Trevecca launches IT degree
Posted on September 16, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Trevecca Nazarene University this week launched a 17-month bachelor’s program in computer information technology. The course work will be split evenly between the classroom and online and students will meet once a week.
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Integrating new options
Posted on July 1, 2009 at 9:59 amHealthStream announced today that it has partnered with Lippincott Williams & Wilkins to integrate that company’s Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills as an option into its own learning platform.
Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills includes over 900 procedures for nurses formulated on recent evidence-based standards of patient care. Each of these procedures can now be offered as a course through HealthStream’s learning platform, which includes an assessment that is required to complete the course. Delivered as courses, this content can be utilized by healthcare organizations as an important component of their competency evaluation process that is required by The Joint Commission. Importantly, Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills was authored by practicing nurses for nurses and is regularly reviewed and updated to ensure currency.
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A new future for bankers
Posted on June 19, 2009 at 11:56 am
Reuters checks in with news that the CIA wants the brains that are leaving Wall Street.
“It’s a different mindset perhaps than serving a company or serving profit as a bottom line,” he said. “As long as they can make that attitude switch from profit being the motivator to serving their country, I think they’ll fit in very well with us.”
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The Y gets a federal grant
Posted on June 14, 2009 at 10:43 pmAmong the 183 community organizations netting this year’s crop of YouthBuild grants is the YMCA of Middle Tennessee, which will get $625,000 to help young people finish their education and prepare for the work force.
Participants in YouthBuild programs include individuals who have been in the juvenile justice system, youth aging out of foster care, high school dropouts and others. In addition to receiving academic and occupational skills training, these young people develop leadership skills and participate in community service opportunities. Many YouthBuild participants are learning “green” building techniques, assisting with retrofitting existing homes, and discovering how to help make their communities sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Nashville Law School to honor two
Posted on June 10, 2009 at 7:54 am
Mark June 12 on your calendar if you’re up for The Nashville School of Law’s 16th annual Recognition Dinner, which will honor Tom Thurman (at left here) and John Lewis.
Tom B. Thurman has served as the deputy district attorney for Nashville since 1989. Prior to that, he was Assistant District Attorney for Nashville and an attorney with Haynes and Smith. Thurman is on the board of directors for the Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation, where he received the Trial Advocacy Award, and is a member of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference, where he received the President’s Award and the Extraordinary Service Award. Additionally, Thurman is a member of the Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations and the National District Attorneys Association.
John W. Lewis has taught at NSL since 1986. During his 23 year teaching career, he has taught contract law to more than 2,000 students. He practices law with Lewis, King, Krieg and Waldrop, P.C., Nashville, Tennessee. Lewis is a former interim judge of the Second Circuit Court for the Twentieth Judicial District of Tennessee and also a former member of Nashville-based law firm of Frost Brown Todd. Mr. Lewis served as a Judge Advocate Officer in the US Army. He graduated from Georgetown University Law School in 1972 and has been a member of the Davidson County and Nashville Bar since 1978.
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Because taking off a day every two weeks makes you expensive and expendable
Posted on March 31, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Acknowledging the jittery job market, Vanderbilt’s Owen School is extending its Executive MBA program by making it weekend-only.
“Our goals in making this change are simple — preserving the selectivity of this highly successful program while bringing flexibility to employers and their key managers who need advanced education for the demands of difficult economic times and beyond,” said Jim Bradford, dean of the Owen Graduate School.
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GNAR expansion to honor Wilson
Posted on March 15, 2009 at 4:01 pm
The Greater Nashville Association of Realtors is naming the new education wing of its headquarters on Trousdale Drive after Hal Wilson, who has been teaching various aspects of real estate for more than three decades. The news was announced at GNAR’s March Membership meeting last week, at which Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey was the keynote speaker.
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Smaller tax benefit lowers HealthStream profits
Posted on February 25, 2009 at 10:38 pmHealth care education company HealthStream (Ticker: HSTM) earned $1.4 million last quarter on revenues of $13.5 million. Those numbers are down 50 percent and up 13 percent, respectively, from the year before. The biggest factor was a drop in the company’s tax benefit, which fell from $2.0 million in late 2007 to about $300,000. Operating profits were up 29 percent.
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