Category: Education and Schools
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innovosource summit to connect early-stage investors with university-managed tech and startup funds and accelerator programs
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — innovosource will host its fifth annual COVERGENCE Summit from Oct. 20-21, 2022, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium Club. The event gathers more than 60 university gap fund/accelerator programs (GAP) and potential commercial and investment partners to discuss best practices and review portfolios and investable projects and startups.
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New Writing Program Mobilizes Therapists to Help K-12 Teachers, Librarians and School Administrators
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Things They Carry Project (TTC), part of New Directions in Writing, an offshoot of the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis, was launched in April 2021 to offer writing for resilience workshops to frontline Covid healthcare workers suffering the trauma of working during the pandemic. The project has helped over 700 participants…
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Two We Are G.A.M.E. Alums Graduate with Notable Degrees and Clear Paths
TORRANCE, Calif. — Two more student-athletes who connected with We Are G.A.M.E. (Getting Athletes Mentoring and Education) have put what they learned to work. Now, their G.A.M.E. foundation has propelled them into success as they graduate with not just significant degrees, but also jobs.
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WIS ED Assists in Increasing the Cybersecurity Workforce by Delivering High Quality Cybersecurity Courses
BALTIMORE, Md. — WIS ED LLC (WIS ED) has partnered with Tech Quest Apprenticeship, a national initiative led by Clark University’s School of Professional Studies, to provide information technology (IT) and Cyber-related pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships to unemployed, underemployed, and incumbent workers through 2023.
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Effective Mind Mapping Note Taking with PDNob Mind Map
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Being a student isn’t an easy road – sure, it’s the easiest phase of your life but it comes with its own set of challenges. Ranging from never-ending assignments to exams and part-time hustles, there is so much a student has to manage. So, if you are a student and struggle…
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ACI Board of Trustees Appoints April Arnold as ACI Executive Director
CHICAGO, Ill. — The Board of Trustees of Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI) appointed April Arnold, CFRE, as ACI executive director, succeeding Mick Weltman, who will retire after leading the organization for nearly eight years. Arnold brings substantial experience as a leader and fundraiser in higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations. She begins her leadership…
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As California’s New Mandatory Responsible Beverage Service Certification Deadline Looms, San Francisco Wine School Offers ABC Accredited Live Training For 1 Million Servers In Need
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The State of California has issued a new mandate for Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) certification, for all 56,000 licensed businesses in California where alcohol is served that goes into effect this Friday, July 1, San Francisco Wine School (SFWS) announced today.
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ULACD Makes College Basketball History
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The University of Los Angeles College of Divinity (ULACD) basketball team, led by one of California’s most successful high school and college coaches, Michael Miller, posted the second-best record in the nation of any four-year college over the last four years.
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Ryan Lott of Son Lux Unveils His Secrets for Making Evocative Music with Unplaceable Sounds
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Online music school Soundfly has joined forces with Son Lux founder and bandleader, Ryan Lott, to release a new, in-depth course exploring Lott’s unique approach to making emotionally compelling music by starting with custom-built digital instruments. “Ryan Lott: Designing Sample-Based Instruments” is available today as part of Soundly’s subscription library of creative…
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Midland Public Schools (Michigan) Selects Synergy Education Platform
MIDLAND, Mich. — Edupoint Educational Systems announced today that Midland Public Schools (MPS) has selected the company’s industry-leading Synergy® Student Education Platform for its K-12 student information and learning management needs. The district’s Synergy solution will include Synergy Student Information System (SIS), Synergy Online Registration, Synergy MTSS, and Synergy Special Education (SE).