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4 ways to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Philadelphia

Many schools and businesses, including Peirce College, will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. A vital figure in the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. King is known for speaking about justice, empowerment, love, and peace, but he also paid special attention to fighting poverty. Every year, Americans celebrate […]

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New schedule of Walker Center workshops is now available

A fresh schedule of spring workshops at the Walker Center for Academic Excellence is now available! Workshops are broken down into several categories to help you develop your academic skills, navigate new technologies needed to succeed in your course work, and balance your personal life with student life. Below is a flyer detailing all of […]

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30 things to know about making a living as a health information technology professional

The average salary of a healthcare information technology professional stands at $114,176. What’s more, workers have experienced an average salary increase of roughly 4.68 percent across all types of organizations between 2009 and when the data was collected in 2010. In his Jan. 5 article about the booming field of health information technology for Becker’s […]

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How IT professionals can stay relevant in 2012

There are varying views on whether the traditional role of an IT professional will be relevant in 2012 or not. The one thing most everyone can agree on is that it is a fast-changing field! ITTechNewsDaily contributor Kim Ann Zimmermann recently took a look at this topic in her article, “Is IT Becoming Obsolete?” (which […]

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New Career Development Services workshops for spring 2012

Career Development Services (CDS) continually hosts workshops to help you improve your resume writing, networking, and interviewing skills. We also help you identify and secure internships and fine tune your job search process. Our spring 2012 workshops begin on Jan. 9. Workshops include: Virtual Resume Boot Camp: Jan. 9 to Jan. 13 Interview Boot Camp: […]

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