whole story: Boulder Daily Camera

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Bragg has job fair for soldiers leaving Army - Army Times

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:28 AM PDT

Bragg has job fair for soldiers leaving Army

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Fort Bragg will hold a job fair for soldiers leaving the Army.

The post's Army Career and Alumni Program will host the fair Tuesday. Officials said the fair gives transitioning soldiers and their families a chance to meet with local, national and overseas employers. Perspective employers include the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, FedEx and Edward Jones Investments.

The Army Career and Alumni Program's mission is to provide career guidance and job search assistance to soldiers leaving the service.

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Cisco College snags job-building grant - Abilene Reporter-News

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 11:53 AM PDT

Cisco College has earned a grant to kick off a program that will prepare technicians to work at the newly developed Abilene Life Sciences Accelerator.

Cisco's Abilene campus is one of 22 community colleges across the state set to receive grants from Texas Comptroller Susan Combs "to boost career and technical education for fast-growing industries," according to a news release.

The Job Building Fund grant for all schools will total $3.84 million, and Cisco will receive $135,300 for equipment in the new biology technician and biotechnology laboratory technician programs.

"We haven't been able to offer these classes yet because of some of the delays in building the accelerator, and we didn't have the equipment," said Cisco spokeswoman Amy Evans. With the grant money, Cisco will purchase a cell culture bioreactor, spectrophotometer, microscopes, a nitrogen cryostorage tank and more.

Cisco is the only school to get a grant to offer biotechnology programs. Other schools throughout the state received grants to offer vocational nursing, welding and other programs.

Abilene Life Sciences Accelerator, located in a 22,000-square foot building on Pine Street, is an incubator for fledgling biotech companies. ALSA's first company, Receptor Logic, moved in earlier this year. The Development Corp. of Abilene recently approved nearly $1 million in financial incentives for a second company, Austin-based Enavail, to move in soon.

"Cisco is working closely with Receptor Logic in offering this whole thing," Evans said.

The new courses are planned for the Abilene campus' second floor, which will be built in the coming year with the help of a $1.56 million capital campaign. Evans said Cisco is $35,000 away from reaching that goal, and construction bids will open in July. Courses could be offered in fall 2010 or fall 2011.

Cisco recently got approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinator Board to offer the biotechnology programs. Students in the program will earn a certificate for entry-level positions helping biological and medical scientists in the laboratory. Schools that receive Job Building Fund grants must provide matching funds in the form of cash, equipment, materials, supplies and possibly personnel costs.

Combs' office said projects were selected based on the potential economic return to the state, and priority was given to projects that target high-demand occupations and new or emerging industries.

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Job.com to Give Away Over $5 Million in Recruitment Services at 2010 SHRM Annual Conference & - Consumer Electronics Net

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 06:09 AM PDT

June 21, 2010 -- FREDERICKSBURG, Va., BUSINESS WIRE --

Job.com, the fastest growing career portal on the Internet, will be giving away over $5 million in free recruitment services at the 2010 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition in San Diego, California.

As part of a new campaign aimed at putting America back to work, Job.com will be offering a free Platinum month of service, retailing at $699, to any 2010 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition attendee who visits the Job.com booth #2750 and takes a short demo of Job.com's Hiring Solutions. The Platinum package is Job.com's most premium level package which includes 25 priority ranked job posting slots and access to its nationwide database of over seven million active resumes.

'Finding ways to hire great people while reducing recruiting costs is at the forefront of every hiring manager's mind,' said Brian Alden, CEO of Job.com. '[But] in the meantime there are millions of Americans who are out of work and waiting to be hired by a great company and placed in to a role where they can contribute to the success of a growing organization.' Alden continued, 'That's why we've decided to help put America back to work by giving away a free month of our highest level of recruitment service to any employer who comes to our booth at SHRM [2010 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition].'

Job.com's 'Putting America Back to Work' campaign is created with the intent to introduce the nation's employers to over 22 million Job.com members looking for new employment opportunities. The campaign kicks off at the 2010 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition in San Diego, California where Job.com will be hosting a variety of activities in their booth exhibit #2750. The conference will be held June 27th through the 30th at the San Diego Convention Center. To request a free demo of Job.com's employer and recruiter Hiring Solutions now, sign up at http://employer.job.com/load.job/us=3198/.

About Job.com

Job.com, headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA, is an online full service career portal offering thousands of targeted jobs across its network of over 70 industry and regionally focused career sites. Job.com specializes in helping employers and recruiters hire qualified employees, while providing job seekers with a variety of career and job search enhancing services, products and resources. With over 22 million registered members, Job.com's candidates represent every state in the U.S. and come from 70 different disciplines ranging from IT to Sales to Executive Management. Whether you are an employer looking for a new hire, or a candidate looking to be hired, Job.com is dedicated to providing a unique experience with unparalleled service. For more information, please visit www.job.com.

About the Society for Human Resource Management

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China and India. Visit SHRM Online at www.shrm.org.