Online education is growing in popularity with today’s students, allowing those who have careers or families to earn a higher degree while still taking care of their other responsibilities. Advancing their education through distance learning provides future degree holders with the opportunity to be eligible for promotions or increases in salaries.

Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia is one of the many schools adding new options for prospective students, launching a new masters in organizational development and leadership degree program. This new opportunity will help students build leadership skills and understand organizational dynamics.

Those who obtain a similar degree can benefit from job opportunities in many industries, including project management, human resources, finance, banking, information technology, healthcare and government. Coursework that includes organizational development theories, models and tools, leadership styles, team dynamics, cultural competence and effective communication will equip students with a better understanding of how to lead sustainable change.

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New Resource Bank has partnered with SunPower, producer of the most efficient commercially available solar panels, to provide solar financing for homeowners. The innovative financing can be obtained through a simplified one-step process for homeowners. Homeowners get solar energy by paying a monthly bill that is close to or potentially less than their current electric utility bill.

The program is custom designed to create the lowest monthly cost possible and takes advantages of existing rebate programs and tax incentives. Solar power becomes more accessible and an easier decision because homeowners do not have to re-allocate resources from other investments like retirement savings and stocks and bond portfolios. Since launching the program in December 2006, the bank has received dozens of applications and has approved a number of loans.New Resource Bank has also rolled-out another innovative financing program that provides interest rate discounts and greater loan-to-value to green building projects.

The Bank will provide a 1/8th percent discount on loans to green leadership projects in the commercial or multi-unit residential sectors. Even relatively small projects will enjoy tens-of-thousands of dollars in savings. To provide further incentives for developers, the bank will help boost the financial return of green buildings by providing more ?money.? For example, instead of providing a typical construction loan of up to 75% of appraised value, New Resource Bank will fund up to 80% loan-to-value (LTV) for projects that are designed and built to green leadership criteria as established by the US Green Building Council. However, the bank is open to alternative approaches to demonstrate green design excellence.

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