Sentences with phrase «building academic community»

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Wesley House is now erecting new buildings in time for the 2015 - 16 academic year, when it will reopen as an «intentionally global community of Wesleyan theological thinkers and practitioners», according to its principal, Rev Dr Jane Leach.

Former vegetarian academic Tammi does whole - carcass butchering on the farm (thanks to two successful crowdfunding campaigns to build a boning room, commercial kitchen, & curing room), and sells their ethical pork and beef predominantly through a thriving CSA (community - supported agriculture).

Throughout Nestlé Waters North America's history, we have partnered with nonprofits, corporations, academic institutions, community groups, and other organizations to build relationships across North America that help educate people about the importance of water and how to preserve, protect and sustain our shared natural resources; as well as to engage communities in water stewardship.

The Kitchen Community builds Learning Gardens in schools around the U.S. reaching hundreds of thousands of students every school day, improving their vegetable intake and academic achievements.

Join the Challenge Success School Program as a returning team, and build upon the work that you have initiated to improve student well - being and academic engagement in your school community.

Find classroom management strategies that help students build community, prepares them for successful living, and increases academic achievement in the classroom.

Smart Steps» mission is to build relationships between families, educators and communities in order to foster an environment that breeds academic achievement, cultural enrichment and self - esteem development in children.

Together with our network of qualified physicians, affiliated academic institutions and hospitals, and dedicated community partners we continue to build upon our rich tradition of health care innovation, leadership, charity and the highest standard of care and service for all.

Blogging can be extremely useful — you often have two academics who work on similar things but never encounter each other — blogging can thus be a way of building connections with other parts of the academic community.

At 2:50 p.m., NYS Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner and CEO Darryl Towns delivers a regional version of the 2015 Opportunity Agenda, SUNY Old Westbury, New Academic Building, Room 3109, Old Westbury.

Erie Community College's construction of a new $ 30 - million academic building on it's north campus has brought up an old debate over whether the college should have three separate campuses or one central location downtown.

9 a.m. — CUNY hosts conference highlighting competitive scholarships for high academic achievers that promote diversity in undergraduate and graduate study, LaGuardia Community College, E Building, 31 - 10 Thomson Ave., Queens.

At 9:30 a.m., acting Commissioner of the state Office of Children and Family Services Sheila Poole outlines Cuomo's 2016 State of the State agenda, Columbia - Greene Community College, Professional Academic Building, Room 612, 4400 New York 23, Hudson.

For the past three years I have been fighting for Erie Community College's North Campus to be the site of the college's new academic building.

Regular readers of this column know that I am a strong proponent of the much - debated construction of a new academic building at Erie Community College's (ECC's) North Campus.

The public forum will be held Friday, March 18, at 3:00 pm in Room C391 of the C Building / East Academic Complex at the Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451.

A dispute over the winning bid for construction of a new academic building at Erie Community College's North Campus in Amherst prompted Erie County legislators on Thursday to delay approving contracts for the project.

Project BOOST (Building Options and Opportunities for Students) is an enrichment program that serves both elementary and middle school students, focusing on providing academic, cultural and community service learning opportunities for kids.

The first involves money to cover the county's $ 7.5 million share of a new academic building at Erie Community College's North Campus.

Yvonne Minor - Ragan, an educational consultant and former principal at Westminster Community Charter School, will take on that new role at BUILD Academy, where the state has stepped in after years of poor academic performanc...

Another topic that is heating up concerns the location of a new academic building for Erie Community College.

This unique ability to build a community is a compelling reason for colleges and universities to strive for faculty diversity, which unfortunately is difficult to attain in academic science.

The center, which is a collaborative of sexual health scholars from across the campuses of Indiana University and strategic partner academic institutions, also continually researches community based participatory research and sexual health, reproductive health (including condoms and other forms of contraception), men's sexual health, capacity building among sexual and gender minority youth, and global sexual health.

Social capital is the network of relationships between school officials, teachers, parents and the community that builds trust and norms that promote academic achievement.

As an initial step towards building science of science policy communities among National Science Foundation Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) grantees and between these grantees and other science policy researchers, analysts and policy makers in related academic, governmental, scientific and professional organizations, we have organized a one - and - a-half day workshop of awardees under SciSIP's first and second rounds of awards, augmented by a limited number of representatives from NSF, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and other Washington - based science policy networks.

Thus far, I have observed and begun to appreciate the unique set of opportunities available to academic scientists: engagement with top - calibre colleagues, students and mentors, involvement with a built - in community of equally passionate researchers, opportunity to converse and collaborate across disciplines and institutions, and utilisation of cutting - edge instrumentation and laboratories.

«I am fully committed to sustaining the observatory's world - leading scientific productivity by building upon my relationships with our highly qualified professional staff, the observatory's academic and funding partners and the wider astronomy and science community.»

Matthew has invested much of his 30 - year career building relationships within the scientific, academic, corporate, and investor communities.

The agencies responsible for NEHRP collaborate extensively with the academic, public, and private sectors to produce critical research and data that directly support improvements to building codes, and community and commercial planning.

Arecibo serves as an excellent model by inviting the academic community to operate university - built receivers on the telescope.

Members of the OAIE can share resources and engage in online discussions, and, in doing so, will enhance stakeholder interactions and build well - informed communities working to respond and adapt to ocean acidification.The OAIE invites anyone working on ocean acidification to join, including but not limited to government, tribal, and academic research scientists, citizen scientists, experiential and formal educators, NGO employees, marine resources managers, policy makers, concerned citizens, aquaculturists, people in the fishing industry, technology developers, and data managers.

After years of being criticized by the academic and scientific communities for their «excess» protein intakes, bodybuilders today have received their vindication; It is no longer a theory that protein intakes higher than the RDA are more effective for building muscle, it is now scientific fact.

At Saturday sessions, students do some academic work, such as SAT practice, and also help teachers organize community activities, like a carnival on the athletic field and a door - to - door outreach campaign, both designed to build the school's relationship with its neighbors.

In addition to actively seeking diversity of opinions, Valor incorporates social and emotional learning and academic development through weekly community - enhancing Circle discussions — a model used by students and by teachers — and through a character - building program called Compass.

While I was at Drake, my colleagues and I achieved great academic results from the students as a result of a redesign of the school to support project - based learning and by building a strong, professional learning community.

Latest thinking suggests that the physical environment in academic buildings has a direct influence on academic work, the nature of the community, and the culture that exists within it, «transforming space into place» and contributing to sustainability goals.

Discover how educators at Symonds Elementary School use bookmaking school - wide to to blend academics and art in ways that excite and engage students, build school community, and make learning feel more personalized and fun.

The Catholic academic tradition places as much emphasis on community building as on academic excellence, and sports are important for building community.

These public displays of high - quality work enhance academic engagement and pride, among both students and teachers — and they increase the community's pride in the school building itself.

At Potters school, Silver Sands Middle School in Port Orange, Florida, that commitment and care is reflected in the schools status as at A + School, which signifies high academic achievement, and its Five Star status, which reflects the staffs commitment to building connections with parents and the larger community.

My experiences as a school leader have taught me that there are behaviors that academic leaders can do to build a positive morale within the school community.

Particularly with online learning giving way to a suite of flexible learning experiences, schools may indeed move beyond their traditional role as sole academic provider, offering a breadth of non-academic resources such as mentoring, health services, and community - building activities — all of which can support healthy development and serve as powerful antidotes to chronic achievement gaps.

This sort of stuff is not included in academic standards, but is a critical part of our work as educators — building connections, a collaborative spirit, and community in the classroom.

Working in close collaboration with school - and community - based partners, a team of researchers and program developers at Harvard University is developing, implementing, and evaluating a dual - generation program that supports low - income children's academic and social - emotional development while simultaneously building skills and social capital among low - income parents.

Learning communities build a sense of academic and social community and increase engagement among students and faculty, all of which lead to a variety of positive outcomes.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

Build and connect networks of academic, policy, legal and other professionals with community - based and national civil rights organizations

Several years ago, the Harvard Graduate School of Education began offering the online workshop, a collaborative venture supported by the Dean's Office, Academic Affairs, the Office of Student Affairs, Gutman Library Writing Services, and the Learning Technologies Center (LTC), to address student questions about American academic writing, and also to build a community among the incoming international sAcademic Affairs, the Office of Student Affairs, Gutman Library Writing Services, and the Learning Technologies Center (LTC), to address student questions about American academic writing, and also to build a community among the incoming international sacademic writing, and also to build a community among the incoming international students.

Wonderland instituted Way of Council, a social, emotional and academic community - building practice that promotes active speaking and listening through storytelling.

Through a more harmonious and healthy interaction to various cultures and socio - economic backgrounds, to developing a deeper understanding of community that comes from hands - on interaction with corporations, non-profits, cultural and academic institutions, students are exposed to a microcosm of the world at large, learning skills of interaction, team building and cooperation.