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ADSDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Gadsden State continues providing Emergency Financial Aid Grants to qualified students

Gadsden, Ala. – Gadsden State Community College has received additional monies from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund of the Coronavirus Assistance, Relief and Economic Security Act.
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MONTGOMERY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: TechMGM to Host Virtual Activities for Computer Science Education Week

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – November 30, 2020 – TechMGM, the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s initiative to connect and leverage Montgomery’s unique technology assets, is hosting an array of virtual events for National Computer Science Education Week, taking place Dec. 7-13. K-12 and college students, teachers and young IT professionals will have the opportunity to learn about the diverse areas in computer science leading up to and throughout the week.

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GADSDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: University of Alabama to launch early learning initiative in Gadsden

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s College of Education will launch the UA Early Learning Initiative at Gadsden in January 2021 at the University’s Gadsden Center.

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MONTGOMEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: TechMGM Holds Virtual STEM Camp for Montgomery Students

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – November 6, 2020 – TechMGM, Montgomery’s initiative to connect and leverage the city’s unique technology assets, and the Montgomery Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) hosted a virtual camp for all 8th grade Montgomery Public Schools students, to help interest them in STEM disciplines and career paths.

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GADSDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Gadsden State postpones commencement ceremony

Gadsden, Ala. – Gadsden State Community College is postponing its fall semester commencement ceremony due to coronavirus concerns. Kelley Pearce, associate dean of enrollment and retention, confirmed the postponement today.

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GADSDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: GSCC Student Support Services awarded U.S. Department of Education grant

Gadsden, Ala.— Gadsden State Community College’s Student Support Services Program has been notified by the United States Department of Education of an increase in funding.


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GADSDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Gadsden State announces registered nursing graduates, academic honors

Gadsden, Ala. – Gadsden State Community College has announced students who earned their associate degree in registered nursing as well as those honored for their academic achievements during the spring and summer semesters.

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GADSDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Gadsden State announces plans for fall semester operations

Gadsden, Ala. – Gadsden State Community College President Martha Lavender has announced that the College will begin fall semester classes as planned on Aug. 19.

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GADSDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Gadsden State Drive-Thru Graduation Details Announced

Gadsden, Ala. – Gadsden State Community College has announced more details about the upcoming drive-thru graduation that is replacing the traditional commencement ceremonies due to the threat of spreading COVID-19.

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GADSDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Etowah County students participate in ECDS program at Huntingdon College

Montgomery, Ala.—Sarah Kate Edmondson and Vraj Patel of Glencoe High School, along with JonThomas Farley of Etowah High School, were three of the 24 rising high school seniors who participated in the fourth annual Huntingdon College Economic and Community Development Scholars Program June 23-25.

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Bachelor’s degree pay bonus over high school diploma is 66.5% in Alabama

Alabama workers with four-year degrees on average earn 66.5 percent more per year than workers with high school diplomas, the 32nd highest percentage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to an analysis released last month.

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GADSDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Gadsden State offers on-campus Wi-Fi hotspots to enrolled students

Gadsden, Ala. – Gadsden State Community College is offering WiFi hotspots to its enrolled students in select parking lots on three campuses, said President Dr. Martha Lavender.

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GADSDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Gadsden State Alumni Association, Walnut Gallery team up for free event

Gadsden, Ala. – The Gadsden State Community College Alumni Association and the Walnut Gallery is hosting “An Acoustic Evening with Alumni and Art” from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. March 13.

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GADSDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Modern Woodmen Introducing Free Financial Literacy Program for K-12 Students

Modern Woodmen of America has unveiled MoneyMasters, a free financial literacy program provided exclusively by the fraternal financial services organization.

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Alabama 4th-graders score eight points below the national average on reading

Fourth-graders in Alabama on average scored 212 on a standardized reading test administered last year, which is eight points below the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

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Alabama 4th-graders score 10 points below the national average on math

Fourth-graders in Alabama on average scored 230 on a standardized math test administered last year, which is 10 points below the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

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UA sports programs took in $181.5 million in 2018

University of Alabama grossed $181.5 million in 2018, making it the third-highest-grossing college athletics program in the United States that year, according to an Alabama Business Daily analysis of the latest federal data.

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GADSDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Gadsden State to host study abroad experience in Ireland

Gadsden, Ala. — Gadsden State Community College’s Language and Humanities Department is hosting a 10-day trip to Ireland as part of a study abroad program.

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Auburn University chief executive received $692,394 in 2018 in total pay

Steven Leath chief executive at the Alabama's Auburn University, earned $692,394 in total compensation last year, the 58th highest pay among executives at nearly 250 U.S. public universities and systems ranked in a Chronicle of Higher Education study.