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Italy, Il Tirreno, 08.09.11, Mains, 90% of newly-graduated get a job

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Italy, Il Tirreno, 08.09.11, Mains, 90% of newly-graduated get a job http://media.mimesi.com/cacheServer/servlet/CropServer?date=20110908&idArticle=143084010&authCookie=-1630176444 Large enterprises, partners of Mains, Master in Management and Engineering Services, held at Scuola Sant’Anna in Pisa, including Centro Ricerche Fiat, Coop Italia, Ericsson, IBM and Enel, are having 90 percent of newly-graduated get a job, a very positive result. In fact, IBM …

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STEM Jobs Paying More, Growing Faster.

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USA Today (7/14, Davidson) reports, “Jobs in science, technology, engineering and math fields pay an average 26% more than other occupations and grew three times faster the past decade, according to a Commerce Department study to be released today.” The Obama Administration “is citing the report partly to put numbers behind its push to invest …

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“The Start Up of You” from NY Times Opinion

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employers are increasingly picky: “They are all looking for the same kind of people — people who not only have the critical thinking skills to do the value-adding jobs that technology can’t, but also people who can invent, adapt and reinvent their jobs every day, in a market that changes faster than ever.” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/opinion/13friedman.html?_r=2

New leadership minor modeled on SSME program guide

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Mount Marty College has launched a new leadership minor for undergraduates that truly follows the spirit of the interdisciplinary program guide.  Bonita Gacnik, O.S.B., Ph.D contacted me about a year ago to understand the guide and ideas about service science.  Then she and her team made it their own, to fit local needs and Mt …

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Integration of Simulation Technology into Engineering Curricula: A University-Industry Workshop

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ISTEC 2011  at  Cornell University, Ithaca, New York July 22-23, 2011 http://www.mae.cornell.edu/swanson/workshop2011/ Cornell University will be hosting a university-industry workshop on the integration of simulation technology into engineering curricula during July 22-23, 2011 in Ithaca, NY. This workshop will be of interest to all engineering faculty who use or would like to use simulation technology …

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MINDSET employers want: Global, Good and Grit

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go to yahoo finance story:  http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/3gs-mindset-over-skill-set-critical-landing-job-125910227.html?nc   the 3 G’s Global: This is the big picture perspective. It is your ability to lift your eyes out of the weeds, look at the world and understand the ripple effect of your actions. Good: This is the sensitivity to people and awareness of and the inkling to …

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Free IBM RedGuides about Smarter Planet topics

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This IBM® Redguide™ publication is the first paper in the Smarter Cities™ Series of Redguide publications. This particular guide provides insight into the IBM Smarter Cities vision and explains how information and technology can help make cities smarter. It focuses on the foundation that is used to build a smarter city. It also explains how …

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