Historically black colleges and universities are about to have a mess on their hands. Because of a sharp change to a student loan policy, enrollment has dramatically dropped. This is not good for the schoolsor hopeful high school graduates.

Founded primarily after the Civil War, these higher institutions served the black community when white colleges didnt allow them to attend.

Currently, there are 105 historically black colleges and universities in the United States, and these include public and private, two-year and four-year institutions, medical schools and community colleges. They educate about 374,000 students, including white students.

The enrollment is declining at these schools because in 2011, the PLUS loansdisqualified borrowers with unpaid debts that had been referred to collection agencies over the past five years.

PLUS loans have long been popular because, unlike many student loans, they have no limit and can cover an array of needs, including tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Parents apply for the loans, some upwards of $50,000, to cover the amount of money needed to bridge financial gaps for their childrens education.

Historically, loans, fellowships, and scholarships have been critical for students at these colleges, said Rolonda Watts, a radio personality and alumna of Spelman University in Atlanta. I got through there [college] with work studies, scholarships and loans.

Watts great, great grandfather was a founder of Bennett College in North Carolina.

Nathan Ober, a student at Villanova University, has done extensive research on the student debt crisis and notes that black students are the most likely among all racial or ethnic groups to graduate with high debt.

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Cobb employee wins state EMS Educator of the Year

EMS Coordinator Larry Causby of Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services was named Georgia EMS Educator of the Year at the 2013 Georgia Emergency Medical Services Awards Banquet on Thursday.

The award is presented to an EMS educator who has contributed significantly to EMS education at the community, regional, and state level. The person must not only do the job, but far exceed the expectations of the employer and the community. Causby was selected as a true role model and community hero.

Andria Simmons

Driving seminar for teens, parents

The Powder Springs Police Department and the University of Georgia will host a free, 2-hour P.R.I.D.E. seminar to help Cobb County parents prepare their teens to drive 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 28 at the Powder Springs Police Department, 1114 Richard D. Sailors Pkwy. A teen and a parent must register to attend. Forms: http://www.cityofpowdersprings.org/DocumentCenter/View/2199. Deadline May 17.

Veronica Fields Johnson

Sorority hosts empowerment summit

The Marietta-Roswell Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will address preserving the value of your home, improving your credit, and finding a job at The Fourth Annual Community Empowerment Summit 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 18 at the Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle

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PELHAM -- In nominating Pelham High's school nurse of 25 years, Barbara Campbell, to be selected as "New Hampshire School Nurse of the Year," the school's former football coach and physical-education teacher Thomas Babaian described Campbell as

Campbell, 61, a Lowell native learned from PHS Principal Dorothy Mohr on April 1 that she was unanimously selected by the New Hampshire School Nurses' Association to receive the state recognition at an awards banquet June 8 in Manchester.

The "heartbeat" reference, made by Babaian in the nomination package submitted to the NHSNA, held a special added meaning for many of the school's staff, students, parents and alumni who admire Campbell for not only

NH School Nurse of the Year, Barbara Campbell,R.N., she is the Pelham HS nurse, here she stands outside her office with a ER Defibrillator that she trains teachers on . SUN/David H.Brow. (David H. Brow)

"Never did Barbara think she would be on the receiving end of these skills until she collapsed in her office on Oct. 27, 2005 from a heart attack," PHS teacher Lynne Kirila wrote in the nominating Campbell who was later diagnosed with arrhythmia. "A teacher, Judy Metz, whom she had trained in CPR, Officer Anne Periello and the Pelham Fire Department saved her life."

Campbell was later diagnosed with arrhythmia. She said Metz, a gym teacher, was naturally frightened but competent in administering the (chest) compression and breaths needed to prevent

NH School Nurse of the Year, Barbara Campbell,R.N., she is the Pelham HS nurse, here she chats with senior student, April Belanger (18) . SUN/David H.Brow. (David H. Brow)

Campbell was in a coma for a week, awoke in the hospital ICU, and returned to work at PHS six weeks later. The school community and town rallied around Campbell's successful follow-up effort to raise money to equip all the district's schools and town buildings with automated external defibrillators (AED).

"Incredibly, Barbara experienced a second heart attack on Feb. 7, 2007," wrote Kirila.

This time, it was at home and it was Campbell's husband, Glenn, who used the CPR skills his wife had taught him until the Pelham

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Whether it was a gentle nudge to help prepare them for the future or perhaps a slightly firmer push, Naperville Central High School seniors got it Friday during their annual Alumni Recognition Program.

The graduating class followed a 17-year tradition of honoring the service, excellence, persistence and character of those who walked the halls before them by honoring four top alumni. This year's honorees included a cancer-surviving philanthropist, an emergency physician who also happens be a U.S. Army veteran who treated wounded soldiers on the front lines in Iraq, a jazz musician and marketing vice president of a Fortune 500 company.

Dr. Sudip Bose, a 1992 graduate, is now an attending emergency medicine physician in Texas, an associate clinical professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, an international lecturer and advocate for war veterans, and founder and CEO of multiple leading medical education companies. He's also a motivational speaker.

While Bose has achieved many successes, including earning a bronze star for his 15-month deployment in Iraq, he told the seniors they didn't come without first enduring some epic failures, including a 26 percent on his first AP U.S. History quiz in Katy Linder's class. He spoke to the students as if he were looking back in time.

"In the distant foggy haze, I'm seeing the image of a skinny Indian kid who started high school weighing 67 pounds without a care in the world," Bose said, talking about the successes he earned in junior high track and field and in the classroom up until he enrolled in that history class. "Someone slap Sudip Bose of 1992 and wake him up. Give him this very important message: 'Failure is how you evolve.'"

Courtney Clark, a 1997 graduate, cancer survivor and founder of philanthropic organization Austin Involved, stressed the need for students to have big dreams but also a Plan A and Plan B.

Clark told the students she was Broadway-bound the day she graduated from Central in 1997, but after learning dancing wasn't her strong suit, she picked up television production. In the midst of it all, she learned she had cancer; the cancer she believes saved her life.

"I reached my five-year cancer-free anniversary. That's a big deal for cancer survivors. That's about when your survival rate goes up and the chance of the cancer returning goes down," she said. "I now have these whole body scans to prove I'm cancer-free and then my phone rings again."

The scans showed a life-threatening brain aneurysm that required immediate emergency surgery.

"I've had to change plans several times on my path to following my dreams and many of you will have to do the same," Clark said. "You have to dream big but there is a lot of power in being able to get a new plan along the way. Have a dream and adapt. Be both."

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Cambridge Tennis Alumni Day

The Cambridge High tennis teams want to invite all former CHS tennis players (male and female) to the annual Alumni Tennis-Picnic Day. The event is set for Saturday, May 4 at the Cambridge City Park Courts, with play commencing at 1 p.m. with a picnic to follow. Anyone with questions should contact coach Mike Denniston at 439-1016.

Bass Tournament To Benefit Relay for Life

The Guernsey County Bass Association and Cure Hunters will sponsor the third annual Open Bass Fishing Tournament from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Salt Fork Lake to benefit Relay for Life. The entry fee is $100 with a pre-registration fee of $20 with the form available at http://www.fishgcba.net. A $10 late fee will be assessed for registering at the Old Marina ramp the day of the event. An optional "Big Bass" pot will be available for $5 per boat. The tournament will pay cash and award trophies to the first three places with 70 percent going to the winners and 30 percent to Relay for Life. The pay-out based on a 20 boat field will be $800 for first place, $400 for second place and $200 for third place. A 50/50 and other raffles will be available along with food for purchase. Visit the website or call Tina Choma, 740-584-0631, for additional information.

Byesville Youth Softball Spaghetti Dinner

Byesville Youth Softball will have a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, May 4 from 4-7 p.m. at the Stop Nine Church in Byesville. Dinners are $8 ($7 for senior citizens). Take-Out will be available.

Meadowbrook Main Athletic Boosters Meeting

The Meadowbrook Main Athletic Boosters will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. All parents of athletes in grades 7-12 are encouraged to attend.

Cambridge Athletic Boosters Meeting

The Cambridge Athletic Boosters will meet Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at the high school. Coaches and parents of Cambridge City Schools athletes in grades 7-12 are encouraged to attend.

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A technology leaning non-profit has reached from Georgia to Jefferson Township with the help of Damian Purves (Class of 1977) to award two Jefferson High School Juniors new laptops and printers. Having fond memories of his time at Jefferson High School, Purves contacted Principal Karl Mundi during a recent visit looking for ways he could give back.

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A technology leaning non-profit has reached from Georgia to Jefferson Township with the help of Damian Purves (Class of 1977 pictured center left) to award two Jefferson High School Juniors new laptops and printers. Students Tristin Faust (left) and Mursal Noory (right) each received a new HP laptop computer, printer and software. Principal Karl Mundi is also pictured.

"I have been blessed," Purves said at the High School recently and had been talking to Mundi about ways to improve his alma mater, when he found out former Principal Bob Ross had passed away.

They both agreed honoring Ross with an award in his name would be fitting.

The vehicle to make that happen was living in Georgia next door to Purves in the form of RewardingMinds.org founder Jack Shift. His non-profit organization seeks to help academically excellent, but financially challenged students, become unburdened by their lack of access to needed technology in pursuing their studies. A relatively new charity in their second award year, RewardingMinds.org typically awards new laptop computers and printers to high school juniors or seniors closer to their home state.

"This is their first award in New Jersey," Purves said.

The Bob Ross Award will continue into the next school year and as with all non-profits, continuing the award will depend on donations.

Jefferson juniors Tristin Faust and Mursal Noory have earned these awards, according to Purves. Tristin spends half her school day in the vo-tech program for cosmetology. Her goal is to use cosmetology as a way to fund her college studies in psychology.

Mursal is also a high achiever and hopes to attend college with an eye toward a medical degree. Both have the drive and the results show, despite the lack of an up-to-date computer at home.

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By DIANA DILLABER MURRAY diana.dillaber@oakpress.com; @DDillybar

Richard F. Kelley, of Birmingham, new senior development director for Oakland University William Beaumont Medical School.

A former executive with University of Detroit Mercy and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has been selected to serve as senior director of development for The Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.

In this capacity, Richard F. Kelley of Birmingham, will be responsible for planning and overseeing all fundraising activities for the School of Medicine, which opened to its first class of 50 in ODowd Hall on the Auburn Hills side of OUs campus in the fall 2011. The 1,500-acre campus stretches between Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills.

Expectations are that enrollment will grow to about 125 in the fall.

Kelleys development efforts are designed to support the medical schools mission of graduating students who are skillful, ethical and compassionate physicians, as well as inquisitive scientists, said David Groves, OU spokesman.

Financial support for the school also helps it lead in promoting, maintaining and restoring health to individuals and communities served by the school and its graduates.

Although it remains a possibility in the future, the university presently has no immediate plans to construct a new medical school facility, university officials said.

However, if that time comes, the senior director of development would play a critical role in seeking donor support for the project.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Steven L. Lubell, Esq. and Mark L. Rosen, Esq., founders of the preeminent medical malpractice defense law firm Lubell / Rosen, are pleased to announce that Sandra P. Greenblatt, MBA/HA, J.D., board certified expert in transactional Health Law, has joined the firm as a partner at its new Coral Gables location. "We are extremely honored to have Sandra join our firm as a partner," said Lubell. "With her tremendously impressive reputation and knowledge, she enables us to expand the type of services we offer to our physician and group practice clients who now face a dramatic change in the healthcare paradigm."

Greenblatt has more than 25 years of experience representing physician groups and physicians, dentists, practice management companies, payors, TPAs, pharmacies, hospitals, long term care facilities, mental health centers and other health care providers and businesses with contracts, joint ventures, the formation and representation of HMOs, MSOs, IPAs, TPAs, asset and stock sales, mergers and acquisitions and Corporate Compliance Programs, as well as giving advice regarding the Stark Law, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues, licensure as well as fraud and abuse matters.

Greenblatt has served as a registered lobbyist, is a member of the American Health Lawyers' Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution Service and mediates and arbitrates health law-related disputes. She was previously associated with the prominent law firms Greenberg Traurig and McDermott Will & Emery and for the past 10 years was president of the boutique health law firm of Sandra Greenblatt, P.A. in Miami.

Greenblatt is one of the first Florida lawyers to be board certified by The Florida Bar as an expert in Health Law (1995present). She holds the "AV-Preeminent" highest possible rating in competence and ethical standards from Martindale-Hubbell and an AVVO Rating of 100 (Superb). She was named one of the "Top Lawyers in South Florida" each year from 2000-2013 by the South Florida Legal Guide; a member of "Legal Elite" in 20052013 by Florida Trend magazine; and a "Florida Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics from 20062013. She served on the Legal Working Group of the Florida Governor's Privacy and Security Project, and as general counsel of the South Florida Health Information Exchange ("SFHIE"). She is the author of chapters on "Health Care Technology Contracting" in the 2007 and 20092010 Florida Practitioners' Health Law Handbook published by The Florida Bar Health Law Section.

Prior to practicing law, Greenblatt was a hospital administrator for the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. She has published numerous articles on health law topics and speaks frequently on group practices, technology contracting, corporate compliance and other health law issues to national and regional professional and industry associations, including the American Health Lawyers' Association, The Florida Bar and the Medical Group Management Association. She served for five years as chairperson of the Annual Florida Bar Advanced Health Law Issues and Certification Review Course, and is a member of the Executive Council of The Florida Bar Health Law Section.

As for professional associations, she is a member of the American Health Lawyers' Association, The Florida Bar Health Law Section, the South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum, the Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys and the South Florida Medical Group Management Association. She served as an appointee to the Statewide HMO Advisory Committee to the Florida Department of Insurance, which assisted in creating the first HMO regulations in Florida.

Still finding time to serve her community, Greenblatt serves as a member of the board of governors of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, the dean's circle of the University of Miami School of Law and is a fellow of the Florida Bar Foundation. She is a proud past member of the board of trustees of the Miami Foundation (previously Dade Community Foundation).

She received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review and the Wig and Robe Honor Society; her MBA in Health Administration, with honors, from the University of Miami; and her bachelor's, cum laude, from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa., where she was inducted in 2008 into their alumni Gallery of Success.

"As physicians face challenging times, I'm looking forward to providing my clients with the additional scope of services offered by Lubell / Rosen and being able to bring my health law 'general counsel' and transactional expertise to the firm's clients," said Greenblatt.

Greenblatt currently resides in Coconut Grove, Fla. with her husband, Harold, a commercial realtor. She is an avid art collector and theatre buff.

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NEW YORK, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Columbia Business School announced today that Ronald O. Perelman, Chairman and CEO of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. and a member of the School's Board of Overseers, has pledged $100 million to Columbia Business School. The gift will be used to develop a new facility that will strengthen the School's innovations and programs that are creating the next generation of global business leaders.

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"We are grateful for Ronald O. Perelman's generosity to the University," said Columbia President Lee C. Bollinger. "His major gift will not only benefit future generations of Columbia Business School students, but a wider University community in which a dynamic business education must play a vital role in the broader academic mission. Our world has been changed by the global marketplace, so business schools and universities must respond with new thinking and new structures for learning about our economy and society. The Perelman Center will be part of an interdisciplinary and environmentally sustainable urban campus that will help define Columbia's next century."

In recognition of Mr. Perelman's generosity, the Business School will name one of its two buildings on the new campus the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Business Innovation.

"The business landscape is changing rapidly and dramatically, and as such the principles that define strong business leadership such as an entrepreneurial mindset and solving complex challenges are more important now than ever before," said Mr. Perelman. "It is our responsibility to ensure that we are building a generation of great business leaders who drive success in an ever-changing, competitive global economy, and I believe Columbia Business School has its finger on the pulse of the changing nature of business education. I am extraordinarily pleased to pledge this gift to help them prepare the next generation of business leaders for 21st century challenges."

Perelman has been a longtime and devoted member of the Columbia Business School community, serving on its Board of Overseers since 1994. He is an active philanthropist who believes powerful results can be achieved when financial resources are leveraged with human resolve. Perelman has established the Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at New York University Langone Medical Center, the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and the Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center. He serves on the boards of the New York University Langone Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Ford's Theater, Apollo Theater Foundation, and Carnegie Hall.

"Throughout the past four decades Ronald has proven himself to be one of the most accomplished investors and philanthropists of his time. He displays the type of instinct and insight that are hallmarks of a true leader the very same traits that we seek to instill in our students here at Columbia Business School," said Glenn Hubbard, Dean of Columbia Business School. "The Perelman Center will allow Columbia Business School to continue pioneering breakthroughs in management education, such as moving beyond functional expertise or siloed learning and ensuring a more integrated curriculum for our students. It will help us create the classrooms of tomorrow and foster an even greater collaborative spirit among recruiters, students, alumni, and faculty members, paving the way for a stronger network and more meaningful outcomes for our community."

Hubbard continued: "We have always had the talent, ideas, curriculum, research, and community of a stellar business school. Soon, thanks to Ronald's generosity and that of our other donors, we will have the facilities to match. On behalf of the students, faculty, staff, and graduates of Columbia Business School, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to Ronald for his generous gift."

The two new Business School buildings on the Manhattanville campus will be designed by renowned New York architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro and will reflect the fast-paced, high-tech, and highly social character of business in the 21st century. The facilities will encompass more than 450,000 square feet and will offer multifunctional spaces that foster a sense of community spaces where students, faculty members, alumni, and practitioners can gather to exchange ideas. The Ronald O. Perelman Center for Business Innovation will be situated opposite The Henry R. Kravis Building, which is named in recognition of a generous 2010 gift made by alumnus Henry R. Kravis '69.

To learn more about Columbia Business School's multifaceted efforts to create the next generation of global business leaders, please visit http://www.gsb.columbia.edu.

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KIRKSVILLE BOYS BASKETBALL CAMP 2013 When: May 28th-May 31st Where: High School Gym

Grades: 4-12 Camp Staff will be Coaching Staff/Former Players (Alumni) (Grades for 2013-14 school year)

TIMES: (Grades for 2013-14 school year) 8:00 - 9:30 AM (students entering) GRADES 4h-6th 10:00 - 11:30 AM (students entering) GRADES 7th-8th 1:00 - 2:30 PM (students entering) Grades 9th-12th

(ONLY PLAYERS INTERESTED IN PLAYING HS BASKETBALL 9-12) *CAMP IS OPEN TO ALL PLAYERS, NOT JUST KIDS FROM KIRKSVILLE. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE A FRESHMAN DURING THE 2013-14 SCHOOL YEAR, YOU MUST BE ATTENDING KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH. *PRE-REGISTERED CAMPERS WILL RECEIVE A CAMP T-SHIRT (May 10th 2013) (IF YOU ARE NOT PRE-REGISTERED, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A T-SHIRT!) FORMS AVAILABLE AT THE KHS OFFICE OR ONLINE @ http://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us (click on high school page, athletics, then basketball)

PRE-REGISTERED COST: $35.00 ($30.00 FOR EACH SIBLING) ON-SITE REGISTRATION: $40.00 ($35.00 FOR EACH SIBLING)

No Refunds Once Paid(Call/Email Special Circumstances) Pay with Cash or Check: PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO KIRKSVILLE R-III School District (Memo Boys Basketball Camp) FORMS CAN BE DROPPED OFF TO THE HIGH SCHOOL OR MAILED TO COACH Martin: Tyler Martin 1202 East Jefferson KIRKSVILLE, MO 63501 ** CAMPER INFORMATION** NAME: _________________________ GRADE FOR 2013-14: __________ AGE: _____ BIRTHDATE: __________ POSITION(S): ______________________ ADDRESS: _____________________ CITY: _________________ ZIP: _______ HOME PHONE #: __________________ EMERGENCY #: _____________________ SHIRT/SHORT SIZE (circle): Youth: 10-12 14-16 Adult: S M L XL XXL (When in doubt on sizes, order a size too big as we do not order extra shirts!) **Identification and Medical Treatment Authorization** The undersigned parents and/or guardians of (campers name) ____________________, the applicant, for and in further consideration of the basketball camp acceptation said applicant, does hereby release and discharge Kirksville R-III Schools and its representatives, employees, and agents from any and all debts, claims, demands, actions, damages, caused of action, judgments, or suits of any kind which may arise or be occasioned as a result of any course of instruction or the applicants participation in the basketball camp. In addition, I/we being the parents and/or guardians of the applicant authorize the Kirksville R-III and its agents permission to request emergency medical treatment or care as necessary to insure the well being of our dependent. Further, I claim the registrant has had a physical examination in the past year and was found fit for all physical endeavors. Signature of Parent or Guardian: _________________________ Date: ____________________ Family Health Insurance Provider: ____________________________________________________ Family Health Insurance Policy #: _____________________________________________________ **Camper Code of Conduct Contract** As a participant in the Kirksville Tiger Basketball Camp, I agree to comply with all of the rules, regulations, and directives of the coaching staff, and I will treat all of the coaching staff and other camp participants with respect, courtesy, and good will. I have read the above statement and understand that failure to comply with that statement may result in my removal from the camp without refund. Participants Signature: _________________________ Date: _______________________

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