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The Wall Center for Plastic Surgery is giving $5,000 to a nonprofit organization. Each of the nonprofit organization on The Wall Center for Plastic Surgery/ Wall Center Gives Back Facebook Page are near and dear to hearts. Celebrate and support these 14 charitable organizations by participating in the Wall Center Gives Back campaign. The Wall Center will donate $5,000 to the charity that receives the most popular vote on our Wall Center Gives Back Facebook page. Voting for the campaign ends Nov. 20 and is limited to one vote, per person, per day. Go to www.wallcenter. com/wallcentergivesback/. Participation in the Wall Center Gives Back campaign will bring much deserved recognition to all of these local charities, and one will receive a $5,000 donation courtesy of The Wall Center for Plastic Surgery. Go to this site daily and feel free to share the link with co-workers, family and friends. For further information or for an interview with one of the Wall Center for Plastic Surgery physicians or staff, call Judy Meller at 393-3785.
CentenaryCollegehastapped alocalhighereducationadvocate toprovideinterimleadershipfor itsexecutivemasterofbusiness administrationprogramand theCenterforFamily-Owned Business.Dr.JohnetteMagner, theexecutivedirectorofthe Shreveport-BossierBusiness AllianceforHigherEducation,will overseetheseCentenaryprograms asthecollegeconductsanationwidesearchforapermanent deanoftheFrostSchoolofBusiness.CentenaryCollegeProvost Dr.JeniferK.WardsaidMagner’sdistinguishedbackground inhighereducationadvocacy,businessandleadership, includingservingasvicepresidentofpublicaffairswiththe prestigiouspublicrelationsagencyKetchumandmanaging globalcommunicationsforthehealthcareaccreditingagency JointCommissionInternational,willbenefitthecollegeandits students.
LSUShreveporthasbeennamedtopuniversityforthe lowestaverageannualcostinthestateofLouisianabytheU.S. DepartmentofEducation.ThesurveyconductedbytheU.S. DepartmentofEducation,thecollegescorecard,focusesonthe salariesofgraduatesoftheschoolandtheirdebttocompilethe list.TheaverageannualcostofLSUSis$7,436,whichislowerthan thenationalaverageof$16,789.Themostpopularprograms atLSUS,accordingtothecollegescorecardsite,arebusiness, management,marketingandrelatedsupportservices,liberalarts andsciences,generalstudiesandhumanities,psychology,biological andbiomedicalsciences,andeducation.Thecollegescorecardisan onlineinteractivesystemthatallowsstudentsandparentstosearch forquality-basedinstitutionsthatarealsoreasonably-priced.For moreinformation,gotowww.collegescorecard.ed.gov.
MargaritavilleResortCasinodonates$75,000toTia’sHope– creating“memorymoments”forchildrenwhohavetospendpart oftheiryouthinahospital.Tia’sHopewasfoundedbythefamily ofTiaPalermowhobattlednon-Hodgkinlymphomaforover11 yearsuntilherlossin2012.ItwasTia’swishthatchildrenreceive
joyandgiftsduringtheirstayatthehospital.SinceTia’sHopewas foundedin2012,theyhavepartneredwithovereighthospitals aroundthecountry.FormoreinformationaboutTia’sHope,go toTiasHope.org.
CommunityTrustBankischangingitsname.Themore-than a-century-oldLouisiana-charteredbankwithbankingcentersin Louisiana,MississippiandTexasandassetsofmorethan$3.8 billion,announcedithasofficiallychangeditsnametoOrigin Bank.Forexistingbankcustomers,allaccountnumbers,PINs, routingnumbersandotheraccountinformationwillremain exactlythesame,whileATMcards,debitcards,creditcardsand checkswillcontinuetofunctionnormally.Therolloutofitsnew namewillnotaffectthebank’snormalbusinessoperations. Thenewnameandlogowereofficiallyintroducedacrossthe bank’sonlineandcustomerservicechannels,aswellasviathe company’ssocialmediapresence.Customerscanlogintothe bank’snewwebsiteatOriginBankOnline.comtolearnmore. ChangestosignageatallofOrigin’s41bankingcentersacrossits tri-statefootprintwillcontinueinthecomingweeksandmonths.
