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SMWC associate professor attends paralegal education conference

Kathryn L. Myers, associate professor and coordinator of paralegal studies at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC), will attend the American Association for Paralegal Education Conference Oct. 15-18 in Dallas, Texas. Myers attends the conference every year, presenting in at least one session, and for the past eight years, she has served as the conference chairperson. As chairperson, she works with a three-person committee to create approximately 50 sessions with more than 125 speakers/panelists. This year, Myers will present five different conference sessions. The first session, entitled “Engaging Kathryn MyersStudents through Humor,” will provide attendees with ways to grab students' attention while achieving academic learning, and the second session, entitled “Fun with Legal Research and Writing,” is part of the writing workshop series that has been a hallmark of the conferences. The third session addresses service to the profession and taking advantage of volunteer opportuniti...

Department Awards Grants to Six States to Help Enhance Career and Technical Education Programs

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a total of $750,000 in grants to six states to help strengthen and enhance career and technical education (CTE) programs. Indiana, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nebraska, Florida, and Hawaii have received grants to support partnerships that will create new CTE programs, or adopt existing ones, that will align secondary and postsecondary education courses needed to prepare students for further education and employment. The grants range from $115,000 to $130,000, and will help the states improve their ability to offer rigorous CTE programs of study. More...