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E-learning became the 12th Arizona industry cluster recognized by the Governor's Strategic Partnership for Economic Development (GSPED), and the Globalized e-Learning Association (GAZEL-Arizona) was recognized as the statewide e-learning organization.
GSPED was formed in 1992 to increase Arizona's global competitiveness by supporting industry clusters. Among the previously recognized clusters are bioindustry, environmental technology, plastics and advanced composite materials, software and information technology, aerospace, high technology (electronics, semiconductors), and optics.
A team of five California State University San Bernardino students took top honors during a four-month business strategy simulation game in which they competed against 31 other teams from universities around the world.
The students-Beverly Delker Gentry, Brett Brossia, Nathan Miller, Joan Rudder and Carla Issa-are working toward their master's degrees in business. The 38th Annual International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition began in January and culminated with a final contest April 11-13 in San Diego. The Cal State team created a fictitious company called Innovative Solutions, which produces and markets inventions. The company marketed Pet Finders, a fictitious pet collar that uses global positioning technology to help pet owners track their pets at all times.
Wilson D. Enriquez, past immediate president of Florida Delta Epsilon Chi, was elected international president of Delta Epsilon Chi at the 41st Annual International Career Development Conference held in April in Salt Lake City, Utah. His brother, David Enriquez, was elected state president of Florida Delta Epsilon Chi, a college division of DECA.
This marks the first time that one brother has succeeded another as state president, and the first time that brothers have served as international president and state president in the same year. Wilson Enriquez became involved with DECA as a senior at Taravella High School in Coral Springs, Fla., and continued his involvement through Delta Epsilon Chi at Northwood University in West Palm Beach. His brother David has been involved with DECA and Delta Epsilon Chi for two years and now attends Barry University, Miami Shores. Wilson Enriquez is the first Hispanic-American international president for the organization.
In June, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) announced that three of the colleges in the system would receive $25,000 to enhance the delivery of information technology education.
The grants will be awarded to Elizabethtown Technical College, Hazard Community College and Hopkinsville Community College for 2002 to enable the colleges to make additional degree or certificate programs available to students. The money awarded to the schools will assist them in establishing IT laboratories, and the Kentucky Information Technology Center will provide training and mentoring for IT faculty members.
Maryland business leaders have launched Project VisionShare Inc. to help improve communities and sustain small businesses through a vigorous curriculum of financial support, education and mentoring. The new entrepreneurial initiative offers support to small business owners in the greater Baltimore region and Howard County.
Project VisionShare will work in conjunction with local business schools to recruit industry leaders, academics and practitioners to lead seminars on relevant business topics. Through its mentorship component, the program will provide ongoing counsel, support and practical hands-on advice to participants.
The Turning Point Applied Learning Center received the 2002 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties-an award that recognizes innovative programs that contribute to and enhance county government in the United States.
Turning Point is a collaborative effort of the Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development and agencies and businesses in the Highland County area. By providing them with academic instruction and job skills, the program prepares unemployed and underemployed individuals for area jobs.
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