AWALL WAGRIS MOHAMMED, Afar Region, Ethiopia, a sequential bachelor/master's student at Century (BA, 2005; MA, 2007), completed his degrees in public administration in 2007. His thesis was unique and timely in that instead of involving polling people through questionnaires on important issues, as the data gathering for his project, he designed an intervention and went into the field to carry it out, to solve the problem he had posed.

In 2001, Awall became head of the Regional Health Bureau, and

Rose Reeder (PhD, Education, 2008, with Honors, Calif.,USA) recently reported that she is only now recuperating from the ‘dissertation experience!' However, she mentioned further that the project she completed for her dissertation is being seriously considered for publication

American Century University and World Wide Education reach agreement for Joint Master's Degrees in Business Administration and Public Administration

American Century University has reached an agreement with World Wide Education to offer joint master's degrees in business administration and public administration. World Wide Education, that includes Institutes of both Joseph Schumpeter and Hans Sachs, are accredited by the Austrian Ministry of Education

 

Laleh Skrenes (PhD 2006, with Honors, Canada) updated us on her experiences since graduation. In 2002, she started a private practice, working with rural physicians for referred clients. Although she was already a licensed practitioner, she took on the practice to support her doctoral program. Upon graduation

 

Ted Klontz (PhD, Psychology, 2006, with Honors, Tenn. USA) was the subject of the feature story in our last edition of The Centurion, having recently had his book, The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge: Transforming Your Relationship with Money, published. Since that time, Ted reports that he has been quite busy, not only in his practice, but in research and writing as well.

The first book, which he co-authored with

Solomon Gezahegn (MBA, Business Administation, 2008, Ethiopia) reports that he has been quite busy since receiving his MBA degree. In addition to entering and working seriously in the doctoral program, he is also manager of 2 developing business organizations, and is director the Afro-Arab Strategic Consultancy firm which offers security, legal, and other services to businesses. A number of college graduate specialists work with him in the consultancy enterprise.

 

Hicham Talbi (PhD, Public Administration, 2007, with Honors, Morocco) wrote, stating that since graduating he joined NOVARTIS AG, a multinational pharmaceutical company, as Staffing & Talent Manager for Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, and then moved to Zurich Financial Services, a multinational insurance company, as head of HR & Logistics. He stated that his degree had been of great value to him both in his personal and professional life.

American Century University is now seeking motivated individuals both in the US and internationally who want to have flexible and highly rewarding careers. The opennings is in the following areas

• Marketing
• Sales

Please submit your resume to mirzaei.a@centuryuniversity.edu

J. DONALD (‘Don') WILLIAMS, (PhD, Education, 2008. with Honors, Penns.USA), a recent graduate, has founded the American International Academy (AIA), to assist students worldwide in obtaining an American high school education, via the internet, while studying in their country of origin. Students enrolled in AIA become proficient in English and position themselves well for study in America, should they choose to attend an American college or university, to further their education.

AIA offers student-centered instruction within grades 9-12. Students successfully completing the academic requirements outlined by the US Dept. of Education are awarded a high school diploma. Students may choose from hundreds of courses encompassing all academic disciplines. For information contact Don at admissions@myinternationalacademy.com.

 

Our current website centuryuniversity.edu is getting a major overall.  Our new and improved site will be up in the next week or so.  Stay tuned for more information. 

ACU Alumni Newsletter set to be released in upcoming weeks.  Please let us know if your address has changed so we can insure all Alumni's receive the newsletter.  The newsletter will also be availble on our website for download at www.acuniversity.edu  

ABCI is looking for qualified ESL and Air Conditioning instructors for its Vietnam campus.  The Campus is located in central Binh Tan District of Ho Chi Minh City.  Please email CV to info@americanbci.com.

ABCi and ACU are looking for companies on the Second Life grid interested in filling an intern position with one of our gradutes or soon to gradute students.  Intern can be virtual through Second Life or

The new RSS News Feed Boards have been installed and configured throughout our islands.  Now everyone can enjoy a link to the latest news and job opennings from our website here directly in Second Life. 

WARD ROOFTHOOFT (PhD, Business Administation, 2002, with Honors, Belgium) recently authored and published his book, South-South Marketing: International Marketing Among Developing Companies. The promotion of South-South trade has been a specialty of the International Trade Center (ITC). However, despite professed attention of the international community during the past few years, the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) continue to be marginalized in the global development process, and in academic literature.