Sowela Technical Community College

SOWELA and U.S. Coast Guard Sign Nation's First-Ever Healthcare Lateral Entry Program for Nursing Graduates

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Mardi, avril 9, 2024
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LAKE CHARLES, La., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SOWELA Technical Community College and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the establishment of a Direct Enlistment Lateral Entry Program during a special signing ceremony today at the College. The signed LOI between the USCG and SOWELA is the first in the U.S. to provide nursing graduates with direct enlistment into the USCG or USCG Reserve. Programs such as this help address workforce gaps within the USCG.

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  • The signed LOI between the USCG and SOWELA is the first in the U.S. to provide nursing graduates with direct enlistment into the USCG or USCG Reserve.
  • "SOWELA is very excited and honored to be able to work with the United States Coast Guard and implement lateral entry pathways as an option for our graduates," said SOWELA Chancellor Dr. Neil Aspinwall.
  • "The lateral entry program will allow our students to utilize their skills and abilities for advanced rank status.
  • SOWELA is also the first community college in Louisiana to formalize a USCG Lateral Entry Program.

Modern Campus Launches Solution to Help Higher Education Institutions Reach Enrollment and Engagement Goals

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Jeudi, juin 9, 2022
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TORONTO, June 9, 2022  -- Modern Campus, the higher education industry's leading modern learner engagement platform, today announced the launch and general availability of its new solution for increasing enrollment, Signal Vine Playbook for Stop Outs.

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  • TORONTO, June 9, 2022 -- Modern Campus , the higher education industry's leading modern learner engagement platform , today announced the launch and general availability of its new solution for increasing enrollment, Signal Vine Playbook for Stop Outs .
  • The Signal Vine Playbook is the first in a series Modern Campus is launching to help colleges and universities reach their enrollment and engagement goals.
  • Bringing students back is mission-critical for modern higher education institutions.
  • Modern Campus plans to release additional Playbooks to support institutions' ability to engage their learners efficiently and effectively over the next several months.

Former LeMoyne-Owen College President Dr. Andrea Lewis Miller Joins The AMEC Group as President and CEO

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Lundi, août 5, 2019
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Andrea Lewis Miller, former President of LeMoyne-Owen College, has joined The AMEC Group, Inc. as President and CEO.

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  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Andrea Lewis Miller, former President of LeMoyne-Owen College, has joined The AMEC Group, Inc. as President and CEO.
  • Dr. Miller brings more than 20 years of experience in higher education with most of it serving in executive leadership capacities.
  • Dr. Miller has also served as Chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College, Chancellor of SOWELA Technical Community College, and Provost/Executive Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at Southwest Tennessee Community College.
  • The AMEC Group takes the complications out of getting started in securing government contracts while ensuring success, Dr. Miller stated.

CITGO Awards Scholarships to McNeese State University Engineering and Business Students & SOWELA Technical Students

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Jeudi, juillet 5, 2018
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In the news release, CITGO Awards Scholarships to McNeese State University Engineering and Business Students & SOWELA Technical Students, issued earlier today by CITGO over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the names of the scholarship winners were incorrect as previously issued.

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  • In the news release, CITGO Awards Scholarships to McNeese State University Engineering and Business Students & SOWELA Technical Students, issued earlier today by CITGO over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the names of the scholarship winners were incorrect as previously issued.
  • SULPHUR, La., July 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --CITGO Petroleum Corporation today announced that it has awarded scholarships to deserving engineering and business students at McNeese State University (MSU) and local high school graduates entering SOWELA Technical College.
  • The scholarships are in coordination with several other CITGO scholarship awards this year and the CITGO science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) Talent Pipeline program.
  • CITGO awarded a total of $25,000 to four students pursuing higher education in STEM-related programs at SOWELA Technical College.