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PrintED AND SkillsUSA PARTNER TO OFFER SKILL CONNECT ASSESSMENTS

Reston, VA— Individuals who choose to enter the workforce immediately after high school or postsecondary education need to have core academic and workplace competencies for employment. To provide students with a credential that validates their mastery of these competencies, and to help meet standard government education requirements, GAERF and SkillsUSA have established a partnership to offer online PrintED/SkillsUSA Skill Connect Assessments. These examinations will test technical skills and kn… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on October 30, 2009 at 9:39am — 4 Comments

Color Copying Company Docucopies.com Donates Two Palettes of Paper To Local School District

Always good to see this type of thing happening. How many school systems receive support like this from local area printers? Original post - CLICK HERE HUDSON, WI, October 29, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — Docucopies.com, the web’s biggest supplier of discount color copies and printing, today donated two palettes of paper to the local… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on October 29, 2009 at 9:22am — No Comments

MetaCommunications offers free classroom software to graphic arts educators

If anyone takes advantage of this please consider sharing your experience with it here. Thanks IOWA CITY, IA - MetaCommunications today announced the launch and immediate availability of the new Software for Students Program. Under the new program, any accredited educational organization interested in teaching real-world estimating, billing, scheduling, project collaboration, productivity techniques, and project management skills to their students can acquire and use the new Workgroups 2010 S… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on October 22, 2009 at 9:46am — No Comments

History of Graphic Screenprinting - Birth of the process

Hi all; If you are interested in the fascinating story of the creation of the graphic screenprinting industry in San Francisco and Los Angleles in the early part of the 1900s, I invite you to check out the PDF hosted on our site here http://www.squeegeeville.com/2009/09/01/history-of-graphic-screenprinting/ It is about 70 pages, translated from Guido Lengwiler's massive History of Screenprinting. First hand accounts, intrigue and industrial espionage, lots of pictures - it's all there, incred… Continue

Added by Andy MacDougall on October 18, 2009 at 2:18pm — No Comments

Education Summit Held During Print ‘09

The Education Summit for Graphic Communication (ESGC) held its fourth session during the recent PRINT show held in Chicago. This consortium was formed by a group of individuals (representing printers, educators, vendors, and associations) who share a common purpose and goal of increasing awareness of our industry among young people. The most public example of this effort has been a gathering of educators, vendors, and printers held during the annual show in Chicago. This session, held to present… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on October 16, 2009 at 7:19am — No Comments

Clemson names collaboration facility at Sonoco Institute for Harpers

CLEMSON — Clemson University Tuesday unveiled The Ronald & Katherine Harper Industry Collaboration Room on the top floor of the Sonoco Institute for Packaging Design and Graphics. The Industry Collaboration Room is made possible by a $1.1 million gift from Ronald and Katherine Harper of Charlotte to Clemson’s graphic communications department. The gift value is associated with the sale of a house at Lake Wylie. The Harpers are well known in the printing industry, having started The Harper… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on October 7, 2009 at 11:27am — No Comments

Free telephone consulting. . .

Please call me with any questions concerning Process Control, Color Matching, Technical Plant Assessments, etc. Dan 412.889.7643 Continue

Added by Dan Remaley on September 26, 2009 at 9:54pm — No Comments

RIT sponsors publishing competition for high school students

Wanted: High school students with aspirations to have their work published in a magazine. Rochester Institute of Technology welcomes and encourages all creative minds to apply. RIT's School of Print Media is proud to be sponsoring the Young Professionals in Publishing Competition. High school students from across North America are eligible to participate. The grand prize is the free printing of 3,000 copies of the students' work published in a 16-page magazine. There is no entry fee. The deadl… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on September 24, 2009 at 7:12am — No Comments

EDSF announces 2009 scholarship recipients

HURST, Texas --- The Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF), the non-profit organization dedicated to the document communications industry, presented 31 scholarship awards to full-time students attending accredited colleges and universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Russia and Pakistan. The scholarship program promotes the document management and graphic communications industries by supporting future professionals --- one of the primary goals of EDSF --- through education and… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on September 18, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Kodak and IGAEA to Produce Poster for Graphic Communications Week

Kodak and IGAEA to Produce Poster for Graphic Communications Week Poster featuring founding father of print Ben Franklin will be available at IGAEA and Kodak Booths -- Graphic Arts Online - Original Post: CLICK HERE ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 8—Kodak and the International Graphic Arts Education Association (IGAEA) join forces once again to produce a color poster promoting careers in the graphic communications ind… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on September 9, 2009 at 9:16am — No Comments

21st Century Skills

Found this website and thought it might interest some of those that frequent this site. Link to their website: CLICK HERE Our Mission MISSION STATEMENT Serve as a catalyst to position 21st century skills at the center of US K-12 education by building collaborative partnerships among education, business, community and government leaders TWENTY FIRST CENTURY CHILDREN Every child in America needs 21st century knowledge and skills t… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on August 31, 2009 at 1:03pm — No Comments

Printing Industry Trains Ferris Student for World Competition

BIG RAPIDS – As students return to Ferris State University's campus, one is preparing to go to Calgary, Canada to compete for gold. Amela Mujkic, Print Management and New Media Printing and Publishing senior (Clinton Township) has spent the summer training to be the first person to represent the United States in Offset Printing at WorldSkills September 1 – 7. According to Pat Klarecki, professor, Printing and Imaging Technology and director, School of Fabrication and Design at Ferris, without t… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on August 28, 2009 at 9:31am — No Comments

PIA Announces 2009 Education Award Winners

PIA Announces 2009 Education Award Winners Printing Industries of America recognized Cheryl Licklider and Charlie Benjamin for outstanding contributions to education and training in the graphic arts Original post: CLICK HERE Pittsburgh, PA -- Printing Industries of America has named the 2009 Education Awards of Excellence academic and industry recipients, Cheryl Licklider and Charlie Benjamin… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on August 17, 2009 at 3:52pm — No Comments

How to get a job after college! Or any time for that matter!

Recession Proof graduate -- values of offering free work, and other fine ideas! Continue

Added by Katherine (Katie) Gekker on August 14, 2009 at 7:18am — No Comments

GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION WINNERS

GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION WINNERS Reston, VA— The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) has announced the winners of the GAERF 2009 National Student Design Competition. From among more than 85 entries, six winners were chosen, three at the secondary level and three at the post-secondary level. Winners at the secondary level were: 1st Place: Ryan Lelek from Lake Central High School, St. John, IN (Instructor: Jereme Rainw… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on August 13, 2009 at 10:45am — No Comments

Graphic arts professor earns lifetime achievement award

Graphic arts professor earns lifetime achievement award EKU instructor honored at recent annual conference Special to the Richmond Register: Click here for original article Dr. David W. Dailey, graphic arts professor in Eastern Kentucky University’s Department of Technology, has been awarded the International Graphic Arts Education Association’s highest honor — the Frederick D. Kagy Life… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on August 4, 2009 at 10:48am — No Comments

PGAMA Awards College Scholarships and Runs Teacher Conference

PGAMA Awards College Scholarships and Runs Teacher Conference Friday, July 31, 2009 Original article link: CLICK HERE Columbia, Maryland-The Printing & Graphics Association MidAtlantic (PGAMA), a non-profit trade association for printing and graphic communications businesses, continued its history of cultivating a future workforce for the printing industry in two separate moves this summer. The Associ… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on July 31, 2009 at 10:06am — No Comments

International Paper created an interesting report "Are pixels greener than paper"

Thought the community would like to read this. An excerpt: More and more people are communicating with electronic media. But are electronic devices the most effective environmental choice for getting information? Get the facts before you decide. Read more: CLICK HERE Continue

Added by Brian Regan on July 28, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Invitation to the Fourth Education Summit at PRINT 09

Pittsburgh, PA, July 30, 2009 — The Education Summit Committee (a group of associations, printing companies, manufacturers, and individuals) is hosting the fourth Education Summit and Breakfast at PRINT 09. Helping to organize the Summit is the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF). The Committee has been working to improve industry perceptions, attract skilled employment candidates, and provide clear industry communication. Solid progress has been made in the last several years, but… Continue

Added by Brian Regan on July 27, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Shop Class as Soulcraft, again!

Matt Crawford is brilliant. Today's Washington Post article about him and his ideas will ring true for anyone in graphic communications! Continue

Added by Katherine (Katie) Gekker on July 26, 2009 at 9:14am — No Comments

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