Sentences with phrase «focus of our programming at»

Weeks went by with no response from the university, so he interviewed for a position as an assistant band director at a Texas middle school — a job far from the focus of his program at HGSE.

«As a medium grounded in conceptual innovation and material reality, sculpture is a significant focus of our programming at ICA Miami,» said Alex Gartenfeld, ICA Miami's Deputy Director & Chief Curator.

Not exact matches

McRaven was the speaker at the University of Texas at Austin, and he focused on the 10 most important lessons that stuck with him as a result of getting through the notoriously difficult SEAL training program.

Instead, focus on small pleasures, like scheduling dinner with a friend at the end of a taxing workday, arranging for a massage at the end of the week or at the conclusion of a long business trip, or even relaxing with a mindless television program if your brain has simply been firing for too long.

The resulting data will help shape the details of the program, and «allow us to focus resources on where the greatest impact will be,» says Bob Annibale, Global Director of Community Development at Citigroup.

The program offers topic - focused streams, and recently introduced a hockey - specific program in partnership with the Business of Hockey Institute, aimed at sports industry managers.

He adds that many real - estate agents are also focused on a Chinese pilot program that's being tested in five cities, including Shanghai, that allows wealthy individuals to invest at least 50 % of their assets in foreign markets.

While accelerator programs have long offered this perk to startups, usually in exchange for equity, entrepreneurs are finding other types of free space available, says Steve King, partner at Emergent Research, a consulting firm focused on small business in Lafayette, Calif..

While a hungry child is less likely to be able to focus, most of the research looks at kids who are part of school breakfast programs, which means the majority of those kids come from underprivileged backgrounds and may not be getting enough to eat in general.

As a kid - focused ecosystem with great TV content at the center, Universal Kids is programmed for the 2 - 12 year old audience, with a fresh mix of animated content, unscripted entertainment, and proven international hits.

At the start of the MBA program, students complete a four — week orientation that focuses on the essentials of business and leadership before moving on to a foundation module made up of core courses.

More than three — quarters of the student body in the MBA program at VIU are international students, and there are many opportunities to focus on international business, including exchange programs across the globe.

By expanding the focus of the SBIC program, the initiative encouraged investors to look at early stage companies and impact investing.

This September, she entered the MBA program at Desautels, where she plans to focus on finance in the hopes of finding a career that combines her creative and analytical skills, such as management consulting.

Plenty of Fish grew slowly at first as Frind focused on learning the programming language and trolling internet forums for clues on how to increase traffic.

The first group of so - called debt hawks sees another Great Recession coming and wants national governments to focus on austerity programs aimed at deficit reduction because rising sovereign debts are behind our current economic woes.

«Here you can work condensed work weeks; we have many [employees] that do part time; we have an internship program that focuses on moms reentering the workforce,» said Chrissy Toskos, vice president of campus recruiting at Prudential Financial, the 140 - year - old insurance company that uses nontraditional work schedules as one way to compete for millennial talent.

We focused on the core elements of a political data science program, as we explained at public events, in media interviews, and on our website.

Apache plans to continue an elevated level of activity in the Permian Region during 2018, while continuing to balance capital investments between its larger development project at Alpine High and focused exploration and development programs on other core assets in its Permian region.

In more recent years, our advocacy efforts have also focused on regional issues, from our very public role in the 2015 transit and transportation plebiscite, to our work around Metro Vancouver's proposed Bylaw 280 and regional waste management, our longstanding calls for a mobile business licence program across Greater Vancouver, and our advocacy at all levels of government to invest in roads, bridges, and Pacific Gateway trade infrastructure across the region.

Now, in his role at Starbucks, he works on a range of veterans» efforts including the Military Family Store Program, military - focused benefits programs, partnerships with veteran service organizations and veteran advocacy and campaigns.

There's a great post over at Hubspot focused on how salespeople are still complaining about the quality of leads, even after an effective inbound marketing program is implemented.

He adds that many real estate agents are also focused on a Chinese pilot program that's being tested in five cities, including Shanghai, that allows wealthy individuals to invest at least 50 per cent of their assets in foreign markets.

Mr. Shaw was previously an Associate with the firm before earning an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and subsequently participating in the Management Leadership Development Program at SunEdison, where he focused on investment and financing activities at the TerraForm YieldCo affiliate.

As director of advisor development at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Tim designs and implements focused professional and personal development programs for our advisors around the country.

«The idea of focusing on investment - grade assets is clever as it avoids the Greek issue, which could allow them to announce the full details of the program in January,» said Nick Kounis, head of macro research at ABN Amro Bank NV in Amsterdam.

Examples include Masters programs at the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto; a China Institute at the University of Alberta; a Canada - India Policy centre at the University of Waterloo; and numerous endowed chairs dedicated to Asia - focused topics.

The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa has teamed up with industry organizations to deliver India - focused business education programs.

Miles, a Florida resident, teaches a Buffett - focused course for the University of Nebraska at Omaha's executive MBA program.

Dr. Schroeder is currently a lecturer at Aish Jerusalem for the Discovery Seminar, Essentials program, Jerusalem Fellowships, and Executive Learning Center — focusing on the topics of evolution, cosmology, and age of the universe.

The program calls for a week - end retreat at the end of the fifth week focusing on the role of the Holy Spirit.

Except for an independent organization called the National Episcopal Coalition on Alcoholism and Drugs, a handful of diocesan, councils that promote conferences on alcohol and drugs, and approximately a dozen concerned and courageous bishops who require clergy training in the subjects, the Episcopal Church, in which I am a priest, would have no focused program on chemical dependency at all, save one day a year called Alcohol Awareness Sunday.

Moving forward, Galaxie Coffee plans to focus even more on providing a higher level of customer service by providing additional staff training and rolling out some new programs aimed at broadening relationships.

As a professor in the master's program for Tequila Production Process at the Autonomous Guadalajara University, the recommendation to my students is to pay attention to every single detail of the tequila production process and always focus on quality.

«Dairy consumption per capita has declined in recent years, but the number of products and choices available to the consumer has not, so we're looking at shorter production runs,» Graziani says, adding that the company is increasing its focus on lean manufacturing and Six Sigma programs in its plants.

Stop Hunger Now distinguishes itself from other aid / relief organizations with a focus on engaging volunteers in a hands - on activity to produce meals that are used strategically to support development programs, while at the same time fostering the growth of a movement to end hunger by educating those volunteers about the need and giving them an opportunity to take action.

Most recently as Executive Chef of Westin Bonaventure, Joseph brings a focus in creating modern menus, sourcing local ingredients, and southern California - style cooking to the food and beverage programs at Sheraton Los Angeles San Gabriel, set to open in January 2018.

Last year, Eddie Merlot's focused on a major back - of - the - house training program aimed at increasing consistency across locations and ensuring each dish meets the company's highest quality standards.

The 2011 recipient was Karen Schmidt, a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University, Schmidt's teaching responsibilities include Fundamentals of Milk Processing, Food Product Evaluation, Dairy Foods Processing and Technology and Quality Assurance of Food Products, and her research program focuses on processing and quality of dairy and non-dairy foods.

The team at Bostock New Zealand is focusing their Fair for Life social program efforts primarily on wages and overall health of their workers:

Focus on «Riding the Successful Wave of California's Central Coast» (Napa, CALIF)-- The Wine Industry Symposium Group has announced the program for the 22nd Annual Central Coast Insights Event, set for Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Paso Robles, California at the Allegretto Vineyard Resort.

The term has two meanings: The job of a Sommelier is running the beverage program at a restaurant, with a focus on the wine list.

The second phase of the program will focus on the plate waste consumers generate when eating at IKEA's operations.

«Every organization is at a different point in the sustainability journey so our program allows businesses to use their own baselines to determine a set of goals based on their region, operation and other factors, and then focus their resources on the practices that will make the most difference for their company, the environment and the community, continually improving year after year.»

The French Pastry School of Kennedy - King College at City Colleges of Chicago is the only world - class culinary program focused exclusively on baking and pastry arts that is 100 % taught in state - of - the - art kitchen environments.

Sodexo is committed to playing a role in achieving this goal and is redoubling our efforts to eliminate food waste at every client site we serve through programs that focus on raising awareness and influencing the behaviors of our customers and employees; continuously improving our back - of - house processes and upgrading equipment in the kitchen; measuring our impact; and sharing our expertise with our clients and external industry partners to drive fundamental change on the issue of food waste.

These include the two - day Good Food EXPO at Chicago's UIC Forum, held most recently on March 23 and 24, 2018; the Good Food Financing & Innovation Conference, a business - and - investment - focused gathering that will be held on June 19, 2018 as a stand - alone event for the first time, after formerly being part of the Good Food EXPO; the Good Food Accelerator, with its fourth cohort of competitively selected entrepreneur Fellows graduating on April 23, 2018 after receiving intensive instruction and connections to business leaders and investors; and our Farmer Training program, which has provided more than 14,500 farmers in 43 states with best - practices instruction in topics such as Wholesale Success, Direct Market Success and On - Farm Food Safety.

* Quality management — Unlike other GFSI recognized certification programs, the SQF program includes a level of certification specifically focused on product quality and the maintenance of private label specifications at the manufacturing level.

This hands - on program focuses on the business of craft beer, with curriculum developed by key figures in the Chicago craft beer industry and courses conducted at College of DuPage.

With academics at its core, Bay Area Equestrian Club provides equestrian - focused activities and events; volunteer and community service opportunities; rescue horse programs; leadership training for young people; and educational experiences for people interested in the field of veterinary medicine.