plus 3, New resources available for job seekers - WTVM

New resources available for job seekers - WTVM
Job Opportunities for Doctor of Business Administration Degree - Associated Content
Police dog finds parole violator 1st day on job - KABC
Age no excuse for bigotry on the job - CharlotteObserver.com

New resources available for job seekers - WTVM

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 02:52 PM PDT

By Taylor Barnhill - bio | email | Twitter

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - There are now more resources in the valley for people who are out of work. Local colleges are helping residents further their education and find a job.

For years Russell County residents have had to drive to Opelika for the resources of a Career Center, but now one has opened in their own backyard.

Janet Ormond, the Dean of Workforce Development at CVCC explained, "Chattahoochee Valley Community College was able to host that by securing a building to put them in and to provide that service to folks in Russell County."

The new center will help job seekers narrow their search and obtain necessary skills.

"They can call and make an appointment or just drop in to have assistance with job search, resume writing, and workforce investment act services that are provided through the career center system," Ormond told News Leader Nine.

For valley residents who are looking to go back to school, Columbus State University offers help with the Adult Re-Entry Program.

The Program Coordinator, Linda Hurst said, "We've had several people talk about how they had been laid off and now we they want to change career paths altogether and then others can't advance any more in their jobs without that college degree."

Linda Hurst actually completed the program herself before coming back to help other students prepare for school, "I help students with the application process. I help them begin the application process and then with the refresher in reading, writing and math. We go through academic advising and registration together. They get a one hour credit for the class. It is the first step to becoming a student again."

CSU's Adult Re-Entry classes start Tuesday evening. If you would like to get more information on the program, you can visit www.conted.colstate.edu or call (706)507-8070.

CVCC's Career Center is located on the campus off Highway 431 in front of Owen Hall. To schedule an appointment you can call (334)214-4828 or (334)214-4829.

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Job Opportunities for Doctor of Business Administration Degree - Associated Content

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 12:28 PM PDT

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree program is designed to prepare graduates for a career that focuses on the application of theory in a managerial setting. This type of degree program is different from a PhD, or Doctor of Philosophy in Business, because it puts less emphasis on the development of new theories and more emphasis on applying theories and formulas to solve today's business problems. Job opportunities for graduates with a Doctor of Business Administration degree exist in many industries.

After doing some online research, I discovered several career paths and options for graduates who hold a Doctor of Business Administration degree. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that individuals who are employed in business management and consulting fields will see an increased demand in job opportunities during the next seven years.

Here are some examples of job options for graduates of a Doctor of Business Administration degree program:

CEO of a Corporation or Business Owner
Since the Doctor of Business Administration degree program is based on the practical application of business theories, economics and statistics, the student gains important skills and knowledge for running a corporation or small company of their own. CEOs earn upward of $140,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and are in charge making key decisions regarding the growth and profits of the company.

Senior Level Management Positions
Individuals who hold a Doctor of Business Administration degree may also be good candidates for senior level management positions within a company. These positions typically require strong decision-making and analytical skills, and sometimes require the application of different economic theories to solve complex decisions. Senior level management positions in the technology and administrative departments may be attractive to those who have completed a Doctor of Business Administration degree program.

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Police dog finds parole violator 1st day on job - KABC

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:45 AM PDT

NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- A new police dog has learned an old trick -- tracking down a parole violator outside New York City on its first day on the job.

Bloodhound Tank Tebow is handled by Officer Curtis Hahne in Newburgh, 60 miles north of New York.

Tank was donated to police Monday and began his career with the officer Tuesday. Two hours later police were dispatched to an apartment complex on a tip the parole violator was there. But by the time police arrived the man had disappeared.

Police say Tank followed the man's scent into a commercial area, through woods, across streets and into another apartment complex several blocks away. They say the man surrendered without incident.

Tank is certified by the National Police Bloodhound Association. He'll also be used to find missing people.

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Age no excuse for bigotry on the job - CharlotteObserver.com

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 08:28 PM PDT

Here's some bitter irony for you.

Back in April, I received the Helen Thomas Spirit of Diversity award. Yes, diversity. And yes, Helen Thomas, the legendary White House correspondent who recently nuked her career - and legacy - by telling a rabbi, following a Jewish heritage ceremony at the White House, no less, that the Jews of Israel should, in effect, go back where they came from.

Life sure takes some funny bounces. Two months ago, I was honored to receive an award in the name of a woman who has asked combative questions of every president since Kennedy. Two months later, receiving a Helen Thomas award in the spirit of diversity feels not unlike receiving a Kim Jong Il award in the spirit of diplomacy.

Once starstruck, now stunned

I sat in that ceremony on the campus of her alma mater, Wayne State University, listening as speakers lauded Thomas, who is of Lebanese heritage, as a path maker for women and Arabs. When it was my turn to speak, I recounted how I saw her at an office party once and how I, a person who doesn't get star struck, who has interviewed Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett and Barack Obama, could not bring myself to introduce myself.

It is - and the fact that I am the hundredth person to say this makes it no less true - sad to see such a storied career end in rubble. But given the mess she made, given the tidal wave of opprobrium that washed over her, last week's decision to retire was pretty much the only option left. And how bizarre is it that Thomas, who asked so many tough questions over the years, was tripped up by an absolute softball.

Giving Thomas an old person's pass

"Any comments on Israel?" asked Rabbi David Nesenoff, in the video that is now all over the Internet.

"Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine," said Thomas.

A moment later, Nesenoff asked where the Jews should go. "They [should] go home," she said. "Poland, Germany."

It was a stunningly obtuse remark, given that the Jews were driven out of those nations seven decades ago by history's greatest act of mass murder. When I was in Poland five years ago, it was still possible to walk on cobblestones made of grave markers looted from Jewish cemeteries and to see graffiti that read, Juden Raus! Jews, out!

All that said, there is a temptation to let the 89-year-old legend slide, to give her what I will call the old person pass. After all, which of us doesn't have an Uncle Clint or Aunt Molly who still uses language or expresses opinions that were perfectly respectable back in 1935 but reprehensible today?

But Uncle Clint and Aunt Molly are usually removed from the workaday world. At the very least, they do not occupy the national stage.

For many years now, elder Americans have quite rightly resisted being shoved out of that workaday world just because they reached some arbitrary age. But the corollary is that you don't get an exemption for that age, don't get to use it as a get out of jail free card, when you foul up.

'She always said crazy stuff'

Besides, we are told by Thomas' peers in the White House press corps that there is nothing new about the anti-Semitism she displayed. To the contrary, it was apparently very well known to her colleagues. As Jonah Goldberg of the National Review Online told Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz, "She's always said crazy stuff."

So apparently, she's already received the old person pass. And the icon of journalism pass too, no doubt.

But if you consider bigotry a cancer of the human spirit, then at some point, you have to call people on their garbage. Even when they are old. Even when they are beloved. Even when they are legendary. The spirit of diversity demands no less.