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		<title>August Employee of the Month Announcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ray Perea is the Facilities Assistant at the Modesto Campus, and our Employee of the Month for August.  Ray does many of the thankless jobs on campus and helps to keep everything running smoothly and looking beautiful.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ray Perea is the Facilities Assistant at the Modesto Campus, and our Employee of the Month for August.  Ray does many of the thankless jobs on campus and helps to keep everything running smoothly and looking beautiful.</p>
<p>“Ray, the copier is jammed!”  “Ray, The toilet is backed up in the restroom.”  “Ray, I have 12 picture frames that need to be hung up.”  “Ray, there is a water leak in culinary!”  “Ray, after you load all 5 copiers across campus with paper, could you please help me rearrange my office?”  “Ray, it’s raining, can you please bring in the American flag?”  “Ray, we have a student parked in the Visitors’ parking space.”</p>
<p>We could go on and on about what Ray does for the campus day in and day out!  He is like the Mike Rowe of IOT Dirty Jobs!  You will never hear Ray complain (unless it’s about the students dropping too many cigarette butts on the ground) and he will do everything within his power to make sure every request is taken care of in a timely fashion.</p>
<p>Ray is a tremendous asset to the BrightStar family.  His work ethic rivals no other and one would be hard pressed to find an employee with a negative thing to say about him.  I think this quote by Sam Ewing fits Ray perfectly, “Hard work spotlights the character of people:  some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don&#8217;t turn up at all.”  Ray always turns up his sleeves.</p>
<p>Congratulations, Ray!  Your hard work is noticed every day.
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		<title>Business Instructors for Roseville Campus Needed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Institute of Technology - Roseville is seeking qualified Human Resources and Accounting Instructors for our business department.  Instructors must meet basic qualifications, and be able to fulfill all of the position&#8217;s duties while maintaining a positive outlook and desire to change students&#8217; lives for the better. We have two openings for night-class instructors.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Institute of Technology - Roseville is seeking qualified Human Resources and Accounting Instructors for our business department.  Instructors must meet basic qualifications, and be able to fulfill all of the position&#8217;s duties while maintaining a positive outlook and desire to change students&#8217; lives for the better. We have two openings for night-class instructors.</p>
<p>All instructors must have a minimum of 3 years field experience in order to teach. Bachelor&#8217;s degree is required. Instructors are responsible for lesson planning and delivery of materials to students, lectures, hands-on skills, and grades.<br />
Each instructor is also responsible for retention and monitoring the progress of any student that falls below a 70%, by following up with those students using advisement forms which states their current grade, missing assignments, number of days absent, left early or tardy, and what they can do to improve.</p>
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<li>Instructors for the Institute of Technology in Roseville will use computerized grading systems to track assignments, attendance, and accumulative grade percentages that they must inform each student about regarding their progress on a weekly basis.</li>
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<li>Instructors attend a monthly meeting with the Director of Education.</li>
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<li>Instructors also attend department meetings on a weekly basis with the Business Division Director.</li>
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<p>This list is not exhaustive, and instructors may be asked to perform other tasks as required by the Campus Director</p>
<p>Send cover letter and resume to ssommer@it-email.com.
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		<title>New Clovis Employee</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Clovis campus has a new employee starting today.  Connie Stroud is the new lab assistant in the Medical Lab.  Welcome, Connie!

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Clovis campus has a new employee starting today.  Connie Stroud is the new lab assistant in the Medical Lab.  Welcome, Connie!
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		<title>Clovis Campus - Medical Billing/Coding Instructor - Part Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medical Billing and Coding Instructor
Institute of Technology - Clovis is seeking qualified medical billing and codinig instructors for our  medical department.  Instructors must meet basic qualifications, and be able to fulfill all of the position&#8217;s duties while maintaining a positive outlook and desire to change students&#8217; lives for the better.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Medical Billing and Coding Instructor</p>
<p>Institute of Technology - Clovis is seeking qualified medical billing and codinig instructors for our  medical department.  Instructors must meet basic qualifications, and be able to fulfill all of the position&#8217;s duties while maintaining a positive outlook and desire to change students&#8217; lives for the better.</p>
<p>All instructors must have a minimum of 3 years field experience in order to teach. Teaching experience is preferred. Instructors are responsible for lesson planning and delivery of materials to students, lectures, hands on skills, and grades.</p>
<p>Each instructor is also responsible for retention and monitoring the progress of any student that falls below a 70%, by following up with those students using advisement forms which states their current grade, missing assignments, number of days absent, left early or tardy, and what they can do to improve.<br />
The instructor must be fluent in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, abbreviations and medical symbols, typing &#038; ten-key.<br />
This list is not exhaustive, and instructors may be asked to perform other tasks as required by the Campus Director.</p>
<p>Applicants must pass a background check.</p>
<p>Please email resumes to Lynne at lrabe@it-email.com
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		<title>Institute of Technology Culinary Programs Receive Prestigious Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010</pubDate>
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At a July 2010 meeting, the ACF Foundations Accrediting Commission (ACFFAC) elected to grant the IOT Culinary division a seven year re-accreditation in addition to the exemplary status award. The IOT schools are now three of only 45 schools nation-wide, and the only schools in California to offer culinary training programs that have been deemed exemplary by the ACF.<br />
A presentation of the awards is scheduled to be made at the 2010 ACF National Convention in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, August 4th.<br />
The news was exciting for IOT Roseville’s Culinary Division Director, Don Dickinson, who has put in months of work preparing the campus for the re-accreditation visits that occurred in May and June.<br />
Chef Dickinson said, “It was our goal to be granted exemplary status, it was our hope that we would get there.  And we, of course, believe that we have exemplary programs, but in order to get there you can’t have one single thing go wrong (during the accreditation visits).  So we were very proud and excited to have our programs be granted as exemplary.”<br />
IOT’s Culinary programs offers students the choice between a fifteen month Associate’s of Occupational Science degree or an eight month diploma.<br />
The awards received by IOT’s culinary divisions highlight their position as a leading provider of culinary training in the Central Valley.  Each school utilizes their professionally equipped training facilities to produce polished graduates who have been finding entry-level careers in the local culinary scene.  Carolyn Cozzi, in charge of culinary job placement at the Clovis campus, has found much success placing graduates in 2010.<br />
“Despite the unemployment rate, local employers have been hiring IOT Culinary graduates consistently. They (employers) are extremely happy with their performance, professionalism and dedication, which is why these students come to IOT, to gain the confidence and skills to succeed when they find employment in the field,” said Cozzi.
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		<title>Welcome, Amanda Nash!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BrightStar Education group and the Clovis campus of Institute of Technology welcome Amanda Nash as our new Director of Career Services. Amanda has extensive leadership experience in the placement industry and looks forward to leading the Clovis placement department!

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BrightStar Education group and the Clovis campus of Institute of Technology welcome Amanda Nash as our new Director of Career Services. Amanda has extensive leadership experience in the placement industry and looks forward to leading the Clovis placement department!
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		<title>July&#8217;s Employee of the Month - Melinda Wood</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melinda Wood is a graduate of the Institute of Technology, and has worked at the Clovis campus for ten years. She brings a great deal of passion, knowledge, and energy to her role as Clovis’ Director of Student Services. She has recently demonstrated her commitment to excellence in two significant ways.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Melinda Wood is a graduate of the Institute of Technology, and has worked at the Clovis campus for ten years. She brings a great deal of passion, knowledge, and energy to her role as Clovis’ Director of Student Services. She has recently demonstrated her commitment to excellence in two significant ways.</p>
<p>Firstly, ever since the Clovis campus moved to their newest location in 2005, students have had to get off the bus on the north side of Herndon Avenue, and walk from there to the campus on the south side of Herndon. Since Herndon is an expressway, it is not a friendly walk. Students have had to walk a long way in order to get to the campus while crossing the street legally.</p>
<p>To help out these students, Melinda (with assistance from VP of Compliance, Rick Wood) appealed to the City of Clovis to change their bus route. And they did! Clovis now has a bus stop directly in front of their school on Magill Avenue!</p>
<p>Secondly, the Clovis Campus re-entered 30 Fresh Start students this month. That is an all-time record at Clovis and a remarkable achievement! Melinda leads Clovis’ Fresh Start efforts, and she approaches the role with fervor. With 41 terms so far this month, the Clovis campus has a current July drop rate of only 1%!</p>
<p>Congratulations to Melinda Wood, the BrightStar Education Group Employee of the Month for July 2010!
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		<title>Article on the new Citrus Heights campus&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Institute of Technology  in Roseville is moving to much bigger digs in Citrus Heights so the  career college can accommodate its growing enrollment and added  programs.Institute of Technology has leased 50,806 square feet of a former  OfficeMax at 6241 Sunrise Blvd. to replace its existing campus of 35,000  square feet, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="storycontent"><a class="story_clink" href="http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/related_content.html?topic=Institute%20of%20Technology">Institute of Technology</a>  in Roseville is moving to much bigger digs in Citrus Heights so the  career college can accommodate its growing enrollment and added  programs.Institute of Technology has leased 50,806 square feet of a former  OfficeMax at 6241 Sunrise Blvd. to replace its existing campus of 35,000  square feet, said Keever Jankovich, campus president.</p>
<p>The college, which is owned by the <a class="story_clink" href="http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/related_content.html?topic=BrightStar%20Education%20Group">BrightStar Education Group</a>  in Denver, has seen its enrollment increase to more than 500 students  from 98 two years ago, Jankovich said. And two years ago, the campus  offered only a culinary school. Now it also offers allied health  programs, criminal justice, human resources, and heating/air  conditioning/ventilation programs. Institute of Technology moved into  some of the new space July 1 and will move all of its programs over by  the end of the year.</p>
<p>The college is holding an open house at the new campus to launch its  new criminal justice associate’s degree program on between 2 and 5 p.m.  Thursday.</p>
<p>Handling the search, lease and build-out for the college were Mark  Hefner, Marc Lunde, Marshall Savage and John Hammett of UGL Equis in  Sacramento and Denver. Craig Burress of CB Richard Ellis represented the  landlord.</p>
<p>Terms of the lease agreement were not disclosed.</p>
<p>Elsewhere in California, Institute of Technology has campuses in  Clovis, Modesto, Fresno and Redding, and it is opening a campus in  Stockton in the fall, Jankovich said. The college offers associate  degrees and certificate programs.</div>
<div style="overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none">Read more:  <a style="color: #003399" href="http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/07/19/daily65.html#ixzz0uoq3MUeE">Career college takes over OfficeMax in Citrus Heights - Sacramento Business Journal</a></div>
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		<title>Redding hires new Director of Financial Aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BrightStar welcomes IOT-Redding&#8217;s new DFA, Rob Smith.  Rob comes to IOT with 16 years experience in the Financial Aid and Student Loan industries.  He is from the local area and is an avid outdoorsman.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BrightStar welcomes IOT-Redding&#8217;s new DFA, Rob Smith.  Rob comes to IOT with 16 years experience in the Financial Aid and Student Loan industries.  He is from the local area and is an avid outdoorsman.</p>
<p>Welcome, Rob!
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		<title>Congratulations to the Culinary Divisions!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Culinary Division just was awarded a 7 year accreditation and &#8220;Exemplary Program&#8221; status by the American Culinary Federation. Only 35 schools in the country have this. In addition we have been granted full accreditation for our Culinary Arts Specialist program as well!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our Culinary Division just was awarded a 7 year accreditation and &#8220;Exemplary Program&#8221; status by the American Culinary Federation. Only 35 schools in the country have this. In addition we have been granted full accreditation for our Culinary Arts Specialist program as well!</p>
<p>Thank you to our team of outstanding chefs who make the IOT Culinary programs great!
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