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Campus Progress, part of the Center for American Progress will award Dr. Joanne Washington, associate professor in the department of mass media arts, journalism and communication studies and director of the Bakari Scholars at Clarion University, their national award for Best Planned Event of the Year for Clarion University’s Hip-Hop Symposium 2008: Global Impact.
The Center for American Progress is flying Washington and Erica Pickett to Washington, D.C., to present the award during the Campus Progress National Conference July 7-9. Pickett, a 2009 graduate of Clarion University was a member of the Bakari Scholars during the 2008-09 academic years.
Campus Progress, part of the Center for American Progress works to help young people make their voices heard on issues that matter through conferences, public events, an online magazine and student publications.
Rosanna Hererra, Campus Progress National Conference Director and Event Manager states, “Dr. Joanne Washington and the Bakari Scholars at Clarion University have been selected by Campus Progress as the winners in the category of "Best Planning of an Event" for The Hip Hop Symposium they put together. When selecting the award winner, Campus Progress took the following into consideration: organization, diversity (of speakers, attendees, and thought), and impact the event had on the campus and in the community.”
“This award came as a surprise because I did not know we were being considered,” said Washington. “We won over 300 colleges and universities including entries from Yale, University of Chicago, Lehigh, Wesleyan, University of Michigan, New Mexico State, University of Washington, University of Miami, American University and Swarthmore College. This national recognition affirms the hard work of the faculty and student scholar/leaders who worked tirelessly to demonstrate Clarion University’s commitment to diversity.”
From its inception, Clarion University’s hip-hop symposium has created a forum for scholars to engage in an academic discourse on hip-hop’s influence on American culture. Over the past three years, the hip-hop symposium has attracted scholars such as Dr. Denean Sharpley-Whiting, professor of African American and Diaspora Studies and French and affiliated faculty in Women’s Gender Studies and American and Film Studies at Vanderbilt University and Dr. Marcyliena Morgan, professor of African and African American Studies and Executive Director of the HipHop Archive to Clarion’s Campus.
Clarion University faculty presentations have included: "Critical Pedagogy and Hip-Hop" by Dr. Greg Goodman, assistant professor of education, "Hip-Hop Infusion into the Curriculum" by Dr. Susan Prezzano, professor of anthropology, geography, and earth science, Clarion University; and Dr. Laurie Occhipinti, associate professor of anthropology, geography, and earth science, and "Hip-Hop Literature and Lesson Plans" by Dr. Edna Reid, associate professor of library science.
Keynote speakers for the 2009 Campus Progress National Conference are President Bill Clinton, two-term U.S. President and the founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation; and Van Jones, Special Advisor for Green Jobs at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).
Clarion University is the high-achieving, nationally recognized, comprehensive university that delivers a personal and challenging academic experience.

Dr. S. Narasimhan, Professor Emeritus, Deptt. of Civil Engg., was conferred the �Life Achievement Award " by the Indian Society of Hydraulics for the year 2005 at the HYDRO 2005 Conference held at Tumkur, Karnataka on December 8-9, 2005.

Prof. Deepankar Choudhury, Deptt. of Civil Engg., has been selected for the prestigious BOYSCAST FELLOWSHIP for 2005-2006 by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, to carry out research in the area of "Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering".

Prof. Dulal Panda, School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, has been elected as Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India.

Prof. Rinti Banerjee, School of Biosciences & Bioengineering, has been awarded the AICTE career award for young teachers (in Biomedical Engineering) for the year 2005-06.

Prof. Milind Malshe, Deptt. of Humanities and Social Science, has been nominated as a member of the Marathi Vishvakosh Mandal (the Marathi Encyclopaedia) by the Govt of Maharashtra.

Prof. Mamata Mukhopadhyay, Deptt. of Chemical Engg., was presented the Herdillia Award for Excellence in Basic Research in Chemical Engineering for the Year 2005, by the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE)on the inaugural day of the 58th Indian Chemical Engineering Congress (Chemcon-2005), held at New Delhi on December 14,2005.

She was invited to present an oration highlighting her contributions pertaining to this award in the Chemcon-2005. She gave a talk on "Recent Innovative Processes Utilizing Unique Thermophysical and Biological Properties of Carbon Dioxide" on December 14, 2005.

Prof. Tanmay Bhattacharya, Deptt. of Humanities & Social Sciences, and Mr. Atish Taukari, doctoral Student, got the best paper award by the Aeronautical Society of India for their paper entitled �Executive Functions of Air Traffic Managers� on December 03, 2005.

Prof. T. S. Rathore, Deptt. of Electrical Engg., has been awarded a medallion and a certificate of achievement from ISTE during the inaugural function of 35th ISTE Annual Convention and National Seminar on the theme 'Disaster � Prediction, Prevention and Management' at the Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davangere (Karnataka). The award was given to him for guiding the Thesis entitled

'Time-Multiplexed Switched-Capacitor Circuits' of Mr Divyang Vyas and adjudged as the best M.Tech Thesis in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2005.

Prof. D. M.Dewaikar, Deptt. of Civil Engg., received best paper award for his paper entitled 'Active Thrust on a Retaining Wall- Point of Application and Distribution' published in the journal of Indian Geotechnical Society. The award was presented to him on December 17, 2005 in the inaugural session of the Indian Geotechnical Conference held at Ahmedabad.

Prof. Deepak P. Nandedkar, Deptt. of Electrical Engg., has been awarded a Medallion along with Certification of one of Leading Educators of the World (2005) for Teaching in the arena of Plasmas, Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics by IBC-The International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England.

Prof. R. Vijaya, Deptt. of Physics, along with Dr. Diksha Makwani, Ms. Deepa Venkitesh, and Ms. Sunita Kedia have been featured on the cover of the 'SPIE Women in Optics' calendar for the year 2006. SPIE is an International Society for Optical Engineering which completed 50 years in 2005. In its second year of production, the Women in Optics Calendar features biographies and pictures of some of the most influential women researchers in the area of Optics from all over the world and is meant to be a valuable resource for young women interested in careers in optics, photonics and imaging.

Supratik Roychowdhury, M. Tech., Deptt. of Metallurgical Engg. and Materials Science, has been awarded the 11th NIIS Corrosion Awareness Award 2005, sponsored by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, for the best M.Tech. dissertation titled �Environmental effects on the fracture toughness of stainless steels� carried under the supervision of Prof. R.C. Prasad of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Bombay. The award was presented at the International Conference on Corrosion (CORCON 2005) held at Chennai trade center complex, Chennai, on November 29, 2005, in recognition of his meritorious contributions in persuasion of his M.Tech. Studies.

Divyang D. Vyas, M.Tech., Deptt. of Electrical Engg., has been awarded the ISTE National Award's First Prize for the Best M.Tech. Thesis in Electrical and Electronics Engineering for his thesis entitled �Time Multiplexed Switched Capacitor Circuits� carried under the supervision of Prof. T. S. Rathore, Deptt. of Electrical Engg.

Vishal Rai, 3rd year PhD student of Prof. I. N. N. Namboothiri, Department of Chemistry, has won first prize for his overall performance (lecture + poster) at the Students Symposium organized by the Royal Society of Chemistry, Western India Section, during November 25-26, 2005, at NCL Pune. His talk was entitled "Correlation of the Reactivity of Conjugated Nitroalkenes, with Electron Density Distribution, Condensed Fukui Function and Local Softness by Natural Bond Orbital Analysis: Electrophilicity Index for Michael Addition".

Utkarsh Jain, IInd year MTech, KReSIT, has won the "Fair Isaac Programming Challenge", a puzzle competition conducted by Fair Isaac India Software Pvt. Ltd., designed for students of six IITs except Roorkee.

Shetal Shah, Ph.D. Student, Deptt. of Computer Science and Engg., has won the IBM IRL Outstanding Research Scholar award for 2005.

The IIT Bombay Team consisting of Nitin Gupta, Chinmay Karande, and Sudeep Juvekar has won the ACM ICPC regional finals held in Kolkata. ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM ICPC) is the largest computer programming contest in the world. The ACM ICPC is an activity of the ACM that provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate and sharpen their problem-solving and computing skills. IITB's winning team will participate in the world finals which will be held in USA in April 2006

As noted, the ten commitments described in the preceding pages grew directly out of the strategic planning process conducted by the University between 2005 and 2007. While these commitments are both general and aspirational, the strategic planning process has continued through to the next logical step: translating these commitments into a number of specific, actionable, and realizable goals, which reflect key institutional choices.

The eight goals include:

1. Strengthening the quality of the faculty.

One way that we’ll meet this goal is by ensuring that our hiring, promotion, and tenure criteria and processes, as well as our annual reviews, are closely aligned with our goals.

But more needs to be done, as well. As we continually increase the profile of our faculty in research and scholarship, we will have to increase faculty compensation and benefits to remain competitive with our peer institutions. Housing costs in the Boston area have risen to uncomfortably high levels; we have to find ways to help our young teachers and scholars (especially those with families) put down roots in New England.

Implementing a long-term plan for increasing faculty compensation through enhanced operational efficiencies and fundraising is one of the most important components of our plan.

Topics Covered In the Workshops:

Conversions from 401K to pensions

Income Strategies employing tax-free income streams

New methods to protect assets from Medicaid seizure

Safe alternatives for retirement savings

Self-directed capital accumulation methods which do not depend on a volatile stock market or fluctuating interest rates.

Second generation asset protection, both financial and legal

Many Americans believe that urban schools are failing to educate the students they serve. Even among people who think that schools are doing a good job overall are those who believe that in certain schools, conditions are abysmal. Their perception, fed by numerous reports and observations, is that urban students achieve less in school, attain less education, and encounter less success in the labor market later in life.

Researchers and educators often link this perceived performance of urban youth to home and school environments that do not foster educational and economic success. Moreover, urban educators report the growing challenges of educating urban youth who are increasingly presenting problems such as poverty, limited English proficiency, family instability, and poor health. Finally, testimony and reports on the condition of urban schools feed the perception that urban students flounder in decaying, violent environments with poor resources, teachers, and curricula, and with limited opportunities.

This report addresses these widespread beliefs about the performance of urban students, and their family and school environments. Using data from several national surveys, it compares urban students and schools with their suburban and rural counterparts on a broad range of factors, including student population and background characteristics, afterschool activities, school experiences, and student outcomes.

A specific focus of this report is how poverty relates to the characteristics of the students and schools studied. Since, on average, urban public schools are more likely to serve low income students, it is possible that any differences between urban and nonurban schools and students are due to this higher concentration of low income students. In this study, the methodology used to explore differences between urban, suburban, and rural students and schools incorporates a control for the concentration of poverty in the school. Thus, this study allows comparisons to be made between urban and other schools and students, after factoring out one major characteristic of urban schools that is often related to differences between schools--the higher concentration of low income students.

In addition, this report focuses on those urban schools that serve the highest concentrations of low income students, in light of national concern over these schools. Previous research has suggested that students from schools with high concentrations of low income students and students from urban schools would be expected to have less successful educational outcomes, less supportive home environments, and less positive school experiences than students from other schools. In fact, this study finds large differences between urban and non-urban schools and between high poverty and low poverty schools on most of the indicators of student background, school experiences, and student outcomes studied.

Students attending schools with both an urban location and a high poverty concentration were expected, therefore, to have particularly unfavorable circumstances. This report documents how urban high poverty schools and their students compare with their counterparts in other locations across many areas of concern, according to national surveys. Furthermore, the analysis specifically examines whether these schools and students compare less favorably than predicted, when considering together the effects of poverty concentration and an urban location. If the differences between urban high poverty schools and others are no greater than predicted, it indicates that the circumstances in these schools are related in predicted ways to the effects of poverty concentration and an urban location added together. However, if the differences are greater than predicted, it indicates that the effects of poverty concentration and location interact, and that the level for that particular measure exceeds the level that was predicted from these two effects alone. When this occurs, urban high poverty schools and their students are said to compare particularly unfavorably (or favorably, as the case may be) to other schools on that measure.

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Summary

This topic covers the following matters:

• personal income test and limits for full-time students,
• access to the student income bank (1.1.S.370) and higher income free area,
• rules of the student income bank,
• carryover of student income bank to working credits,
• carryover of working credits to student income bank, and
• operation of the student income bank.

Act reference: SSAct section 1067L-D1 Effect of ordinary income on maximum payment rate, section 1067L-E1 Student income bank

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This Friday, April 18th, FACE AIDS Austin was named Best Political/ Activist Organization at the University of Texas at Austin, by the University of Texas Leadership Board! UTLB promotes leadership development by providing events and activities wherein members encourage active participation of UT students and organizations. UTLB is the official liaison between the Office of the Dean of Students and all registered student organizations.

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The New America Foundation's Higher Ed Watch Project was the first to uncover and publicize illegal payoffs from student loan banks to college financial aid officials. When we discovered that several financial aid directors at major universities and a Department of Education official owned and sold a significant amount of student loan company stock, we became suspicious. Our subsequent investigation and those of others revealed a series of payoffs, kickbacks, and luxury gifts to aid officials, thus compromising college-student relationships. Supposedly impartial intermediaries in the federal financial aid system were operating with substantial personal conflicts of interest.

This page contains information about our investigation and the fallout in the financial aid world, including 10 firings and resignations, hundreds of settlements with state Attorney Generals, and new federal legislation. Below is a chronology of important news articles and opinion pieces, short summaries of valuable investigative stories, and links to some of our sources.

LONDON: A student visa fraud ‘factory’ owned by an Indian couple has been unearthed along with thousands of false university certificates from India and Pakistan, false academic records from British colleges and fake bank statements and pay slips.

The discovery of Indian visa fraud factory with thousands of incriminating documents removes the cloak from what is seen here to be the biggest scam of its kind unveiling in the process the lead role being played by Indian fraudesters in such rackets.

The conviction of the Indian couple also appears to be the first ever obtained in a crime of this type. A couple of such fraud cases allegedly involving Pakistanis were recently reported by the media but so far none had been prosecuted or found guilty by the British courts.

A report in The Times on Thursday said Police and UK Border Agency (UKBA) officials found 90,000 documents during a raid on two warehouses and the premises of a company called Univisas, in Southall, West London, in February last year.

The operation led to the agency’s biggest investigation into organised immigration fraud and the discovery of an international criminal network stretching to the Indian sub-continent.

Many of the impeccable but totally false academic records were used by the clients to obtain two-year post-study work visas.

The Indian couple, both illegal immigrants earned millions of pounds from the ‘factory’ that helped an estimated 4,000 bogus students to cheat Britain’s ‘shambolic’ border controls.

The married couple, Jatinder Kumar Sharma and Rakhi Shahi, aided by a network of sham colleges, sold fake academic certificates to clients, who paid up to £4,000 each for a false educational history that would gain them the right to live in Britain. Their success, a Crown Court jury heard, was a damning indictment of the Home Office.

Sharma, 44, a solicitor, and Shahi, 31, are believed to have earned at least £3 million from their role in the fraud. Individuals running one of the London colleges that provided them with sham certificates and diplomas are thought to have been paid £9 million for their work.

At Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday Shahi was convicted of conspiracy to defraud, handling criminal property and immigration offences. She was sentenced to eight years in prison. Sharma pleaded guilty to his role in the conspiracy before the trial started and was sentenced to seven years. A third woman, a former teacher,Neelam Sharma, 38, was convicted of handling some of the money and was jailed for four years.

The court heard that in a secret recording one member of the gang boasted that Home Office officials ‘don’t even bother to look’ at visa application documents to check their authenticity. They ‘just stamp them blindly.’

The prosecutor said: ‘It is believed this prosecution represents the largest single prosecution of dishonest records ever submitted to the Home Office by an individual business. It is a huge attack on the system.’

Passing sentence, Judge Richard McGregor-Johnson said: ‘Various criticisms have been made of the actions of the agencies responsible for checking those documents. Those criticisms are plainly well founded in my view. The checks were woefully inadequate and frequently non-existent.’

He recommended that the defendants be deported at the end of their sentences.

Detective Chief Inspector Robert Hoey, of UKBA, told The Times: ‘We know of 1,000 foreign nationals who have come illegally into this country, but what we have discovered so far is merely a snapshot. It was an extremely sophisticated scheme.’

AIDS Policy Statement

AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency), ARC (AIDS Related Complex), or HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) hereafter referred to as AIDS, is a growing concern on college campuses today. Although the exact number of AIDS cases at UW-L is not know, our campus is taking steps to prepare itself to cope with the problem. The American College Health Association has recommended that institutions not adopt blanket policies concerning students and staff with AIDS. A general policy statement and guidelines for response has been formulated and is on record at the Student Life office. The university will respond to the presence of AIDS in the university community with education, awareness, testing, counseling and referral services, and compassion. Our University provides:

• Education and Awareness: accurate information about the disease and its impact on our campus and community
• Prevention: information on transmission and risk reduction
• Intervention: anonymous testing, confidential counseling, and referral services consistent with the university policy regarding students and staff who are disabled. The University will not discriminate against a student or staff member who has AIDS. Our principal philosophy in responding to concerns involving AIDS is that each situation must be dealt with on an individual basis and will be determined by the medical facts involved, and the counseling and support needs of the person.

HIV Antibody Testing

If you are considering being tested for exposure to the AIDS virus, consider the testing program at the Student Health Center.

Free Testing Program Offers:

Anonymity: You are never asked your name, address or social security number, only your age and sex. You will be assigned a 12-digit code number which only you will know.
Confidentiality: Only your counselor will know the results.

Counseling: A certified and trained HIV Antibody Test counselor/nurse will discuss with you your personal concerns. You make the final decision about whether or not to be tested. A post-test session will cover the implications of your results.

Follow-up and Referral Services: Counseling, support and medical evaluation as needed.

Contact the Student Health Center: 785-8558

Transmission of HIV

HIV is passed from person to person through direct contact with the following body fluids which may contain large numbers of HIV:

• blood
• semen
• vaginal secretions
• by some reports, breast milk

How can a person get HIV?

HIV is usually transmitted:

• by having sex with an infected person.
• by sharing needles and syringes with an infected person.
• during pregnancy, birth, or breast feeding (few cases reported), from infected mother to child.

HIV is NOT transmitted by:

• casual contact (hugging, kissing, shaking hands)
• insects
• contact with body fluids such as saliva, tears, urine, etc.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs):

STDs are also a common problem on college campuses. They are infections a person catches through sexual contact. The most common STDs on campuses include chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, and syphilis. No one is immune from STDs. Most college students are sexually active and therefore can get or transmit an STD. The most important fact is that you can receive treatment for them -- and you can reduce your risk by protecting yourself.

Reduce your risk for AIDS and STDs by:

• Form healthy, monogamous relationships and discuss your sexual behavior
• Use condoms
• Learn all you can about AIDS and STDs
• Have regular medical check-ups and seek treatment if needed
• Avoid alcohol and other drugs as they may impair your judgment
• Consider abstinence from sex

Health Risks

The use of alcohol and other drugs is detrimental to the health of the user. Furthermore, the use of drugs and alcohol is not conducive to an academic atmosphere. Drugs impede the learning process, cause disruption for other students and disturb their academic interests. The use of drugs in the workplace may also impede the employee's ability to perform in a safe and effective manner and may result in injuries to others. Early diagnosis and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse is in the best interests of the student, employee, and the university.

Marijuana and Hashish

Marijuana and hashish are deleterious to the health and impair the short-term memory and comprehension of the user. When used, they alter the sense of time and reduce the ability of the user to perform tasks requiring concentration and coordination. They increase the heart rate and appetite. Motivation and thinking can be altered, making learning and retaining new information difficult. Long-term users may develop psychological dependence as well as paranoia and psychosis. Because these drugs are inhaled as unfiltered smoke, they damage the lungs and pulmonary system and contain more cancer-causing agents than tobacco.

Cocaine and Crack

Cocaine and crack stimulate the central nervous system and are extremely addictive. They can cause psychological and physical dependency which can lead to dilated pupils, increased pulse rate, elevated blood pressure, insomnia, loss of appetite, paranoia, and seizures. They can also cause death by disrupting the brain's control of the heart and respiration.

Stimulants and Amphetamines

Other stimulant and amphetamine use have the same effect as cocaine and cause increased heart rates and blood pressure that can result in a stroke or heart failure. Symptoms include dizziness, sleeplessness, and anxiety. Use can also lead to psychosis, hallucinations, paranoia, and even a physical collapse.

Depressants and Barbiturates

Depressants and barbiturates can cause physical and psychological dependence that can lead to respiratory depression, coma and death, especially when used in concert with alcohol. Withdrawal can lead to restlessness, insomnia, convulsions, and possibly death.

Hallucinogens

LSD, PCP, mescaline, and peyote are classified as hallucinogens. Hallucinogens interrupt the brain messages that control the intellect and keep instincts in check. Large doses can produce convulsions and coma or heart and lung failure. Chronic users complain of persistent memory problems and speech difficulties for up to a year after their use. Because the drug stops the brain's pain sensors, drug experiences may result in severe self-inflicted injuries. Persistent memory problems and speech difficulties may linger.

Narcotics

Users of narcotics, such as heroin, codeine, morphine, and opium, develop dependence and increase the likelihood of an overdose that can lead to convulsions, coma, and death.

Alcohol

Alcohol is chemically classified as a mind-altering drug because it contains ethanol and has the chemical power to depress the action of the nervous control system. This depression affects motor coordination, speech, and vision. In great amounts, it can affect respiration and heart rate control. Death can result when the level of blood alcohol exceeds 0.40%. Prolonged abuse of alcohol can lead to alcoholism, malnutrition and cirrhosis.

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Student Life
Studying at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) means that you are part of a small but diverse student body in the heart of one of the greatest cities in the world. Both academically and personally, opportunities for growth are endless and student life at the Institute is vibrant and enjoyable.

The Institute’s Student Affairs Office deals with all matters related to student life on campus, not covered within the formal course of instruction. The office is responsible for admissions, advisory services, counseling, financial assistance, extra-curricular activities, accommodation, health and special needs, student and alumni records and other aspects of student life.

Each student will be assigned a faculty advisor. Students are encouraged to consult their advisors for guidance, advice and support on academic issues.

In order to facilitate the next steps in the lives of the Institute’s graduates, career guidance is offered to students. Careers advice is friendly and impartial. Additionally, the Institute makes an effort to create opportunities for students to network with individuals and institutions where job openings may exist.