Two universities with high spending show low graduation rates
A Pittsburgh newspaper finds Cheyney and California universities among the largest spenders on undergraduate instruction yet record the system’s lowest six year graduation rates at 27 percent and 43 percent respectively. Officials cite student preparation and motivation as factors while noting high concentrations of disadvantaged and first generation students.
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Pittsburgh
California
Cheyney
Lou Bohl-Fabian
Pennsylvania
Stan Carr
Kutztown
Mansfield
Millersville
West Chester
Bloomsburg
Edinboro
Indiana
Slippery Rock
East Stroudsburg
Honors Graduates List With High GPAs and Part-Time Students
The list names graduates achieving 4.0, 3.75, 3.60, and 3.50 GPAs in fields including computer science, secretarial science, medical transcription, medical coding billing, legal, business administration, and accounting. Part-time students include Charlotte Hendricks, Margaret Huston, Michael Monico, and Amy Swanson, with roles as executive assistant, medical coding, marketing, and computer science.
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R. Mark Clark
Barbara Hoffman
Michele Metz
Vicki Zane-Rea
Amelia Zeigler
Kelly Davis
Melody Leasure
Kimberly Stahley
Andrea Lemley
Charlotte Hendricks
Margaret Huston
Michael Monico
Amy Swanson
Earth's Largest Birds Moas and Elephant Birds
The largest birds ever to live were the moas of New Zealand and the elephant birds of Madagascar. Some moas reached about 10 feet tall, while elephant birds weighed roughly 1,000 pounds.
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Earth
New Zealand
Madagascar
Boy Left Behind In Cross country Move At Olive Branch Truck Stop
Ten year old Adrian Coe was accidentally left behind during a family move from Augusta Georgia to Fort Irwin California. The Coes stopped for gas in Olive Branch Mississippi and drove on thinking he rode with them. He wandered into Flying Travel Plaza and waited in a police squad car as his parents realized the mistake miles away in Palestine Arkansas. The family returned to retrieve him about 7:15 PM. Adrian and his family described the incident as a scary unknown experience they will remember.
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Olive Branch
Miss
Adrian Coe
Flying Travel Plaza
Adrian
Tony
Karen Coe
Fort Irwin
Calif
Augusta
Adam
Sgt
Bobby Jones
Coes
Jones
Lori Smith
Smith
Olive Branch Department
Allison
Palestine
Ark
Tony Coe
Karer Coe
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