Podcast appearances and mentions of jim purcell

Dr Jim Purcell is Alabama's Commissioner on Higher Education. Each year the state's colleges and universities send students into the workplace and too many of them find work outside the state. Dr Purcell is trying to get them to stay. Alabama has the jobs available and needs the talent. Additionally, Dr Purcell is working to lure those with roots in the state back to Alabama through targeted campaigns. He fights historic deep-south stereotypes as well as the reputation of low pay. Listen as he explains the challenge, highlights the opportunities, and discusses his strategy. This broadcast is in collaboration with Business Alabama magazine.  Show Sponsors: Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE) - Presenting Sponsor E3 Termite & Pest Control Persons Services Corps Allison Horner - State Farm Agent Trey Langus - Transworld Business Advisors United Bank Burr Forman Attorneys Roy Lewis Construction Get The Tea Bud-Busch Distribution Angelo DePaola - The Coastal Connection Realty  

We'll review the election and look forward to the runoffs. Jim Purcell, Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education discusses a number of education topics, including the teacher shortage. And Sen. Clay Scofield discusses legislative issues like ARPA II.  

Alabama's economy depends on a trained workforce, and colleges and universities are expected by industry to meet that need. Dr. Jim Purcell, Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, host of In Focus, about the challenges faced by higher education institutions in the Covid-19 era.

Brian and Al have made it to the last issue of The Infinity Entity and our mystery villain is revealed to be.....please, like I'm going to spoil that in the description.  You will find out in the episode, as well as hear guest Jim Purcell during "Friends and Enemies". Special thanks to Tim Price!Capes and Lunatics Podcast Cat VideosCordwainer SmithDreadstarFacebookGrand Comic DatabaseHellcatJLUCastLegion of Substitute PodcastersLegion of Super-Heroes: Great Darkness SagaMarvelMephistoMike's Amazing WorldNeon Genesis EvangelionSauronSavage FinCastTumblrTwitterOpening Music- "Intro Pompeii" by Lino RiseLicensed Under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Closing Music- Sound Design by Jason DonnellyAll Rights Reserved

The C-Suite focus on ROI doesn’t have to be a stumbling block to getting support for comprehensive wellbeing programs. Today’s guest, Jim Purcell, Founder of the Returns on Wellbeing Institute offers three strategic and impactful ROIs that senior leadership may not be considering beyond reduction in health care spending.  As the former CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Jim is uniquely positioned to offer practical, evidence based framework for designing and implementing effective workplace wellbeing cultures and programs that senior leadership will support. He is a frequent contributor to Forbes.com, and will be publishing a book in 2021. In today’s episode, Jim shares his background and how he got interested in wellness, as well as his opinion on the difference between wellness and wellbeing. He explains how to get C-Suite’s attention by proving wellbeing works with 3 ROIs more important than reducing health care costs and how to answer the inevitable pushback.  Jim discusses the successes experienced by both SAP and Quicken Loans, and lastly gives listeners a few tangible tips on communicating with senior leadership and getting organizations started addressing low mental and emotional wellbeing among employees. Please note: this interview was recorded pre-COVID. For links mentioned in today's episode visit: http://bit.ly/Redesignpod To join the Redesigning Wellness Community visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rdwellnesscommunity/

As Alabama continues to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, restrictions on our economy are gradually loosening up. This is the first installment of our ‘New Normal' series for stories on how our community is seeking the balance between staying healthy and welcoming back business.   This episode, Land Trust of North Alabama's Marketing Director, Melanie Manson, shares some of her favorite nature trails, & tips on how to practice social distancing in the wilderness. Claire Aiello, V.P. of Marketing and Communications for the Huntsville/ Madison County Chamber tells us about a collab with the Local Distancing Project- a digital platform promoting local businesses during the pandemic. We look toward the future for colleges and students, with Dr. Jim Purcell, Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Ed. And Dr. Neil Lamb, V.P. of Educational Outreach at HudsonAlpha, gives us a scientific take on questions like, ‘Is it safe?' and ‘How do I protect myself, and those around me?'.   Related links:   A.C.H.E. COVID Info. - https://ache.edu/COVID19.aspx Land Trust N. AL Activities/ COVID-19 Info. - https://www.landtrustnal.org/explore/ Hsv./ Madison County Chamber 'Get Your Gift On' Site - getyourgifton.org  Local Distancing Project Info for Businesses - https://www.localdistancing.com/about Shareable Science Videos from HudsonAlpha - https://vimeo.com/hudsonalpha WLRH Resources for Students and Families page - http://wlrh.org/News/resources-students-and-families WLRH How to Help in the Tennessee Valley page - http://wlrh.org/News/how-help-tennessee-valley WLRH Info. About COVID-19 in North Alabama - http://wlrh.org/News/info-about-covid-19-north-alabama

Director of Alabama Board of Higher Education Jim Purcell says Colleges and Universities are adapting to the new normal.

The Subs dig into the second chapter of the Reflecto Saga (saga saga) in Legion of Super Heroes 278. Joined by Murray Fox and Jim Purcell, they follow the Legion into space to fight Grimbor’s chains, and then down to Earth in the Arctic to do battle with Grimbor. Despite what Paul says at the […]

Now for something completely different. Savage FINcast hosts Jim Purcell and Zac Hawkins come together to share their joint love of the Japanese form of animation, ANIME! Specifically the TV series, short-run direct to video original content, and feature films that made it to English speaking shores from the mid 90s to the mid 2000s. … Continue reading

The Subs are joined by Jim Purcell of the Savage FinCast to dig into Legion of Super Heroes 273, where we find President Allon getting off to a rough start with her son’s super hero team. Also, finally solved: The murder of An Ryd from issue 239! All this, and discussion of SDCC news. There […]

The Subs are joined by Jim Purcell of the Savage Fincast to explore the first part of the JLA/JSA/Legion crossover!

With the passage of the federal Affordable Care Act, and new state cost containment measures, Massachusetts health care will undergo some changes. Jim Purcell former CEO of Blue Cross/Blue Shield Rhode Island and David Rehm, President of Hope Health talk about these reforms and how they are impacting the health care we receive.