Curriculum

Elissa Tenny Announces Retirement as President of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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CHICAGO, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After seven years of transformative leadership, Elissa Tenny today announced that she will retire as president of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) at the end of the 2023–24 academic year. President Tenny will leave an enduring and far-reaching legacy as the first woman to lead the art and design college in its 157-year history. With a career in higher education of more than 45 years, she has been at SAIC since 2010, previously serving as the School's provost.

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  • President Tenny will leave an enduring and far-reaching legacy as the first woman to lead the art and design college in its 157-year history.
  • "Since beginning as provost, and since 2016 as president, I have seen so many at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago contribute to making our School more responsive to today's challenges and exemplify an art and design college for tomorrow," said President Elissa Tenny.
  • Board chairs Sinha and Gardner will bestow the title of president emerita on President Tenny upon her retirement.
  • The School will begin a nationwide search for a new president and will employ a firm to conduct this national search.

City Tech Chemistry Professor Creates Innovative Tool for Distance Learning Being Used at Educational Institutions Across the U.S.

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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To drive the spectrometer, Deiner and his partners created a kit including custom software and a six-module curriculum of experiments.

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  • To drive the spectrometer, Deiner and his partners created a kit including custom software and a six-module curriculum of experiments.
  • City Tech Provost and Chemical Engineer Pamela Brown says, “Typically, spectrometers are expensive pieces of equipment, accessible only in chemistry labs.
  • In learning how to create hands-on place-independent activities and foster social and community interaction across distance, we met an urgent need.
  • Jay Deiner is an Associate Professor of Chemistry (City Tech, CUNY) and co-founder of Trimontana, an educational technology company devoted to enabling place-independent hands-on STEM learning.

Safe Roads Alliance Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Teen Drivers

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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This program, developed in partnership with the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), is vital in helping to shape novice teens to become safe, responsible drivers when they begin to drive independently.

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  • This program, developed in partnership with the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), is vital in helping to shape novice teens to become safe, responsible drivers when they begin to drive independently.
  • The program gives parents and guardians the tools they need to teach our teens to be safe, alert, and accountable drivers,” Simpler stated.
  • “Parents play a critical role in teen driver safety and communicating important driving safety information,” said Emily Stein, President of Safe Roads Alliance, co-publisher of The Parent’s Supervised Driving Program.
  • “New teen drivers are still gaining experience behind the wheel, which increases the chance of dangerous situations for the teen and other roadway users around them.

Primrose Schools® Students Combat Literacy Crisis & Give Back to Local Communities through Nationwide Book Drive

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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The annual book donation campaign, Og's Bountiful Book Drive, involved more than 70,000 children, and this year resulted in more than 75,000 books collected – a 65% increase over last year's donation efforts.

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  • The annual book donation campaign, Og's Bountiful Book Drive, involved more than 70,000 children, and this year resulted in more than 75,000 books collected – a 65% increase over last year's donation efforts.
  • Each year, the book drive kicks off a year full of charitable giving opportunities as part of the Primrose Promise℠ Corporate Social Responsibility program.
  • Og's Bountiful Book Drive inspires children to think in new ways and instills a love of learning in the earliest learners.
  • In addition to Og's Bountiful Book Drive, Primrose students participate in service-learning projects throughout the year, including the Caring & Giving Food Drive, Spring Fling and many more.

Physicians to Reveal How They Reduced Burnout & Revitalized Their Personal Lives and Medical Practices at Heart & Science of Yoga Physician Conference October 17-21, 2023

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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AVERILL PARK N.Y., March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Eight accomplished physicians join the faculty of The American Meditation Institute (AMI) to discuss how they successfully integrated the principles and tools of Yoga Science and Philosophy into their medical practices and home life, during the 12th annual Heart and Science of Yoga conference, October 17-21, 2023 at the Equinox Resort and Spa in Manchester, Vermont. This comprehensive training in Yoga Science as Holistic Mind/Body Medicine is accredited for 32 CMEs (34 for alumni) through the American Medical Association and, as a hybrid conference, it will be offered simultaneously in-person and virtually.

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  • This comprehensive training in Yoga Science as Holistic Mind/Body Medicine is accredited for 32 CMEs (34 for alumni) through the American Medical Association and, as a hybrid conference, it will be offered simultaneously in-person and virtually.
  • A peer-reviewed clinical study of the AMI Meditation® curriculum was recently published in the November 2022 issue of "Lifestyle Medicine."
  • Each faculty member is committed to the advancement and training of Yoga Science as holistic mind/body medicine.
  • In sharing her own personal experience with Yoga Science and AMI MEDITATION, Dr. Goodemote notes, "The curriculum of this conference should be a part of all medical education.

Reading Comprehension Study Aimed at Getting Elementary Students to Think Deeper

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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For students at Cross Creek Charter Academy , a National Heritage Academies (NHA) school, the question is part of a program that aims to improve their reading comprehension strategies.

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  • For students at Cross Creek Charter Academy , a National Heritage Academies (NHA) school, the question is part of a program that aims to improve their reading comprehension strategies.
  • Ignite Engagement, recently named by the Michigan Department of Education as a promising practice , gives students strategies to improve their independent reading comprehension.
  • "But the intentionality of it and trying to connect it to student independent reading, we're trying to make that more concrete for the kids."
  • Their hypothesis: That explicitly teaching children thinking strategies will lead to deeper comprehension and more authentic engagement while reading.

BMO and 1871 Open WMNfintech Applications to Support Progress of Women-Led Startups

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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The opportunity to pitch investors and BMO ecosystem partners for feedback, mentoring, continued connections, and/or funding.

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  • The opportunity to pitch investors and BMO ecosystem partners for feedback, mentoring, continued connections, and/or funding.
  • Six months complimentary membership to 1871, including access to its space, resources, and roadmap of support.
  • "BMO is committed to making progress for a thriving economy, sustainable future and inclusive society.
  • Since WMNfintech's inception, BMO, 1871 and its partners have developed proofs of concept, partnerships, new products, and investments.

Regis University Expands Access to New Post-Secondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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This innovative program is one of only two post-secondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities offered at a Jesuit university and it is a collaboration effort between Global Down Syndrome Foundation (“GLOBAL”), Regis University and the Anna and John J. Sie Foundation .

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  • This innovative program is one of only two post-secondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities offered at a Jesuit university and it is a collaboration effort between Global Down Syndrome Foundation (“GLOBAL”), Regis University and the Anna and John J. Sie Foundation .
  • Since its launch, the GLOBAL Inclusive Program continues to receive the support of Regis University at the highest level.
  • “We believe that our students with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities benefit from diverse learning styles and mutual understanding.
  • Initiatives like the GLOBAL Inclusive Program will help ensure those living with intellectual disabilities are prepared to thrive in adulthood.

Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake Bringing Free High School for Adults to Baltimore

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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BALTIMORE, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- It's official: Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake is opening an Excel Center, a free high school for adults so they can earn a Maryland Department of Education-issued diploma.

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  • BALTIMORE, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- It's official: Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake is opening an Excel Center, a free high school for adults so they can earn a Maryland Department of Education-issued diploma.
  • "More than 80,000 adults in Baltimore don't have a high school diploma, severely limiting their income potential and employment opportunities," says Lisa Rusyniak, Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake's President & CEO.
  • In addition to classes, the school will offer on-site childcare and transportation assistance to help students stick with their schedules.
  • Renovations at the former headquarters will begin in April, with the school scheduled to open in September 2023.

Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization partners with Amazon to design the new Amazon Small Business Academy

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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The tracks address both the tactical fundamentals, as well as the skills, that small business owners need to build self-reliance, confidence and perseverance.

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  • The tracks address both the tactical fundamentals, as well as the skills, that small business owners need to build self-reliance, confidence and perseverance.
  • The program is free, open to any small business owner or entrepreneur and can be accessed at smallbusiness.amazon .
  • "Small business owners who take advantage of this academy can use these tools to think more entrepreneurial, and that directly services the mission of CEO."
  • From its inception in 1984, the organization has grown to approximately 16,500 members, representing nearly 250 college- and university-based chapters.