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2018 ACHE Conference and Meeting

Keeping the Beacon of Continuing Education Burning Bright

Dates: October 8-10, 2018

Newport, Rhode Island

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It's always good to know

How to apologize at work. So everyone can move one. From Lifehacker.

How to Apologize So People Forgive You

If you’ve messed up, admit it right away and say what you’ll do better in future. People get so confused by anyone taking responsibility they’ll wind up thanking you for your own screw up. 

Is this somewhat manipulative? Well, it depends. In work scenarios, taking responsibility is a tactic that doesn’t necessarily play on the emotions of friends and family who love you—you’re just trying to get through the day and keep your job. There is a hidden danger to this strategy, as u/Ahrotahntee wrote:

Basically, beware making yourself the office problem child. It’s still good advice if you want to move on more than you want to be right. Nothing compounds an error like making the injured party do all the work to make things better. Take the initiative, and you’ll be much, much closer to forgiveness. 

Taking responsibility for mistakes is one of the traits of a good employee.  

However! You need to keep in mind that there are situations in every career where you’ll be confronted about something that you could have prevented but was not directly your responsibility.  

You need be sure the issue is something you should be apologizing for, and not attributing to its source; otherwise you will become a scapegoat.

There are lots of things that a person can do to prevent those around you from making mistakes; but it is not always your responsibility to mitigate those risks.

Happy Belated Equinox!

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The most conservative college

is not Liberty University, but is instead Franciscan University of Steubenville (which I must confess I haven't heard of). Tennessee has three on the list, all small privates. I'm a little unclear on the methodology used, but it appears to be somehow linked to voting exit polls. And I'm not why acceptance rates and average costs are included, but it's interesting nonetheless. From MSN.com.

The 50 most conservative colleges in America

#15. Union University
Location: Jackson, TN
Acceptance rate: 63%
Average cost (after aid): $25,759 

#43. Lee University
Location: Cleveland, TN
Acceptance rate: 87%
Average cost (after aid): $16,789 

#46. Freed-Hardeman University
Location: Henderson, TN
Acceptance rate: 96%
Average cost (after aid): $16,492

A little financial boost

Can sometimes make all the difference in a student's retention and graduation. Micro-grants. We have incorporated this and other retention strategies in an effort to improve graduation rates. From The Pacific Standard.

FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TEETERING ON THE FINANCIAL EDGE, MICRO-GRANTS CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE

Every semester, thousands of students drop out of college because they are a few hundred dollars short of being able to pay their bills. Many are only a few credits shy of graduation. Most are already working one or more jobs to keep up with their college costs. 

At many schools, students cannot register for the next semester if they owe money—and not just for tuition, but for lab fees, parking or library fines, and room and board expenses. 

At the University of North Carolina–Charlotte, administrators fretted about seeing so many people drop out when they were nearing completion of a degree. The associate provost, Tina McEntire, says the university loses about 640 students each semester—and that 70 percent of them cite financial problems as their reason for leaving. In response, administrators began offering completion grants—usually around $1,000—to help students over the finish line. They're called Gold Rush grants.

I was surprised to see two public universities

From Tennessee on this list. There were several HBCUs included, though. From Stacker.

50 big colleges where alumni struggle to pay their loans

#25. University of Memphis
Location: Memphis, TN
7-year repayment rate: 62.82%
Median debt: $25,250
Undergraduate population: 15,553
Admissions rate: 39.78% 

#16. Tennessee State University
Location: Nashville, TN
7-year repayment rate: 58.02%
Median debt: $28,000
Undergraduate population: 7,255
Admissions rate: N/A

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As the economy heats up

More businesses are offering tuition benefits to entice new employees. And retain current ones. Ah, just like the good old days! From CBSnews.com.

Disney offers to pay tuition for 80,000 hourly workers

The Walt Disney Co. is offering to pay full tuition for hourly workers who want to earn a college degree, finish a high school diploma or learn a new skill, the entertainment giant said Wednesday. 

As many as 80,000 hourly workers in the United States could be eligible for the program, which pays upfront tuition for employees taking online classes starting this fall. 

Disney initially will invest $50 million into the "Disney Aspire" program and up to $25 million a year after that, the company said. Disney said the program includes a network of schools and offers a range degrees and disciplines, including college and master's degrees, high school equivalency, English-language learning and vocational training. 

"The Walt Disney Company will cover 100 percent of tuition upfront and will also reimburse application fees and required books and materials, removing the worry of paying to start or continue school," Jayne Parker, Disney's chief HR officer, in a blog post. 

Disney joins other large corporations that have begun paying tuition for workers in a job market with historically low unemployment. In May, Walmart said it will offer workers the chance to get a college degree at three universities with online programs.

Starbucks partners with Arizona State University to offer tuition coverage for U.S. workers earning a bachelor's degree.

Impacting the state's budget

Health. Better outcomes improve more than individual lives. We probably need something like a Drive to 55 for improved health. For the glass-half-full folks, it probably does mean good news for the state retirement system. From Knoxnews.com.

State foundation: Tennessee's health problems breaking the budget

To demonstrate the economic effect of poor health, Laura Berlind, executive director of the nonpartisian Sycamore Institute of Tennessee, singled out three chronic health issues: diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. 

Tennessee's rates in all three are higher than the national average, Berlind said. To bring Tennessee's rates just down to the U.S. average — which "isn't even all that great," she said — would save the state $5.3 billion in lost productivity, direct medical care and premature death. Nearly half a million Tennesseans — 460,000 — would be affected. 

In a "balanced budget" state like Tennessee, which has a $37.5 billion state budget for 2018-2019, that's a notable chunk, she added: "Each decision represents a trade-off." Currently, about one-third of the state budget goes toward health care, Johnson said. 

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