Latest Education Headlines
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Texas Higher Education Students Awarded Insurance Scholarships
Nov 20 2008 // The Insurance Council of Texas Education Foundation has awarded $28,000 in academic scholarships to 14 students of insurance at three universities in the state. “This is the seventh year that we have awarded...
University Football Facility Named for Alabama Agent’s Family
Nov 16 2008 // Samford University’s new football field house is being named for a prominent Birmingham family. The Cooney Family Field House was made possible with a lead gift from Birmingham insurance agent and Samford graduate...
Purdue University Research: Hoosiers Feel No Need to Obey Speed Limits
Nov 11 2008 // More than a third of drivers in Tippecanoe County, Ind. believe driving 20 mph over the speed limit is OK, and the rest have no qualms going 5 to 10 mph over the limit, a Purdue University researcher has found. Civil...
University of Iowa to Restore Art Facility
Nov 7 2008 // Despite the risk that the Iowa River could overflow its banks again, the University of Iowa says it will restore a flood-damaged art building. Officials say that’s because the need for space outweighs the risk that...
Neb. State Treasurer Announces Change In State Farm College Plan
Nov 4 2008 // Nebraska State Treasurer Shane Osborn announced that effective Nov. 1, 2008, OFI Private Investments (OFIPI), a subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds Inc., will become the new investment manager and service provider for the State...
University to Name Football Field House for Alabama Insurance Executive
Oct 27 2008 // Birmingham, Alabama’s Samford University announced on that its new football field house will be named for the Birmingham family that provide a lead gift. The school said the Cooney Family Field House was made...
University of Iowa Appoints 14 Member Flood Task Force
Oct 10 2008 // The University of Iowa has named a 14-member task force that will assist in planning changes to reduce the risk of future flooding from the Iowa River. Officials say the flood mitigation task force will meet throughout the...
Hawaii Pacific University Launches Insurance and Risk Management Program
Oct 6 2008 // Hawaii Pacific University has instituted a graduate program in insurance and risk management. According to Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt, “HPU’s graduate insurance program is the first in the West....
Insurer Says No to Covering School District Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
Oct 1 2008 // The insurer of the Unit 5 school district in Urbana, Ill. is balking at providing coverage in connection with a sexual abuse lawsuit. Cincinnati Insurance contends in a federal lawsuit that an Urbana student identified as...
Grange Insurance Adds Ohio State University President Gee to Board
Sep 30 2008 // Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance recently named Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee to its board of directors effective Oct. 1, 2008. Gee replaces James L. Setterlin who recently announced his retirement from the Board...
New Workers’ Comp Medical Director Wants Patient Choice in Ohio
Sep 30 2008 // Injured workers would have a wider choice of doctors and greater access to new medical technology. Businesses would face less government red tape. To people who have experienced a job injury claim handled by the Ohio...
Thousands in St. Louis Area Still Recovering from September Flood
Sep 30 2008 // Thousands of people in the St. Louis area are still coping with the destruction and inconveniences left behind after the area was hit by flash flooding on Sept. 14. Hundreds of homes have been condemned pending repairs and...
Hawaii Pacific University Launches Insurance and Risk Management Program
Sep 19 2008 // Hawaii Pacific University has instituted a graduate program in insurance and risk management. According to Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt, “HPU’s graduate insurance program is the first in the West....
University of Kentucky Study: ATV Size Guidelines Inadequate
Sep 18 2008 // Researchers at the University of Kentucky found that inadequate size guidelines for all-terrain vehicles may be a contributing factor to a recent string of injuries and deaths. The study results announced Sept. 17 found...
Manhattan College Disaster Center to Open in 9/11 Firefighter’s Name
Sep 5 2008 // A center that studies emergency responses to disasters like the Sept. 11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina is opening at a Manhattan college. The Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies is named after a...
University of Northern Iowa Arsonist Released From Prison After 10 Months
Sep 5 2008 // A man who set fires on the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) campus in 2005 causing millions of dollars in damage has been released from prison, surprising university officials who did not expect his 30-year sentence to be...
Flooding Causes Classes to be Held in New Buildings at University of Iowa
Sep 2 2008 // The site of a former hardware store is now home to the University of Iowa’s theater performance, music and ceramics classes, a move that reflects the possible confusion after flooding pushed a slate of old classes...
Speak Up if You Care …
Sep 1 2008 // The Case for Risk Management and Insurance Education If you’re like most insurance firms, your workforce is aging. Or, as a friend of mine recently put it, “There’s a lot of gray hair in the room.”...
Northern Illinois University Beefs Up Security With 16 New Officers
Aug 29 2008 // DeKalb, Ill.-based Northern Illinois University (NIU) officials say the school has added 16 full-time security officers. NIU Lieutenant Todd Henert says the Public Safety Department now has 59 full-time officers. NIU...
Arson Suspected in Dorm Fire at Miami University in Ohio
Aug 28 2008 // Officials at Miami University are investigating two fires they say were deliberately set in a dormitory on the Oxford campus. University police say the fires were discovered early Tuesday, August 26 in basement...
