Emperors College Welcomes New and Returning Faculty Members for the 2011 Academic Year

Santa Monica, CA (PRWEB) December 7, 2010

Emperors College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, one of the oldest and most distinguished acupuncture colleges in the nation, is pleased to welcome five new and returning faculty members in the Master of Traditional Oriental Medicine program.

"Emperors College is committed to ensuring that our students receive the best possible acupuncture and Oriental medicine education in the nation, one that will enable their success in the health care field," said Dean Jacques MoraMarco, OMD, LAc. By recruiting faculty who represent the finest practitioners and scholars in Oriental medicine, we continue to provide students the opportunity to learn and utilize an array of medical thought while deepening our commitment to cultivating brilliant healers, teachers and leaders in the field.

Atsuki Maeda, MTOM, LAc

Atsuki Maeda is returning to Emperor's College as a clinical supervisor and will also be joining Emperors academic faculty for the first time teaching Japanese acupuncture courses. A licensed acupuncturist in Japan and California, Maeda specializes in Japanese acupuncture, moxibustion, and tuinna. Maeda successfully spearheaded the Japanese acupuncture program at AIMC Berkeley as an instructor and a clinical supervisor from 2008 to 2010 and has appeared as a guest speaker at California State University of Long Beach lecturing on alternative medicine topics. From 1987 to 1992, Maeda worked extensively with stroke patients at Kuroda Hospital in Tokyo.

Maeda is a 1988 graduate from Goto College of Medical Arts & Science in Tokyo, Japan, and received his masters degree in traditional Oriental medicine from Emperors College, Santa Monica, California in 1993.

Lorraine Wilcox, PhD, LAc

Lorraine Wilcox is a returning faculty member at Emperors College who will be teaching Advanced Moxibustion. An experienced TCM practitioner, Wilcox served as staff acupuncturist at the Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic in Los Angeles from 1995 to 2005. At the Goodman Clinic, a Western medicine treatment facility for HIV patients, she implemented Chinese medicine and acupuncture treatments into the patients care. Wilcox is an experienced translator of medical texts from Chinese into English and an accomplished author on various Chinese medicine topics; her research articles have been published in the Journal of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine Times and others. She is the author of Moxibustion: The Power of Mugwort Fire, and Moxibustion: A Modern Clinical Handbook.

A 1988 graduate of Samra University of Oriental Medicine, Wilcox then received a PhD in classical Chinese medicine from the American College of Complementary Medicine under the guidance of Jeffrey Yuen. Her dissertation was on the use of moxibustion during the Ming Dynasty.

Sergei Shaginyan, PhD, MD (Russia), LAc

Dr. Sergei Shaginyan is a new faculty member at Emperors College and will be teaching Basic Nutrition. He is specialized in pediatrics, neurology, and pathophysiology. Shaginyan has practiced a variety of treatment forms, including acupuncture, herbs, medical qi gong, and meditation.

Among his publications is the 1991 book entitled Nutritional in Indian Traditional Medicine as well as several articles for magazines such as Whole Life Times. Shaginyan recently served as a research assistant at UCLAs department of neuro-muscular pathology, is a former faculty member at Yo San University and teaches at American College of Complementary Medicine. He is a 1981 graduate of Moscow Medical School, Russia, and received his masters degree of Oriental medicine from Samra University in Los Angeles, California.

Robert Chu, PhD, LAc, QME

Dr. Robert Chu joins the Emperors College masters program faculty and will serve as clinical supervisor in Emperors clinical externship rotation at The Roy & Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center in Burbank, California. Chu is a California-licensed acupuncturist and herbalist specializing in Master Tungs painless acupuncture methods. Formerly affiliated with the St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles as the first full-time staff acupuncturist, Chu treated cancer patients using acupuncture, herbal therapy, qi gong, and tai chi. He has been a featured speaker for the American Cancer Society. Chu has taught acupuncture at various TCM schools including Samra University and Southern California University School of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture.

Robert Chu received his masters degree in 2000 from Samra University of Oriental Medicine, Los Angeles, California. He was awarded a PhD in 2004.

John Hah, PhD, SE

Dr. John Hah joins the academic faculty at Emperors College teaching physics. Hah comes from a family of traditional Oriental medicine practitioners and is a former instructor at Dongguk University, Los Angeles. From 2007 to 2008, Hah was a faculty member at California State University in Los Angeles. He received his PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of California in Los Angeles in 1997.

About Emperors College

Emperors College of Traditional Oriental Medicine is one of the oldest and most distinguished acupuncture colleges in the nation specializing in an open minded approach to the art and science of Oriental Medicine. Founded in 1983, Emperors College has been leading the way for the integration of Oriental medicine in the modern health care system. Offering a masters and doctoral degree program, Emperors College alumni are the pioneering leaders in academia, clinical practice, advocacy, and research.

For more information, visit http://www.emperors.edu.

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Textbooks Cited by College Students as a Worrisome Expense

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) August 24, 2005

With the cost of textbooks rising at double the rate of inflation¹, the findings of a recent survey by Half.com shouldn't be surprising: about 55% of college students this year will dip into savings to pay for textbooks. Moreover, students cite textbooks as a worrisome expense as they head back to school for fall semester.

Other findings from the survey include:

Almost half (45%) of college students are managing their finances for the first time

Forty-three percent of parents require their children to cover the costs that go beyond their college allowance

Close to 75% of students work either full- or part-time during the school year, yet nearly two-thirds (65%) still consider themselves to be "financially breaking even" or "flat broke"

Most (56%) students have avoided purchasing textbooks for their classes because they were too expensive. One in six students surveyed avoided taking or dropped a class because the textbooks were too expensive

Almost 70% of students say that they are responsible for paying for their textbooks

Nearly half (43%) of parents surveyed said their children are allowed to keep any money they save if they spend less than their college allowance

"Students have plenty of pressure at college, from exams to living away from home and managing finances for the first time," said Greg Fant, vice president and divisional merchandise manager, eBay and Half.com. "Our survey concluded that the cost of textbooks sometimes prevents students from buying them. No student should have to take a class without the necessary resources."

This national survey was conducted by Survey.com in August 2005. Five hundred college students between the ages 19- to 25 participated in the survey as well as 500 parents with children currently enrolled in college or graduate school. The margin of error was +/- 4.4% (95% confidence interval).

¹A study conducted by the General Accounting Office released on August 16, 2005 revealed that in the last two decades, college textbook prices have increased at twice the rate of inflation. Increasing at an average of 6 percent per year, textbook prices nearly tripled from December 1986 to December 2004, while inflation was at 74 percent.

About eBay:

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Finally, an Income Paying Fund-Raising System for Community College Students

Houston, TX (PRWEB) January 3, 2011

Now community college students can earn weekly income (between classes) to pay off crushing student loan and credit card debt, and rising college tuition fees. How? By simply raising money for their community college's fund-raising program.

Income For Volunteers, a Houston, Texas-based marketing consultancy, has partnered with an Inc Magazine top 500 international corporation in order to attack two problems that are weakening the foundation of the American community college system. The devastating effect of student loan debt on the present and future lifestyles of community college students. The reduction in government funds and grants available to community colleges.

This extreme fund-raising system is a 21st century hybrid of traditional cause marketing and the proven AARP subscription model: With an income generator for volunteers. Before detailing the system here's a little background on traditional cause marketing from Wikipedia.org:

Cause marketing or cause-related marketing refers to a type of marketing involving the cooperative efforts of a "for profit" business and a non-profit organization for mutual benefit...

An excellent case study of traditional cause marketing that highlights the urgent need for an updated fund-raising system for today's economy is The Cause Marketing Forum's 2010 Halo Awards. And we quote from Advertising Age 06.02.10:

"As the business winner this year, Macy's is being recognized for expanding its cause efforts despite the recession and supporting them with substantial promotional budgets. Its partnerships with the American Heart Association, Feeding America, Make-a-Wish Foundation, National Park Foundation and Reading Is Fundamental, among others, raised more than $ 36 million in 2009, up from $ 32 million in 2008."

Notice that Macy's and the 5 non-profits received increased income, "despite the recession." My question is why weren't the volunteers for those 5 non-profit organizations compensated by Macy's, "because of the recession?" Look at this way. If Macy's had allocated 10% of the funds raised in 2008 ($ 3.2 Mil) to pay the volunteers for their 2009 fund-raising efforts, that would have equated to $ 3.2 million going back into the economy and may have increased the 2009 fund-raising amount even more. The unemployed may have stormed those non-profits to 'volunteer.'

In case you think that $ 3.2 Million is not such a big deal, The 2010 Halo Awards had 22 categories of recipients. All major corporations with budgeted fund-raising dollars and non-profits with unpaid volunteers. Not one fund-raising award for a community college and major corporation combo. Note: General Mills received an award for Box Tops For Education-The Power of One.

No income offered to non-profit volunteers? Why? One possibility is: Its always been done this way. Review the anti-creativity checklist link at http://incomeforvolunteers.ws/abundantliving (blog post #2) for more possibilities.

That is, until now. Community Colleges and their students can now earn hundreds of thousands of dollars in weekly and monthly cash flow: Based on the sheer numbers of colleges and students who are sick and tired of struggling financially and the availability of funds from this corporation: Despite the recession.

No guarantees, of course, of how much you will earn. Too many factors beyond our control. Complete details at: http://incomeforvolunteers.ws

If you are in need of the influx of more cash flow from your fund-raising campaigns, please visit http://incomeforvolunteers.ws (The only firm in America that advocates for paid non-profit volunteers)

Do It NOW, while it's fresh in your mind. Also you can email roebucksears(at)yahoo(dot)com with your questions.

Community College fund-raising coordinators can text or call Sears Roebuck at 832-880-6214.

Sears Roebuck is a retired sales and marketing professional. Who says the real education took place during his 40 year curriculum in the school of hard-knocks.

Now he is supporting the idea of paid non-profit community college volunteers because, "Without debt free, educated, positive-minded, and ethically oriented young people to run our country in the future, America will no longer exist as we know her."

Join us today in this historic effort to unshackle our young people from the chains of debt at http://incomeforvolunteers.ws

Disclosure: The word "program" has replaced the name of the corporation in the attached testimonials. More than 1500 additional testimonials are available for viewing on the corporate web site.

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Don Asher Visits Robert E Cook Honors College at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA (PRWEB) March 28, 2008

"The Robert E. Cook Honors College has features that make it an exemplar of an honors college," said Donald Asher, a San Francisco and Gerlach, Nevada-based career consultant, business writer and nationally recognized speaker on careers and higher education.

Asher, who has visited hundreds of campuses annually during the past 15 years, said that the RECHC, established in 2000, cultivates student development in a profound way.

"There is something delicate, a confluence of very good things," he said of the honors college at IUP. "It's a student immersion program. The residential component means they talk outside the classroom and the ideas keep flowing."

Asher said it is a strong program because of its dedicated residential building, which allows students to build a culture of inquiry, a thoughtful curriculum that builds academic skills, and its hand-picked faculty dedicated to teaching honors classes.

"There is something magic that is going on at RECHC," he said. "It's like the tone you get by running your finger around the rim of fine crystal. A lot of wineglasses look like crystal, but then there's not that rich and satisfying tone. RECHC is fine crystal, and a lot of places that look similar are just glass."

Asher recommends students consider the RECHC because "It is about as close to a perfect educational institution as you can get in the real world," he said. "The curriculum really matters. The dividing line is students participating in their education. They learn to think better than students at other colleges."

Students are passive at most schools, Asher said. What is appealing, he said, is that instead of "empty vessel" students mechanically taking lecture notes, he found students here engaged in questioning.

"Quite frankly, most institutions, even those of very high caliber, don't succeed at creating original thinkers," Asher said. "The RECHC does a particularly good job."

Students develop critical thinking skills through the curriculum and that can be utilized on any job and will result in better job performance.

"Almost every one of my books has a quote, a story or a letter from a RECHC student," said Asher, who has written nine other books. "One example in Cool Colleges is an intern who spoke at a meeting in front of company officers, and she had the confidence and eloquence to succeed at that while still an undergraduate."

The student had utilized critical thinking skills developed in honors core classes to help render a decision that executives could agree on.

"It's the ability to speak up and make a difference," Asher said. "There are schools taking excellent students, graduating them and taking credit for that. Yet many of them cannot think like the RECHC students."

Asher believes the RECHC is an excellent place to nurture and develop intellectuals.

"They like to say 'Your student will be comfortable here' and I believe that's true," Asher said. "If you drop a young scholar into an elite school with fourth-generation elite students and that young scholar, no matter how bright, is not used to dealing with that elitism, they're going to have trouble fitting in. That's not the case at the RECHC. This was the most genuine, unpretentious place I visited."

Outside of the honors core classes, students may pursue any major offered at IUP. Asher noted that students need to feel just as comfortable with the university as the honors college.

"I've been going to IUP for 10 years," Asher said. "I've visited the RECHC many times over the past seven years. IUP, as a whole, is an interesting place, and it is unusual in that it serves its constituents. It's quaint. It's a more noble school. The RECHC has reached a national audience, and it is gaining more attention."

Buy your own copy of Donald Asher's Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different (2nd Ed, 2007).

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Second Street Launches Over 800 Sites For UPICKEMs 2011 College Basketball Bracket

Saint Louis, MO (PRWEB) February 16, 2011

At the beginning of February, UPICKEM released its freshly designed College Basketball Bracket Contest for over 800 local media companies, including The Washington Post, CBS Television Stations, and Clear Channel. In some cases, local media partners have generated $ 100,000 or more in online sponsorship from a single UPICKEM sports contest in their market.

Below are a few features that make UPICKEMs contest successful year after year for local media companies:

Deep Facebook integration. This past pro football season, huge numbers of users signed up because of the deep Facebook integration. Players activity posts back to their walls to encourage friends to join the game.
Nationally managed by Second Street including prizes, administration and support.
Client has option to provide local sponsorships, prizes, VIP players and custom graphics.
A proven mobile solution, plus, new this year, a version for the iPad and other tablets
A freshly designed pick page. See an example from WIBW-TV.

In January, Second Street hosted a How to Sell College Basketball webinar to illustrate the value of their College Basketball Contest and to inspire clients to organize their internal sales teams to begin securing sponsorships. In the webinar, five proven models for generating revenue with UPICKEMs College Basketball Bracket were presented. Examples included KFMB-TVs success with an exclusive sponsor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitutions first time running the bracket contest online, and WSAZ-TVs success with a variety of promotion avenues.

To watch UPICKEMs recorded webinar, visit their College Basketball Resource Center.

About Second Street: Second Street, Inc. is local medias premier provider of online contesting, daily deals, email and text message marketing, photo e-commerce, and photo and video user-generated content tools. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Second Streets products are built to help their partners leverage online promotions to increase ROI, and grow their base of engaged audience. Second Streets suite of online promotions products include Deadline Deals, UPICKEM National Contests, UPICKEM Custom Contest Engine, eBlast Engine, myCapture Publisher and myCapture Community. For more information, call 314-880-4900.

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Internet Startup Launches Marketplace Studentbid.com for Boston Area College Students

Boston, MA (PRWEB) September 5, 2006 -

Craig Karger and Michael Buchbinder, current college students and founders of Studentbid, Inc., recently introduced Studentbid.com, a free, innovative marketplace for Boston area college students. Studentbid connects buyers and sellers on their own college campus, and presently serves seven major Boston universities with a total of over 80,000 students.

The world of internet auction sites is a crowded one which presents distinct obstacles to newcomers. However, large auction sites have yet to conquer the twin problems of: 1) ease of payment and 2) ease of obtaining items. By providing students with the ability to find items sold by their peers on neighboring campuses, their own campus, or even their own dorm, Studentbid.com surmounts both difficulties.

Studentbids function is that of an enabler. On the one hand, college students are always looking for ways to save money. On the other, often not possessing transportation or a means to find deals on such items as textbooks, students are forced to overpay at their college bookstore. By allowing students to discover previously unknown merchandise within their geographic reach, Studentbid taps into the buying and selling power of a concentrated community of peers. Rather than paying shipping fees, grappling with unfamiliar methods of online payment, or traveling with difficulty for far-away goods, a student may simply walk down the hall and complete a transaction with ease.

Studentbid is more than just an anonymous online marketplace; it provides a more personal atmosphere to connect students through buying and selling. Co-founder Craig Karger explains, It is the goal of Studentbid to create a trusting online community. We combine the successful aspects of social networking with our easy-to-use auction format. In an effort to offer a more personal atmosphere, Studentbid allows members to create a profile and post a picture as well as information about themselves.

Studentbid also provides student organizations, Greek societies, or even bands the ability to sell any items to a large group of individuals with greater efficiency through its group capabilities. This can be done to raise money for the organization or charity by providing an easier way to promote items for sale in an environment accessible to all college students.

With ever increasing concerns about website privacy and security, Studentbid only allows individuals with a valid college email address from a network supported school to register with the site.

About Us:

Studentbid was founded in July 2006 by Craig Karger and Michael Buchbinder, students at Tulane University and Emory University respectively. The site currently serves Boston College, Boston University, Emerson, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, and Tufts.

Studentbid can be contacted for articles, interviews, or other reasons.

http://www.studentbid.com

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