College

August 22, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE – Florida Governor Charlie Crist today announced the following re-appointments and appointments:

District Board of Trustees, Chipola College
(Senate Confirmation Required)

Gary F. Clark, 39, of Chipley, vice president of West Florida Electric, re-appointed for a term beginning August 21, 2007, and ending May 31, 2011.

Wilton “Jeff” Crawford Jr., 68, of Marianna, retired farmer and executive director of Florida Peanut Producers Association, re-appointed for a term beginning August 21, 2007, and ending May 31, 2011.    » read more »

August 22, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE – Florida Governor Charlie Crist today announced the following re-appointments and appointment:

District Board of Trustees, Indian River Community College
(Senate Confirmation Required)

Werner Bols, 73, of Stuart, self-employed contractor, re-appointed for a term beginning August 21, 2007, and ending May 31, 2011.

Samuel Patterson, 57, of Port St. Lucie, business development officer for First People’s Bank, re-appointed for a term beginning August 21, 2007, and ending May 31, 2011.    » read more »

8.21.07 - Columbus, Ohio - Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today announced the approval of a $122 million partnership between the Ohio Third Frontier Project and the University System of Ohio to significantly increase the state’s investment in cutting-edge scholarship and centers of excellence at Ohio’s colleges and universities.    » read more »

August 21, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY - As students begin returning from summer break, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today released the recommendations of his 29-member Campus Security Task Force to help improve the safety and security of students, educators and visitors of Missouri’s many higher education facilities.    » read more »

August 21, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE – Florida Governor Charlie Crist today announced the following re-appointments and appointment:

District Board of Trustees, Pasco-Hernando Community College
(Senate Confirmation Required)

Irvin Homer, 83, of Spring Hill, retired school administrator for the New York City Board of Education, re-appointed for a term beginning August 20, 2007, and ending May 31, 2011.    » read more »

August 17, 2007 -- Jefferson City, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon is reminding college students and their parents to be careful when heading to campus this year. Nixon says students will face an increasing onslaught of offers from credit card companies, payday lenders and others hoping to capitalize on the back to school population.    » read more »

August 16, 2007 -- Smooth talking Mitt Romney's presidential campaign likes to brag about using new technology like Facebook and MySpace to engage college students and has even paid students a commission to raise money for him this summer. But how much does Romney really value college students? When he arrives in Oklahoma City for today's "Ask Mitt Anything" event at the University of Oklahoma, Romney has a choice between standing up for the students in the audience or embracing President Bush's failed, special interest agenda.    » read more »

Awards $2.5 Million For Fraser Centre Project

August 15, 2007 -- STATE COLLEGE – Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell announced Pennsylvania’s investment today of $2.5 million in the Fraser Centre, a $43 million project that will include a state-of-the-art cinema, condominium tower and retail/office space in the borough’s downtown.    » read more »

August 15, 2007 -- LANSING - More than 94 percent of Michigan 11th graders participating in the new Michigan Merit Exam (MME) this spring qualified to receive the $4,000 Michigan Promise Scholarship for their post-secondary education, the Michigan Department of Education reported today.    » read more »

August 15, 2007 -- To help guide the future of Wichita State University, Governor Kathleen Sebelius has appointed Denny Senseney and reappointed Joan Beren and Cindy Schwan to the university’s Board of Trustees.    » read more »

Aug. 14, 2007 -- NACOGDOCHES – Texas Governor Rick Perry today, joined by state legislators and Stephen F. Austin State University leaders, ceremonially signed House Bill 1775, allowing the school to issue up to $13 million in revenue bonds to expand, renovate and construct School of Nursing facilities. The DeWitt Family presented a gift of land and facilities to the university, valued at $1.4 million, to house the expansion.    » read more »

August 13, 2007 -- Tribally controlled colleges and universities in Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin have been selected to receive grants totaling $11,982,128 to assist their efforts to improve and expand their capacity to serve American Indian students, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced today.    » read more »

August 10, 2007 -- (Lincoln, NE) Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning today announced Lincoln-based student loan provider Nelnet has agreed to give $1 million for student loan assistance programs in the state of Nebraska.    » read more »

August 10, 2007 -- In a ceremony at Middlesex Community College today, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell signed a bill that aims to make the transfer process between Connecticut’s public higher education institutions smoother. Special Act 07-7, “AAC Public Institution of Higher Education System Transfer and Articulation Process,” took effect July 1.    » read more »

Focuses on Mental Health, Cites Best Practices to Ensure Safe Campuses

August 09, 2007 -- EAU CLAIRE – Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle today addressed the second statewide summit on campus safety, taking another step toward ensuring safer college campuses across Wisconsin.    » read more »