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Stanbridge College Volunteers Deliver Warmth at Mercy House Homeless Shelter

Stanbridge College Volunteers Deliver Warmth at Mercy House Homeless Shelter

Last weekend, 400 homeless people woke up to the hearts and smiles of Stanbridge College REACH student and staff volunteers assisting at the Mercy House Orange County Cold Weather Emergency Shelter program. Volunteers at both Santa Ana and Fullerton shelter locations helped the people at the shelter by collecting their sleeping mats and blankets, passing […]

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Be the Change: Help Serve a Meal to the Homeless of Orange County 1/28

Be the Change: Help Serve a Meal to the Homeless of Orange County 1/28

Stanbridge College is looking for leaders who will help our local community by preparing and serving a meal to the homeless at Lighthouse Ministries on Saturday, January 28, 2012. Volunteers will be able to prepare food, set up the dining hall, serve meals and give a little bit of hope and care to someone in […]

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Get out of Town! Travel Health and Safety Tips from the AOTA

Get out of Town! Travel Health and Safety Tips from the AOTA

Generally traveling and vacations are meant to help people avoid stress from work, home or school commitments, but many times it ends up doing the opposite. The America Occupational Therapy Association has provided several tips for staying safe and healthy while traveling to help reduce stress and avoid strain or pain. Some of the major […]

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Stanbridge College Suitcase Drive for the Homeless Starts January 16th

Stanbridge College Suitcase Drive for the Homeless Starts January 16th

Stanbridge College invites you to participate in our January Suitcase Drive benefiting the homeless of Orange County. Starting January 16th and for two weeks after, we will be collecting new or used suitcases, duffel bags, tote bags and new plastic garbage bags. All donations will go to the Lighthouse Ministries Homeless Shelter. If you are […]

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More Tools for Mac Admins

More Tools for Mac Admins

With Mac enterprise solutions becoming more and more popular, network admins need a stash of tools compatible with Mac OS. We found a rundown of the top maintenance tools for Macs here. Included are several utilities that come with the operating system, a plethora of freeware recovery and file management tools, and a couple of […]

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125 Stanbridge College Nursing and IT Graduates Prepare for Future Careers

125 Stanbridge College Nursing and IT Graduates Prepare for Future Careers

Stanbridge College is pleased to announce the graduation of 125 Vocational Nursing and Information Technology students in the Class of 2011. November 11, 2011 marked Stanbridge College’s 23rd Commencement Exercise. The Fall 2011 Commencement also celebrated the inaugural class of graduates who earned their Associate of Science in Information Technology. Guest speaker Orange County District […]

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Volunteers Needed to Assist Mercy House Cold Weather Emergency Shelter for OC Homeless

Volunteers Needed to Assist Mercy House Cold Weather Emergency Shelter for OC Homeless

Every night, as temperatures drop, over 30,000 people in Orange County who do not have permanent housing try to find warmth, shelter and food. Stanbridge College wants to help these people. We are looking for volunteers to assist with Mercy House’s Orange County Cold Weather Emergency Program. The program provides up to 400 beds per […]

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Lights On, Camera, Action: OTs make movie going experience for children with disabilities a positive one

Lights On, Camera, Action: OTs make movie going experience for children with disabilities a positive one

Going to the movies for most families is a fun experience. Dark theatres, bright and 3D screens and HD sounds fill the up the room to make it feel like the audience is in the story. But for families with children who have disabilities including autism or sensory processing disorders, this experience could be very […]

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Deciding between a standard and dual-band N router

Deciding between a standard and dual-band N router

Purchasing a wireless router for yourself or a client?  Consider your options first.  In a recent Q&A on Ars Technica, contributor John Timmer discussed the pros and cons of single- and dual-band routers.  His conclusion is that the main deciding factor (besides price) is whether you have old 802.11b/g standard devices that need to use […]

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Stanbridge College Volunteers Cook up Cheer for Homeless Veterans

Stanbridge College Volunteers Cook up Cheer for Homeless Veterans

This past Christmas Eve, Stanbridge College students, staff and families partnered with Veterans First OC and cooked up Christmas spirit for over 95 veterans living in transitional homes in Orange County. Stanbridge College donated spiral hams to all of the houses to have as their main meal. Volunteers whipped up mash potatoes, yams, green beans […]

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