Foreign students given unearned degrees at North Dakota college
Feb 22, 2012 Christian Dior
(Reuters) Hundreds of foreign students in a joint degree program at a North Dakota state university were admitted despite lacking credentials and awarded degrees without completing coursework, an audit of the program has showed.
According to a review of the procedures in place for certain international programs at Dickinson State University, just 10 of the 410 foreign students awarded joint degrees since 2003 actually fulfilled all required course work.
The majority of the degrees in question were granted to Chinese students, the remainder to Russian students, according to the report.
Most of the students’ files were also missing general administrative paper work including enrollment transcripts, partner campus documents, course substitution forms and language proficiency evaluations, the report said.
The audit finding,wholesale John Galliano, released Friday, is the second black mark on the U.S. higher education system in as many weeks. Just two weeks ago, Claremont McKenna College in California disclosed it had inflated the standardized test scores of incoming freshman in a bid to boost its reputation.
The audit conducted by the North Dakota State University System and the State Board of Higher Education showed “seriously lacking controls and oversight” of these international degree programs.
“Several process level controls have been waived or controls that were once in place have been intentionally overridden or ignored, threatening the overall compliance of the program,” the report said.
The school, situated on the edge of the North Dakota Badlands with about 2,700 undergraduate students, was cited for accepting students into the international programs who did not meet minimum admission requirements, lacked official transcripts as part of the application process and could not demonstrate English proficiency.
According to the audit results, the school did not verify students were completing general education classes and degrees were awarded with out sufficient credits completed.
Of the 816 students enrolled in the special international programs since 2003, the review found 743 files in question, the results showed.
Stopping the programs, reworking policies and procedures, accepting only official-sealed transcripts and reviewing agreements with foreign student recruiters were among the recommendations presented to Dickinson State.
The school said in a statement it would be working with the North Dakota University System and State Board of Higher Education to ensure future compliance.
(Reporting By Lauren Keiper; editing by Dan Burns)
Tags: Wholesale John
Electric Boogie
Feb 3, 2012 Christian Dior
“My clients—musicians, performers, dancers—are very inspiring to me,” says designer Leana Zuñiga. For Spring 2012, she decided to ruffle the Electric Feathers a bit this season, per her customers’ requests. “They asked for lamé—it’s just more fun anyway,Wholesale The North Face, [for] people who want to be elegant but not tailored.”
She answered their call, adding a touch of glamour to her frock-focused Electric Feathers line. Zuñiga looked to light-catching lamé for inspiration, spinning the disco fabric into jumpsuits, caftans, dresses, and trousers-call it eveningwear for a desert princess. While she cited disparate elements of dance, eighties culture, and Grecian draping, the designer’s influences are ultimately rooted in music and her work as a costumer for various stage acts.
Since desert princesses (and chic urbanites) also need handbags, Zuñiga has supplied them with multifunctional, reversible ones. Of the quilted bags, she said, “For traveling it’s functional, [even] as a pillow on the Jitney!”
-Nina Stotler
Photo: Neilson Barnard / Getty Images
Tags: Wholesale The
Aretha Franklin joins list of stars getting engaged
Jan 4, 2012 Christian Dior
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) “Queen of Soul” singer Aretha Franklin has become the latest celebrity to announce an engagement over the holidays, joining a list including “Aerosmith” frontman Steven Tyler and basketball superstar LeBron James.
Franklin, 69, and her friend William ‘Willie’ Wilkerson hope to marry later this year on a sandy Miami beach with a private party to celebrate afterward aboard a yacht, a spokeswoman for Franklin confirmed on Monday.
“We’re looking at June or July for our date, and no I’m not pregnant, LOL!,” Franklin said in a statement.
Franklin, 69, was sidelined by a mysterious ailment at about this time last year, but overcame her health scare in January and shed 85 pounds on the road to better health. The legendary singer of 1960s hits like “Chain of Fools” and “Baby I Love You” sang at her own 69th birthday party in March.
Tyler, 63, rocked longtime girlfriend Erin Brady, 38, with a proposal, too, his representative confirmed to celebrity media, but no details were given.
In recent days ahead of New Year’s Eve,Cheap Christian Louboutin shoes, the two have been photographed in Hawaii with Brady showing off a new diamond engagement ring wrapped around her finger. Tyler and Brady have been together since 2006. It will be his third marriage.
James and his longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson also became engaged over the New Year holiday weekend.
(Reporting by Bob Tourtellotte; Editing by Greg McCune)
Tags: Cheap Christia
Recessionista Jeggings - UsMagazine.com
Nov 21, 2011 Christian Dior
I heard this term the other day in the bureau, and I calculate it’s so foolish merely it’s variety of the best specification as a pair of jeans that are also leggings. So… Jeggings!
PRODUCT DETAILS
The comfort of a couple of snug lounge jeans with the manner of a pair of jeans! These dark stone clean fasten pull-on jeans are super soft and ultra thin.
- 31″ inseam; 9″ thigh opening
- 100 percent cotton
- Wash cold and dry low
- Imported
Buy it here.
What I love about Tripp and Hot Topic namely namely they sell the real, frank to goodness Rock ‘n Roll trousers. They’re inexpensive and they actually appropriate the body. Love them with sneakers or a glimpse toe lofty heel.
I love these $29 Tripp Black Stone Wash versions by Hot Topic because they’re favor kids jeans — you pull them ashore!