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This paper examines a Small Business Institute (SBI) project from the perspective of the, client, students, and final examination judges. The same client was the subject of two different team projects. One team split into two factions and presented two separate reports, a total of three projects. Students liked the real world experiences and lack of structure, although they felt not all students could handle the lack of structure. The wide background of the judges was an advantage although the scoring system needed to be improved. A clear definition of the scope of work was important. The recommendations of two of the reports were used by the client as they were practical in nature. The student-client interaction was found to be important in one case as the student's enthusiasm and work...
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An Australian company plans to build a $29 million plant at Institute that will convert coal into an activated carbon product and eventually employ about 40 full-time workers, said David Warner, executive director of the West Virginia Economic Development Authority. A $13 million, low-interest loan to Carbonxt Inc. received preliminary approval Thursday from the authority. Warner said the activated carbon product will be used to remove mercury from coal-fired power plant emissions. Mercury emissions are a current target of the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Carbonxt is a start-up that will use proprietary technology. David Mazyck, a professor at the University of Florida, is a major contributor to the technology thats being utilized, Warner said. He will be working full time o...
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The American Petroleum Institute (API), with the assistance of other interested parties, continues to develop standards in several areas. This notice lists the standardization efforts currently being conducted by API committees. The publication of this notice by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on behalf of API is being undertaken as a public service. NIST does not necessarily endorse, approve, or recommend the standards referenced.
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We do a lot of hands-on experience with our classroom environment; it's a theory/application type of learning," [Amanda Glover] said, adding that the differences lie in the programs offered. "That launched my career," said Glover, who's been in higher education for more than 12 years. "That kind of branched me off from the helping professions in the medical field, and then I ended up in the helping professions with regard to education," she said. "We want students to start, but most of all we want them to graduate, so they can leave our campus and actually work and be an important part of the environment of our communities, and things of that nature," she said. "Preparing them for on the job training is huge for us. That's really our focus, to have our students come here, get an educat...
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On Saturday, August 16, the Business Renaissance Institute organized its third dialogue session for 2008. The topic was "Character and Leadership at Work," and the guest speaker at this event was Joyce Millikan, Principal at Character Works! This article presents some highly useful insights on character for members of today's workforce at any level. The first part of the article entails a summary of Millikan's presentation, while the second part presents a fragment of the dialogue that evolved after the presentation.
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This notice announces the opportunity for interested non- profit organizations, including qualifying trade associations, labor unions, and community-based and faith-based organizations that are not an agency of a state or local government to submit applications to become an OSHA Training Institute Education Center and deliver standard classroom instruction on a regional basis. State or local government- supported institutions of higher education are eligible to apply. Eligible organizations can apply independently or in partnership with other eligible organizations, but in such a case, a lead organization must be identified along with a list of any consortium partners. Current OSHA-authorized OSHA Training Institute Education Centers must submit a new application in order to maintain th...
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MTI's Butterworth and Jenkins created terrorism attack database, plus briefings for TSA's bomb appraisal officers. SAN JOSE, Calif., April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) has won the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science & Technology Impact Award for 2010 for taking its academic research to the front lines of the fight against terrorism. DHS recognized MTI for developing and then using its unique database of terrorist and serious criminal attacks against public surface transportation targets since 1970 - with close to 3,000 incidents now recorded - to brief the Transportation Security Administration Bomb Appraisal Officers (BAOs) working in the field.
