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Congratulations to all my recently employed graduates!!! This day is to celebrate you and your success!!! Here’s to many more!

Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

Founder of Labor Day

More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.

Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those “who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.”

But Peter McGuire’s place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.

The First Labor Day

The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.

In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a “workingmen’s holiday” on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.

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JH Tech
I am excited to announce that one of my favorite graduates, Harrison Tran has started his own company JH Tech offering a full range of On-Site PC services including:
♦ Virus & Spyware Removal
♦ Security & Driver Updates
♦ Performance Optimization
♦ Wireless and Cabled Networking
♦ PC Setup & Software Installation
♦ Hardware Troubleshooting & Upgrades
♦ Data Backup and Recovery
♦ Printers, Scanners & other Peripherals
Contact him directly at:
Harrison Tran
3116 W. Oklahoma Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53215
Phone: 414-202-4371
E-mail: tranharrison@gmail.com

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Congratulations to Eden Prairie, MN (just next door to our campus)! They recently were ranked the 2010 BEST Place to Live in America! This top honor considered multiple factors and comes down to a dynamic economy and great family environment!

Check out on the left what EP’s Key industry is – Computing and Information Technology

Happy Birthday America! Here are a couple of my favorite quotes in celebration of the holiday!

“Where liberty is, there is my country”- Ben Franklin

“Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice.” -Unknown

“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” — Albert Camus

Here’s to BETTER for each of you!!!

Come on out, Bring your Books and GET CASH!!!
Brookfield and Twin Cities
June 28, 29 – 10:30 AM-7:30 PM
June 30 and July 1- 10:30 AM-5:30 PM

Grand Rapids
June 28 – 2:00 PM-7:30 PM
June 29 – 2:00 PM-5:30 PM
June 30 – 2:00 PM-7:30 PM
July 1- 2:00 PM-7:30 PM

Indianapolis
June 28 – 2:00 PM-5:30 PM
June 29 – 2:00 PM-7:30 PM
June 30 – 2:00 PM-5:30 PM
July 1- 2:00 PM-7:30 PM

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• PC ProSchools Announces Book Buy Back Program

You have told us you are no longer using some of your old school books and you’d like to make some fast cash. So, we’d love to help!

We are excited to announce the PC Pro Book Buyback Program—taking place at all our campuses next week! We will give you cash on-the-spot for some of your gently used textbooks! We are currently accepting the following books for buyback at your campus:
* 70-270 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional, 2nd Edition

* 70-271 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System, 2nd Edition

* 70-272 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting Desktop Applications on a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System, 2nd Edition

* Introduction to Help Desk Concepts and Skills

We will give you $20 per book. Books being sold back must be clean and in good shape, with binding, covers, and every page intact. We welcome books that contain some highlighting, notes in the margins, or some underlining. However, excessive highlighting or other markings that may make a book unusable to its next owner may not be re-purchased. PC ProSchools staff will make the final determination of whether or not a book meets re-purchase requirements; book buy-back is not guaranteed. Students must present books for re-purchase during the stated book buyback times.

Please contact a member of the student outreach team at studentoutreach@pcpro.edu with any questions.

Over 40 hiring managers attended the Help Desk Institute (HDI) meeting at our campus. Each month the HDI meets to discuss chapter business and changes in the ever changing IT industry. It’s a networking group that we are proud to be a part of and over the years we have hosted several meetings for the organization. “It was a huge success,” shared Career Advisor and HDI officer Laura Polancich. “I love sharing news about our school with the HDI but it is even better having them here on campus to see it in action. Overall, the response was very positive and I have several open job orders as a result!”

Here’s a great tip I came across when preparing for your Microsoft exams….Now go Ace It!
Tip: Focus on the Microsoft angle
The concepts are universal—networking, DHCP, etc.—but spend some time concentrating on anything that Microsoft does with these items that make them sales bullets for the company. For example, DNS has been around since the days when it became apparent that scaling HOSTS files was impossible, but you need to know how Microsoft intertwines Active Directory with DNS. In other words, don’t just know DNS, but know Microsoft’s take on it.

I spent this week in Washington DC in training workshops regarding accreditation and the US Department of Education. One evening after the training I ventured out to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I walked right up the front gate and took a picture.
I learned so much and got a chance to see our Nation’s capitol! It was great!