Ask Slashdot: How Is Online Engineering Coursework Viewed By Employers?
New submitter KA.7210 writes "I am an employed mechanical engineer, having worked with the same company since graduation from college 5 years ago. I am looking to increase my credentials by taking more engineering courses, potentially towards a certificate or a full master's degree. Going to school full time is not an option, and there is only one engineering school near me that offers a program ...
Fort Worth Family's Life Changes Thanks to Online Chat with President Obama
According to the Nashua Telegraph, the Wedel family of Fort Worth, Texas, has changed considerably since Jennifer Wedel's online confrontation with President Barack Obama over the subject of H1-B visas to skilled foreign workers.
New Continuing Education Courses Offered at Anthem Institute-Parsippany
Courses complement professional development for network engineer and healthcare students and professionals.Parsippany, N.J. (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 Anthem Institute in Parsippany, N.J. recently introduced two new continuing education courses to complement professional development for network engineering and healthcare students and professionals. Cisco Networking Academy has partnered with ...
Glenn Employees Named to Management Positions
Glenn Employees Named to Management Positions
Today's Obituaries: Arthur E. Jones, longtime engineer, former Fulton city official
Jones was assistant city engineer and commissioner of water and sanitation for the city of Fulton
In brief: Carey Webb gets engineer post
Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday announced the promotion of the deputy state aid engineer to the top spot, where he will direct the office that helps counties with the construction of roads and bridges.
Obama confronted on H-1B use during Google+ hangout
President Barack Obama faced perhaps his toughest and most direct question ever on the H-1B program by a Texas woman during an online town hall Monday.
With Speeksy, Facebook Users Can Meet New People (Just Don’t Call It “Online Dating!”)
How do you meet new people in today's digital age, without over-exposing yourself the creeps, trolls and spammers? The answer, perhaps, is build a social service on top of Facebook, leveraging your network, your friends of friends and shared interests to form connections with people you don't know. That's what the new startup Speeksy is doing. The service is virtualizing the experience of going ...
How to Make Science and Tech Jobs More Enticing to Undergrads
The number of U.S. undergraduate degrees being awarded in most STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and math) has risen steadily in recent years{link to G Sci page}. Yet some American employers say they are having trouble finding candidates to fill STEM jobs. The mismatch is not occurring because of an actual shortage of graduates; the numbers of job openings and new degree holders ...
Police News: Middletown Township widow facing charges in husband’s 2008 death
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