One essential; sometimes loved, sometimes dreaded but always anticipated; component of a new school year is the trip to the bookstore. Stacks of textbooks, long lines at the cashier and loading up on notebooks is a rite of passage. One internet-based company has come along to make that tradition less stressful, and Learning House (www.learninghouse.com) is bringing those services to its clients.
eCampus (www.ecampus.com) lets students do their back-to-school shopping from home, the office or any other location with a computer, all while saving money. “Our main benefit is we offer students competitive prices on new and used books,” explained Kristen Parke, sales coordinator for eCampus. Parke arranged the contract for Learning House, Inc. to set up its own, customized virtual bookstore, which launched in the beginning of June. Books, apparel and accessories can be ordered and shipped in the same day.
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Thousands of educators across the Commonwealth of Kentucky seek professional development training annually. Kentucky’s Education Professional Standards Board is constantly faced with providing high quality training and learning opportunities to educators needing to know the latest information about procedures, standards and teaching practices. The Education Professional Standards Board has been offering professional training courses online for the past four years via www.kyeducators.org, and Learning House has been a partner with EPSB since the program’s inception.
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Question: Dr. White, Tell us about Bryan College.
Answer: Bryan College (www.bryan.edu) is a small Christian institution of higher learning located in Dayton, Tennessee. Bryan College is recognized as one of the best institutions of higher education in the South. The faculty, students and staff are outstanding. We are located on top of one of the small mountains north of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The campus and landscape are beautiful.
Question: Please give us a general overview of Bryan College’s new online program for home school and high school students.
Answer: In April of 2005, we decided to build an online campus for Bryan College.
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