Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal

Flurry of Building Is Connected to Tcmc

The facility will include 185,000 square feet of space for classrooms and student support space, including a gross anatomy lab, a clinical skills and simulation center and advanced research facilities.

Calling Outdoor Enthusiasts

The overall goal of the project, "Lackawanna Greenway Plan, the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail (LRHT) Feasibility Study, and the CNJ Trail Extension Master Site Plan," is to compile all of the information and resources that LHVA will need to establish the Lackawanna Greenway and to develop the entire Lackawanna River Banelll Heritage Trail. The Greenway Plan is being prepared by a group of professional planners, engineers, landscape architects and economists who have wide experience in desi...

A Powerful Starting Line-Up

Low key John Arnott, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular biology, utilizes a low-key approach as students learn about how basic interactions in living cells at the protein level. According to Dr. Arnott, molecular biology is not a new field but it can be universally applied to all areas of biology and all organ systems. According to Dr. Atamna, neuroscience has provided great insight about the "personality" of the brain.

Community Planners Urged to Switch to Sustainable Models

Developers struggling to survive the current historic housing downturn should be retooling their planned communities for shifts in consumer tastes right now so they'll be ready to thrive when demand returns, said experts from Developers Research (www.dev-res.com), a national real estate consulting firm.

Pnrra, Linde Establish Bulk Rail Distribution Terminal in Carbondale

Chris Langel, executive vice president of Linde Corporation said that this partnership will allow Linde to provide one-stop shopping for the growing gas drilling and transmission industry when it comes to providing access to efficient, low cost rail shipping needs of their gas utility clients.

Health Care's Future

"Even though I was accepted at other medical schools, where else could I get this type of attention?" The Wyoming Area High School graduate, who double-majored in biology and philosophy at The University of Scranton, is a proud member of the inaugural class at The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC). [...] we're long-term pioneers, and only 59 other students took this risk--that makes me proud. According to Churilla, any obstacles yet remaining will be overcome by the staff.

Top Educators: Robert Mckeage: The University of Scranton

At The University of Scranton, there are a wide variety of "tools" or resources adult students can access to help them advance their education and their careers, according to McKeage.

Scola Literacy Programs Can Help Companies Boost Workers' Skills

According to the last census, 18 to 20 percent of adults in Lackawanna County read below a sixth-grade level, making it difficult for them to read a newspaper, fill out a job application or even read the instructions on a medicine bottle.

Top Educators: Rosemarie Petrilla: Psu Hazleton

Nepa Economy May Be First 'Patient' Tcmc Cures

According to Dr. D'Alessandri, of the 100 inaugural students at TCMC, 70 percent are from Pennsylvania. Immediate impact Satyajit Ghosh, Ph.D., chair of the economics and finance department at The University of Scranton said that, as the first medical school to open in Pennsylvania for many years, TCMC has generated an immediate economic impact in the areas of construction, real estate, biotechnology supplies and laboratory equipment.

Top Educators: Henry Steuben: Wilkes University

A laboratory manager and adjunct faculty member in the biology department at Wilkes since 1974, Steuben began counseling adult students in 1986.

Recession-Proof Jobs: East Stroudsburg University

East Stroudsburg University With East Stroudsburg 's master of public health (MPH), students can either take coursework to strengthen their current position in health care or improve their chances of retaining job or becoming employed, according to Alberto J.F. Cardelle, PhD, MPH, professor, Department of Health Studies at ESC.

Employers Must Have Clear Policy Regarding Social Networking Sites

[...] before coming up with a draconian policy forbidding all employee posting to social networking sites, think carefully about how your employees' (probably inevitable) visits and posts to social networking site might be able to help your company market its products and services and gather feedback. Set some common-sense parameters, such as prohibiting employees from giving away company secrets and intellectual property, no badmouthing the company or its employees, no profanity or inapprop...

Recession-Proof Jobs: Bloomsburg University

Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg University Division of Corporate and Continuing Education offers a wide variety of workshops for those professionals who seek to update or learn new techniques, advance to positions of greater authority, or break in to the business world.

Weiler Corporation, Pocono Mountains Sd, Launch Program to Close Gap Between School-Acquired Skills Land Employer Requirements

Through the effort, each counselor received opportunities to understand commercial skill requirements, hiring, training, evaluation, promotions, raises, career paths and termination. According to Tongg Weiler, while traditional values such as self respect and respect for others may develop in strong family structures, cultural issues in the workplace are also coming to the forefront.

Recession-Proof Jobs: Johnson College

The residential energy efficiency training will provide the necessary theory and hands-on training to demonstrate entry-level skills to optimize energy efficiency and conservation in residential and commercial buildings.

Top Educators: Michael Auriemma: Worthington Scranton

Auriemma has worked with hundreds of displaced workers and students over the last 12 years, and he has watched hundreds land even better jobs than they had lost.

Top Educators: Jeff Rankinen: Penn College

Jeff Rankinen Jeff Rankinen, associate professor of electronics at Pennsylvania College of Technology, dedicates his time not only to his MI-time work molding future electronics professionals in the college's electronics and computer engineering technology majors--where he often encounters nontraditional aged students -- but he also teaches noncredit counts to adult learners through the college's Workforce Development & Continuing Education division.

Recession-Proof Jobs: The University of Scranton

The University of Scranton While no one has a crystal ball, Connie McDonnell, director of career services at The University of Scranton identifies health care, education, government, security/protection, human services, and business, specifically accounting, and technical careers as growth areas.

Recession-Proof Jobs: Wilkes University

According to the June 4 issue of Forbes magazine, "For the second year in a row, 'engineer' is the hardest job to fill in America," according to the staffing firm Manpower.

Top Educators: Marshall Davis: Psu Wilkes-Barre

Having earned his Bachelor's degree in law enforcement and corrections from Penn State before going on for his master's at Shippensburg University, Davis has always considered himself part of the Nittany Lion family and said he likely would not have left his previous job to teach if the school offering the teaching position was not Penn State.

Recession-Proof Jobs: Penn College of Technology

Long-term opportunities that require technical degrees include construction management, civil engineering technology, computer aided product design, welding and fabrication engineering technology, electronics and computer engineering technology, electrical technology, automated manufacturing technology, computer aided drafting technology, machine tool technology, diesel technology, electric power generation, and heavy construction equipment technology.

Top Educators: Pamela Black: Psu Schuylkill

With Dr. Can's practical experience in international law enforcement and exceptional academic background, the administration of justice program at Penn State Schuylkill prepares students for not only employment in the criminal justice field, but also for graduate studies in criminal justice and related fields.

Recession-Proof Jobs: Penn State Wilkes-Barre

With the push toward alternative energy sources and the widespread popularity hybrid cars, electrical engineers are in demand to research these new energy sources, said Mayk.

Top Educators: Tun Kyaw Nyein: Misericordia University

Beginning in the fall, the RN to BSN and MBA programs will be piloting courses fully online while new modalities of delivery are being expanded to complement Misericordia's existing array of alternative pathways, such as online degree and certificate programs.

Top Educators: Diane M. Haleem: Marywood University

In the nursing department, learning is fostered by technology like simulation labs and state-of-the-art advanced video systems that aid in areas from debriefing to facilitating student learning.

Top Educators: Susan Spry: Luzerne County Community College

According to Spry, many companies ask about LCCC's capacity to train employees with certain skill sets when they are looking to locate in the area.

Recession-Proof Jobs: Marywood University

[...] any of Marywood's programs which lead to teacher certification would fall under this umbrella.

Recession-Proof Jobs: Kings College

Kings College According to Christopher Sutzko, director of Career Planning at King's College, King's College accounting students have the best job placement rate of any of the college's undergraduate programs and make the field quite recession-proof.

Analysis Notes: Increase in Mortgages 'Moving Toward Delinquency,' Loan Modification Success Rate at 30% to 40%

On July 7, Lender Processing Services (NYSE: LPS), a provider of integrated technology and services to the mortgage and real estate industries, released analysis showing that foreclosure starts in May increased 4.3 percent to the second highest level since 1992. Nevada, Florida, Arizona, California, Mary-land, Michigan, Hawaii, Georgia, Rhode Island and New Jersey all posted foreclosure starts above the national average, with Washington, Illinois and Maryland experiencing the largest percenta...