Archive for February, 2011

Harvard and Princeton Reinstate Their Early Action Decision Plans

By Savannah Bowes - Last updated: Sunday, February 27, 2011

Today, Harvard’s Daily Crimson announced that Harvard will reinstate its Early Action Decision plan for the class of 2016.  That means that this fall, students will be able to apply to Harvard Early Action (EA – which is non-binding) and not just regular decision. Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith [...]

Bay Excursion Highlight…

By Zane Brownell - Last updated: Sunday, February 27, 2011

I wanted to take this chance to highlight two excursion hosts for the Bay Area Treks, Marsh & Spencer Stuart.  This pair is a perfect fit for liberal arts and business majors, of all years. Marsh: A world leader in providing risk management, risk consulting, insurance broking (and more) to over a 100 countries.  If analytical skills [...]

Webcast Monday: Sales Engineering Secrets of Best In Class IT Providers

By Zane Brownell - Last updated: Saturday, February 26, 2011

Whether you are an IT Solution Provider or Managed Services Provider, the importance of the sales engineer’s role in building, growing and supporting an IT organization’s sales and marketing efforts cannot be overstated. The sales engineer is the buffer between sales and deployment, and is one of the keys to project profitability. Let’s face it [...]

Gas Prices Rise As U.S. Prints Money

By Jordan Kwok - Last updated: Thursday, February 24, 2011

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A gallon of gas in the Twin Cities is running $3.49 a gallon. Many stations hiked prices by 20 to 30 cents in just a couple of days. Experts said you don’t have to look far to find the reason behind the surge. The turmoil rolling across the Middle East is playing [...]