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April 2008 |  | VOLUME 4 ISSUE 3 |
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Purpose
Technology Programs
Learning Connection
Reference Shelf
New Programs
Hot Job Leads
Staff Contacts
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Dr. Paul Pierpoint
VP, Community Education
Dean, Southside Center
Government Must Act to Stimulate Green Business Projects
I was not going to write another piece about “sustainability” this issue because I am already concerned the term is losing impact and is in danger of becoming a punch line rather than a rallying cry. Then I read the February 11, 2008, special report by Business Week, “ America's Green Policy Vacuum,” and I changed my mind.
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OSHA Launches Safety and Health Alliance with Northampton
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Northampton Community College have established an alliance to promote workplace safety and health for students, emergency responders and the general workforce in the community college's service area.
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Leaderhip Development Institute Co-Directors Speak at Conference Board
On February 12-13, Leadership Development Institute Co-Directors Donna Goss and Don Robertson addressed senior level directors in New York City at the “Enterprise Learning Strategies Conference,” organized by the Conference Board. Read More > |
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Energy Quiz
by Mike Vasilik, Ph.D., Director, Electro-technology Applications Center
Early last year I attended a conference where one of the speakers from the U.S. Department of Commerce estimated that the price of oil (then at $60 per barrel) would hit $100 per barrel in about 12 years. As we know, this happened in 12 months. Another “expert” said we didn't have to worry about the world's oil supply because there are such large reserves in Canada and other places. Read More >
CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT
Environmental Responsibility a Core Value at Just Born, Inc.
by Thom Glass, CSHM, ES,
Environmental Safety & Health Manager,
Just Born Inc.
Clear glass. Mixed paper. Magazines. Newsprint. Sweetwater. Corrugated. Stretch Wrap. Aluminum. Office Waste. Batteries. Pallets. Aerosol Cans. Cell Phones. Eye Glasses. Animal Farmer. Commingle. Bad Pallet Wood. Totes. Tin.
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ETAC Programs Focus on Emission Reductions
by Shelly Mule, Marketing Manager, Electro-technology Applications Center
The Electrotechnology Applications Center
(ETAC) of Northampton Community College has recently submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) a proposal entitled “Pennsylvania Small Business Green House Gas (GHG) Emission Reduction Program." Read More >
GETTYSBURG LEADERSHIP FORUM
Three days that can change your life... and your company.
By Dr. Paul Pierpoint, VP Community Education, Dean Southside Center
George Santayana said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. As the leader of your company, I am sure you struggle with how to learn from the past in order to enhance the future. Read More >
TALENT MANAGEMENT:
Critical Tool for Sustainability
by Donna Goss and Don Robertson, Co-Directors, Leadership Development Institute
For all of you who are charged with the responsibility of hiring, you have experienced how finding really good people is an on-going challenge that is getting more and more difficult. Read More >
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WEDNet: STATE OVERVIEW/PLAN
Business—Government Training Partnerships Need Strengthening
by Michele Pappalardo, Director, Business Training Resources
Last year, state training dollars were returned to Harrisburg unused. It could be even more this year.
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