Sentences with phrase «new student union»

In the spring of 2014, Murielle White was chosen out of 300 applicants to create a mural for the new Student Union on the University of North Texas campus.

The school is building a new student union, which will have four new restaurants as well as a ballroom and catering kitchen.

Although Baker says the department is «redefining dining on campus» with the new student union, Oklahoma State isn't done yet.

For example, the new student union includes the first - ever Johnny Rocket's hamburger franchise on a university campus, along with Caribou Coffee, Baja Fresh, Chick - fil - A and Jamba Juice.

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An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

According to The New York Times, the young leader served as her school's student body president in high school, was the captain of her volleyball team, started her school's Black Student Union and spent her high school summers volunteering at an orphanage in the Dominican Restudent body president in high school, was the captain of her volleyball team, started her school's Black Student Union and spent her high school summers volunteering at an orphanage in the Dominican ReStudent Union and spent her high school summers volunteering at an orphanage in the Dominican Republic.

Increasing the ease of financing new start - ups by streamlining regulations on community banks and credits unions, letting small business entrepreneurs defer student loan payments interest - free while they're getting their business started; and expanding SBA financing programs

As to obligations of a more personal nature I have many people to thank — colleagues who have advised me, students at Union Theological Seminary who have stimulated me with their responsive interest, members of the congregation of The Riverside Church, New York, who, by their attentive listening to mid-week lectures on the subjects handled in this book, have kept alive my confidence that even difficult and recondite problems concerning the Bible are of vital, contemporary importance.

In New Zealand, conservative Christian students withdrew from the Student Christian Movement to form the Evangelical Union: to join, they had to sign a document indicating belief in the infallibility of the Bible.

Indeed, most students feel that Union's location in New York city is in itself a visible symbol of a public sense of pastoral care.»

The announcement follows a hard - hitting article in the Guardian from new Unite leader Len McCluskey, who called for union officials to learn from the student demonstrations.

At 10 a.m., LG Kathy Hochul highlights the Cuomo administration's women's agenda at the Council on Women and Girls Regional Forum, SUNY New Paltz, Student Union Multi-Purpose Room, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz.

Cuomo stuffed a $ 1.5 million line item into his election - year budget to create a new «School of Urban and Labor Studies» at the CUNY that will offer more courses to union workers and other students wanting to learn about labor issues.

In fact, you may be hearing some chatter this week with the start of the state testing season, as the New York State United Teachers union calls for fixing the benchmarks used to determine whether or not your student is proficient.

The New York Civil Liberties Union announced Tuesday morning the settlement of a federal lawsuit against the Buffalo City School District for what it charged was «the open and systematic discrimination of LGBTQ students at McKinley High School.»

Two new Quinnipiac University polls show that New York voters trust the teachers» unions more than Governor Andrew Cuomo to improve education in the state, and two thirds of New York State voters say the Common Core aligned standardized tests are not an accurate way to measure how well students are learninew Quinnipiac University polls show that New York voters trust the teachers» unions more than Governor Andrew Cuomo to improve education in the state, and two thirds of New York State voters say the Common Core aligned standardized tests are not an accurate way to measure how well students are learniNew York voters trust the teachers» unions more than Governor Andrew Cuomo to improve education in the state, and two thirds of New York State voters say the Common Core aligned standardized tests are not an accurate way to measure how well students are learniNew York State voters say the Common Core aligned standardized tests are not an accurate way to measure how well students are learning.

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Carl Korn, spokesman for New York State United Teachers, said the state's largest teacher union is encouraging its members to wear orange — the color adopted by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas students since the shooting — to honor the lives lost.

Bobby Hodgson, an attorney with the New York Civil Liberties Union, disputes whether the move actually has the power to rescind existing protections for transgender students.

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But the push for having students opt out has been statewide, with the New York State United Teachers union and the other education groups allied with NYSUT robocalling parents urging them to not have their students take the tests.

New York State United Teachers, a powerful statewide union, denounced the tests last April, claiming that teachers and students did not have enough time or resources to prepare.

At least going by his rhetoric, he seems to have almost declared war on the teacher unions and he has proposed a new system of evaluation, which is more heavily based on students» tests scores than the one currently in use.

Studies indicate that bullied students face greater risks of truancy, drug abuse, fighting and suicide, according to Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Participating groups represented a broad spectrum of New York society, including pensioners, union members, teachers, students, faith leaders, business representatives, and more.

The teachers, including New York State United Teachers Union Vice President Andy Pallotta, say Cuomo has declared a war on students, parents, and teachers, and is advancing a «test and punish» agenda.

Opposition to the new standards — which establish guidelines for what students should learn in math and English in each grade — has been led nationally by both conservative Republicans and tea party leaders and by teachers unions, which tend to lean left.

In Schenectady, New York, the Union College men's hockey team is partnering with student leaders to combat domestic violence and sexual assault on college campuses.

Gov. Cuomo stuffed a $ 1.5 million line item into his election - year budget to create a new «School of Urban and Labor Studies» at the City University of New York that will offer more courses to union workers and other students wanting to learn about labor issunew «School of Urban and Labor Studies» at the City University of New York that will offer more courses to union workers and other students wanting to learn about labor issuNew York that will offer more courses to union workers and other students wanting to learn about labor issues.

«Most teachers would do well on any evaluation system, but the union seems intent on watering down our new system to safeguard its lowest performing members, no matter the costs to students.

Friday and the weekend All day Friday, Common Cause NY, Citizens Union, the New York City Council, and other partners will host Student Voter Registration Day «to increase youth voter registration and excite young people about being involved in the democratic process.

I really do mean no,» Petraeus told students and reporters during an appearance at New Hampshire's St. Anselm College Wednesday night, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.

At 2 p.m., he'll discuss his Tax - Free NY initiative at SUNY New Paltz's Student Union, Multipurpose Room, One Hawk Drive, New Paltz.

At 1:30 p.m., Liquor Authority Chairman Vincent Bradley delivers a regional budget briefing, SUNY New Paltz, Student Union, Room 62/63, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz.

At 5 p.m., over 20 organizations, including students, faith leaders, civil rights organizations and labor unions, will announce a new campaign to demand adequate funding for CUNY with a rally and march on Cuomo's NYC office, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

De Blasio's school discipline overhaul is drawing fire from the teachers union and parents who say the city hasn't done enough to back up the new policies that prompted a huge drop in student suspensions.

Mona Davids, President of the New York City Parents Union (NYCPU) recalled that as a New York City public school student being marked absent when observing Muslim Holidays and until recently her own children have been marked absent for observing those holidays.

Members of the union that represents CUNY faculty and student groups are opposing Cuomo's proposal and planning a Thursday evening march on Cuomo's New York City office.

The lawmakers, concerned with a backlash not just from the teachers but in some cases from vocal parent - constituents, appear to have followed the union's lead: The moratorium, which has been a major legislative priority of New York State United Teachers, would essentially hold harmless teachers, principals and students from low test scores on Common Core - aligned exams for two years.

The demonstrators touted a study by the teachers union - backed Alliance for Quality Education, which used a formula developed by Gov. Eliot Spitzer's administration to determine that the state still owes New York City schools $ 2.5 billion, or $ 2,667 per student.

ALBANY — Three powerful teachers» unions joined forces Friday to lobby for legislation that would create a moratorium on attaching «high stakes» to student scores on new state exams.

Beginning at 9:00 pm host Gary Axelbank will talk with Peter Murphy, the Policy Director of the New York Charter School Association, and Dr. Jessica Shiller of the Department of Middle and High School Education at Lehman College about student performance, a cap on the number of charter schools, funding, teacher's union issues, and more.

Transgender students in New York continue to face harassment and discrimination at school, according to a recent report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.

WAMC, its generous listeners and the union I lead — New York State United Teachers — partnered this summer to provide free backpacks, books and school supplies for the needy students who attend Schuyler.

Despite Tuesday's implicit message that teachers are doing OK, the state's major teachers union, New York State United Teachers, repeated its call for a moratorium and reiterated its criticism that the Regents are overly focused on test scores for both students and teachers.

ALBANY — New York's biggest teachers» union is spearheading a petition to ban standardized testing for the state's youngest students.

Jason E. Starr, Nassau County chapter director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said he hopes the office's efforts will force the district to admit students in accordance with the law.

Recently named Regents members are opposed to a new state law — pushed by Gov. Cuomo and opposed by the teachers union — that more closely links teacher evaluations to students» performance on standardized exams.

But after her stronger - than - expected showing in the Democratic primary, he tacked left after 2014 and has pushed through many WFP priorities the union leaders mentioned, including the minimum wage hike and a new scholarship program aimed at middle - class students.

The fact is that New York spends more on education per student than any other state in the union — an average $ 18,126 each, according to the latest federal data.