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What Mummies Can Tell Us About Borrowing Tools

September 26, 2019 By quadcities Leave a Comment

English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton was right. The pen is mightier than the sword, especially when you grab it like a dagger when someone tries to borrow yours. If you are in business, a pen is an important and necessary tool that helps you do your work. Yet, I’m always amazed at how many times … [Read more...] about What Mummies Can Tell Us About Borrowing Tools

Filed Under: Education

Reusable Grocery Bag System Comes to PV

July 26, 2019 By quadcities Leave a Comment

It was about more than just de-cluttering. Their frustration with drawers, closets and shelves crammed with single-use plastic bags led a Southern California couple, Farzan Dehmoubed and Jennifer Duvall, to create a start-up business in April 2017: the Lotus Trolley Bag. An innovative system … [Read more...] about Reusable Grocery Bag System Comes to PV

Filed Under: Education

Advocate Shares Insight Into the Equal Rights Amendment

February 14, 2019 By quadcities Leave a Comment

The advent of a new legislative session in Phoenix heralds another run by Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) advocates in placing the long-stymied legislation before lawmakers. ERA Task Force AZ’s Dianne Post, J.D., rallied supporters Dec. 4 at the Prescott Public Library. The Prescott American … [Read more...] about Advocate Shares Insight Into the Equal Rights Amendment

Filed Under: Education, Elections Tagged With: Feature, The American Association of University Women

Local Youth Breaking Poverty Cycle Through Yuda Bands

June 14, 2018 By quadcities Leave a Comment

Students at Chino Valley High School are paying for the education of a Guatemalan student by selling Yuda Band bracelets at their school. Their motto: Wear a band, change a life. The bands, made of leather and coconut, are named Yuda after the Spanish word Ayuda, which means help. “You pick … [Read more...] about Local Youth Breaking Poverty Cycle Through Yuda Bands

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Feature, Yuda Bands

Scholarships Helping to Ease Teacher Shortage

January 15, 2018 By quadcities Leave a Comment

A local foundation is taking steps to improve the teacher shortage in Yavapai County by increasing its pledge to support qualified scholarship applicants. Yavapai County residents interested in pursuing an education degree now can apply for one of several $2,000 or more scholarships for the … [Read more...] about Scholarships Helping to Ease Teacher Shortage

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Feature, scholarships, teachers

Aviation Leader Emphasizing Communication Skills, Attitude, Work Ethic

January 9, 2018 By quadcities Leave a Comment

Real success in the business and professional world requires far more than just academic and technical skills. That is the message from senior vice president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Katie Pribyl. She addressed Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduates during their … [Read more...] about Aviation Leader Emphasizing Communication Skills, Attitude, Work Ethic

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Feature, Katie Pribyl, Leader

Citizens’ Groups Recommending Major Tax Hike for Education

December 7, 2017 By quadcities 3 Comments

More than a dozen citizens, including several students from the Quad Cities area, echo strongly a citizens’ group recommendation that a major tax hike is needed to offset the pending fiscal crisis in Arizona schools – pre-K through 12. They were among the more than 100 attendees at the Arizona … [Read more...] about Citizens’ Groups Recommending Major Tax Hike for Education

Filed Under: Education

Multi-Million Residence Hall Under Construction at ERAU

November 15, 2017 By quadcities Leave a Comment

Another $20 million construction project is underway at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott. It is the third multi-million dollar building to go up since 2014. This time, it is a residence hall. Chancellor Frank Ayers told QCBN, “Embry-Riddle’s commitment to its students, faculty, … [Read more...] about Multi-Million Residence Hall Under Construction at ERAU

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: ERAU, Feature, residence hall

ERAU Boasting Record Enrollment, Major Construction Projects, Nobel Prize Winning Research

November 13, 2017 By quadcities Leave a Comment

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s (ERAU) Prescott campus has never been more upward bound, according to President Barry Butler. He reported on the “State of the University” when he visited campus in early October. Butler, speaking before the ERAU-Prescott Board of Visitors and several … [Read more...] about ERAU Boasting Record Enrollment, Major Construction Projects, Nobel Prize Winning Research

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: ERAU, Feature, growth

ERAU Student Selected to Golf in World University Games

October 5, 2017 By quadcities Leave a Comment

Being selected as one of only two American golfers for the second largest amateur athletic event – The World University Games (WUG) – was “…the biggest honor I’ve ever received,” said Matt Andrews, a junior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott. Andrews, from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and … [Read more...] about ERAU Student Selected to Golf in World University Games

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: ERAU, Feature, Golf

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