More than 326,000 students have already benefited from Financial Foundations WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Aug. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — As students begin the 2016-17 school-year, BB&T today announced the expansion of its Financial Foundations program, powered by EverFi, from 10 to 15 states. The web-based program successfully teaches high school students how to comprehend and work with […]
Cincinnati, August 19, 2016 – Fifth Third Bank today announced winners of the 2016 Fifth Third Scholarship Program. Since 2005, the Fifth Third Foundation has annually awarded one-time $2,500 scholarships to children of Fifth Third employees for study at a college or university. The Program has awarded 225 scholarships since its inception. Chosen and administered […]
Empower U® classes to be offered through local organizations Cincinnati, August 1, 2016 – Fifth Third Bank today announced a first-ever, company-wide initiative to deliver its Empower U® financial literacy courses throughout its 10-state footprint. The Empower U initiative brings Fifth Third together with more than 60 local nonprofit organizations in outreach to nearly 3,000 […]
New £5 million funding round open for school, college and training provider proposals that help create economic opportunity New fund signals launch of UK strand of JPMorgan Chase’s global $75 million New Skills for Youth project July 7, 2016 (UK) – J.P. Morgan and the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) today launch a new £5 million […]
Ribbon Cutting on Capitol Federal Hall Marks Shift in Academic Design CHICAGO – MAY 07, 2016 — The new University of Kansas School of Business building marks a departure from the traditional design model – and, thus, the traditional approach to learning – focusing instead on innovation, serendipity and being “future ready.” In a marked […]
Second year of Mission: HVAC program to follow three new students during their HVAC education journey HICKORY, N.C. (April 2016) – From learning the theory behind heating and air conditioning to participating in labs that teach troubleshooting skills, you can’t beat the hands-on training and experience that comes from technical education. Having that certificate or degree provides an advantage […]
Furniture manufacturer asks contestants to share the oldest item in their workplace Holly Springs, N.C. — OFM, one of the nation’s leading office and school furniture manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers, now in its twentieth year, officially kicked off the OFM Office Throwback Contest and is inviting office workers around the country to share the oldest […]
Taught by veteran musician and Vanderbilt Blair School of Music professor Jen Gunderman Available now at Coursera.org April 6, 2016, Nashville, TN – A new massive online open course (MOOC) will give music fans the opportunity to learn from veteran Nashville musician and Vanderbilt Blair School of Music professor Jen Gunderman about the music industry […]
UK students to begin the one-of-a-kind BBC micro:bits curriculum, NXP takes steps to develop the next generation of innovators LONDON, March 22, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — One million students in the UK are about to join the maker movement. NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) in partnership with the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) and a range of […]
ATLANTA, March 9, 2016 – Engineers will get a bird’s eye view of the energy use of building envelopes under a project funded through an ASHRAE Undergraduate Senior Project Grant. This year, 24 schools from around the world were awarded grants. The grants, totaling some $110,000, are awarded by ASHRAE to colleges and universities worldwide to […]