Capella Education Company Names Hilary Pennington, Formerly with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to Its Board of …
Posted: May 10, 2012 at 6:10 am
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA - News), a provider of online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, has announced that Hilary Pennington has been named to its board of directors. Pennington is the former director of Education, Postsecondary Success, and Special Initiatives for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation United States Program, where she led the Foundations Postsecondary Education initiative as well as efforts around one-time opportunities to respond to unique challenges and unanticipated events in the United States.
Capella Education Company is honored to have Hilary Pennington join our board of directors. She has done extraordinary work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation across higher education and has a well-earned reputation as a thought leader. Her specific focus on student success is an area of critical importance to Capella. Her depth of knowledge will greatly benefit Capella and help shape our work as we look to grow and play a major role in addressing the biggest challenges and opportunities of higher education in America, said Kevin Gilligan, chairman and chief executive officer of Capella Education Company.
Pennington has also served as a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and as vice-chair of Jobs for the Future (JFF), a research and policy development organization that she co-founded. In her 22 years as president and CEO of JFF, Pennington helped the organization become one of the most influential in the country on issues of education, youth transitions, workforce development, and future work requirements. Pennington also served on the Presidential Transition Team for the first Clinton administration, and as co-chair of a presidential advisory committee on using technology to expand training opportunities.
Pennington is a graduate of the Yale School of Management and Yale College. She holds a graduate degree in social anthropology from Oxford University and was a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2000.
About Capella Education Company
Founded in 1991, Capella Education Company is a leader in online education, primarily through our wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, a regionally accredited online university*. In addition, Capella Education Company offers online education through Resource Development International Ltd. (RDI), an independent provider of United Kingdom (UK) university distance learning qualifications; and owns Sophia, a first-of-its-kind social education platform that offers students many ways to learn by making free, credible, academic content available to anyone, anywhere, at anytime.
Capella University offers online graduate degree programs in business, counseling, education, health administration, homeland security, human resource management, human services, information technology, nonprofit management and leadership, nursing, psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work; and bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, nursing, psychology, and public safety. These academic programs are designed to meet the needs of working adults, combining high quality, competency-based curricula with the convenience and flexibility of an online learning format. Currently, Capella University offers 46 graduate and undergraduate degree programs with 144 specializations. More than 37,000 learners were enrolled as of March 31, 2012. For more information about Capella Education Company, please visit http://www.capellaeducation.com. For more information about Capella University, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552).
* Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), http://www.ncahlc.org. Capella University, Capella Tower, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552), http://www.capella.edu.
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Can the Net Save Education?
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The Internet can save everything, even education. At least that's what tech companies would have parents and government officials believe. Too bad it's not true.
Incensed at the apparent lackluster performance of our students and our supposed lack of educational competitiveness on the global stage, proponents of the magical properties of the Web argue that we can save education if we just used the power of the Internet. Put up free classes and instruction online from the best teachers, they argue at conference after conference, and all our education ills will be cured.
In fact, all the leading educational institutions have been keen on the idea for years, with more jumping online every day. Just this past week Harvard and MIT announced a joint $60 million project called edX to offer free courses online. (You won't get academic credit, but students can earn completion certificates and a grade.)
The poster child for much of the online education movement is the Kahn Academy, which has roughly 3,200 educational videos available for free. But one has to wonder whether any of these online cheerleaders has ever watched a complete "class" on the site, because if they had they would immediately see the multitude of problems with this approach.
The first issue is what I like to call the talking hands problem. Like an extended version of a Seor Wences routine -- although not nearly as entertaining -- a hand or pair of hands gesticulates and writes on a smart board, explaining linear algebra or differential calculus. This is engaging for about 5 minutes, after which it's about as exciting as a Cnet video chronicling the unboxing of a smart phone.
- MIT President Susan Hockfield
While a pair of talking hands or simple step-by-step instructions online may help a student cramming for a math exam (you can replay and slow a lesson down), the process won't work for other subjects. Several history lessons about Napoleon that I watched on the Kahn site demonstrated what was wrong with the way history was taught many years ago: It was simply an endless litany of dates and events, completely devoid of any historical context or motivation.
Of course, there's no guarantee that a live teacher in the classroom can do any better, but at least in class a teacher can look students in the eye, show enthusiasm, and query pupils in the middle of a thought to generate new ideas. Without this contact, online videos can be absolutely deadening and end up doing a disservice to students rather than encouraging them to pursue further study.
In addition, there are large swaths of the curriculum in which the online model will not work. You cannot do lab work for biology or chemistry online. You cannot use the Socratic approach for a philosophy class in a video (even Skype won't help there). And students will inevitably suffer for a lack of discussion with other students. Facebook posts are no substitute.
What may be the real Achilles Heel of online video learning today, however, are the poor production values. To truly engage a student requires a whole set of skills involving how to tell a story through video, sound, and pictures. Those are not skills that everyone has, which is why "The Avengers" is a good movie, and "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" is a stinker.
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Water Aerobics Benefits for People with Multiple Sclerosis
Posted: May 8, 2012 at 7:16 am
Summertime is the hottest time of the year, which is the reason that we love the water so much. A lot of people myself included take full advantage of the pool, and beaches in the summertime to cool off with a good swim. However there are other ways to use a pool other than to swim, which I have been doing since being diagnosed in 2006 with multiple sclerosis.
My neurologist told me about an exercise that I can do in the water, which I had no clue about before. This is kind of funny considering that I grew up in California. My neurologist explained to me that I should be doing water aerobics to keep my muscles strong, and I started to use water aerobics to see if it would work. I have to say that it worked very well indeed.
This is why I proudly give to you the top five benefits of water aerobics for people with multiple sclerosis.
Benefit number one
Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease that tears your muscles down, but water aerobics builds your muscles back up. By building my muscles up through water aerobics I'm able to still play the other sports that I love such as tennis, basketball, and cycling to name just a few.
Benefit number two
During my hospital stay in 2006 I put on a little bit of weight and I was afraid that I would not be able to lose this weight. Through the use of water aerobics I was able to lose the weight I put on and more. This is one of the biggest reasons I love to do water aerobics. Water aerobics allow me to know that no matter what I can always get in the water and lose any weight I might put on.
Benefit number three
Water aerobics has allowed me to build up my endurance, which in turn allows me to play longer games of tennis with my friends. Water aerobics, has also lead to me being able to enjoy the other sports that I love such as boxing, walking, and cycling because of my improved endurance.
Benefit number four
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DDP Yoga with Diamond Dallas Page Helps Disabled Vet; A Fan's Perspective
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Former WCW Heavyweight Champion DDP, short for Diamond Dallas Page, is creating headlines this week. Mainstream media outlets are electing to broadcast the story of Arthur Boorman, a disabled Gulf War veteran who has used the DDP Yoga system to make a dramatic change in his rehabilitation. Boorman was told by his doctors that he would never be able to walk again. However, through DDP Yoga, and personal encouragement from the former professional wrestler, Boorman has lost 140 pounds within ten months of applying the techniques he absorbed from DDP. In addition, Boorman's flexibility, balance and strength has improved, resulting in Arthur being able to walk without the use of a cane or back brace. The inspirational story has been picked up by media outlets worldwide.
As a wrestling fan for the last 20 years, it's especially gratifying to see a retired wrestler like Diamond Dallas Page successfully adjust his lifestyle from pro wrestler to high profile yoga instructor and inspirational speaker. In the last several years, pro wrestlers from the 80s and 90s have not been able to make a proper transition out of the wrestling industry.
For example, the world's most acclaimed wrestler Hulk Hogan helped weave the sports entertainment business into American culture. But since his divorce from Linda Hogan, the former six time WWE Heavyweight Champion has twisted into a shadow of his former self. The biggest name in wrestling history now hawks couches and televisions for Rent-A-Center alongside Troy Aikman. It's a tall nose-dive from selling out Madison Square Garden. His cohort Ric Flair isn't doing any better. Grantland .com ran an article on the "Nature Boy" comparing him to fictional character Randy "The Ram" Robinson, from the critically acclaimed film The Wrestler." But unlike those men, Diamond Dallas Page has been able to steer clear of small time independent wrestling shows and he has kept his nose out of nefarious activities.
It's not surprising Diamond Dallas Page was able to be a positive and motivational charge for Arthur Boorman. Page has always fought against the odds. Page started in the sport as a manager for men like Scott Hall. But at the age of 35, Dallas Page decided to try his hand at becoming an active wrestler. In a few short years, Page went from a forgettable manager, to headlining pay per view events against legends like Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage. In his last full time role in the business, Dallas Page played an inspirational and positive character, a la Tony Robbins. Funny how life sometimes imitates art.
Regardless of the success of DDP Yoga, Diamond Dallas Page can be proud of his accomplishments with Arthur Boorman. It's a feat that not many people can claim.
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Yoga class at Norwich breaks new ground
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. -
A yoga class may seem like an odd fit at a military university, but a class at Norwich University may be a winning formula in the battle against Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
The weight room is almost always packed at Norwich University. But just down the hall, a new-age physical and mental exercise is beginning to draw a crowd.
"I say, 'I'm doing yoga.' People are like, 'you're doing yoga?' And they get a little laugh out of it, and I'm like, 'yeah, I love yoga'" said D'Lontae Sewell a Sophomore Cadet at Norwich. "I've had a couple of people try it with me and they're like, 'you're right, yoga's pretty sweet.'"
Sewell began taking yoga classes about a year-and-a-half ago. He's one of about two dozen students who consistently find time for the mat. Will Feuhr, another Sophomore Cadet says the class's spiritual side appeals to him, and friendly ribbing from peers doesn't deter him from attending.
"People pretty much give each other flak for everything here, so I would say I get no more than normal for yoga," he said.
Instructor Lauren Walker offers beginner and advanced classes for students and a separate class for those who have returned from war zones. "Some of the things, the techniques that we do here can really help pre and post," she said.
But she says veterans are less likely to attend. She says teaching cadets and civilians will help them when they're confronted by real-world challenges following graduation. "It just keeps my stress levels low and just lets me clear my mind easier," Sewell said.
"I know that when they take it out into the battlefield, of life or war, that it's really going to serve them," Walker said.
She says yoga stress management techniques can help combat the effects of PTSD. She hopes to begin an on-campus study next year to see if yoga classes taken before deployment could reduce the prevalence of the syndrome. "Nothing, nothing, nowhere, no one, that I've taught has been as rewarding as teaching here," Walker said.
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Robert Vido Ghilotti — 1922-2012
Posted: May 7, 2012 at 2:13 am
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Robert Vido Ghilotti, a longtime resident of the Bay Area and Lake Tahoe, passed away April 29 at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla with his family and friends at his side.
Throughout life his positive attitude and enthusiasm were hallmarks of his character and professional football coaching career.
Robert Ghilotti left behind a legacy in football being a part of some of the most innovative passing games of the time. While most teams were still dedicated to running the football, and only throwing the ball when absolutely necessary, the teams Ghilotti was a part of always featured a dangerous and cutting edge passing game that led to the development of All-American and record setting quarterbacks and receivers. Joe Marvin a football historian, former football coach, and long-time friend of Ghilottis said Bob Ghilotti was way ahead of his time with the passing game, no doubt about it. He was a pioneer in the passing game and he was an outstanding man.
Robert Ghilotti was born Aug. 6, 1922, in Clovis to Giovanni and Maria Ghilotti from Grosio, Italy. He was the youngest of three brothers. He grew up in Modesto and eventually went on to attend Modesto High School where he was described early on as a mighty popular fellow and a scholar too. He was an excellent tight-end and the student body president. He later attended Modesto Junior College where he was an athletic stand-out, lettering in three sports; football, basketball and track. Ghilotti had a deep allegiance and love for our constitution and the United States of America. A veteran of the Second World War, Ghilotti served in the Army (1942-1946) as a medic and sharpshooter; he was honorably discharged in February 1946.
Following the war, he played wide receiver and defensive end for the Stanford Cardinal.He continued to follow his passion: the game of football and became a freshman football coach at Stanford University in 1950. During Ghilottis tenure at Stanford as a coach he helped lead Stanford to the 1952 Rose Bowl against the University of Illinois.
After Ghilottis successful coaching career at Stanford University, he accepted a coaching position at the University of Colorado at Boulder where he continued to work with the wide receivers from 1959-1961. Ghilotti was highly regarded by the Colorado football staff and faculty for his ability as a coach, as well as his tremendous representation of the school at speaking engagements.
Following the 1961 season Ghilotti made the jump to the professional coaching ranks where he accepted a position with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League. Ghilotti spent the 1963 season with the new Kansas City Chiefs before departing back to the Bay Area and taking a coaching position with the University of California, Berkeley.
Moving to the other sideline of the big game rivalry between Stanford and Cal, Ghilotti spent five seasons coaching the Golden Bears of Cal under head coach Ray Willsey.
He retired from coaching football so that he could focus on spending time with his wife and three daughters while developing a real estate career and managing the Ghilotti family ranch in the Central Valley.
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Women's Health and Fitness Expo returns
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By PAULA ANN MITCHELL Freeman staff pmitchell@freemanonline.com; twitter.com/anchoratfreeman
Jessica Smith (jessicasmith.tv)
She speaks of the bikini belly and the fab abs as if theyre within every womans reach.
She swears by the 10-minute workout and the simple, but committed steps to lifestyle change that lead to good health and a great body.
She even coaxes women to get beyond their fear of using weights and debunks the notion that theyll bulk up the female physique.
She is Jessica Smith, and she said if the above formula works for her, itll work for anyone willing to put in the effort.
Those who are morning cereal people likely have seen her photo on their boxes of Special K.
The 40 million packages Smith has appeared on were part of the Special K Challenge, a recent promotion that included free DVDs of her 10-Minute Solution workout.
I have to say I was extremely honored to be on a cereal box and that I didnt have to win a gold medal to do it, Smith said recently from her home in Miami, Fla.
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