GERMANNA TO OFFER FREE, FIVE-WEEK ONLINE SEMINAR ON SOCIAL MARKETING

Empower 2000, in partnership with Germanna Community College, will offer a free five-week webinar (web seminar) series titled "UNCOMMON Social Marketing (Web 2.0)" beginning Oct. 2, 2008.

Dr. Randy Peck, the instructor, says social marketing is "going where the fish are instead of expecting them to come to you. It's 'relationship marketing,' meaning relationships first and business second. It's the revolution taking place on the Internet."

Social Marketing topics covered will include blogging, social networking sites including Facebook, video sharing, photo sharing, content sharing sites, and bookmarking sites.

To learn more about the free webinar, which begins with a 7:30-8:30 p.m. session on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 go to: http://www.empower2000.com/7mountains/education/gcc/

GMAIL@GERMANNA

Germanna Community College student e-mail is now powered by Google.

Gmail provides users with over 6 gigabytes of storage, fast Google search, and powerful spam protection. As part of Google Apps for Education,students keep their school e-mail addresses rather than switching to @gmail.com. Learn more about the Gmail service by visiting the Gmail Help Center at http://mail.google.com/support/

FLEDGLING NURSE AIDE PROGRAM BEGINNING TO SOAR AT GERMANNA

“It’s a great way of testing the waters to see if nursing is for you,” Dr. Ortega said. She said the program’s potential for getting students started in nursing could help resolve the area’s shortage of nurses. She added that it’s easy for nurse aides to find jobs. Nurse aides do not just work in nursing home and hospital but in varied work environments that can involve working independently and setting their own hours...
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