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OSI President & CEO Kim Elliman Announces Retirement Plans

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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NEW YORK, NY, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After more than three decades at the helm of the Open Space Institute (OSI), President & CEO Christopher “Kim” Elliman today announced that he will retire in spring 2024.

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  • NEW YORK, NY, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After more than three decades at the helm of the Open Space Institute (OSI), President & CEO Christopher “Kim” Elliman today announced that he will retire in spring 2024.
  • Russell Reynolds Associates will conduct a national search for a successor to Elliman, who will continue to serve as president and CEO through March 2024.
  • OSI shines because of the talented people Kim Elliman has put in place.
  • Under Elliman’s leadership OSI has conserved more than 74,000 acres in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and Florida.

NJ Arts & Culture Renewal Fund Celebrates 2nd Year of Making a Difference Thanks to Numerous Supporters Including $1.5 Million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Monday, November 21, 2022
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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund (NJACRF), hosted by the Princeton Area Community Foundation, and established at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, has been a lifesaving initiative for many of the state's nonprofit organizations in the arts, culture and historical sectors. The Fund has prioritized support to small and mid-size organizations, led by and/or serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) that were found to be disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

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  • The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund is an unprecedented collaboration between private and public donors.
  • The Fund recently received a $1.5 Million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to support the Fund's grantmaking.
  • A round of New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal grants totaling $2.2 million was announced November 17,2022, with grants going to 96 organizations.
  • The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund provides financial support to catalyze an equitable statewide recovery and build cultural sector resilience.

AGB Board of Directors Elects New Officers to Lead Association

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Thursday, July 28, 2022
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WASHINGTON, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization advocating strategic board governance in higher education, announced today that its Board of Directors has elected four new officers. Beverly Seay, Eleanor Horne, Ross Mugler, and Shauna Ryder Diggs began their new roles on July 1, 2022.

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  • Beverly Seay, AGB board chair, has served on the AGB board since 2015.
  • Eleanor Horne, AGB board vice chair, has served on the AGB board since 2017.
  • Ross Mugler, AGB board vice chair, has served on the AGB board since 2018.
  • Shauna Ryder Diggs, MD, AGB board secretary, has served on the AGB board since 2016.

Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic, NJ Arts Education Demonstrates Resilience in Schools, According to New Census Report

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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WARREN, N.J., May 31, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- New Jersey showed significant artistic growth during the 2020/2021 school year, particularly when it came to Dance and Theatre programs.

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  • This is according to the latest census report, The Resilience of Arts Ed Now: Beyond the Pandemic, released this week and conducted by Arts Ed NJ as part of the 2021 New Jersey Arts Education Census Project.
  • The Commissioner of Education encouraged all public-school principals in New Jersey to provide data on arts education from their schools for this Arts Education Census Project.
  • Arts Ed Now is a statewide campaign to increase active participation in arts education in all schools in New Jersey.
  • Unfortunately, not all NJ students have the access or information to increase their participation in arts education.

New Jersey Students and Leaders to Be Recognized with Prestigious Governor's Awards in Arts Education

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Monday, May 2, 2022
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TRENTON, N.J., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A partnership of Arts Ed NJ, the Department of Education, Art Pride New Jersey Foundation, the Department of State and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the New Jersey Governor's Awards represent the state's highest honor in the arts field and have recognized more than 5,000 students and educators for their exceptional work in keeping arts education alive in New Jersey.

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  • Later this month, approximately 100 New Jersey students and 15 educators will earn the spotlight at the 42nd annual Governor's Awards in Arts Education ceremony.
  • "The goal was to increase public awareness of the high level of excellence in arts education in New Jersey and the state organizations supporting and recognizing high-quality arts education.
  • Arts Ed NJ is the unified voice for arts education in New Jersey.
  • Formerly the New Jersey Arts Education Partnership, Arts Ed NJ was founded in 2007 by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Department of Education and Music for All Foundation.