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MCLA TO OFFER HUMAN RESOURCES CERTIFICATE Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) has
announced that, beginning Sept. 8, the college will offer a Human
Resources Generalist Certificate.
The HR Generalist Series, a collaborative offering between the Employers
Association of the NorthEast (EANE) and the Office of Continuing Education
at MCLA, will build skills in human resource core competencies. The
certificate of completion will be awarded from EANE and MCLA.
The HR Generalist Certificate program will be offered in an accelerated
delivery method with open enrollment opportunities. The schedule will
include a five-course, 45-hour program with evening classes meeting once a
week at MCLA. The certificate program can be completed in 16 weeks, over
one semester.
Certification in this program gives the practicing human resources
professional a way to demonstrate an advanced level of professional
competencies, knowledge and credibility.
For more information, contact the MCLA Office of Continuing Education
(413) 662-5543, or go to www. mcla.edu/HRcertificate .
THE CLARK RECEIVES $414,000 GRANT FROM THE MELLON FOUNDATIONThe Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute received a three-year grant of $414,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of its Research and Academic Program. This is the second Mellon Foundation grant awarded since 2005 to the Clark's program.
The new grant will fund an international workshop in collaboration with a research institute or university partner in Eastern or Central Europe, modeled after the Mellon-funded South African partnership of the past three years. The Research and Academic Program has been a pioneer in developing international collaborations and with the grant will continue to foster international intellectual exchange. The funds will also assist continuing activities with the program's African partners, promote a series of colloquia and roundtable discussions.
The Clark is one of the country's foremost art museums, as well as a dynamic center for research and higher education in art history and criticism with an international fellowship program; and regular conferences, symposia, and colloquia; and an important art research library. The Clark, together with Williams College, jointly sponsors one of the nation's leading M.A. programs in art history, which has been part of the professional development of a significant number of directors of art museums, curators, and scholars.
