NACAC Commission on International Student Recruitment
March 1st, 2012IECA to Present at NACAC Commission on International Student Recruitment
February 29, 2012
Next week, NACAC’s Commission on International Student Recruitment meets to discuss ethical standards on international student recruitment as it relates to per-student compensation by colleges. IECA Executive Director, Mark Sklarow, has been asked to serve on the commission, which meets March 5 – 6. IECA member Jane Shropshire (KY) has agreed to testify on behalf of IECA. Here is the written testimony Jane sent to the commission.
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Accepted: Finding the perfect college match
February 16th, 2012Kentucky Monthly magazine’s February, 2012 issue has an article about the value an educational consultant can add to the college search. It’s available on newsstands now!
Tagged: College, Educational consultant, Local happenings
The Price of Going Public
February 16th, 2012by Jane S. Shropshire
Lexington, KY – While our legislature ponders further assault to the funding stream of our state’s postsecondary system, House Bill 260 presents an initial public offering of sorts. It proposes to add one more state university to the mix by converting the University of Pikeville from private to public. The University of Pikeville’s president, former Governor Paul Patton, believes that if the institution could compete on price with Kentucky’s public institutions, many more students from eastern Kentucky would complete four-year degrees. He’s making a bid to take this private institution public.
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Embracing the three E’s
January 25th, 2012Education, employment and the economy
by Jane S. Shropshire, Lexington, KY – Dr. Terry Holliday, commissioner of education for the state of Kentucky, blogged in early December, ” … education drives employment, and employment drives the economy. The future of Kentucky depends heavily on our ability to improve the educational attainment and outcomes for ALL Kentucky children.”
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