Sentences with phrase «major initiative»

We have developed and are implementing a series of major initiatives — including a bigger push in hybrid and clean - diesel technology — to meet the needs of American consumers.

Its first major initiative in the education arena was an attempt to boost high school graduation rates by promoting the idea of smaller schools.

I have had the opportunity to plan, develop, accomplish, and showcase major initiatives that drove industry change with millions of dollars in recurring revenue.

With over 20 years in the learning industry, he has completed major initiatives for oil and gas, healthcare, insurance / financial, telecommunications, airline, retail, and government agencies.

We embarked on a comprehensive survey as a first major initiative toward becoming an organization that could represent and address the needs of postdocs in our division.

A number of law schools have announced major initiatives in the past few years, and others are planning to do so.

There she planned and implemented several major initiative in 51 schools and has trained and led a variety of work teams across the district.

With the Common Core standards being such a hot topic in education right now, it's easy to forget all the other major initiatives that are underway.

The next major initiative is to develop a plan for comprehensive support and improvement for schools that have been identified in need of improvement.

This is the second major initiative announced in recent weeks.

These companies, and all its other rivals have major initiatives underway aimed at getting more customers in the doors.

The governor has already held a series of news conferences this week to talk about major initiatives he'll include in the proposed 2016 - 17 budget.

Successful background in planning and managing major initiatives to achieve long term growth and financial stability.

It also shows you how much a company is spending on major initiatives.

Major initiatives in other key sectors are inspiring fruitful public - private collaborations, bringing the most promising technologies to life.

«In the few short months Eric has held office he has launched major initiatives such as the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit dedicated to recovering taxpayer dollars and the Taxpayer Protection Unit, which is designed to go after corruption in state contracts and pension fund ripoffs.»

He also led major initiatives including the development of a number of centres with key community leaders, including The Canadian Centre for Advanced Leadership in Business, The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, The Westman Centre for Real Estate Studies, The Energy ande Environment initiative, and The Creative Destruction Lab — Rockies.

A leading authority on Asian contemporary art, she has initiated a number of major initiatives at the Asia Society Museum, including the launch in 2007 of a contemporary art collection to complement the museum's renowned collection of traditional Asian art.

Global health has been an area of bipartisan cooperation with major initiatives launched during both Democratic and Republican administrations and has some Congressional champions in both parties so perhaps things will work out.

Moderated by Liam Brown, Elevate hosts a panel discussing the order in which legal operations leaders choose to undertake major initiatives.

Since then she has led major initiatives for our community to protect small business owners and has been a promintent voice here with broad support from all quarters.

Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules, announced in early May, is the first major initiative from NIH's new National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS).

Especially after major initiatives like the Dream Act had been brought to the Senate floor with a coalition government only to fail.

They still house 130 employees and are recruiting in new areas, with a «major initiative involving China» to be announced.

Engaged Learning and Development expertise to project lead major initiatives focused on behavioral issues.

Prior to joining Art Agency, Partners, for more than 12 years, Melissa worked at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), where she played a leadership role in the development, administration, and artistic direction of major initiatives such as LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island, the River To River Festival, and the organization's Artist Residency programs.

Three major initiatives support innovation in the Netherlands.

UberPool is actually Uber's second major initiative targeted at lowering consumer prices.

From 2011 to 2016, Roth oversaw major initiatives at the museum, including a Venice Biennale presence, the launch of the V&A research unit, exhibitions ranging from «Disobedient Objects» to «Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty» and record visitor numbers.

She launched a product called HomeQuote Explorer, one of her first major initiatives since she became chief executive a year ago.

With so many major initiatives spurring action, it is not surprising that the pace of change has been swift.

Dynamic, hands - on real estate professional offering detail analysis / planning skills and solid management expertise, directing major initiatives and guiding portfolios to consistent returns, defying market trends.

The research is in keeping with WSU's Grand Challenges, major initiatives aimed at large societal problems.

If Cuomo is reading the tea leaves correctly, that's frightening, because the key to success for the Buffalo Billion doesn't just depend on the dozen or so major initiatives turning into successes.

They and the practice's other lawyers have firsthand experience moving major initiatives through the machinery of state government.

The new issue describes how major initiatives like the Race to the Top competition, the No Child Left Behind state waiver requirements, and the Common Core State Standards have propelled state efforts to rapidly overhaul their evaluation systems and link teacher ratings to student outcome data.

Major Initiatives Addressing Diversity After commissioning a report examining diversity in the classroom, Murphy created the Standing Committee on Diversity in 1997, instituted faculty seminars to assist with teaching practices and curricula development, created the Diversity Innovation Fund to support student - initiated ideas, hosted several student retreats, and sponsored schoolwide workshops.

He points to the motivational success of Google Inc.'s encouraging engineers to spend 20 % of their time on side projects of their choosing, some of which became major initiatives.

Regarding the Confederacy, I recently wrote a book on the last major initiative in 1861 to avert the Civil War — the Washington Peace Conference — where both sides extensively made their arguments.

In an interview, Levy said Curran likely won't want to get off on the wrong foot by filling her administration with unqualified political operatives, because the beginning of an administration is often the easiest to pass major initiatives.

While California state lawmakers announced last - minute deals on medical marijuana regulation and a scaled - back climate change proposal, they were likely to adjourn this year's legislative session Friday without completing major initiatives on...

The Connective Corridor was one of former SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor's major initiatives when she was chancellor from 2004 to 2013.

After leaving the U.S. Attorney's Office, Ms. Hormozi served in the New York Attorney General's Office where she coordinated major initiatives related to public integrity and consumer fraud, and had oversight of regional office initiatives.

But the inability of Mr. Cuomo and Mr. de Blasio to push through several major initiatives underscored how both men failed to sway a Legislature that seemed ripe for change after the corruption convictions of Sheldon Silver, the former Democratic Assembly speaker, and Dean G. Skelos, the former Republican Senate majority leader.

«The success of MIT's major initiatives came from articulating a vision that brought people together and made them want to devote their time — and their resources — to address some of our most daunting challenges,» she said.

«Major initiative endorsed to protect Asia's migratory mammals.»

The proponents also saw BAM as dovetailing with a handful of other major initiatives recently launched to shed light on the brain.