Sentences with phrase «at graduation the year»

Benjamin Strauss, the student commencement speaker at graduation this year, stated in his speech that Cooper Union's education model is one that «money could never buy.»

I went to high school w / Jim Valvano's kids, and he spoke at graduation the year before I graduated, so the «Never, Never Give Up» sign was a nice reminder of him.

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At the 2014 graduation at University of Washington, the L.A. Clippers owner and former longtime Microsoft CEO told the graduates that he, at 58 - years - old, had no clear plan of what he was going to do next — but that success was a long - term trip, not an overnighteAt the 2014 graduation at University of Washington, the L.A. Clippers owner and former longtime Microsoft CEO told the graduates that he, at 58 - years - old, had no clear plan of what he was going to do next — but that success was a long - term trip, not an overnighteat University of Washington, the L.A. Clippers owner and former longtime Microsoft CEO told the graduates that he, at 58 - years - old, had no clear plan of what he was going to do next — but that success was a long - term trip, not an overnighteat 58 - years - old, had no clear plan of what he was going to do next — but that success was a long - term trip, not an overnighter.

Following her graduation in 2009, Toshack spent several years working at the Boston Consulting Group in Sydney before enrolling at Harvard Business School.

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At Harvard Business School, for example, the average age of an MBA at graduation is 29 years olAt Harvard Business School, for example, the average age of an MBA at graduation is 29 years olat graduation is 29 years old.

The embarrassing conviction of Wharton alumnus Raj Rajaratnam loomed large at the business school's graduation ceremony this year.

It took Marianna Zanetti a full year after graduation before landing a job at exactly the same salary she was earning three years earlier without an MBA.

Dora Gicheva, an economist at the University of North Carolina, has found that for every $ 10,000 young people carried in student debt, the likelihood of getting married in the seven years following graduation dropped by some three or four percentage points.

The best graduation speeches last the test of time, offering wisdom and insight that is just as helpful to a 21 - year - old as to someone at the peak of their career.

Each school in the top 15 sets the average graduate up to earn at least $ 140,000 in salary and bonus in their first year of employment after graduation.

To find out where graduates earn the most early in their career, we looked at data from the Department of Education's College Scorecard and used the median salary of graduates six years after enrolling — two years after graduation, for most.

Blankfein spoke about his humble beginnings growing up in housing projects in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn at a graduation speech at LaGuardia Community College two years ago.

In 2001, when the class of 1998 was surveyed, the top - earning alumnus group was from the Wharton School's EMBA program at the University of Pennsylvania, reporting an average salary three years after graduation of just more than $ 200,000 (measured in purchasing power parity equivalents).

Although Ashley did spend a four year stint on the East Coast while obtaining her undergraduate degree at Bucknell University, she moved back to Chicago shortly after graduation and has lived in the city ever since.

Twenty - seven years ago, Micro Focus's Livesey said, he was working at a bank after graduation, and was told by the IT manager about the system in place: «Don't worry!

The recent outcome data reports a median base salary at $ 125,000 — an 8 % increase over the previous year — while 99 % of the class had job offers three months post graduation.

At least that is what mature clergy often report to me at conferences where we try to review some of the best and worst times of the first five years after graduation from seminarAt least that is what mature clergy often report to me at conferences where we try to review some of the best and worst times of the first five years after graduation from seminarat conferences where we try to review some of the best and worst times of the first five years after graduation from seminary.

Although my background includes graduation from West Point, Command and General Staff College, the U.S. Army War College, overseas service in Okinawa, Germany and Vietnam, combat duty as a company commander in Korea and chaplain assignments at every level of the army, including the Pentagon, none of this experience has prevented a gradual but inexorable change in my viewpoint during the past two years.

Jody Bottum referred to the old story of the Holy Cross alumni magazine that showed an FBI agent leading away in handcuffs a priest at an anti-Vietnam protest — with both identified by their graduation years from the school.

The soldiers that oversee AIT graduations are NCOs, and if our country has been at war for ten years, then it is only reasonable to conclude they all have multiple combat tours and have made countless sacrifices.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

The valedictorian at the Edison graduation last week was a recent immigrant to the United States, who just moved here four years ago, ready to get his high school education.

I have a 17 year old niece who is not planning to be her for her high school graduation and is not planning to go to college even though she got all sorts of scholarships and grants to go play soccer at a small private college.

«The first time I met Jordan was at St. John's University, where he was giving the keynote address at their graduation one year.

At the time, the best measure was the graduation rate calculated under the federally mandated methodology that was based on a six - year window and did not take transfers into account.

At graduation that year, still afraid, he had hurried off the stage and hidden around the corner.

Teams must cycle through their roster every few years as yesterday's freshman walk across the stage, be it at graduation or the NFL draft.

«Brandon will definitely be featured more at running back this year,» Taylor said of Monroe's expected increase in carries due to the graduation of backfield mate Nick O'Sullivan.

This year I had the honor of speaking to students and their families at a high school graduation ceremony.

I have always valued my college experience, but it wasn't until that conversation with Jon — 22 years following my graduation — that I realized how holistically instrumental my professors at Wheaton College were in expanding my mind and helping me think critically, yes, but also in delivering the support and unconditional acceptance that was lacking during my childhood.

After graduation with a D.D.S. degree, he did a one - year hospital internship at Montifiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA..

She is getting and extra award at graduation for working with the special needs kids 3 days a week of her recess for the last 2 years so we were trying to find something a little extra special for her.

Following her graduation from California State University at Chico with a degree in Child Development, Angela worked as the head teacher for a Montessori - based preschool for 16 years in Redway, California.

(By definition, the recent middle - school project I write about in the book can't possibly be responsible for any recent change in college - graduation rates; the kids receiving character growth cards at KIPP Infinity are many years away from college.)

If you haven't heard already, if you're still breastfeeding your child at 1 year and 1 day, you better start preparing for how to wean your teenager and cross your fingers that you'll be able to find a nursing dress for graduation and an open spot in the college dorms for both of you.

After graduation, Ruth spent several years as a Market Analyst at a large law firm in New York.

Participants would have to do 250 hours of community service each year, and then after graduation they'd need to stay in the state for at least five years.

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«This time of year, especially, with prom and graduation, teens are at a higher risk of attending an underage drinking party.

These include the stipulation that students take at least 30 credits per academic year and remain in the state after graduation for a period equaling the length of time they received the scholarship.

Also at 6 p.m., formerly homeless and incarcerated men participate in a graduation ceremony of the Doe Fund's year - long Ready, Willing & Able transitional work program, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, 980 Park Ave., Manhattan.

Graduation rate in the Syracuse City School District was at 55 percent for the 2014 - 15 school year, falling short of city officials» goal of 60 percent.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, graduation rates are at record highs, test scores are up, universal pre-kindergarten is available to every 4 - year - old, and advanced - placement and computer - science courses are becoming available to all students.

«Since mayoral control of education came in, the graduation rate in New York City has increased by 50 percent in 13 years,» de Blasio said at a news conference in Albany.

Speaking to congregants at Wayside Baptist Church in Brooklyn, de Blasio said mayoral control had given his administration the ability to launch the city's Universal Pre-K program, and played a role in driving up high school graduation rates over the past 15 years.

A spokesman for de Blasio's campaign said: «Under three years of Mayor de Blasio's leadership, crime is at record low levels, jobs are at record highs, graduation rates are up and New York City is building more affordable housing than ever before.

De Blasio spokesman Dan Levitan wouldn't comment on the possibility of running against Donovan, but cited a record the mayor will run on next year that includes, «crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.»

Get on Your Feet, college students Cuomo's plan would pay off student loans for those who attend any college or university in the state, live in New York for at least five years after graduation, earn less than $ 50,000 a year, and participate in the federal tuition repayment program.

Participants included Shenee Johnson of Medford, whose 17 - year - old son Kedrick was killed in a shooting at a high school graduation party in 2010.