On Tuesday, September 14, at 7pm in the meeting room of the Brook's Memorial Library in downtown Brattleboro, a representative of the Better Business Bureau will empower undergraduates with the best debt management techniques. The BBB will teach undergraduates how to be responsible with credit cards, set a realistic budget, understand financial aid choices, and vigilantly track credit scores.

Better Business Bureau is a non-profit public service organization which provides free business BBB Reliability Reports, BBB Charity Reports, and other valuable information to the public. With more than 407,000 Accredited Businesses, BBB is one of the largest business member supported public organizations in the world.

Musicians, healers and teachers can discover new power in music and enhance the quality of their lives and their work during a weekend of sound exploration workshops, Sept. 10 to 12, at Mahalo Art Center.

BRATTLEBORO, VT – Union Institute & University (UI&U), a non-profit, private university with academic centers in Brattleboro and Montpelier that offers degree programs designed for the busy adult, is proud to announce that Daniel Lerner, Ph.D., has been hired as dean of the Vermont Academic Centers.

Lerner brings to the Montpelier and Brattleboro Academic Centers many years of teaching and administrative experience.

The Brooks Memorial Library has added Mango, an interactive language learning program, to its online resources collection. Mango offers basic and intermediate language courses in Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish, plus basic instruction in thirteen additional languages, such as Arabic, Hindi, Irish, Korean, Pashto, and Tagalog. ESL courses are also included, with in-depth English instruction for native speakers of Spanish, Polish, and Portuguese, plus basic instruction for native speakers of many other languages.

Learn to Communicate in Simple Italiano

* Work on Basic Communication Skills
* Useful Phrases
* We Stress Sounding Italian
* Non-threatening References to Italian Grammar
* Supportive & Passionate Group
* Helpful Handouts

For further details, contact Roberto at Hermacinda@aol..com

The Sierra Club just published a list of their 100 "coolest schools" and Vermont had three in the top 20.

It began with a survey to figure out which were America's greenest schools.

Campuses were rated on their energy supply and commitment to sustainability. Efficiency, food, academics, purchasing, transportation, waste management, administration, investments and other initiatives were examined.

Walter Hendricks, once known as the “Johnny Appleseed” of small colleges, had a dream in 1951. That dream was Windham College, a small liberal arts school beginning in the basement of his home in Putney and growing to almost 900 students at its peak.

In December, 1978 that dream came to an end. Windham had closed its doors after graduating approximately 2500 students. Many of those students who passed through its doors remained in Vermont. As alums, friends, aculty and staff, our college was gone and our unique family broken apart.

But that hasn’t stopped us finding each other and gathering in Putney from time to time to share old memories and hold reunions. Over the years we have had satellite reunions all over the country and from time to time close to the halls we once walked.

KEENE, N.H., 08/13/10 – Keene State College’s Continuing Education and Extended Studies Department announced that registration for the fall session is open. Registration runs now through August 27 with classes beginning August 30.

To meet the needs of as many people as possible, Continuing Education offers a wide variety of courses taught in different formats and at different times.

Tim Ellis is well known in the community as the man who puts the “play” in KidsPLAYce. But this fall, he is heading back to school.

BRATTLEBORO, VT – Union Institute & University (UI&U), a non-profit, private university with two centers in Brattleboro, will host a panel discussion featuring current learners, alums, and faculty - as well as a talk by Brattleboro Reformer columnist and UI&U alum Meg Mott, Ph.D. as part of the open house for prospective learners, alumni, and professionals interested in the center’s B.A. Weekend Option, from 1-4 p.m., Saturday, July 31, at the Brattleboro Academic Center, 3 University Way.

Marlboro College Graduate School will offer a one-day workshop for teachers and instructional technology professionals about integrating Google Applications into learning environments on Friday, August 6.

A free overview of Google Apps for Education will begin the seminar, after which registered participants will take part in two hands-on workshops geared toward beginner and intermediate-level usage of Google's offerings for education. A brown-bag lunch presentation will show 50 real examples of how teachers are integrating Google Apps in their classrooms.

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NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING

The BUHS #6 Finance Committee will meet at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 21 in the WSESU Central Office Conference Room.

KEENE, N.H., 07/15/10 – Keene State College Continuing Education invites people who are thinking about returning to school or want to take a college course to a free information session on Wednesday, August 11.

High school graduates; transfer students; people interested in professional development, personal enrichment, or learning in retirement; employers looking for training for their employees; parents interested in Keene State sponsored summer programs for children; and others are invited.

The Language and Culture Department of the SIT Graduate Institute seeks weekend home-stay families for August 13-15!

We are very excited to offer an opportunity for the local community to participate in our Summer Intensive English program as home-stay families. This August, a group of English teachers from Dominican Republic will be attending language and culture classes at the SIT campus as well as exploring the local area. The home-stay has always been a key component of many of our educational programs, and allows students to experience American culture firsthand.

KEENE, N.H., 07/09/10 – Keene State College’s Continuing Education and Extended Studies Department announced that registration for the fall session is open. Registration runs now through August 27.

To meet the needs of as many people as possible, Continuing Education offers a wide variety of courses taught in different formats and at different times.

Those interested in taking undergraduate courses can select from classes taught at night in 39 different areas. Daytime courses are offered in 43 different areas. Professionals in the education field can earn graduate credit this fall to begin a master’s or post-master’s program or make progress toward recertification. Two-hour-long courses taught after work focus on using technology in the classroom.