Atlantic Cape Community College

Assistant Professor of Business

Also: September 1985 - June 1986

Full Time Business Administration Faculty:
Principles of Real Estate
Introduction to Business
Principles of Advertising
Personal Finance

Danks Real Estate School

NJ Real Estate Commission Approved Real Estate School Director and Instructor

Taught over 5000 Real Estate Salesperson Pre-Licensing students throughout South Jersey in Adult Education Programs: Property Interests, Contracts, Financing and Mortgages, Title Protection, Encumbrances, Deeds and Settlement, Appraising, Leases, Federal and State Regulation of Real Estate.

Former Licensed Real Estate Broker (NJ) - 40 years

Stockton State University

Assistant Professor of Business

Full Time Business Administration Faculty:
Management and Organization
Principles of Marketing
Principles of Advertising
Consumer Behavior
Principles of Real Estate
The American Presidency (Credit General Studies Program)

Camden County College

Assistant Professor of Business

Principles of Management
Legal Environment/LawI
Business Law II
Principles of Real Estate
Introduction to Business
Principles of Marketing
International Business
Taught over 10,000 college students, 5000 real estate pre-licensing students and over 200 online courses in Principles of Management, Legal Environment/LawI, Business Law II, Principles of Marketing, and International Business

Finding Happiness and Success: Innovation, Motivation, Reinvention, Becoming A Better You

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"Finding Happiness and Success..." by Lawrence J. Danks is a guide to developing your best self through a summarized review and constructive commentary of proven principles from positive psychology and management. Among the inspirational topics are: FINDING HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS HAPPINESS & WELL-BEING SELF-CONFIDENCE, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND AVOIDING STRESS HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS IMPROVE YOUR THINKING GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL FINDING SUCCESS PITFALLS TO AVOID IN TRYING TO FIND HAPPINESS THINK SMALL MAKE LITTLE BETS IMPROVING YOUR LUCK BEING AN INNOVATOR AND BEING CREATIVE MOTIVATE YOURSELF REINVENT YOURSELF BECOME A BETTER AND HAPPIER YOU

Finding Happiness and Success: Innovation, Motivation, Reinvention, Becoming A Better You

An Amazon E-Book (Click arrow next to title to view book.)

"Finding Happiness and Success..." by Lawrence J. Danks is a guide to developing your best self through a summarized review and constructive commentary of proven principles from positive psychology and management. Among the inspirational topics are: FINDING HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS HAPPINESS & WELL-BEING SELF-CONFIDENCE, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND AVOIDING STRESS HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS IMPROVE YOUR THINKING GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL FINDING SUCCESS PITFALLS TO AVOID IN TRYING TO FIND HAPPINESS THINK SMALL MAKE LITTLE BETS IMPROVING YOUR LUCK BEING AN INNOVATOR AND BEING CREATIVE MOTIVATE YOURSELF REINVENT YOURSELF BECOME A BETTER AND HAPPIER YOU

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Finding Happiness and Success: Innovation, Motivation, Reinvention, Becoming A Better You

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"Finding Happiness and Success..." by Lawrence J. Danks is a guide to developing your best self through a summarized review and constructive commentary of proven principles from positive psychology and management. Among the inspirational topics are: FINDING HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS HAPPINESS & WELL-BEING SELF-CONFIDENCE, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND AVOIDING STRESS HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS IMPROVE YOUR THINKING GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL FINDING SUCCESS PITFALLS TO AVOID IN TRYING TO FIND HAPPINESS THINK SMALL MAKE LITTLE BETS IMPROVING YOUR LUCK BEING AN INNOVATOR AND BEING CREATIVE MOTIVATE YOURSELF REINVENT YOURSELF BECOME A BETTER AND HAPPIER YOU

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Real Estate Education Company/Longman

Passing The Real Estate Salesperson's Examination

Reston/Prentice-Hall

A real estate principles textbook

Finding Happiness and Success: Innovation, Motivation, Reinvention, Becoming A Better You

An Amazon E-Book (Click arrow next to title to view book.)

"Finding Happiness and Success..." by Lawrence J. Danks is a guide to developing your best self through a summarized review and constructive commentary of proven principles from positive psychology and management. Among the inspirational topics are: FINDING HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS HAPPINESS & WELL-BEING SELF-CONFIDENCE, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND AVOIDING STRESS HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS IMPROVE YOUR THINKING GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL FINDING SUCCESS PITFALLS TO AVOID IN TRYING TO FIND HAPPINESS THINK SMALL MAKE LITTLE BETS IMPROVING YOUR LUCK BEING AN INNOVATOR AND BEING CREATIVE MOTIVATE YOURSELF REINVENT YOURSELF BECOME A BETTER AND HAPPIER YOU

Real Estate Advertising

Real Estate Education Company/Longman

Passing The Real Estate Salesperson's Examination

Reston/Prentice-Hall

A real estate principles textbook

"Help Reverse Declining Enrollments"

Courier Post, Cherry Hill,NJ (Gannett)

The enrollments at Camden County College have declined fairly substantially, despite a number of administration and faculty efforts. In November, they were down about 13 percent from the previous year due to variety of factors, many of them uncontrollable. After a number of actions taken by our administration to remedy the situation, “Project Connect” was initiated to increase registrations, resulting in a shortfall decrease to 6 percent. That might not sound like much, but about 60 percent of the college’s expenses are covered by student tuition, so, dollarwise, the decline in registrations has created a substantial financial deficit. The short of it is that unless our enrollments increase, the administration will be forced to cut back on faculty and staff to cover the gap. The likelihood of this would be no surprise to those at the college, who have been apprised of the circumstances on several occasions by Dr. Raymond Yannuzzi, our college president. Previous cuts have already been made to achieve savings. At this point, the only way that seems able to produce the necessary savings are faculty and staff cuts... (Visit: http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/2015/01/06/commentary-help-reverse-declining-enrollment/21303847/ for complete article.)

Finding Happiness and Success: Innovation, Motivation, Reinvention, Becoming A Better You

An Amazon E-Book (Click arrow next to title to view book.)

"Finding Happiness and Success..." by Lawrence J. Danks is a guide to developing your best self through a summarized review and constructive commentary of proven principles from positive psychology and management. Among the inspirational topics are: FINDING HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS HAPPINESS & WELL-BEING SELF-CONFIDENCE, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND AVOIDING STRESS HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS IMPROVE YOUR THINKING GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL FINDING SUCCESS PITFALLS TO AVOID IN TRYING TO FIND HAPPINESS THINK SMALL MAKE LITTLE BETS IMPROVING YOUR LUCK BEING AN INNOVATOR AND BEING CREATIVE MOTIVATE YOURSELF REINVENT YOURSELF BECOME A BETTER AND HAPPIER YOU

Real Estate Advertising

Real Estate Education Company/Longman

Passing The Real Estate Salesperson's Examination

Reston/Prentice-Hall

A real estate principles textbook

"Help Reverse Declining Enrollments"

Courier Post, Cherry Hill,NJ (Gannett)

The enrollments at Camden County College have declined fairly substantially, despite a number of administration and faculty efforts. In November, they were down about 13 percent from the previous year due to variety of factors, many of them uncontrollable. After a number of actions taken by our administration to remedy the situation, “Project Connect” was initiated to increase registrations, resulting in a shortfall decrease to 6 percent. That might not sound like much, but about 60 percent of the college’s expenses are covered by student tuition, so, dollarwise, the decline in registrations has created a substantial financial deficit. The short of it is that unless our enrollments increase, the administration will be forced to cut back on faculty and staff to cover the gap. The likelihood of this would be no surprise to those at the college, who have been apprised of the circumstances on several occasions by Dr. Raymond Yannuzzi, our college president. Previous cuts have already been made to achieve savings. At this point, the only way that seems able to produce the necessary savings are faculty and staff cuts... (Visit: http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/2015/01/06/commentary-help-reverse-declining-enrollment/21303847/ for complete article.)

"It's a Matter of Life and Death: Growing Up in a Funeral Home and What I Learned Since"

KDP

How can a book that talks about death and funerals have anything to do with happiness? There are many happiness books, but none offering this unique perspective. The focus is on life, and living a better one, not on death. It's inspirational and contains practical information about funeral homes and funerals, and helpful advice on facing serious illness, grieving and recovery. Noted author of the Fifty Classics series, Tom Butler-Bowdon says this on the cover of It’s a Matter of Life and Death: Growing Up in a Funeral Home and What I Learned Since: "Larry's book combines positive psychology, motivation and memoir to provide a powerful reminder to really live while we are alive, regretting nothing. His lively reminiscences of growing up in a funeral home are not morbid, but lie in the tradition of a Zen Buddhist meditation on death: facing the great uncertainty and inevitability of death, we are reminded of the opportunity to love, and most of all, to be grateful for everything."

Finding Happiness and Success: Innovation, Motivation, Reinvention, Becoming A Better You

An Amazon E-Book (Click arrow next to title to view book.)

"Finding Happiness and Success..." by Lawrence J. Danks is a guide to developing your best self through a summarized review and constructive commentary of proven principles from positive psychology and management. Among the inspirational topics are: FINDING HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS HAPPINESS & WELL-BEING SELF-CONFIDENCE, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND AVOIDING STRESS HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS IMPROVE YOUR THINKING GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL FINDING SUCCESS PITFALLS TO AVOID IN TRYING TO FIND HAPPINESS THINK SMALL MAKE LITTLE BETS IMPROVING YOUR LUCK BEING AN INNOVATOR AND BEING CREATIVE MOTIVATE YOURSELF REINVENT YOURSELF BECOME A BETTER AND HAPPIER YOU

Real Estate Advertising

Real Estate Education Company/Longman

Passing The Real Estate Salesperson's Examination

Reston/Prentice-Hall

A real estate principles textbook

"Help Reverse Declining Enrollments"

Courier Post, Cherry Hill,NJ (Gannett)

The enrollments at Camden County College have declined fairly substantially, despite a number of administration and faculty efforts. In November, they were down about 13 percent from the previous year due to variety of factors, many of them uncontrollable. After a number of actions taken by our administration to remedy the situation, “Project Connect” was initiated to increase registrations, resulting in a shortfall decrease to 6 percent. That might not sound like much, but about 60 percent of the college’s expenses are covered by student tuition, so, dollarwise, the decline in registrations has created a substantial financial deficit. The short of it is that unless our enrollments increase, the administration will be forced to cut back on faculty and staff to cover the gap. The likelihood of this would be no surprise to those at the college, who have been apprised of the circumstances on several occasions by Dr. Raymond Yannuzzi, our college president. Previous cuts have already been made to achieve savings. At this point, the only way that seems able to produce the necessary savings are faculty and staff cuts... (Visit: http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/2015/01/06/commentary-help-reverse-declining-enrollment/21303847/ for complete article.)

"It's a Matter of Life and Death: Growing Up in a Funeral Home and What I Learned Since"

KDP

How can a book that talks about death and funerals have anything to do with happiness? There are many happiness books, but none offering this unique perspective. The focus is on life, and living a better one, not on death. It's inspirational and contains practical information about funeral homes and funerals, and helpful advice on facing serious illness, grieving and recovery. Noted author of the Fifty Classics series, Tom Butler-Bowdon says this on the cover of It’s a Matter of Life and Death: Growing Up in a Funeral Home and What I Learned Since: "Larry's book combines positive psychology, motivation and memoir to provide a powerful reminder to really live while we are alive, regretting nothing. His lively reminiscences of growing up in a funeral home are not morbid, but lie in the tradition of a Zen Buddhist meditation on death: facing the great uncertainty and inevitability of death, we are reminded of the opportunity to love, and most of all, to be grateful for everything."

Featured Op-Ed: "The Need For Title Insurance"

Courier-Post

"Title Insurance Need" - Courier-Post (Date unavailable) The real estate mailbag columns of Bob Bruss and Edith Lank offered by the Courier-Post are a most informative service. In Ms. Lank’s most recent column (4/30) however, I believe she may have inadvertently underestimated the need for title insurance. A reader who had lived in a property for twenty years and did not have title insurance asked if it were too late to purchase it. Ms. Lank said that until the home was sold or unless the mortgage was refinanced, she couldn’t see what purpose title insurance would serve. The title of property owners is always subject to challenge. Even though an owner has a deed to the property, it is not conclusive proof of ownership. The owner’s deed, or one of a previous owner, could have been forged, executed by an incompetent grantor, or subsequently be challenged by an undisclosed heir. While some title problems may manifest themselves relatively soon after settlement, they can affect the property owner at any time during the period of owner. For these reasons, mortgage lenders in this area insist that title insurance be obtained to protect their interest in the property. Owners should carry title insurance, whether they have a mortgage on the property or not, even if their building is the first one on the land, and even if title has been passed to them by a family member. Since no one can know whether title is actually clear of significant defects, even a relative or a friend could unknowingly pass defective title. While the likelihood of having a serious title problem is comparatively minimal, even the remote possibility of having a costly title defect should suggest to any owner the importance of having title insurance in force during the entire period of ownership.

Finding Happiness and Success: Innovation, Motivation, Reinvention, Becoming A Better You

An Amazon E-Book (Click arrow next to title to view book.)

"Finding Happiness and Success..." by Lawrence J. Danks is a guide to developing your best self through a summarized review and constructive commentary of proven principles from positive psychology and management. Among the inspirational topics are: FINDING HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS HAPPINESS & WELL-BEING SELF-CONFIDENCE, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND AVOIDING STRESS HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS IMPROVE YOUR THINKING GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL FINDING SUCCESS PITFALLS TO AVOID IN TRYING TO FIND HAPPINESS THINK SMALL MAKE LITTLE BETS IMPROVING YOUR LUCK BEING AN INNOVATOR AND BEING CREATIVE MOTIVATE YOURSELF REINVENT YOURSELF BECOME A BETTER AND HAPPIER YOU

Real Estate Advertising

Real Estate Education Company/Longman

Passing The Real Estate Salesperson's Examination

Reston/Prentice-Hall

A real estate principles textbook

"Help Reverse Declining Enrollments"

Courier Post, Cherry Hill,NJ (Gannett)

The enrollments at Camden County College have declined fairly substantially, despite a number of administration and faculty efforts. In November, they were down about 13 percent from the previous year due to variety of factors, many of them uncontrollable. After a number of actions taken by our administration to remedy the situation, “Project Connect” was initiated to increase registrations, resulting in a shortfall decrease to 6 percent. That might not sound like much, but about 60 percent of the college’s expenses are covered by student tuition, so, dollarwise, the decline in registrations has created a substantial financial deficit. The short of it is that unless our enrollments increase, the administration will be forced to cut back on faculty and staff to cover the gap. The likelihood of this would be no surprise to those at the college, who have been apprised of the circumstances on several occasions by Dr. Raymond Yannuzzi, our college president. Previous cuts have already been made to achieve savings. At this point, the only way that seems able to produce the necessary savings are faculty and staff cuts... (Visit: http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/2015/01/06/commentary-help-reverse-declining-enrollment/21303847/ for complete article.)

"It's a Matter of Life and Death: Growing Up in a Funeral Home and What I Learned Since"

KDP

How can a book that talks about death and funerals have anything to do with happiness? There are many happiness books, but none offering this unique perspective. The focus is on life, and living a better one, not on death. It's inspirational and contains practical information about funeral homes and funerals, and helpful advice on facing serious illness, grieving and recovery. Noted author of the Fifty Classics series, Tom Butler-Bowdon says this on the cover of It’s a Matter of Life and Death: Growing Up in a Funeral Home and What I Learned Since: "Larry's book combines positive psychology, motivation and memoir to provide a powerful reminder to really live while we are alive, regretting nothing. His lively reminiscences of growing up in a funeral home are not morbid, but lie in the tradition of a Zen Buddhist meditation on death: facing the great uncertainty and inevitability of death, we are reminded of the opportunity to love, and most of all, to be grateful for everything."

Featured Op-Ed: "The Need For Title Insurance"

Courier-Post

"Title Insurance Need" - Courier-Post (Date unavailable) The real estate mailbag columns of Bob Bruss and Edith Lank offered by the Courier-Post are a most informative service. In Ms. Lank’s most recent column (4/30) however, I believe she may have inadvertently underestimated the need for title insurance. A reader who had lived in a property for twenty years and did not have title insurance asked if it were too late to purchase it. Ms. Lank said that until the home was sold or unless the mortgage was refinanced, she couldn’t see what purpose title insurance would serve. The title of property owners is always subject to challenge. Even though an owner has a deed to the property, it is not conclusive proof of ownership. The owner’s deed, or one of a previous owner, could have been forged, executed by an incompetent grantor, or subsequently be challenged by an undisclosed heir. While some title problems may manifest themselves relatively soon after settlement, they can affect the property owner at any time during the period of owner. For these reasons, mortgage lenders in this area insist that title insurance be obtained to protect their interest in the property. Owners should carry title insurance, whether they have a mortgage on the property or not, even if their building is the first one on the land, and even if title has been passed to them by a family member. Since no one can know whether title is actually clear of significant defects, even a relative or a friend could unknowingly pass defective title. While the likelihood of having a serious title problem is comparatively minimal, even the remote possibility of having a costly title defect should suggest to any owner the importance of having title insurance in force during the entire period of ownership.

Contemporary Real Estate Principles

Pilgrim Books

Finding Happiness and Success: Innovation, Motivation, Reinvention, Becoming A Better You

An Amazon E-Book (Click arrow next to title to view book.)

"Finding Happiness and Success..." by Lawrence J. Danks is a guide to developing your best self through a summarized review and constructive commentary of proven principles from positive psychology and management. Among the inspirational topics are: FINDING HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS HAPPINESS & WELL-BEING SELF-CONFIDENCE, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND AVOIDING STRESS HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS IMPROVE YOUR THINKING GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL FINDING SUCCESS PITFALLS TO AVOID IN TRYING TO FIND HAPPINESS THINK SMALL MAKE LITTLE BETS IMPROVING YOUR LUCK BEING AN INNOVATOR AND BEING CREATIVE MOTIVATE YOURSELF REINVENT YOURSELF BECOME A BETTER AND HAPPIER YOU

Real Estate Advertising

Real Estate Education Company/Longman

Passing The Real Estate Salesperson's Examination

Reston/Prentice-Hall

A real estate principles textbook

"Help Reverse Declining Enrollments"

Courier Post, Cherry Hill,NJ (Gannett)

The enrollments at Camden County College have declined fairly substantially, despite a number of administration and faculty efforts. In November, they were down about 13 percent from the previous year due to variety of factors, many of them uncontrollable. After a number of actions taken by our administration to remedy the situation, “Project Connect” was initiated to increase registrations, resulting in a shortfall decrease to 6 percent. That might not sound like much, but about 60 percent of the college’s expenses are covered by student tuition, so, dollarwise, the decline in registrations has created a substantial financial deficit. The short of it is that unless our enrollments increase, the administration will be forced to cut back on faculty and staff to cover the gap. The likelihood of this would be no surprise to those at the college, who have been apprised of the circumstances on several occasions by Dr. Raymond Yannuzzi, our college president. Previous cuts have already been made to achieve savings. At this point, the only way that seems able to produce the necessary savings are faculty and staff cuts... (Visit: http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/2015/01/06/commentary-help-reverse-declining-enrollment/21303847/ for complete article.)

"It's a Matter of Life and Death: Growing Up in a Funeral Home and What I Learned Since"

KDP

How can a book that talks about death and funerals have anything to do with happiness? There are many happiness books, but none offering this unique perspective. The focus is on life, and living a better one, not on death. It's inspirational and contains practical information about funeral homes and funerals, and helpful advice on facing serious illness, grieving and recovery. Noted author of the Fifty Classics series, Tom Butler-Bowdon says this on the cover of It’s a Matter of Life and Death: Growing Up in a Funeral Home and What I Learned Since: "Larry's book combines positive psychology, motivation and memoir to provide a powerful reminder to really live while we are alive, regretting nothing. His lively reminiscences of growing up in a funeral home are not morbid, but lie in the tradition of a Zen Buddhist meditation on death: facing the great uncertainty and inevitability of death, we are reminded of the opportunity to love, and most of all, to be grateful for everything."

Featured Op-Ed: "The Need For Title Insurance"

Courier-Post

"Title Insurance Need" - Courier-Post (Date unavailable) The real estate mailbag columns of Bob Bruss and Edith Lank offered by the Courier-Post are a most informative service. In Ms. Lank’s most recent column (4/30) however, I believe she may have inadvertently underestimated the need for title insurance. A reader who had lived in a property for twenty years and did not have title insurance asked if it were too late to purchase it. Ms. Lank said that until the home was sold or unless the mortgage was refinanced, she couldn’t see what purpose title insurance would serve. The title of property owners is always subject to challenge. Even though an owner has a deed to the property, it is not conclusive proof of ownership. The owner’s deed, or one of a previous owner, could have been forged, executed by an incompetent grantor, or subsequently be challenged by an undisclosed heir. While some title problems may manifest themselves relatively soon after settlement, they can affect the property owner at any time during the period of owner. For these reasons, mortgage lenders in this area insist that title insurance be obtained to protect their interest in the property. Owners should carry title insurance, whether they have a mortgage on the property or not, even if their building is the first one on the land, and even if title has been passed to them by a family member. Since no one can know whether title is actually clear of significant defects, even a relative or a friend could unknowingly pass defective title. While the likelihood of having a serious title problem is comparatively minimal, even the remote possibility of having a costly title defect should suggest to any owner the importance of having title insurance in force during the entire period of ownership.

Contemporary Real Estate Principles

Pilgrim Books

Finding Happiness and Success: Innovation, Motivation, Reinvention, Becoming A Better You

An Amazon E-Book (Click arrow next to title to view book.)

"Finding Happiness and Success..." by Lawrence J. Danks is a guide to developing your best self through a summarized review and constructive commentary of proven principles from positive psychology and management. Among the inspirational topics are: FINDING HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS HAPPINESS & WELL-BEING SELF-CONFIDENCE, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND AVOIDING STRESS HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS IMPROVE YOUR THINKING GOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL FINDING SUCCESS PITFALLS TO AVOID IN TRYING TO FIND HAPPINESS THINK SMALL MAKE LITTLE BETS IMPROVING YOUR LUCK BEING AN INNOVATOR AND BEING CREATIVE MOTIVATE YOURSELF REINVENT YOURSELF BECOME A BETTER AND HAPPIER YOU

Real Estate Advertising

Real Estate Education Company/Longman

Passing The Real Estate Salesperson's Examination

Reston/Prentice-Hall

A real estate principles textbook

"Help Reverse Declining Enrollments"

Courier Post, Cherry Hill,NJ (Gannett)

The enrollments at Camden County College have declined fairly substantially, despite a number of administration and faculty efforts. In November, they were down about 13 percent from the previous year due to variety of factors, many of them uncontrollable. After a number of actions taken by our administration to remedy the situation, “Project Connect” was initiated to increase registrations, resulting in a shortfall decrease to 6 percent. That might not sound like much, but about 60 percent of the college’s expenses are covered by student tuition, so, dollarwise, the decline in registrations has created a substantial financial deficit. The short of it is that unless our enrollments increase, the administration will be forced to cut back on faculty and staff to cover the gap. The likelihood of this would be no surprise to those at the college, who have been apprised of the circumstances on several occasions by Dr. Raymond Yannuzzi, our college president. Previous cuts have already been made to achieve savings. At this point, the only way that seems able to produce the necessary savings are faculty and staff cuts... (Visit: http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/2015/01/06/commentary-help-reverse-declining-enrollment/21303847/ for complete article.)

"It's a Matter of Life and Death: Growing Up in a Funeral Home and What I Learned Since"

KDP

How can a book that talks about death and funerals have anything to do with happiness? There are many happiness books, but none offering this unique perspective. The focus is on life, and living a better one, not on death. It's inspirational and contains practical information about funeral homes and funerals, and helpful advice on facing serious illness, grieving and recovery. Noted author of the Fifty Classics series, Tom Butler-Bowdon says this on the cover of It’s a Matter of Life and Death: Growing Up in a Funeral Home and What I Learned Since: "Larry's book combines positive psychology, motivation and memoir to provide a powerful reminder to really live while we are alive, regretting nothing. His lively reminiscences of growing up in a funeral home are not morbid, but lie in the tradition of a Zen Buddhist meditation on death: facing the great uncertainty and inevitability of death, we are reminded of the opportunity to love, and most of all, to be grateful for everything."

Featured Op-Ed: "The Need For Title Insurance"

Courier-Post

"Title Insurance Need" - Courier-Post (Date unavailable) The real estate mailbag columns of Bob Bruss and Edith Lank offered by the Courier-Post are a most informative service. In Ms. Lank’s most recent column (4/30) however, I believe she may have inadvertently underestimated the need for title insurance. A reader who had lived in a property for twenty years and did not have title insurance asked if it were too late to purchase it. Ms. Lank said that until the home was sold or unless the mortgage was refinanced, she couldn’t see what purpose title insurance would serve. The title of property owners is always subject to challenge. Even though an owner has a deed to the property, it is not conclusive proof of ownership. The owner’s deed, or one of a previous owner, could have been forged, executed by an incompetent grantor, or subsequently be challenged by an undisclosed heir. While some title problems may manifest themselves relatively soon after settlement, they can affect the property owner at any time during the period of owner. For these reasons, mortgage lenders in this area insist that title insurance be obtained to protect their interest in the property. Owners should carry title insurance, whether they have a mortgage on the property or not, even if their building is the first one on the land, and even if title has been passed to them by a family member. Since no one can know whether title is actually clear of significant defects, even a relative or a friend could unknowingly pass defective title. While the likelihood of having a serious title problem is comparatively minimal, even the remote possibility of having a costly title defect should suggest to any owner the importance of having title insurance in force during the entire period of ownership.

Contemporary Real Estate Principles

Pilgrim Books

For College Students: You and Your Future

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To find success and happiness in life, there are certain things college students should be doing, and not be doing, that can contribute mightily to achieving their goals. Sample topics include: - Finding Happiness and Success In Life - College Selection and Return on Investment - What Is The Best College For You? - Finding Your Place In Life - Nine Steps To Success - Finding A Job - Suggested Career Fields - Obstacles To Success - How Much Money Do You Want To Make? - Self-Help Reading Recommendations In Happiness, Success, Motivation and Inspiration - and much more...