This is a serious matter. I am not speaking for myself but for several others who cannot get transcripts from our former school Warren National University closed.

At this time I did find the name and the number of the lawer who represents the former CEO of this school. I actually called the lawyer and he told me that he would give the message to his client. That was some time ago and I heard nothing.

Incidently, I am NOT part of that lawsuit which is out to get back the tuition I paid because I do not want to get my money back. I already invested a lot of time and effort to earn my degree and this is not about the money. And there are many others who I have been in contact with who feel the same way.

Rather this is about the University honoring its committment.

I would add that many of us have been defending the reputation of our college and put out a lot of effort into making the truth be known and I, for one feel that our efforts have been unapprediated. We were loyal to this school and the former administrators are giving us the shaft. Its not like we were getting paid for any PR work we did on behalf of our school. We did it because we wanted others to know the truth.

I still feel that WNU and KWU before it were NOT Diploma Mills. This was a school that provided education to many people and it took a lot of effort to earn a degree from there. Just because the owners and admins are not fulfilling their committment to us does not mean that our educational experience is not real.

So my question to everyone is this: What can we do to get our transcripts? We earned them and we need them. Why won't the owners of our school fulfill its committment to us?

I have heard that the University of Illinois has suffered some legal setbacks, as a result of George Gollin posting on Degree Discussion. I heard that the management decided to temporarily suspend him for his activities in the blogs. Can anyone confirm? Thanks!

Another advantage of DL: you don't have to share space with the "Stanleys" of the world.

Quote:Mike Adams
Your Unsolicited Letter of Recommendation

Dear Stan:

You may be wondering why I'm writing you a short e-mail with a letter of recommendation attached to the bottom. After all, you have not requested such a letter. Nonetheless, I occasionally like to send letters of recommendation to students who have not requested them. The reason I do this is to let them know how they are doing and what kind of impression they are making on at least one of their professors. You are one of my advisees, and it is likely that in the future a prospective employer will specifically ask for a recommendation letter from me. If such a request were to be made of me today, this is what the letter would look like.

To Whom It May Concern:

Stanley Galbraith is one of my advisees. He has informed me that you are considering hiring him for a full-time position. He has also informed me that you require a letter from his academic adviser. I am pleased to provide such a letter.

Stanley is the rare student who takes a substantial portion of what he learns in the classroom and applies it to his everyday life. His professors are overwhelmingly liberal, and he seems to listen to them and apply their ideas on a regular basis. Let me provide a few examples.

*In addition to advising Stanley, I taught him once in an upper-level night class. The class was full when he tried to sign up, but I made extra room for him because he had missed his advising appointments and therefore needed to get into several classes lest his financial aid be canceled. I also agreed to serve as his new adviser after he upset his previous adviser by failing to keep advising appointments. She berated him, and that upset him. I took him on because I thought he could learn from the experience of being advised by the only Republican in the department. Dealing with his liberal victim mindset has been a challenge, to say the least. To date, he has never kept one of his advising appointments. That is why he never gets the classes he desires. In short, Stanley seems to believe that rules are mandatory in reference to others and discretionary in reference to Stanley.

*Stanley had a tendency to come to class listening to an iPod, which he did not turn off once the lecture began. He just kept his earplugs in and swayed to the music while I lectured on light topics such as first-degree murder and aggravated rape (I teach criminology, by the way). The syllabus clearly stated that he was not to do this (and allowed me to deduct a point from his final average for every transgression). I also reminded him of this by sending numerous e-mails. But since he did not read the syllabus and did not check his e-mail, he never figured out that he was risking failing the class until it was too late. In short, Stanley’s disregard for rules is exacerbated by his lack of common sense and his propensity to live in the moment without regard for the long-term consequences of his conduct.

*Stanley seemed to get confused in many of my lectures. I know this because once he took off his earplugs and started to listen to the lecture, he often made strange faces. When I saw these pained expressions, I always stopped and politely asked Stanley what was wrong. He then announced that he was “lost.” I just suggested that he should bring a pen and notebook to class, rather than his iPod. That usually made him even angrier. In short, Stanley seems to be more interested in broadcasting his problems to others than he is in pursuing common-sense solutions. He clings to his status as a victim because he has Attention Deficit Disorder – a pathological need to draw attention to himself, which, seemingly, can never be satisfied.

Stanley will probably be graduating this semester. But it has been a close call. He began his final semester on five waiting lists (to get into the last five classes he needs to graduate). This happened because he missed his final advising appointment and all the required courses were filled up by the time he came by my office. He had to personally track down all of these professors and beg to get into their classes. For two weeks, he called my office constantly (and consumed more of my time than all of my other advisees combined). I advised him patiently throughout the ordeal but, to date, I have received no thanks for doing so. In short, Stanley sees government officials as servants obligated to insulate him from the consequences of his own actions. At no point does he consider the possibility that the system would break down if everyone behaved the way that he does.

There is a chance that someday Stanley will grow up and stop living in accordance with the worldview espoused by his sociology professors. But I pity his first employer. If you hire Stanley, you can expect him to be late, inattentive, confused, angry, and in constant need of supervision.

Aside from these concerns, I have no other reservations.

Sincerely,

Mike S. Adams

Stan, I know you might never read this e-mail because you rarely check your university e-mail account. So my words will probably never benefit you personally. That is why I have published your letter of recommendation on the internet. When others read it, they can benefit from your ill-considered decision to incorporate liberal ideas into a liberal lifestyle. Some day you might grow out of this and become a responsible and productive citizen. If that ever happens, and if you do eventually read this e-mail, I ask only one thing: Please share the attached letter with someone who needs it.

It's "super warm" in the student center. Who cares if your "super high" tuition money goes to keep stinking winos happy?

Quote:CU-Boulder student center becomes hangout for homeless
Extreme cold, plus new fireplaces in UMC, have made it an attractive place to take shelter

By Brittany Anas Camera Staff Writer
Posted: 02/11/2011 10:31:39 PM MST


John Hollembeak, 56, stays out of the cold and watches television Wednesday in the University Memorial Center on the University of Colorado campus.


On the most frigid winter days, John Hollembeak, 56, passes his time in the University of Colorado's student center.

From an armchair this week, he watched National Geographic on a big flat-screen television and snacked on a candy bar as others taking refuge from the cold slept on the couches.

The area in the east portion of the University Memorial Center, a student-funded public building, has become somewhat of a homeless enclave.

While the UMC has always tended to attract homeless people in the winter, the extreme temperatures this semester -- which have plummeted to below zero -- and a $2 million makeover that added televisions, a fireplace and more comfortable seating seem to be increasing the draw. The renovation was completed in the fall.

The Colorado Daily last week published a letter to the editor written by CU student Ali Flint, who complained that Boulder's homeless have taken over the new lounge areas. She said it's unacceptable that she pays $105.19 a semester in student fees to fund the UMC, which is catering to the homeless.

"It is absolutely appalling that students pay over $200 a year and cannot sit on the couches or enjoy the new fireplace because the homeless are busy enjoying those areas for us," Flint wrote.

She said she sees the same homeless people hanging out in the UMC every day.

Carlos Garcia, director of the UMC, said his office gets few complaints about the homeless, and if visitors break the rules or laws, they are kicked out, ticketed or arrested. But that rarely happens, Garcia said.

Because the building is a public space, the UMC administration cannot discern who uses it. He said the increase in the number of homeless people using the UMC typically lasts for six weeks in the winter. He acknowledged that the new fireplace has been an added draw this year.

"Every student union building in the country deals with this same issue," Garcia said.

When the homeless shelter closes for the day, Hollembeak said he takes refuge at the UMC because he doesn't feel judged by the students, and he enjoys having conversations with them.

"I'm homeless. I'm not proud of it," he said.

He said he had a place in Brighton until he lost his job as a mechanic in late 2010. This is his second time being homeless, he said, as he was temporarily without a place to live in 1998 when he was working as a carpenter.

CU junior Isabell Godlewski, who works at Jamba Juice in the UMC, said she doesn't mind that homeless people are hanging out in the center because they're not disrupting students, and there's plenty of space.

"It's super-warm in the UMC and it's so cold outside sometimes, so I'd rather them be in here than out there," Godlewski said.

Let's see...our state really needs more online schools...where can we find one....Spokane? Oops, we ran that one out of business...let's think now.....Utah? That's part of Washington, isn't it?

Quote:Originally published Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 10:01 PM
Lawmakers debate proposed state partnership with online university
State lawmakers are considering a plan that would expand a nonprofit online university in Washington as a way to increase access to higher education.

By Joanna Nolasco
Seattle Times Olympia bureau

OLYMPIA — State lawmakers are considering a plan that would expand a nonprofit online university in Washington as a way to increase access to higher education.

The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Jim Kastama, D-Puyallup, would create a partnership between the state and the Western Governors University (WGU), based in Utah.

The university would establish an online school called WGU-Washington, and would work with the state in helping meet statewide higher-education goals, such as increasing the number of students earning college degrees. The school also would be included in agreements for the transfer of college credits among Washington institutions.

WGU-Washington, however, would not be considered a public university and would not receive any state money.

The proposal, SB 5136, is backed by the state Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn, among others.

At a legislative hearing last week, some representatives of existing Washington universities expressed concerns about the state partnering with the online school.

A Western Washington University professor, for example, questioned the quality of an online education compared with that of a traditional college.

But Sen. Rodney Tom , D-Bellevue, chairman of the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee, said the school would provide more access to college programs without costing the state anything.

"We need more capacity [for higher education] and there's no way the state can afford the new capacity we need in the economic environment we're in," said Tom, who backs the proposal.

State lawmakers are expected to further reduce higher-education funding this legislative session as they seek to fill a multibillion-dollar hole in the state budget. The state faces an estimated $5 billion deficit from mid-2011 to mid-2013.

WGU was founded in 1997 by 19 Western governors, including former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry. Each state contributed $100,000 toward the creation of the school.

The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, information technology, education and health care, among others. Tuition for most programs is $2,890 per six-month term. The school is primarily aimed at students who are working and can't take time off to attend class.

"There are people who are 30 and above who can't drop everything and go back to college," Kastama said. "They have a hunger, a thirst for higher education. And they need it because of the retraining requirements we need in our workforce right now."

Currently, about 900 Washington students are enrolled in the online school. If WGU-Washington were created, it could serve 10,000 students within five years, said WGU president Robert Mendenhall.

WGU students complete courses by passing the required assessments, such as tests or projects, on the Web at their own pace. Students can take as many or as few courses toward their degree as they want for the single six-month fee.

Mendenhall said that on average, WGU students graduate with a bachelor's degree in 30 months.

Last year, the state of Indiana partnered with WGU and established WGU-Indiana, becoming the first state to do so. The institution opened an office in the state with a chancellor, mentors and enrollment counselors.

If Kastama's proposal were to pass, Mendenhall said WGU plans to create a similar office in Washington.

Some university representatives have raised concerns about bringing the online school into the state's higher-education system.

Though testifying neither for nor against the proposal, Bill Lyne, president of the labor group United Faculty of Washington State, said that degrees from online universities like WGU are not substitutes for those from traditional universities.

"I'm one of the professors that this kind of education is trying to get rid of," Lyne, who's also a Western Washington University professor, said at a legislative hearing last week.

For students enrolled in online universities, "the only access to someone who actually knows something about the subject they're trying to study ... is a much less qualified and much lower paid person who will answer the phone for them ... ," he said. "You cut out the cost of the faculty member."

Luke Trapp, 24, from Wenatchee, is enrolled at WGU and said he's taken classes at traditional universities, too.

"I think they [are] pretty comparable as far as the knowledge you take from it," he said in an interview.

Margaret Shepherd, University of Washington director of state relations, asked at the public hearing last week about how bringing WGU to the state would impact student financial aid.

Kastama's proposal does not address financial aid, but if WGU-Washington is created, it can apply for state financial-aid eligibility down the road, according to the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Mendenhall of WGU said that by partnering with Washington, WGU is not looking to attract students from existing schools.

"We intend to be really expanding access to higher education, not competing for students that are going to" other schools, he said.

It’s a sad day for pedophile-pandering perverts like Thomas “Chip” White, the gay boy porn peddler and degreeinfo.com honcho.

Fix the age of consent at 12, legalize child pornography, eliminate marriage and legalize bestiality???? Sounds like the degreeinfo TOS!

Quote:Dutch Pedophile Political Party Dissolved
Father Di Noto Acknowledges Victory

AVOLA, Italy, MARCH 18, 2010 (Zenit.org).- A Dutch political party founded in 2006 by three pedophiles, which touted a platform to promote child pornography and sexual activity, was dissolved due to a lack of popular support.

The general assembly of the Party for Neighborly Love, Freedom and Diversity announced its unanimous decision to dissolve the organization on Sunday.

Father Fortunato Di Noto, founder of the Meter Association, which helped U.S. and Italian authorities uncover 100 online pedophile communities last year, affirmed that this is "good news, a good civil victory."

His non-profit association launched a campaign against this party from the moment it was established.

Among other things, the organization's platform aimed to fix the age of consent at 12, legalize child pornography, eliminate marriage in the law, permit public nudity anywhere in the country, and legalize bestiality.

Its leaders "have decided to dissolve the party after failing for the second time" to collect the signatures necessary to take part in the forthcoming elections, explained the Sicilian priest.

"To be able to elect a deputy, the movement, created in 2006, should have obtained some 60,000 votes," he stated.

The party's founders stated that the debate and controversy sparked by the platform impeded any serious discussion on its objectives; hence, its members opted for dissolution.

In a press release, however, they stated that certain members will be invited to speak as "freedom fighters" in an Amsterdam festival in May.

The party's communiqué added that although the organization is dissolved, the issues have not disappeared, and "a cultural shift is a matter of time."

Father Di Noto affirmed that there are still thousands of Web sites supporting pedophilia.

"There are still thousands of sites that promote the acceptance and normalization of sexual abuses; a real strategy to make normal what instead is a horror," he said.

A few years back I successfully published a work of fiction. Since no agent would touch my work, I self published and used a Print-On-Demand service. Now this is different from a "Publish-on-demand" service which is altogether different.

But there are some real scams out there besides. This last category is known as "Author Mills." These are business outfits which are long on promises but very short on results.

If anyone is interested in the business of self publishing, print-on-demand, Vanity Presses or those dreded "Author Mills" then see the link below:

http://www.jamiehall.org/self-publish.htm

Incidently, anyone else publish anything? Tell me about your experience.

That dude Taft is a bad mother...

Joining the ranks of thousands of other businesses fleeing the high tax and low English jurisdiction formerly known as the Golden State, it's Taft University, now a resident of Colorado.

Old address:
William Howard Taft University
3700 South Susan Street, Office 200
Santa Ana, CA 92704-6954

New address:
William Howard Taft University
600 South Cherry Street, Suite 525
Denver, CO 80246

Taft Law School is still using the Santa Ana address.

George Gollin has removed all postings concerning St. Luke School of Medicine from degreediscussion.com. All references to St. Luke School of Medicine have been removed from degreediscussion.com.

I have also noticed that Gollin is removing all of his postings from dltruth.com as well.

Is there anyway to retrieve those old postings?

-- Dr. Dolphin

Sandy Hill Institute of Technology...oops, that's Sandy Hill Institute of Naturopathy in Sandy Hill, NY offers free distance learning courses and degrees in naturopathy.

Quote:Breaking News: Feb. 2, 2011
S.H.I.N. is now affiliated with the St. Francis Anglican Church School of Theology in Dallas, TX, an IRS 501 (c )(3) tax exempt religious organization and is now legally authorized to grant degrees.

As always, our email courses are FREE, you pay only a reasonable diploma & transcript fee upon completion if you desire to have a degree conferred
...

Free Courses Via Email

We offer free distance education so that you can learn to take care of yourself, your family and friends without being totally dependent on the conventional medical system. We provide Naturopathic Training so that the world will have more skilled Traditional Naturopaths to teach and help educate others. Learn about herbs, and other modalities of natural healing to enhance life and health. We have recently gone paperless and all courses will be sent as email attachments in either Microsoft word or pdf formats. You must have both the appropriate programs installed on your computer to participate. Your answers to all progress tests, course exercises and final examinations must be sent to us via email in order to receive credit.

Quote:We currently offer the Bachelor of Natural Healing (BNH), Naturopathic Doctor (ND) and Doctor of Philosophy (Alternative Medicine) degrees. You must be at least 18 years of age and of good moral character to enroll. A High School Diploma or equivalent is required. The ability to read and write the English language is essential.

Quote:Program Fees

Bachelor of Natural Healing Program :
Tuition: FREE
Diploma & Transcript Fee: $100.00 (USD)
Total Fees: $100.00 (USD) - USA & Canada only
Outside the USA & Canada: add $25.00 (USD)

Naturopathic Doctor Program:
Tuition: FREE
Diploma & Transcript Fee: $200.00 (USD)
Total Fees: $200.00 (USD)
Outside the USA & Canada: add $25.00 (USD)

Doctor of Philosophy (Alternative Medicines) $500.00 (USD)
Outside the USA & Canada add $25.00 (USD)