University News Articles of 2006
December 21, 2006 – Grantham University, specializing in educating working adults, plans to hire approximately 100 new employees at their Kansas City campus in 2007. Starting in January 2007, the university will be recruiting in the areas of admissions, student progress, accounts payable, accounts receivable, finance, computer programming, data analysis, software applications, training, financial aid …
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November 6, 2006 – Don Panarello leads a busy life. He works full time as a correctional officer, is a member of the Rhode Island Air National Guard and has three kids who are active in sports. But every night, he carves out time to study. “I tell my wife and kids, ‘[Pretend] I’m not …
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November 3, 2006 – Partnership Allows FBI National Academy Graduates to Continue Their Education by Obtaining Advanced Degrees Grantham University, specializing in educating working adults, was selected by FBI National Academy Associates (FBINAA) as an educational partner, allowing graduates of the academy to continue their education by obtaining advanced degrees. Grantham University is one of …
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October 16, 2006 – Grantham University, specializing in educating working adults, has hired Greg Garcia, Ed.D, as the new Academic Dean. Garcia has more than 40 years of experience in education services in the military and training programs. “Grantham University has great energy, spirit and capability,” said Greg Garcia, Ed.D, Academic Dean, Grantham University. “This …
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September 25, 2006 – Student Proves its Never Too Late to Learn Grantham University, specializing in educating working adults, has enrolled its oldest student to date, John “Jack” Childs, an 83-year-old former graduate of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). “I feel great about taking a course where I expect to get real insight into an …
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September 5, 2006 – From Slidell to Kansas City When Hurricane Ivan hit Florida on September 16, 2004, it was a wake up call for Thomas M. Macon. “Holy cow, the devastation that a hurricane wreaks is incredible!” exclaims the Midwesterner who had a home in Pensacola, Florida at the time. “My neighbors lost everything. …
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September 5, 2006 – Grantham University, specializing in educating working adults, was selected by the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) GoLearn.gov initiative as one of five schools to participate in an online degree consortium. The e-training initiative facilitates professional development and career advancement for all federal and military employees, as well as contractors to the …
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August 24, 2006 – A team of pros exist in Kansas City. I call them the Kansas City Angels. They go by names like Kay, Connie, Mike, Ellen, DeeDee, Jeff, Elbo and Marcie, Tim and Cheryl, Laura and Ken, Kyle and David. They are mayors and mothers, doctors and brothers, but all are angels. These …
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August 9, 2006 – Grantham University, a virtual college, has found a home in KC. A tour of Kansas City’s newest university begins and ends in a carpeted hallway above a Gap store. Away from the cubicles lies a room with two desks, a ladder and four racks of blinking computers. “This,” says your guide …
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August 8, 2006 – Grantham University, specializing in educating working adults, announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Blacks In Government’s (BIG) Region XI. The agreement was signed by Mr. Thomas M. Macon, chairman of Grantham University, and Dr. Larry Phillips, president of BIG Region XI, during a news conference hosted by …
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