Archives for July 2012

North Central Texas College and Tarrant County College have partnered with GE Manufacturing Solutions to provide an all-expense paid job skill training program. Thanks to the Skills Development Fund of the Texas Workforce Commission, 275 GE employees will get to participate in 160 hours of training that will develop specific trade skills to help prepare […]

The Compass Group, a support service company out of North Carolina whose parent company is in the UK, has just sealed a deal worth $285 million dollars with Texas A&M. Texas A&M has handed off all dining, landscaping, maintenance and custodial services to the out of state company in efforts to save over $10 million […]

Future business students now have a slightly better selection when it comes to picking a college or university in the Lone Star State. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has just announced that two Texas college business programs have received the honor of being AACSB Accredited. West Texas A&M and University of Texas […]

Baylor’s new riverside stadium could be Texas’s first college stadium to be proud of. For such a football oriented state, the home stadiums to all the big schools are surprisingly, what’s a nice term… modest, understated, have a great personality? What might even be more surprising is that the shiny new facility might be here […]

University Business magazine awards the top colleges in the nation for the development of smart and innovative solutions to today’s challenges. The Models of Efficiency program is designed to promote advancements within educational facilities that can maintain or increase service, save resources, time or reduce costs. “Efficient business operations translate into better experiences for students […]

With a new emphasis on affordable higher education, many state universities have been experimenting with programs, partnerships and scholarships to meet the 10k challenge. The 10k challenge, issued by Texas Governor, Rick Perry, means providing a four year degree that will cost the student no more than $10,000, including the cost of books. But, while […]

Beginning this fall, the University of Houston – Victoria will be offering classes at Houston Community College Katy. This partnership will allow local area residents to pursue higher level education without having to relocate and being in a surrounding that is familiar to them. UHV has 11 new late afternoon and evening classes available, in […]

The two victims in Saturday’s crane accident are now known. Thomas Fairbrother, Jr. 58 and Terry Weaver, 50, were both working on the crane when it came crashing down. The crane was being used in the construction of a 155,000 square foot Arts and Technology facility on the Dallas campus of University of Texas. The […]

The Huffington Post has once again recognized their favorites, when it comes to college marching bands. For the school years of 2011 and 2012, two Texas universities made the list, the University of Texas Longhorn Band and the Texas A&M Aggie Band. The Showband of the Southwest or the Longhorn Band has a long standing […]

College football does more than just create excitement for sports fans and promote friendly rivalries. According to a study done by Michael Anderson, an economist from the University of California – Berkeley, it can mean the difference between an average school and a school with serious interest. Anderson decided to show his class the principle […]