The Trailblazer Times, MidAmerica Nazarene University, KS
2 days ago by Rachel Phelps
Current College Church of the Nazarene college pastor Ron Jackson will be coming to work at MidAmerica Nazarene University full-time this summer.
Jackson's title is Director of Community Life and Summer Conferences, a handle which encompasses several areas.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, IA
4 hours ago by Laura Kingery
Bailey Beckner, Junior What are your views on the current state of the country? Beckner thinks the United States is in an economic downturn. She said she has been following the news and is "really scared" to hear reports of businesses closing and the NASDAQ falling.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, IA
1 day ago by Zach Thompson
HF 2194 - Types of businesses exempt from paying employees minimum wage
Minimum wage requirements, which were amended in January 2007, don't apply to businesses whose annual gross volume of sale is less than $300,000.
However, businesses that launder, clean or repair fabrics or clothing, construction and reconstruction businesses, institutions engaged in caring for the sick, aged or the mentally ill, schools for persons with mental or physical disabilities or for gifted children, preschools, elementary and secondary schools, as well as institutions of higher education and public agencies are all responsible for following the amended minimum wage requirements, regardless of their gross volume of sales.
Muleskinner, University of Central Missouri, MO
2 days ago by digitalBurg
The renewal of two charter school agreements and state appropriations requests for FY 2010 were among items approved by the UCM Board of Governors when it met June 18 on campus.
After hearing an update from Mike Wright, dean of the College of Education, on the status of university charter schools in the Kansas City area, the board approved motions to renew charter agreements for Academie Lafayette and Della Lamb Elementary Charter School.
Muleskinner, University of Central Missouri, MO
2 days ago
Full-time faculty and staff at UCM will be seeing bigger paychecks this month.
Average raises of 4 percent became effective July 1, following the governor signing the the budget appropriations bill last week..
University employees who make less than $25,000 a year will get a $1,000 increase, UCM officials said.
The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL
2 days ago by Sydney Elliot
Director for the Office of Information Technology, Duane Schiffman, goes to work every morning and spends about 15 minutes deleting spam e-mails, but he isn't complaining.
"The delete key and your finger is a wonderful thing," Schiffman said. "I come in every morning, and the first thing I do is hold down my shift key and hit delete … if I don't recognize who it is from I don't read it.
The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL
2 days ago by Kenneth Long
Emeritus physics professor P.N. Swamy used to drive to work every morning at SIUE.
A few weeks ago, Swamy said he tried using Madison County Transit's bus system to get to campus.
"I can afford to drive myself, but it's foolish not to use the buses," Swamy said.
Western Courier, Western Illinois University, IL
3 days ago by Sarah Zeeck
A Beardstown man was pronounced dead on the scene 8:50 PM last Saturday at the Macomb Raceway when he was trapped inside his burning car.
According to authorities, Kevin Lyles, 35 of Beardstown was racing a passenger car that he converted into a race car when he hit a tractor tire causing his vehicle to overturn and burst into flames.
Western Courier, Western Illinois University, IL
3 days ago
QUINCY (AP) - As floodwaters slowly recede in some Illinois counties along the Mississippi River, they can't move fast enough for officials keeping a weary eye on damaged crops and strained levees.
No homes or businesses had been lost by Tuesday along the 54-mile Sny levee south of Quincy, but seepage damaged already-planted crops and has kept farmers from planting more, officials said.
The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL
3 days ago by Sydney Elliot
SIUE graduate student and Troy resident Patrick Marvin chose to leave for work 10 minutes early on a Friday afternoon. This decision ended up saving the lives of two elderly women and an elderly man.
On June 6, Marvin decided to leave for work early due to the heavy rains and tornado warnings the area received all day long.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, IA
4 days ago by James Pusey
Leave your cigarettes at home or put them out before you step onto campus, because campus is now smokefree.
The Iowa Smokefree Air Act takes effect Tuesday, making the entire campus a designated smokefree zone.
Campus is not the only place going smokefree: Other places include bars, restaurants and their outdoor patios, the grounds of public buildings and sports arenas.
Displaying papers near zip 63501