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Daniel Webster College
In the News 2008

Daniel Webster College Teaches Homeland Security

Daniel Webster College in Nashua is breaking new ground.

It's the first college in New England to offer an undergraduate degree in homeland security.

NH Public Radio
March 27, 2008

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Infrastructure Costs More Than You Think

The study, by Profs. Joakim Karlsson of Daniel Webster College and Amedeo Odoni of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, combined fees and taxes spent for airport access, air traffic management services and security as well as federal taxes on passenger tickets and airfreight waybills to arrive at the 15% figure.

Air Transport World
March 2008

Combining airplanes has ripple effect

Unionized companies — like Delta and the other large carriers — have their own dynamics, said Joakim Karlsson, professor of aviation management at Daniel Webster College in New Hampshire. Meshing different companies means mixing two different histories of relationships between work force and executives.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
January 20, 2008

Experts: Slow and steady brings a lasting love

Jessica Deleault, for example, a licensed clinical mental health counselor who works at Daniel Webster College in Nashua, says she impresses on students that "it's very important to have good communication" in dating relationships.

Nashua Telegraph
March 11, 2008

First Aviation Maintenance Engineer certified

Danielle Vezina, aviation maintenance coordinator for Daniel Webster College, is the first aviation professional in the U.S. to be credentialed as a certified aviation maintenance engineer.

Aviation International News
March 1, 2008

Julie Baker makes history fresh for young readers

Julie Baker, an adjunct writing instructor at Daniel Webster College, recently took the New Hampshire Literary Award for Outstanding Work of Children's Literature for "The Bread and Roses Strike of 1912."

Seacoastonline.com
February 10, 2008

DWC names two for business school

Professor Neil Parmenter, chairman of Daniel Webster College's Division of Business and Management, and Kimberly Blanchette, director of Graduate and Continuing Studies Enrollment Management, have been named dean and associate dean, respectively, of the college's new School of Business, Management and Professional Studies.

New Hampshire Union Leader
February 4, 2008

The "Big Squeeze" is on throughout New England

A new middle and high school for science and design opened this fall in Merrimack, spurred by a coalition that includes the heads of Daniel Webster College in Nashua, the University of New Hampshire's School of Engineering and Physical Sciences in Durham, the New Hampshire Center for School Reform in Concord, and the high tech council.

Mass High Tech
February 4, 2008

DWC Staffer Earns Top Aviation Credential

Merrimack resident Danielle Vezina, aviation maintenance coordinator for Daniel Webster College, has become the first aviation professional in the United States to be credentialed as a "Certified Aviation Maintenance Engineer."

NH Broadcaster
February 1, 2008

DWC Latest School To Take Steps In Combating CFI Shortage

It's a familiar tale... the result of recent trends in the aviation industry. Faced with a shortage of experienced pilots, regionals and other carriers have lowered minimum hours for the right seat.

Aero-News Network
February 2, 2008

Movies and Mental Illness

Via a friend, here is a link to a list of films with mental health issues depicted, broken down by specific mental health disorder. The list has been compiled by Susan Nicosia, an associate professor at Daniel Webster College. The list is quite thorough, I highly recommend it. There is also a link to a bibliography of books regarding the subject.

Jeremy Dwyer

Daniel Webster College

College-educated pilots have the best opportunities There are more top-ranked colleges in New England than in any other comparably sized U.S. region. Daniel Webster College in Nashua, N.H., maintains this tradition, particularly with its nationally recognized Aviation Flight Operations (AFO) program. As the aviation industry takes off both nationally and internationally, this professional-pilot program continues to grow and develop.

RedOrbit.com
February, 2, 2008

Tom Goulding Names EA Scholars

Dr. Tom Goulding, chairman of Daniel Webster College's Division of Computer Science, Information Systems, Gaming and Robotics, was recently named an Electronic Arts Scholar.

Goulding was recognized as an EA Scholar for his work in teaching game development as an attraction tool for women and/or under-represented populations to study computer science/engineering.

The EA Scholars Program is working collabor-atively with Microsoft's Game Development in Computer Science Education Conference 2008; being named an EA Scholar, professor Goulding is the recipient of a grant to partici- pate in the 2008 Microsoft Conference.

Nashua Telegraph
January 27, 2008

Merger talk ripples through markets, workers, flying public

Atlanta Journal Constitution
January 20, 2008

Muldoon's Musings: Paying his dues ... and then some

Here was what Mark Dunham of Salem, an assistant at Daniel Webster College, did on Wednesday.

Wake up at 6 a.m. Pick up recruits in Lawrence at 7:45 a.m. Pick up recruits at Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill at 8:30 a.m. Drive them to the Nashua school. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., he showed them the campus, brought them to the admissions office, visited the financial aid office, had lunch, had them visit with head coach Jeremy Currier and finally brought them back to NECC and Lawrence by 4 p.m.

Lawrence Eagle Tribune
January 20, 2008

Small Business Day at State House readied

During the first, panelists will outline higher-education resources for small businesses, including business outreach programs, internships and other entrepreneurship programs designed to help small businesses succeed. Panelists include: Taylor Eighmy, interim vice president for research, University of New Hampshire; Helen Giles-Gee, president, Keene State College; Tom Horgan, president and chief executive of the New Hampshire College and University Council; and Robert E. “Skip” Myers, president of Daniel Webster College. Mary Collins, state director of the SBDC, will moderate the panel.

January 18, 208
NH Business Review

Wednesday Meet the coolest dad on the block

Meet the only Granite Stater who can be called "Father" by the floppy disk, the antilock braking system, the programmable logic controller and more than two dozen foster children.

Nashua Telegraph
January 21, 2008

DWC Staffer Named Nation's First Certified Aviation Maintenance Engineer

Danielle Vezina, Aviation Maintenance Coordinator for Daniel Webster College, is the first aviation professional in the United States to be credentialed as a Certified Aviation Maintenance Engineer.

Aero-News Network
January 12, 2008

Game-ful employment:
N.E. students return to computer science

At Daniel Webster College in Nashua, N.H., the relatively young computer science program -- introduced seven years ago -- has received a major shot in the arm thanks to the school's decision to become one of the first four-year schools in the country to offer majors in both robotics and game development.

Mass High Tech
January 4, 2008

Training Devices Help Flight Schools Meet New Challenges

Steve Brown, director flight operations for Daniel Webster College, believes that there needs to be more focus on hiring CFIs as professional aviation instructors, not just as interns or temporary employees to fill training slots. His department has not been able to hire as many instructors as desired and consequently it has had to change its curriculum to keep its operations flowing smoothly.

Civil Aviation Training Magazine

Educating our next generation of leaders ... are you prepared?

Daniel Webster College now offers the only undergraduate homeland security major in New England.

January 2, 2008

Dream Job

DWC alumnus Scott Wegener, who came to New Hampshire for college back in the ’90s and ended up just staying put in the Granite State, arrived at a career in comics, as he puts it, “totally by accident.”

NH Magazine
January 2008