Verizon Innovative Learning taps mentors to create STEM career pathways
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By: Kenrya Rankin
In her four years as program director for the Verizon Innovative Learning Rural Young Women program at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Maryland, June Evans has seen her students blossom. Hailing from both suburban and semi-rural parts of the county, they have shifted from being uncertain about their place in STEM, to finding a home in design thinking and innovation.
AEG’s LA Kings recently kicked off its Girls Youth Hockey Clinics on Oct. 8 at the club’s newly re-opened LA Kings Ice at Promenade on the Peninsula in Southern California.
Throughout the month of October, the club will host a one-hour clinic every Friday for female youth hockey players ages 6-12, for all skill levels. Each session is run by former professional women’s hockey player and current LA Kings Scout and Diversity and Inclusion Specialist Blake Bolden in addition to an all-female coaching staff.
Cheryl Mickel, head of U.S. Taxable Low Duration and portfolio manager in the Fixed Income Division at T. Rowe Price Associates, is among The Network Journal’s 2021 list of 25 Influential Black Women in Business. This award honors women whose professional achievements have significantly impacted an industry or profession and made important contributions to their community.
In today’s world, safety of people and things will be rooted in digital trust, with cybersecurity and data privacy at the core. Currently, the demand for cybersecurity talent is outpacing supply, and this is a problem in multiple new areas of technology where the landscape is changing swiftly. According to NASSCOM, demand for cybersecurity talent is expected to increase fivefold over the next four years in India.
This October we celebrate both National Cyber Security Awareness Month and National Bullying Prevention Month. Through the PTA Connected initiative and with The Smart Talk tool, families have the resources to make Cyber Safety easy and to end cyberbullying for good.
Dial® lends a helping hand through DonorsChoose partnership and soap donations
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STAMFORD, Conn., October 15, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Dial®, a trusted brand of over 70 years, continues to evolve and better the lives of consumers through its long-standing history of supporting handwashing education and healthy hygiene habits. Handwashing education efforts have always been encouraged by Dial® and this October 15th, on Global Handwashing Day, the brand is emphasizing its commitment by lending a helping hand to teachers with a social purpose campaign called Give Teachers A Hand.
SILVER SPRING, Md., October 18, 2021, /3BL Media/ - USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education (USC Shoah Foundation), and Discovery Education today announced the winners of the 2021 Stronger Than Hate Challenge. The 2021 winners exemplify the power of youth voices to connect communities and the role of social-emotional learning in empowering students to overcome hate.
Qualcomm is committed to a future where students from all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and geographic locations have the opportunity to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and be captivated by the boundless possibilities it offers, both as a passion and as a career path.
Through collaborations with educational institutions, nonprofits, and beyond, Qualcomm® Thinkabit Lab™ provides students who live in various types of communities with highly engaging, handson learning experiences to inspire the next generation of inventors.
IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary join forces to present the fourth annual ESG Integration Forum as a virtual event on December 1 and 2, featuring investors, analysts, governance, sustainability, and financial professionals.
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October 15, 2021 /3BL Media/ - IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary are bringing the ESG Integration Forum back as a virtual event for the fourth year in a row. The two-day event will bring together governance, investor relations and sustainability professionals to develop an integrated approach when responding to investor expectations around ESG factors.
The format, far removed from a traditional webinar, consists of panel discussions, live speaker Q&A, 1-to-1 networking, virtual roundtable discussions, fireside chats and more.
