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    Instructor Profile – Project Management – Carrie E. Hoff

    Carrie Hoff is a manager with the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, where she leads the development of contracting policies and practices, and conducts procurement and contract management training and quality assurance reviews for a contract portfolio of over $400 million....

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    EDTEC Professionals Speak Out

    Workforce and EDTEC Graduate, Gabriel Fernandez While serving in the Navy, I taught at Advanced Electronics School and was a departmental training officer onboard the USS Blue Ridge, which was the flagship for Seventh Fleet. During that time, I became interested in how occupational training relates...

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    Green Energy Jobs – San Diego – Average Salary

    According to the job search engine SimplyHired the annual pay range for green energy workers is between $61,000-113,000* *Median expected income depends on job title and responsibilities. Green Energy Jobs –  San Diego – Average Salary Renewable Energy Consultant: $89K Industry Analyst, Cleantech: $80K Solar Project...

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    Green Jeans? Green Energy Can Even Influence Fashion

    American’s favorite clothing inven­tion, the blue jean, has gone green. A few years ago, the Levi’s® company conducted a green assessment of its jeans production. What was discov­ered is that a pair of jeans is almost made entirely of water. Well, not exactly, but from...

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    Careers: Financial Planner

    Making Cents: For You and Others Recently Yahoo! Finance posted a “Dream Jobs: Six-Figure Salaries and a Bright Future” article. Two of the five jobs – advi­sor and analyst – are in the financial industry. The position of financial planner was listed recently in U.S....

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    Project Management Courses Scheduled for Summer

    SDSU’s College of Extended Studies will offer two classes in its Professional Certificate in Project Management program beginning in June. Microsoft Project for Project Managers runs Tuesdays, June 21-July 26, 6-9 pm, and Wednesday, June 29, 6-9 pm. (There is no class meeting on July...

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    Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Brews up Coffee Course

    The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at SDSU’s College of Extended Studies will offer a course on “Coffee: The Journey from Bean to Cup – Lecture and Tasting,” Friday, June 24 from 3-4:50 pm in the SDSU Extended Studies Center, 5701 Hardy Ave. Students will examine...

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    Advice from the Frontline – Meeting and Event Planning

    By Annette Gregg, CMP, CMM, MBA Many students come into the first class of the Meeting and Event Planning (MEP) program with a relatively clear picture of what position they want in the industry: bridal planner, special event planner, or a festival manager, for instance....

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    Nutrition Certificate Program Runs During Summer

    SDSU’s College of Extended Studies will offer two classes next month in its Online Professional Certificate in Nutrition for Optimal Health, Wellness and Sports program. Nutrition and You: Functional Foods and Weight Management and Nutrition in the Lifecycle both take place June 13-July 17. The...

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    Health Care Careers Can Begin with Education at SDSU

    According to U.S. News and World Report, 13 of the 50 best careers for 2011 are in the health care industry. With health care being such a major force within San Diego County and throughout America, San Diego State University’s College of Extended Studies offers...

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