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August 14, 2013
Graduation Rates Among African-American Students on the Rise at Northeastern, Study Says
By Katherine Landergan Boston.com August 5, 2013 Graduation rates among black students at Northeastern University are on the rise, according to a study by The Education Trust. According to the report, in the past decade, the graduation rate among African-American students at Northeastern has...
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August 13, 2013
Homeland Security & Information Assurance at Northeastern University – Seattle
Northeastern University is a world leader in Homeland Security and Information Assurance. In 2008, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) selected Northeastern as one of 11 universities nationwide for a DHS Center of Excellence. The $10 million grant established the Awareness...
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August 9, 2013
A Northeastern University – Seattle Ping Pong Table is Unveiled at City Hall
This week there was a different kind of launch for Northeastern University - Seattle, which took place in Seattle's City Hall at high noon before several TV stations and members of the public. The City of Seattle's Deputy Mayor and City...
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August 7, 2013
The Coolest Kids on the Block? City Hall Now Has a Ping-Pong table
By Josh Keletey Fifth Avenue Seattle: August 6, 2013 City hall is now sporting the entertaining new attribute of a Ping-Pong table, available for public use, and to put a cherry on top Councilmember Nick Licata and Northeastern University Dean Tayloe Washburn will go head-to-head...
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August 6, 2013
Review: MS in Bioinformatics Virtual Roundtable Information Session
We welcomed students to campus to discuss an exciting degree in Bioinformatics. The session was hosted by Dr. Steve Vollmer, Director of the MS in Bioinformatics program, who teleconferenced in from Boston. Dr. Vollmer discussed specifics of the program including course...
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July 30, 2013
HIMSS Summer Extravaganza @ The Woodland Park Zoo
Northeastern University - Seattle is proud to be an Elite Annual Sponsor of the Washington chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). HIMMS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare quality, safety, cost-effectiveness, and access, through the best use...
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July 25, 2013
Message from the Dean (cont.)
I am involved in several initiatives to move this region forward, and welcome your ideas on all of them. First, The Metropolitan Seattle Regional Leadership Conference this fall is focusing on the Seattle region’s global competitiveness, with the goal of...
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July 23, 2013
From the Academic Dean: What is Hybrid Learning?
Learning in a hybrid fashion is learning in a mixture of traditional classes (typically called on-ground courses) and on-line courses. There are multiple ways to run a hybrid program: An individual course can be hybrid where students meet on-ground a...
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July 18, 2013
The Rise of the Rest: Keynote Address by President Joseph E. Aoun
2013 Meeting of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Ottawa, OntarioJune 27, 2013 Today, I would like to talk to you about the rise of nontraditional learners in higher education. These nontraditional learners—part-time learners, mid-career professionals, adult learners,...
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July 17, 2013
Inaugural Ed.D. Residency Weekend
Last weekend, we were very excited to welcome to campus our first cohort of candidates for our Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program. Approximately thirty students from four states make up this cohort with backgrounds in education, engineering, business entrepreneurship, counseling,...
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