Dateline Pittsburgh: 5/11/2011
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The bachelor of interior architecture program at Chatham University has received six-year accreditation from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. The BIA is one of the first degree programs in the country to be offered in a three-year format. The format saves students a full year of tuition and is distinctive from other three-year degree programs that require summer study. Chatham's BIA also emphasizes sustainable design and includes study abroad in Italy. The three-year BIA program utilizes concurrent seven-week intensive design studios within a 14-week term, allowing greater opportunities for specialized learning experiences. Students do not take credit overloads or summer courses, allowing them to participate in study abroad or internships. Chatham's interior architecture program is a professional interior design curriculum that stresses holistic design integrated with sustainability and the environment. The university also offers a CIDA- accredited master of interior architecture degree and a post-professional, online master of science in interior architecture degree.
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CarePoint Partners acquired Premier Infusion. Premier provides home infusion pharmacy services in Austin, Texas, and infusion pharmacy and related nursing services in the Atlanta area. The Braff Group served as exclusive merger and acquisition adviser for Premier.
Variety the Children's Charity was awarded a grant of $20,000 by the AVS Foundation to support Camp Variety for Kids at The Woodlands in Marshall in August.
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Easter Seals Western Pennsylvania received a grant from The Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust. The grant provided funding that enabled Easter Seals to purchase a delivery truck for use in its Prevocational Program. A component of the Prevocational Program is provision of business services such as packaging, assembly, sorting and subcontracting to local companies while simultaneously providing meaningful work experience for adults with disabilities. The truck is customized with Easter Seals contact information, which serves as a marketing tool to promote the services offered.
First Published May 11, 2011 12:00 am
