CMU student one of Entrepreneur magazine’s top five

Consumers who carry multiple credit, debit and rewards cards may jump at the chance to have an easier and more secure way to shop. This is the thinking behind Central Michigan University senior Daniel Pearson’s business idea that has landed him in the running for Entrepreneur magazine’s College Entrepreneur of 2010.
“This is incredibly humbling to [...]

Social Media Club fosters new media conversations with free events

by Kristen Pelkki, Vision Mid Michigan

Social media has become a part of our day-to-day lives whether we like it or not. It began as a trend to keep in touch with friends and family, but has now evolved into a landscape composed of business, strategy and tactics.
Now mid-Michigan residents can learn from each other and the powerful tools of social [...]

CMU seniors design apparel around social issues

Prescription drug abuse is rising on college campuses throughout the country — and some Central Michigan University students are using their design skills to raise awareness through a unique avenue: fashion.
The students — from CMU’s apparel merchandising and design program — called their finished product “Generation Rx” and even designed a look for the prescription [...]

Italy teaching experience connects students to history

An advocate of studying abroad, Jamie Smith says her recent semester in Macerata, Italy, was her best teaching experience yet.
The Alma College assistant professor of history taught a class of American students, including three from Alma, through the AHA International study abroad program. It was Smith’s fourth visit to Italy.
“Normally when I talk about medieval [...]

Alma College receives full 10-year re-accreditation

The Higher Learning Commission, the accrediting body of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, has granted a full 10-year re-accreditation to Alma College. The national independent corporation evaluates the quality of higher education institutions.
“The HLC’s favorable review of Alma confirms the progress and successes of the past decade and the momentum the [...]

High schoolers plan for their future

Twenty ninth- and tenth-grade students learned about life skills through the Mid Michigan Community College Foundation’s Students of Promise program. The program, now in its fourth year, promotes cultural awareness, academic achievement, higher education, and social development to academically promising students who face significant challenges in their lives.
Erik Larson, owner of bean fields Professional Services, [...]

Two Alma College professors recognized for innovation, inspiration

Joanne Gilbert and Cameron Reed at were selected as Charles A. Dana Professors during the 2010 Honors Day Convocation at Alma College.
Dana Professorships, established in 1973, focus on improving academic quality by attracting, rewarding and retaining outstanding faculty. Full professors are selected for these professorships based on outstanding teaching performance, scholarship and a primary record [...]

An apple a day

Students from Gladwin Junior High School and Beaverton Middle School will have the chance to learn more about their health at two Youth Health Fairs to be held in April.
In a collaborative effort by community health and safety organizations, along with the staff at MidMichigan Medical Center-Gladwin, the fairs will be held from 8 a.m. [...]

Back to School 101: For Adults

Returning to school as an adult is not impossible.
The free Women in Transition Conference will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 17, at Delta College.
American Association of University Women of the Great Lakes Bay Region, in conjunction with university, foundation and community partners, will provide workshops, presentations and other resources aimed at [...]

Northwood University, MMCC create new partnership

Northwood University has announced a new Transfer Articulation Partnership Agreement with Mid Michigan Community College.
As Northwood University transitions into a semester school year from trimesters, a new agreement between Northwood University and MMCC was in need of reformation. The new agreement, which includes a revision o. MMCC and Northwood’s “3 + 1″ with majors in [...]

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