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Marco’s Pizza® Pilots Leadership Education Program for Front-Line Employees with Bellevue University

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230501005464/en/
    Marco's Pizza®, the nation's fastest-growing pizza brand, is partnering with Bellevue University on new Business Essentials Certificate program.
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    Sixteen Marco’s Pizza franchise supervisors from markets across the country were selected to participate in a pilot people and business leadership certificate program through the pizza brand’s partnership with Bellevue University’s College of Technology, Engineering and Management.
  • “Ultimately, we’re trying to add value to our people,” said Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer for Marco’s Pizza Rod Sanders.
  • The ultimate goal of the program is to upskill Marco’s Pizza employees while also boosting the company’s overall employee satisfaction and engagement.

Teachers College, Columbia University Announces KerryAnn O'Meara As Next Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost and Dean of the College

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

NEW YORK, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teachers College, Columbia University today announced the appointment of KerryAnn O'Meara as its next Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost and Dean of the College, effective July 5, 2023. Dr. O'Meara, who currently serves as Professor of Higher

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  • NEW YORK, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teachers College, Columbia University today announced the appointment of KerryAnn O'Meara as its next Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost and Dean of the College, effective July 5, 2023.
  • "Dr. O'Meara's leadership and expertise will be instrumental in helping the Teachers College community achieve new heights of academic excellence and social impact for the future."
  • "I am thrilled to join the Teachers College community," said KerryAnn O'Meara, the incoming Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost and Dean of the College at Teachers College, Columbia University.
  • Before joining the University of Maryland, she held academic appointments at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Peak Trust Company Makes Significant Donation to University of Alaska Anchorage

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Monday, November 14, 2022

Anchorage, AK, Nov. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Peak Trust Company (Peak Trust) has announced a $50,000 donation made possible by the Horejsi Charitable Foundation to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA).

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  • Anchorage, AK, Nov. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Peak Trust Company (Peak Trust) has announced a $50,000 donation made possible by the Horejsi Charitable Foundation to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA).
  • Peak Trust Company recently celebrated its 25th anniversary in business, proudly serving Alaskans from its Anchorage headquarters.
  • Giving back to the Alaska and Anchorage communities is deeply woven into Peak Trust, said Matthew Blattmachr, President & CEO of Peak Trust Company.
  • Peak Trust Company is the brand for a group of affiliated federally and state-chartered trust companies headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska.

Maine College Of Art Unveils New Name, Creative Identity, and the Envisioning Our Future 2027 Strategic Plan

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

The College also unveiled its Maine College of Art & Design Strategic Plan: Envisioning Our Future 2027 that defines how the school will be able to best attract, educate, and support future generations of creative thinkers.

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  • The College also unveiled its Maine College of Art & Design Strategic Plan: Envisioning Our Future 2027 that defines how the school will be able to best attract, educate, and support future generations of creative thinkers.
  • "During the strategic planning process we set out as a community to identify challenges and opportunities for the future of the College," said Laura Freid, President of Maine College of Art & Design.
  • The Maine College of Art & Design Strategic Plan: Envisioning Our Future 2027 clearly lays out its mission to educate artists and designers for life.
  • The College also benefited from its working relationship with creative agency, VIA and community creative partners to help execute ideas locally.