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Transy does it again
For the sixth consecutive year, Transylvania University is ranked in the top tier of national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report, and the Princeton Review rates Transy among the nation's premier colleges.
U.S. News' 2007 evaluation of America's best colleges is based on 2005 data and, in some cases, multi-year averages. The publication ranks 215 liberal arts colleges in statistical measures such as student ACT scores, graduation rates, alumni giving and institutional resources, as well as a subjective measure of academic reputation.
Transylvania made gains in its graduation and retention rate and in financial and faculty resources categories. The resources category includes such factors as the commitment to instruction, class size, faculty pay, percent of faculty with highest degree, the student/faculty ratio, percent of full-time faculty, and the average spending per student on instruction, research and student services.
And in a two-page profile, The Princeton Review cites Transylvania as one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education.
The evaluations are based on institutional data, feedback from current students, visits to the schools, opinions of independent college counselors and other factors. Only about 15 percent of the four-year colleges in America and two Canadian colleges are in the book.
The Princeton Review, a New York-based education services company known for its education, admission and test-prep services, is not affiliated with Princeton University or ETS.
Sheabel scores prestigious accreditation
Sheabel Animal Medical Center of Lexington has received accreditation following a comprehensive evaluation by the American Animal Hospital Association. Only 12 percent of all small animal veterinary practices in the U.S. have received this accreditation. The evaluation includes a quality assessment review of the hospital's facility, medical equipment, practice methods and pet health care management.
Preparing for FEI: horse sense — for the rest of us
When the FEI Games floods Lexington with equine-minded folks from all around the world in 2010 will you be ready to wow visitor/customers with your knowledge of the horse?
The Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) is making youth educational units available for groups to request for meetings. KEEP representatives are available to attend your meeting and to present a unit of the groups' choosing.
Units currently being offered are: Breeds; Disciplines; History of the Horse; Aging A Horse By Its Teeth; Colors and Markings; Economics of Owning a Horse; Western and English Tack; Bits and Bitting. Coming Soon: Safety for You and Your Horse; Reining in the Money — Discussion of Fundraising Ideas; Nutrition.
Guardian Savings Bank arrives in Lexington
Guardian Savings Bank, with $525 million in assets one of Cincinnati's largest, is establishing a presence in the Lexington market. Guardian has opened a new branch on Southland Drive. The bank anticipates hiring a staff of 15 in its new location.
Invented in Kentucky
Ingenuity and entrepreneurialism will be in abundant supply on Saturday, September 30th, when Central Kentucky's 2nd Annual Inventor's Conference comes to the Central Lexington Public Library. The conference, free and open to the public, will include information about patent searching, bringing your product to market, avoiding invention company scams, and the many local "best kept secrets" of information and services available to the inventor and entrepreneur.
Speakers will include Andrea Brady, President of the Inventors Council of Cincinnati and IdeaSmart Development Services, and John Schlipp, Patent and Trademark Librarian for the Public Library of Cincinnati, as well as presentations from the Central Kentucky Inventors Council, Lexington Area Small Business Development Center, the Lexington Public Library, Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, and University of Kentucky Center for Manufacturing.
This year's event will also include a "Search for the Kentucky Inventor"; a call for inventors to come and participate in a free exhibit of their product to receive feedback from the public. An opportunity for a private presentation with an inventor's advisory panel will also be available. This panel of helpful experts, made up of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and patent lawyers, will give free assessment feedback. You can download application forms at www.ckic.org.
New resource for compliance officers
Business.gov, which bills itself as "the official business link to the U.S. government," will search for compliance news, information and federal forms from nearly 100 government Web sites. When the site is re-launched in October it will compile government compliance contact information from federal agencies ranging from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Department of Labor.
McDonald's promotes GED in 32 counties
McDonald's of central and southeastern Kentucky is partnering with Kentucky Adult Education to encourage GED attainment. The restaurant owners fund the in-store promotion.
During September, customers at 62 restaurants represented by the Bluegrass Purchasing Association, a 32-county cooperative of McDonald's restaurants, have seen trayliners and bagstuffers with a "GED — Prove Yourself" theme featuring Kentucky GED graduates. The campaign is an extension of ongoing efforts by Kentucky Adult Education, a unit of the Council on Postsecondary Education, to raise the educational attainment of adults in the Commonwealth.
TravelHost increases presence
TravelHost of The Bluegrass, a Tourism and Relocation guide has increased distribution by 25 percent.
TravelHost is now available at over 75 hotels in the Bluegrass including: Lexington (including its newest distribution partner, The Radisson Plaza Hotel), Frankfort, Georgetown, Nicholasville, Paris and Richmond.
The magazine is also available through The Lexington Center and Commerce Lexington.
CLARK cited for generosity to boys in crisis
CLARK Material Handling Company was named the "2005 Community Partner Of The Year" by the Kentucky United Methodist Home for Children & Youth at their Annual Day Celebration and Auction, on September 9, 2006 in Versailles. CLARK has an ongoing partnership with the United Methodist Home to sponsor a boys' emergency shelter by providing gifts, clothing, school supplies, and basic day to day needs for young boys in need of temporary shelter.
ARAMARK chef at EKU goes global
Robert Miller, ARAMARK Executive Chef at Eastern Kentucky University, has been selected as one of only 26 chefs to participate in ARAMARK's 12th Annual International Guest Chef Exchange, a program designed to honor the company's finest chefs during a multinational culinary exchange. Chef Miller will travel to Japan in mid-October, visiting ARAMARK accounts in Tokyo and Toride.
Blending cultures through the culinary arts, the ARAMARK International Guest Chef Exchange involves a two-week long exchange when chefs chosen for their outstanding commitment to culinary excellence will work at other ARAMARK international customer facilities, putting daily business pressures aside and sharing talents, tips and tastes from across the globe. After the exchange their home facilities will be infused with the culture and diversity of the country and site they visited.
Downtown makes transport link with UK Football
Downtown Lexington Corporation, LexTran and the University of Kentucky are partnering to bring more business into the downtown area on UK game days. LexTran is providing Touchdown Downtown shuttle service from three locations in downtown Lexington to UK and back.
Tickets are available on game days at three downtown shuttle stops: Transit Center on Vine Street, Broadway and Vine Street (in front of Lexington Center), and Ramsey's Restaurant on Woodland Avenue between High and Maxwell Streets. In addition, tickets will be available at deSha's Restaurant at Main Street and Broadway.
Touchdown Downtown offers service beginning three hours before kickoff and return trips beginning at the end of the third quarter and up until an hour after game's end. All drop-offs and pick-ups will be on University Drive near Cooper Drive. Parking is available near all shuttle locations at varying costs. Round trip tickets cost $2.50. Parking at the Transit Center garage is free."