College News

The following information is provided to educate students and parents about new programs at colleges, career opportunities with certain types of majors, research information, etc.  Many links are also listed towards the bottom.

Texas A&M ranked 19th in U.S. & World Report

Previously ranked 22nd, Texas A&M moved to 19th in U.S. News & World Report's rankings of top public universities. Also, A&M is behind only the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" category for public universities.

New Honors Program at UT Tyler--The college is looking for students with a 28 ACT or 1860 SAT minimum.  They also take GPA and writing samples into account.  Students invited into Honors gets scholarships ranging from $1000-$7000, depending on a few factors.  The scholarship would be an addition to money offered by the university itself.  If you are a student looking for a more intimate environment, this is one of UT Tyler's strengths.  Dr. Paul Streufert is the Director of the Honors Program.  You can contact him for more information at 903-565-5823 or go to their website at http://www.uttuler.edu/honors. 

Students interested in pursuing a healthcare career or who may be looking for a health care job should go to this website:  http://www.healthcareercenter.org. 

Students interested in a career in Healthcare Management should find out more at www.HealthManagementCareers.org. 

MAJORS:

American College of Healthcare Executives (Health Management Careers)

Do you like helping people, want to make a difference in your community, enjoy working with others and solving problems, want a career that won't be boring?  Visit www.HealthManagementCareers.org to view students discussing their chioce of a career in healthcare management, plus successful executives talking about their own careers as leaders of hospitals and other healthcare organizations.   

Fire Protection Engineering (4 year degree)--This major is offered at Oklahoma State University, Sam Houston State University, and West Texas A&M University @ Canyon (Amarillo).

LSC Cy-Fair offers an (AA) Associate of Applied Science in Fire Protection Technology.

LSC Tomball offers an AA in Paramedicine.

NEW OPPORTUNITIES HAPPENING AT COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES:

Belhaven University Dance Department offers a Bachelor of Arts in Dance, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Minor in Dance, Dance Certificate, and the Dance Apprentice program for talented high school-age students.  For more information email dance@belhaven.edu or call 601.965.1400. 

Birmingham-Southern College -- They have a new major in Media and Film Studies, with concentrations in Mass Media, Media and Culture, and Media Production.  BSC's innovative Media and Film Studies major is breaking new ground in combining the best of courses in the social sciences, humanities, and film.  It is truly interdisciplinary in the liberal arts tradition. 

Their newest major focuses on the historical and cultural understanding of text, the analysis of the psychological, sociological, and political impacts of mass media, and the critical examination of film and film production.  In addition to film, the course of study represents all forms of media and media production, including art, digital systems, traditional arts and letters, print and broadcast news, the trade press, television, photojournalism, the Internet, and emerging information systems, as well as social media.

As a Media and Film Studies graduate, you will be prepared in the liberal arts tradition to understand the importance of media and film in an ever-changing world.

For more information on Birmingham-Southern's new Media and Film Studies major, including the Media Fellows program for those students who are highly motivated, visit www.gotobsc.com. 

Full Sail University--Your Journey Starts Here.  This is a university for CREATIVE MINDS! What moves you?  Is it the art of making films?  THe creative process of recording a great album?  Is it clean graphic design, lifelike animation, or the mechanics behind a mind-blowing video game?  Or the business strategy and promotion of a hot new artist or project? 

 They offer:

• One of the five best music programs in the country
• One of the top five game-degree programs in the world
• Computer Animation
• Digital Arts and Design
• Entertainment Business
• Film
• Game Art
• Game Development
• Music Business
• Recording Arts
• Show Production
• Web Design & Development

Here are a few of the projects and employers that Full Sail graduates have been involved with:

Star Trek, Green Day, Beyonce, DreamWorks, Pixar, LOST, Iron Man 2, Sony, Nickelodeon, Disney, Black Eyes Peas, VH1, Universal Studios, Taylor Swift

Kettering University--Learn more.  Experience more. Achieve more.  Kettering is the nation's leader in co-op and experiential learning, and their co-op opportunities are plentiful, with companies hiring Kettering students into good-paying jobs.  Currently, more than 500 companies from coast to coast are providing real world learning experiences to their students. 

The hallmark of a student's experience at Kettering is a paid co-op experience, which begins as early as freshman year.  Students work in positions covering a full range of industries, including health care, automobile, aerospace, banking, matallurgical, and more.  Students generally earn between $40,000 and $65,000 over the course of their program.  Students can study one of five different engineering programs, six different math and science programs (including pre-med), or a business administration program.  Kettering is listed as #2 in the nation for mechanical engineering. 

To learn more about Kettering University go to www.kettering.edu. 

New York Film Academy offers a three-year accelerated hands-on intensive program that will earn a student a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Filmmaking.  To learn more go to www.nyfa.edu or film@nyfa.edu. 

New York University Steinhardt's Undergraduate Program in Public Health (a B.S.) is designed for students who are passionate about protecting, promoting, and improving the health and well-being of populations, particularly those most vulnerable in today's society.  Public health professionals focus on developing policies and programs that support well-being and disease prevention and work alongside professionals who provide direct care, such as doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and others.  Their program provides the following:

• A rigorous foundational education in the social, economic, political, legal, and ethical factors that influence health and wellness
• Close mentoring and advisement by full-time public health faculty
• Senior research and honors projects
• Volunteer opportunities with public health groups in NYC's diverse communities
• Internship and field experiences on their campus as well as with national organizations
• Opportunities for study abroad 

Graduates are prepared to enter jobs in governmental agencies, health care institutions, schools, and community settings.  Learn more at www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/bspublichealth

Texas A&M--The College of Architecure--This program had six former visualization students who worked on Up the Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios film that won an Oscar recently (March 2010) for best animated feature.  Whoop!  Go to http://archone.tamu.edu/college/news/newsletters/fall2009/stories/UPvizzers.html.  

Texas A&M--A new degree started in Fall of 2010--B.S. in Kinesiology:  Dance Science track.  Visit the Dance Program website and spread the word:  The Aggies started Dancing last fall:  http://tamudance.tamu.edu.  There have always been various dance student organizations on campus, which anyone can join.  This is an opportunity for students to showcase their abilities.  Visit Student Activities Arts & Culture link at http://studentactivities.tamu.edu/online/search/index?search=category&q=Arts%20and%20Culture. 

Texas A&M--Sept. 2010 they were ranked 2nd nationally (headed only by Penn State) in a Wall Street Journal study in which large US companies, non-profits and governmental agencies rated schools on the basis of whose graduates were best prepared and most able to succeed.  Other schools among the Top 10 on the list:  University of Illinois, Purdue, Arizona State University, University of Michigan, Georgia Tech, University of Maryland, University of Florida, and Carnegie Mellon University.  The text of the full story, along with rankings, can be viewed at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703597204575483730506372718.html.

University of North Texas--They want students to learn about a program they have called the Emergency ADministration and Planning Program (EADP).   If you recall the events such as the Sept. 11 attacks, the Indian Ocean tsunami, and Hurricane Katrina, there are communities across the country that face emergencies and disasters regularly.  Emergency management is the art and science of coordinating personnel and equipment to reduce threats to people and property, and responding to minimize damage when disasters occur.  Emergency managers are busy before, during, and after disasters to protect their communities.  The EADP program is strongly grounded in the natural and social sciences, and the rigorous, interdisciplinary character of the program means that students receive an education that is wide-ranging and flexible but that also offers the advantages of a well-established career path. 

Their current students participated (Feb. 2010) in an aviation disaster exercise and in a tornado exercise.  The group also participated in an epidemic exercise that earned them some $4,000 for scholarships.  This program requires an internship, and students work in local emergency management agencie, fire departments, corporations, and non-profits.  Apart from getting ground-level experience, students join a close-knit network of alumni and public officials, and often contacts made during the internship lead to employment after graduation. 

Graduates are active and engaged around the country with a strong desire to make their communities safer and more healthful.  If you would like to learn more about this program, contact Sudha Arlikatti, the program coordinator, at sudha.arlikatti@unt.edu. 

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