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Home  │   Programs & Courses   │   Visit Capilano  │   Financial Aid   │   Admission & Registration  E-News from the Faculty of Arts & Sciences Capilano University Arts & Sciences Info Evening Thursday, May 24, 2012 6-8 p.m. Birch building atrium, main floor North Vancouver campus Are you interested in taking Arts & Sciences courses at Capilano University? Join us at our annual Arts & Sciences Info Evening on Thursday, May 24. This free event is a great opportunity to learn about the wide range of courses and programs within the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. Check in at the Welcome Centre in the Birch building, and then choose from a range of activities:   -Meet faculty and current students at the education fair -Ask questions about admission, registration and financial aid -Hear a short presentation about Arts & Sciences at Cap -Take a self-guided campus tour -Visit the science labs, writing centre, language resource centre and math learning centre   This is your chance to preview Cap and get answers to all your questions. Plus, you could win a fabulous prize by entering our draw! Parking is free for the event. Event details │ Arts & Sciences     Re-thinking the Caribbean: literature, art and culture - May 15 Think "Caribbean." What images come to mind? For many, the picture of a tourist's paradise - sun, sea and sand - or ideas about third world inefficiencies, corruption and violence are synonymous with the Caribbean islands. Join Capilano English instructor, Dr. Shalini Kahn on Tuesday, May 15 from 7 to 8:45 p.m. for the last instalment of the Capilano Universe lecture series. This multimedia presentation aims to disrupt Caribbean stereotypes by exploring more complex dimensions of Caribbean experience and identity as presented in selected works by Caribbean writers, artists and intellectuals that are also relevant to our multicultural society. The talk will be held at the North Vancouver City Library located at 120 14th Street West, North Vancouver. Capilano Universe lecture series   Explore Capilano Night - May 15 Learn about all of Capilano University's programs at Explore Capilano, our regularly-scheduled general information night held at our North Vancouver campus. Meet faculty and learn about student life, financial aid, admission requirements and more. The next info night will be held on Tuesday, May 15 from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. in the Library building, rooms 321 and 322. Join us for an optional campus tour starting at 6:30 p.m. sharp.  Explore Capilano Night │ Visit Capilano Take a campus tour Discover Capilano University on a guided tour led by a student leader. Tours are offered at our North Vancouver campus throughout the fall and spring terms. Upcoming tours: May 4 and May 8. Campus Tours │ Visit Capilano Join our Facebook group Join Capilano University's Facebook group. Connect with students, alumni and employees. Chat, ask questions, share ideas and more.    Become a Capilano U student Programs & courses: Arts & Sciences Visit our campus: Visit Capilano Talk to us: Advising Centre Get help with finances: Financial Aid Apply now: Admission & Registration     The Faculty of Arts & Sciences e-newsletter was created by Capilano University's Marketing and Communications department.

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Banquet/Golf Outing, Congrats to Jake Herbert!

 

April 30th, 2012

Northwestern Wrestling Updates: BLOG: Reading Material from U.S. Olympic Trials By Betsy Golomski on April 24, 2012 1:29 PM It was a pretty unbelievable weekend for the Northwestern wrestling team as one of its own qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Northwestern grad Jake Herbert won the 84 kg/185 lbs. freestyle division to become the first NU wrestler to win the U.S. Olympic Trials, securing a spot on Team USA. Not only was Herbert the first NU wrestler to make the United States Olympic Team (Jack Griffin was an alternate in 1992), but he also is the lone former Big Ten wrestler on this year's freestyle squad. The winners of the U.S. Olympic Trials for freestyle are as follows with their college affiliation in parentheses:   55kg: Sam Hazewinkel (Oklahoma) 60kg: Coleman Scott (weight not yet qualified for Olympics) (Oklahoma State) 66kg: Jared Frayer (Oklahoma) 74kg: Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) 84kg: Jake Herbert (Northwestern)  96kg: Jake Varner  (Iowa State) 120kg: Tervel Dlagnev  (University of Nebraska - Kearney)   There was no shortage of coverage at the trials and below you can find a plethora of articles, photo galleries and videos on Northwestern Olympian Jake Herbert. -NBCOlympics.com: 2012 Wrestling Trials: What we learned -NBCChicago.com: Chicago will be well-represented on Olympic Wrestling Team -New York Times: New Breed of U.S. Wrestlers Will Head to Olympics -TheMat.com: Olympic Trials come to exciting end in front of mover 13,000 in Iowa City -TheMat.tv: Trials Video Features & Interviews  -TheMat.com: Photo galleries from top photographers at Olympic Wrestling Trials -The Des Moines Register: Herbert dashes Paulson's Olympic hopes -InterMat: 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Interviews: Sunday -InterMat: Nine more champions crowned on Sunday at Trials -Chicago Tribune: Olympic Trials: Ellis Coleman earns spot on U.S. Greco-Roman wrestling team (scroll down for Herbert report) -Examiner.com: Hazewinkel, Frayer, Herbert Dlagnev win 2012 US Olympic Trials Sunday -SI.com: Frayer upsets hometown favorite to qualify for first Olympic team  -ESPN.com (Associated Press): Ellis Coleman earns bid to London Games -Daily Northwestern: Northwestern alums wrestle for spots in London From before the Trials... -ESPN.com (Associated Press): Cael Sanderson's absence opens door for Jake Herbert at U.S. Olympic Team Trials -Deseret News (Associated Press): Young wrestling stars on display at Olympic Trials Congratulations to Olympian Jake Herbert! He will be present at the Golf Outing. More details regarding the Golf Outing and the Banquet can be found below: 2012 Wrestling Banquet Flyer  2012 Wrestling Golf Outing Flyer  Questions regarding the team banquet or golf outing may be directed to associate head coach Tim Cysewski at 847-491-4799. Also, check out our wrestling camps. The 2012 schedule is up to date. For more information, e-mail wildcatmarketing@northwestern.edu and visit NUsports.com. See you soon, - The NU Wrestling Staff Northwestern University 1501 Central Street Evanston, IL  60208 Camp Information: www.nuwrestlingcamps.com   Upcoming Events  Team Banquet:   -May 5th, 12pm-3pm @ Hotel Orrington in Evanston, IL   Annual Golf Outing: -May 21st, All Day @ Chevy Chase Golf Club in Wheeling, IL

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YouSpeak: Your Favorite Memories

Monday, April 30th Top Headlines YouSpeak: Your Favorite Memories What made this past year special? Video BU Researchers Receive NSF CAREER Awards Prize supports research, education How MBTA Cuts, Fare Hikes Could Impact Health SPH students take on real-world situation Featured Video Tory's Story Tory Sampson would have you believe she's like any average freshman. She is passionate about her studies, has joined several clubs, attends campus events, and has already developed friendships she hopes will last a lifetime… Video Upcoming Events Excellence in Student Activities Awards When: April 30 at 7:00 pm Where: Metcalf Hall Large Ballroom A Leafless Garden - A recital piece by Moises Fernandez Via When: April 30 at 8:00 pm Where: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Ave. Speak for Yourself Presents: The Whirlwind Company When: April 30 at 8:00 pm Where: 725 Commonwealth Ave. (CAS 522)   Series Spotlight Inquiring Minds Boston University's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) has supported the research of more than 1,500 students since 1997. In the 2011-2012 academic year alone, more than 200 scholarly pursuits were funded. Originally published in conjunction with Undergraduate Research Week, BU Today presents the research projects of four students or student teams in our series "Inquiring Minds." Visit http://www.bu.edu/today | Unsubscribe from this email list Follow Us

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University World News - Issue No 0219

29 April 2012

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NEWSLETTER Branch campuses – Risks, opportunities, emerging models and curricula In World Blog, Rahul Choudaha writes that 'glocals' – globally ambitious students who for various reasons must study locally – are a fast-growing market in Asia and universities should strategise ways to access them. In Commentary, Juan Luis Manfredi Sanchez argues that Spain should tap business schools and the internationalisation of higher education to dig its way out of recession. The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education's 2012 forum was held in Kuala Lumpur last week. David Jobbins outlines a report published ahead of the meeting on models for cross-border engagement. In commentaries by speakers, Michael Worton describes the opportunities and risks of overseas campuses and the University College London approach, and Margaret Mazzolini says the diverse backgrounds of students and academics at branch campuses provide the potential to produce truly internationalised curricula. In Features, Yojana Sharma reports on the expansion of degree mills in China into lucrative new qualification areas. And as ministers gathered last week to discuss the Bologna process, Alan Osborn looks at a European Students' Union report that cites insufficient funding as the major obstacle to student mobility. Karen MacGregor – Global Editor NEWS: Our correspondents worldwide report CENTRAL AMERICA Rampant crime and violence spill over into universities Chrissie Long Universities in Central America have not been immune to the surge of violence infiltrating the region. Students have fallen victim to violent crimes, on-campus security measures have tightened and foreign exchange programmes have pulled out. GLOBAL Code of ethics for international student recruiters Geoff Maslen An international forum has developed a code of ethics to apply to education agents and consultants who recruit international students for universities, colleges and schools around the world. The forum says the code and an accompanying statement of principles will facilitate a common approach and raise ethical standards in recruitment. INDIA Furore over anti-brain drain bond for medical students Alya Mishra In a bid to curb a major brain drain of valuable medical personnel, India has said that doctors leaving for higher medical studies in America will have to sign a government bond promising to return after their courses – a move that has caused consternation among medical students and doctors. IRAN Dissident students barred from universities – Minister Shafigeh Shirazi Students in Iran who were involved in the 2009 anti-government protests will not be allowed to study at Iranian universities, Minister of Science, Research and Technology Kamran Daneshjoo has reiterated in a move that groups in exile say is aimed at cleansing universities of all opposition. UNITED KINGDOM Rankings put Oxford University third behind LSE Brendan O'Malley The University of Cambridge remains in top place in The Complete University Guide to the UK's 116 universities, which was published last week. But Oxford drops to third, narrowly beaten by the London School of Economics and Political Science. AUSTRALIA Monash first to break into China's university market Geoff Maslen Following months of tortuous negotiations with Ministry of Education officials in Beijing, Melbourne-based Monash University is to open a graduate school near Shanghai with Southeast University – the first Australian university to be granted a licence to operate a campus in China. NEW ZEALAND Doubt over credibility of tertiary research rankings John Gerritsen New Zealand's third-ever evaluation of the quality of research at tertiary institutions has hit a speed bump. Just months ahead of the cut-off date for the Performance Based Research Fund, the government body that runs the scheme has warned that the credibility of some results might be under threat. SOUTH AFRICA Minister promises free undergraduate education for poor Karen MacGregor South African vice-chancellors have welcomed a government commitment to introduce free undergraduate education for the poor – but said it should be "underpinned by adequate state funding" of universities – following a budget vote speech in parliament last week announcing an 11.7% increase in state spending on higher education and training. SWEDEN New legislation to improve rights of doctoral students Jan Petter Myklebust Sweden's Higher Education Ministry is to give doctoral students better working conditions and rights, in legislation being put before parliament. SYRIA Uprising takes heavy toll on science Zeki Al Droubi The civil unrest that erupted in Syria in March last year has left the country's scientific community in turmoil, researchers say. Heavy cuts have been made to research budgets, and work at most universities and research centres has ground to a halt. MALAWI Six law enforcement agents arrested over student death Malawi's new President Joyce Banda has moved to end police impunity for violence against students and lecturers, with the arrest of six law enforcement agents in connection with the death in police custody of a student in January. UNITED KINGDOM Graça Machel appointed president of SOAS Brendan O'Malley Graça Machel, the renowned humanitarian and activist, is to be the new president of the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. A former education minister in Mozambique who is the wife of Nelson Mandela, Machel takes over from Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, who held the role for 10 years. ZAMBIA Unruly international students in trouble in Russia The Zambian government has expressed concern at excessive beer drinking by local students studying in Russia as well as their relations with Russian girls. There have been violent incidents over the years, with the latest landing two Zambian students in hospital and four non-Zambian students under arrest following an assault on 19 March. The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education forum 2012 The UK-based Observatory on Borderless Higher Education held its 2012 forum in Kuala Lumpur from 24-26 April, titled "New Players and New Directions: The challenges of international branch campus management". University World News reports on the forum, and we publish commentaries by two of the speakers. GLOBAL Internationalising universities can learn from business David Jobbins Lack of a clear global strategy can be dangerous for universities, an international expert from the University of London has warned. Tim Gore said institutions could learn from industry in developing global strategies – but he stopped short of recommending an ideal model. MALAYSIA New guidelines for branch campuses to be drafted Honey Singh Virdee Malaysia is to conduct a wide-ranging study into international branch campuses to help it draw up new guidelines on the kind of institutions it will allow into the country, Deputy Minister of Higher Education Hou Kok Chung told a conference on international branch campuses on Wednesday. UNITED KINGDOM Big visions, small overseas campuses Michael Worton Money should never be the prime motive for expanding overseas, though it is a factor. There are many potential benefits for overseas campuses, but also possible pitfalls. By keeping campuses small and focusing on niche areas, some of the opportunities may be realised and the risks avoided. GLOBAL Internationalised learning at the branch campus Margaret Mazzolini The diverse backgrounds of branch campus students and academics provide the potential to produce internationalised curricula that develop faster at branch campuses than in their parent institutions. Just transplanting curricula taught at the home institution won't work. FEATURES CHINA Lucrative new areas for fake qualifications industry Yojana Sharma Degrees from Western universities have become so prized in China in recent years that degree mills and fake certificate producers have mushroomed, making the country one of the world's major producers of bogus degrees – not just for customers in China, but across Asia and beyond. EUROPE Students seek special treaty to increase mobility Alan Osborn Europe's students cited the funding of student mobility as "the most contentious issue on the agenda" as ministers met to discuss the Bologna process on 26-27 April. They put a demand for more cash and a new mobility treaty to achieve movement of students and academics, on the ministerial agenda. AFGHANISTAN Students live in squalor at Nangarhar University Hijratullah Ekhtyar Sebghatollah's dormitory room at Afghanistan's Nangarhar University was designed for just four students, but he has to share it with 25 others. They sleep crammed into a 16 square-metre space, with a white plastic sheet suspended from the ceiling serving as a divider. WORLD BLOG GLOBAL Are you prepared for the arrival of 'glocal' students? Rahul Choudaha 'Glocals' are globally ambitious students who for financial, academic or other reasons need to stay local. It is a market that is growing fast in Asia and universities need to think strategically about how to access these students. COMMENTARY SPAIN Higher education is key to tackling the economic crisis Juan Luis Manfredi Sanchez Business schools and universities hold the key to Spain burrowing its way out of the economic crisis. Internationalisation of higher education and the creation of global Latin business networks can provide the jobs of the future. FACEBOOK University World News has a new Facebook group: facebook.com/UniversityWorldNews. If you are not a member, do consider joining to see our regular updates, post on our wall and communicate with us and other University World News fans. You can also follow University World News on Twitter @uniworldnews WORLD ROUND-UP CANADA Talks collapse over Quebec university fee hikes Hopes of settling an unprecedented 10-week student strike in Quebec vanished quickly after talks between the government and students over tuition fee hikes broke down. There were fears that more clashes with the police and acts of violence would result from the impasse, given the social unrest of recent weeks, writes Rhéal Séguin for The Globe and Mail. INDIA Government plans 200 new universities in five years Higher education in India is set for a boost with the Human Resource Development Ministry finalising plans worth Rs800 billion (US$15.2 billion) to improve access to colleges and universities, writes Chetan Chauhan for the Hindustan Times. INDIA Government bans use of live animals in research India's Ministry of Environment and Forests has banned the use of live animals in dissection and other experiments in education and research institutions. But scientists conducting new molecular research will be exempted from the ban, writes Linah Baliga for The Times of India. UNITED STATES Global university team wins Brooklyn science campus New York University will create an applied sciences campus in Brooklyn after becoming the second winner in a contest sponsored by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to boost New York's global competitiveness in the sciences, writes Janet Lorin for Bloomberg. UNITED STATES Harvard decries high cost of journal subscription Harvard Library says it can no longer afford the vast cost of academic journal subscriptions, and has advised staff at the university to support open access publishing instead, writes Justin Norrie for The Conversation. UNITED STATES China's Bo Guagu issues statement to campus newspaper Following worldwide coverage, Harvard graduate student Bo Guagu last week published an exclusive statement in The Harvard Crimson in which he defended some of the allegations against his academic performance, his lifestyle and the source of funds for his education. NEW ZEALAND Mideast students flock to study as visas are 'easier' Saudi student Abdul-Azeem Fakhr went to New Zealand to study because he could not get a visa for the United States, due to suspicions over his change of name. Fakhr said New Zealand was becoming a popular study destination for students from Gulf nations because it was "more friendly than America or Australia" and "easier to get a visa", writes Lincoln Tan for the New Zealand Herald. CANADA University heads promote Canadian education in Brazil Governor General of Canada David Johnston is leading a group of 30 university presidents to Brazil – the biggest such delegation ever sent abroad to promote the benefits of Canadian education, writes Heather Scoffield for The Canadian Press. CHILE Student leaders cautious over finance reforms Chilean student leader Camila Vallejo has accused Education Minister Harald Beyer of a "contradiction" regarding the government's stance on non-profit higher education in the new higher education finance plan released last week, writes Olivia Crellin for The Santiago Times. AUSTRALIA Universities lowering the bar for top courses Entry standards for elite courses are plummeting as universities juggle status with government-imposed equity and growth agendas, writes Julie Hare for The Australian. The government has removed caps on the number of government-funded places universities can offer, as part of a strategy to increase university participation and expand the skills base. AUSTRALIA More disadvantaged students attend university Record numbers of students from low socio-economic backgrounds are flocking to Australian universities this year, many of them the first in their families to take up tertiary education, writes Bianca Hall for the Sydney Morning Herald. UNITED STATES New funding rules may improve graduation rates At a time when American higher education is under fire for dismal graduation rates that have eroded the nation's leadership in college degree holders, Slippery Rock University, a public university in western Pennsylvania, will graduate a record number of students, and do so more quickly than in years past, writes Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report. UNITED STATES Universities charge more tuition fees for harder majors A growing number of public universities in America are charging higher tuition fees for maths, science and business programmes, which they argue cost more to teach – and can earn graduates higher-paying jobs – writes Alicia McCarty for USA Today. UNITED KINGDOM Could universities be sold off to investors? After months of speculation, the College of Law was sold last week to a private equity firm with no experience in education. The sale to Montagu Private Equity, for around £200 million (US$322 million), is being seen as a possible model for growing involvement in higher education by for-profit companies, writes Harriet Swain for the Guardian. UNITED KINGDOM Concerned academics set up 'free' university Academics concerned about high tuition fees are setting up a university where students can learn for free. The group, which includes lecturers from the University of Lincoln, argues that higher education has become "highly commerc ialised and profit-oriented", reports the BBC. UNITED KINGDOM Sector awaits signal on student numbers The government is poised to announce whether it will extend the uncapped recruitment of students achieving the highest grades at A level after a delay driven by Treasury fears that the policy could lead to costly over-recruitment, writes David Matthews for Times Higher Education. PHILIPPINES Government approves new round of student fee hikes Youth groups protested in front of the Commission on Higher Education last week as it announced approval of a new round of tuition and other fee increases for the 2012-13 academic year, writes Vencer Crisostomo for Philippine Online Chronicles. WALES University to offer joint LLB in law and Mandarin A Welsh university is planning to offer the first British joint degree in law and Mandarin, writes Emily Ding for the Guardian. Bangor University's school of law has announced a partnership with the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing that will establish a Confucius Institute. Terms and Conditions / ISSN 1756-297X / © University World News 2007-2012

This Week World Blog Are you ready for 'glocal' students? Special Report Global yet niche – The UCL approach to overseas campuses Transnational curricula need to be relevant to the local context Commentary Spain must turn to higher education to find its way out of the crisis Features Universities could learn from business in developing global strategies Chinese degree mills expanding and moving into lucrative new areas European Students Union says low funding is a major obstacle to mobility News Oxford slips to third place in 2012 UK university ranking Most read stories from last week's edition GLOBAL The annual circus of international HE conferences EUROPE EU stands firm on its university ranking system CANADA Student protestors are safeguarding the future ASIA New ASEAN roadmap for sustainability education in HE SOUTH AFRICA Germany and South Africa launch Year of Science FRANCE Fragmented higher education needs to pull together EUROPE Academic retention is not all about the money SINGAPORE Yale-NUS college recruitment proceeds despite concerns GERMANY Political advisor loses doctorate over plagiarism claims INDONESIA Higher education bill postponed after opposition

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