ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences

Exam Master Launches Fee Assistance Program for PA-CAT Candidates

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

NEWARK, Del., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Exam Master announces the release of the fee assistance program for the Physician Assistant College Admissions Test (PA-CAT). Since the launch of the PA-CAT in 2020, Exam Master's goal has been to develop a program to provide financial assistance to economically disadvantaged test candidates who wish to register for the PA-CAT.

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  • Effective immediately, Exam Master announces the release of a fee assistance program for the Physician Assistant College Admissions Test (PA-CAT).
  • NEWARK, Del., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Exam Master announces the release of the fee assistance program for the Physician Assistant College Admissions Test (PA-CAT).
  • This fee assistance program needed to be objective, easy to understand, have clearly defined criteria, and be of sufficient value to participating PA-CAT candidates.
  • Eligible candidates meeting the fee assistance program criteria are automatically eligible for a fee reduction of $50 per registration, with their total PA-CAT registration cost reduced from $228 to $178.

Ursinus College Names Robyn E. Hannigan 19th President

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Friday, March 4, 2022

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., March 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Robyn E. Hannigan, a globally recognized environmental scientist who is currently the provost at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., has been appointed the 19th president of Ursinus College by the Ursinus Board of Trustees.

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  • COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., March 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Robyn E. Hannigan, a globally recognized environmental scientist who is currently the provost at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., has been appointed the 19th president of Ursinus College by the Ursinus Board of Trustees.
  • "Robyn believes in the essential and transformative power of higher education," says Nina Stryker '78, chair of the college's Board of Trustees.
  • Hannigan succeeds Brock Blomberg, who stepped down as president on September 1, 2021, and Jill Leauber Marsteller '78, P'18, who is currently serving as interim president.
  • One of the nation's "Colleges that Change Lives," Ursinus College is a highly selective, residential college with 1,500 students, widely recognized for its Common Intellectual Experience and its inquiry-based core curriculum.

CustomerServ Awards $7500 Scholarship to Business Management Student

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

HOUSTON, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --CustomerServ is pleased to announce that Alexis Moran is this year's recipient of the CustomerServ Scholarship for $7,500.

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  • HOUSTON, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --CustomerServ is pleased to announce that Alexis Moran is this year's recipient of the CustomerServ Scholarship for $7,500.
  • Alexis is currently pursuing a degree in business management and has demonstrated a passion for education, cost-affordable healthcare, and humanitarian assistance.
  • According to Founder and President Nick Jiwa, "The scholarship means a lot to us and it's our way of giving back, by helping an aspiring and disadvantaged business student relieve some financial pressures."
  • For more information on the CustomerServ Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students, please visit our scholarship page .

WesternU College of Dental Medicine receives federal grant to increase faculty diversity

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

POMONA, Calif., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (CDM) received nearly $1 million in federal funding to increase diversity in the dental workforce and provide equitable oral health care in rural and underserved areas.

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  • POMONA, Calif., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (CDM) received nearly $1 million in federal funding to increase diversity in the dental workforce and provide equitable oral health care in rural and underserved areas.
  • CDM was awarded a HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration) Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (DFLRP) grant for 2021-26 totaling $997,000, based on available federal funds.
  • "The faculty loan repayment program dovetails with other efforts supporting diversity in the College and represents a tangible commitment to a more representative workforce in dentistry."
  • "This also shows faculty - either current, newly-hired, or recruited faculty in a different light outside the four walls of the dental institution.