Sentences with phrase «background as a college student»

I had no art background as a college student and only began painting as a senior in college when I took a painting course.

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Briefly known as «Suspect 2,» the man in the white baseball hat in the background was then -19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, an American college student from Cambridge.

Students of all ethnic backgrounds who attend community colleges are not recruited as heavily as students from Ivy League schools, although they may have the skill - set necessary to succeed in a givStudents of all ethnic backgrounds who attend community colleges are not recruited as heavily as students from Ivy League schools, although they may have the skill - set necessary to succeed in a givstudents from Ivy League schools, although they may have the skill - set necessary to succeed in a given role.

At 12:30, Rep. Tonko will address a group of 100 engineering students and faculty members about his background as an engineer and how he applies his training to his current job in public service, then conduct a short Q&A session with students, Olin Building Atrium Union College, 807 Union Street, Schenectady.

(quick note on my background: idolized Reagan when I was 10 yrs old, volunteer for G HW Bush campaign as a student, member of college repubs, served 9 yrs in AF, one of the military absentee ballots that put Bush over the top in 2000, traveled twice to Baghdad in 2004, and still serve the DoD in a small way)

As a high school student, I continued to try to find the best path for personal development, but because of my background I was not looked upon as an outstanding academic prospect for collegAs a high school student, I continued to try to find the best path for personal development, but because of my background I was not looked upon as an outstanding academic prospect for collegas an outstanding academic prospect for college.

As a first - generation college student from a working - class background, educated at a state university, he didn't know his way around the academic system.

With Yoni Ki Baat, we gave space to stories often seen as taboo within South Asian culture; Blasian Narratives brought a multi-racial perspective; and the Pan-Asian graduation allowed Asian students who are first - generation college students from low - income backgrounds a place to have their accomplishments acknowledged and affirmed.

Inspired by her own experience as an Indian American student in the 1990s and, later, as a visiting professor at the University of London, Warikoo, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, set out to understand how students of various backgrounds at Brown, Harvard, and Oxford conceive of diversity and merit in the college - admission process.

The sponsor of the SAT and the testing service that administers it appear to be at odds over the potential uses of forthcoming research on students who, based on such factors as racial, social, or family background, exceed expectations on the widely used college - entrance exam.

The poll found that 66 percent of Americans agree that college admissions criteria should include students» entire backgrounds as well as their tests and grades.

As reported yesterday in Dropout Nation, the civil rights collection's data on whether districts are providing comprehensive college - preparatory education to all of its students is flawed because it focuses on proportionality of course participation compared to overall district enrollment; this doesn't fully reveal the extent of how few kids — especially those from poor and minority backgrounds — are not getting the preparation they need to do well in traditional colleges, technical schools, and apprenticeships (and ultimately, in the adult world).

«As the nation seeks to maintain our international competitiveness, ensure all students regardless of background have access to a high quality education, and prepare all students for college, work and citizenship,» said Duncan when the standards were released in June 2010, «these standards are an important foundation for our collective work.»

Eddie comes with a strong background of supporting low - income students as he headed College Track in Aurora.

Another approach is to infuse a college - going culture into schools (starting as early as the elementary grades) so that students from all backgrounds can see postsecondary education as a goal worth pursuing and high school as a stepping stone to get there.

As an organization, we are committed to ensuring that all students participating in our public education system — regardless of background — graduate prepared for college, careers, and life.

In addition, St. HOPE is proving that students from traditionally underserved backgrounds can perform as well as or better than their more affluent peers given proper support, more time and the high expectations all students will be prepared to attend and graduate from a four - year college.

The state's higher education funding crisis, combined with what counselors describe as a growing aversion to debt, is pushing students from all economic backgrounds to start at a community college.

While at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Upenyu has worked as an Academic Lead for a Pre-college program serving college - bound students from minority backgrounds; Teaching Assistant at undergraduate and graduate levels; and Academic Coordinator for the State Department - funded Mandela Washington Fellowship / Young African Leaders Initiative.

If this is like most years, administrators at top schools such as Harvard and Stanford will try hard to find talented high school students from poor families in a push to increase the socioeconomic diversity on campus and to counter the growing concern that highly selective colleges cater mainly to students from privileged backgrounds.

The challenge for college counselors at these urban charters: getting their students equipped to survive far from home in an environment where few of their classmates share similar backgrounds as theirs: low - income minorities, some of whom are undocumented.

As a public charter school we have a wide diversity of students and many come to us with a weaker background in mathematics than is necessary to enter concurrent enrollment classes at the college where we are located.

Additional features include: Receive pay as well as college credit, be mentored by a master teacher with a background in special education, attend classes in the afternoons or evenings, courses are offered in block formats; allowing students to complete certain requirements within five weeks.

Quest Early College High School was selected as the 2011 Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award recipient because it has taken specific steps and produced exceptional results to ensure that high school students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

TRIO programs provide services to students from underserved backgrounds and aim to assist low - income individuals,first - generation college students, and students with disabilities as they progress from middle school through college.

As a true «community» college, Oklahoma City Community College serves students of all backgrounds ancollege, Oklahoma City Community College serves students of all backgrounds anCollege serves students of all backgrounds and ages.

As a first generation college student who came from a poor background, this cause is near and dear to my heart.

Oppenheim speaks of growing up in Washington and California, his father's Russian ancestry and education in China, his father's career in engineering, his mother's background and education in English, living in Richmond El Cerrito, his mother's love of the arts, his father's feelings toward Russia, standing out in the community, his relationship with his older sister, attending Richmond High School, demographics of El Cerrito, his interest in athletics during high school, fitting in with the minority class in Richmond, prejudice and cultural dynamics of the 1950s, a lack of art education and philosophy classes during high school, Rebel Without a Cause, Richmond Trojans, hotrod clubs, the persona of a good student, playing by the rules of the art world, friendship with Jimmy De Maria and his relationship to Walter DeMaria, early skills as an artist, art and teachers in high school, attending California College of Arts and Crafts, homosexuality in the 1950s and 1960s, working and attending art school, professors at art school, attending Stanford, early sculptural work, depression, quitting school, getting married, and moving to Hawaii, becoming an entrepreneur, attending the University of Hawaii, going back to art school, radical art, painting, drawing, sculpture, the beats and the 1960s, motivations, studio work, theory and exposure to art, self - doubts, education in art history, Oakland Wedge, earth works, context and possession, Ground Systems, Directed Seeding, Cancelled Crop, studio art, documentation, use of science and disciplines in art, conceptual art, theoretical positions, sentiments and useful rage, Robert Smithson and earth works, Gerry Shum, Peter Hutchinson, ocean work and red dye, breaking patterns and attempting growth, body works, drug use and hippies, focusing on theory, turmoil, Max Kozloff's «Pygmalion Reversed,» artist as shaman and Jack Burnham, sync and acceptance of the art world, machine works, interrogating art and one's self, Vito Acconci, public art, artisans and architects, Fireworks, dysfunction in art, periods of fragmentation, bad art and autobiographical self - exposure, discovery, being judgmental of one's own work, critical dissent, impact of the 1950s and modernism, concern about placement in the art world, Gypsum Gypsies, mutations of objects, reading and writing, form and content, and phases of development.

«McKibben describes his arrival at college in 1978 as a liberal - leaning student with a suburban Protestant background.

Before writing the cover letter it is also recommended that the applicant find out all he can about the relevant institution, such as the number of students, background of the university or college, if it's more research based or teaching oriented etc..

As someone who has worked with college students, recent grads, and student athletes, they are often surprised at the openness of social media and its use by employers as a form of a social media employment background checAs someone who has worked with college students, recent grads, and student athletes, they are often surprised at the openness of social media and its use by employers as a form of a social media employment background checas a form of a social media employment background check.

Experienced and committed college student with background in nutrition and child psychology seeking summer position as Child Care Provider at XYZ agency.