Sentences with phrase «of academic support saying»

I guarantee there'd be screaming matches with Bobby Petrino in the office of the Director of Academic Support saying «How the # ^ ($ * did this # % # * get a B in Chemistry!?

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«It is our intention that this endowment provide more students with access to higher education and support the goal of enhancing facilities to make Saint Mary's a compelling choice for both students and members of the academic community,» said Paul Sobey, then - Empire CEO.

«Although published academic research overwhelmingly supports passive management and finds that trading frequency is inversely correlated with performance, there are indeed instances where at least some degree of intervention may be warranted,» says John H. Robinson, founder of Financial Planning Hawaii in Honolulu.

«Because of this limitation, UNC's decision to support the courses as legitimate combined with a stale and incomplete record that does not allow the panel to drill down to the course and assignment level — even if the panel had wanted to second guess the courses — it can not conclude academic fraud occurred,» the decision says.

Ron Patera, who oversees food services as the school system's finance director, said in a statement, «Ms. Heaps and I are both in support of providing nutritious and safe meals to Elizabeth's students so they have every opportunity to enhance their academic performance.

That said, no one I know in academic birth research (and there are many of us who support home birth) would ever cite that Cochrane review as evidence of home birth's safety.

On Saturday night, Robert Ford, who co-authored a recent academic analysis of Ukip support with Matthew Goodwin, Revolt on the Right, said the findings raised new questions about next year's general election, and suggest Ukip could be even more of a threat in subsequent ones.

«Working collaboratively with the Broome County Promise Zone, those interested in serving as mentors will be matched with children in schools that are part of CCPA's University - assisted community school effort, which aims to level the playing field for students from low - income families who lack some of the supports for academic success from which children from middle - class families benefit,» Bronstein said.

«Should the governor make a strong investment in SUNY and take the university back towards its strong academic mission and then move us in the direction of free tuition, I think that kind of progressive agenda would be very strongly supported by [United University Professions»] members,» said Fred Kowal, president of UUP, the union that represents SUNY employees.

«Entice families to stay engaged in the educational system, by promising free college tuition, but most important, we used our resources to put various types of support in schools for students and their families to enhance opportunities for academic achievement,» she said of the program.

Some academics and good - government organizations who support a convention say it's actually the opposite, that voters will have control each step of the way.

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for his part said the assembly will continue to support brilliant but needy students at various levels of the academic ladder, provision of physical infrastructure, motivation packages for teachers as well as provision of teaching and learning materials.

Stephen Hawking's considered decision to support an academic boycott of Israeli institutions should not be derided, says Jonathan Rosenhead

«More than one million international students attending U.S. colleges and universities during the 2015 - 2016 academic year supported 400,000 U.S. jobs and contributed $ 32.8 billion to the U.S. economy,» the letter said, citing data from NAFSA: Association of International Educators, a letter signatory.

When deciding where to do your postdoc, pick a PI who will support you as an aspiring academic rather than treat you like «cheap labor at the service of a great project,» says physicist Pedro Miguel Echenique.

Commenting on the results for ESMO, Dr Evandro de Azambuja, Head of the Medical Support Team, Academic Promoting Team, Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, Belgium, said: «This study shows that it's not only tumour size that is important for breast cancer patients but also tumour biology.

The academics say the psychological model can be used to predict people who will exhibit suicidal behaviour — and once further developed could make a huge difference to creating effective assessment, support and treatment for people at risk of suicide.

«Thanks to the support of the CPC P - 3 program, family rooms at the five Saint Paul Public School sites are vibrant and welcoming environments,» said Kathleen Wilcox - Harris, chief academic officer of the Saint Paul Public School District.

With the support of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the MAINZ Graduate School, this collaboration could even be extended to long - term stays of guest students from Japan here in Mainz and vice versa,» said Professor Mathias Kläui, Director of MAINZ.

The authors said that the difficulty of retaining students may be a factor more complicated than SAI allows for, noting that improving retention rates requires significant campus resources to address a broad range of factors, including student engagement levels, academic support services, campus climate, student satisfaction, and financial aid.

One panel member, YoungSuk Chi, vice-chairman and managing director of global academic and customer relations for Amsterdam - based Elsevier, dissented from the report, saying that it supports «an overly expansive role of government and advocates approaches to the business of scholarly publishing that I believe are overly prescriptive.»

«Behavior issues in early elementary school have long - term implications, so early intervention is needed to support children at risk for academic problems,» said Sandee McClowry, the study's senior author and a professor of applied psychology at NYU Steinhardt.

«Angiogenesis is vital for supporting life and providing nutrients to all parts of the body,» said Prof Cook, Tanoto Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the SingHealth Duke - NUS Academic Medical Centre.

«Almost all our PhD students and postdocs receive support from the NIH, as members of training grant programs, as recipients of individual awards, and as participants in research by UCSF faculty, a majority of whom are affiliated with one or more of our graduate training programs,» said Elizabeth Watkins, PhD, dean of the UCSF Graduate Division and vice chancellor of student academic affairs.

«This exemplifies how academic - private partnerships can rapidly achieve meaningful translational research to support the practice of precision medicine,» said Dr. Eng.

«The Blumberg Institute is the ideal place for scientists to move their discoveries from bench to bedside, with a strong track record of supporting academic entrepreneurship,» said Pestell.

«It's time for U.S. policy - makers to reflect and decide whether the year - to - year uncertainty in National Institutes of Health budget and the proposed cuts are in our societal and national best interest,» says Bishr Omary, M.D., Ph.D., senior author of the new data - supported opinion piece and chief scientific officer of Michigan Medicine, U-M's academic medical center.

«The MOU is literally the academics and the practitioners coming together,» said Gwendolyn Pang, head of the IFRC's Country Cluster Support Team in Beijing.

«Project READS is a perfect combination of research, innovation, and the belief that every child can achieve with the right academic and personal support,» said Linda Harrill, president and CEO of Communities In Schools of North Carolina.

Dr Lawrence said the results of the survey highlighted the need for specific measures to better support the academic performance of students with mental disorders.

«In every class in this building, you have kids of all levels of prior academic achievement,» says Principal Dan St. Louis, including kids who are «high flyers,» kids with Individualized Education Programs who are receiving special education support, students with disabilities, and English - language learners.

Jacqui Glenn, director at Argos for Business, says: «As the summer holidays are well underway and the new academic year is fast approaching, schools would benefit from ensuring their facilities are not only are ready for the new intake of pupils but also ensure their classrooms and common areas support the needs of young people with greater needs.

In 1996, 87 percent of Americans said they supported a nationwide academic examination for high - school graduation.

Some people would say, «Yes, you have to control for such factors because they are indirect measures of the kinds of academic stimulation and support students are receiving outside of school.

Dr Emily Tanner, lead author of the report, said: «For children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, who have lower take - up of formal out - of - school activities, school - based clubs appear to offer an affordable and inclusive means of supporting academic attainment.

Dr Lauren Sherar, Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity and Public Health at Loughborough University, who is an academic advisor for Super Movers said: «There is growing evidence supporting beneficial effects of active learning on education - related outcomes.

«Job one in a school like this is to establish a culture of peace and high academic expectations and do rigorous social supports,» says John Horan.

Providing support, training and foundational knowledge for young people in schools, colleges and universities is a key piece of the puzzle,» said Geoffrey Taylor, Head of Academic Programmes at SAS UK & Ireland.

«We didn't really know,» she says, but the goal was to support three pillars of education: academic excellence, citizenship, and personal development.

Complete College America, which pledged to scale its corequisite remedial education model — that is, pairing remedial courses with enhanced academic support for students — said that by 2015, three - quarters of its remedial education programs will have adopted that model.

Uriburu said the district needs to improve the cultural competency and diversity of its staff, increase academic support for those who struggle, and expand career and technology education.

Initiatives such as identifying students at risk for dropping out early and providing the necessary academic and social / emotional supports; the expansion of alternative and flexible pathways to graduation, such as on - line credit recovery courses, have proven to be effective in reaching more students and keeping them in school, Warwick said.

Sawchuk says it is in fact «doable» to use the arts to support academics as part of ESSA, but according to a new report...

Other findings were: 82 percent of people supported focusing on building students» job or career skills even at the expense of traditional academic subjects; 86 percent said schools should offer licensing programs and; 80 percent said technology and engineering classes were a very important element of school quality.

«Extensive research has shown that students who build strong biliteracy skills (in English and one or more other languages) have higher academic success, a foundation for increased salary earnings, and stronger cognitive skills as they grow older,» Jan Gustafson - Corea CEO of the California Association for Bilingual Education said in a press release supporting Lara's bill.

«My hope, as states grapple with ESSA, is that they think about sustainable school improvement efforts which integrate and support academic and the so - called nonacademic aspects of student learning,» Cohen says.

While some gains in students» academic outcomes have been achieved, no schools have budged much higher than the bottom five percent and the school takeovers have rankled parents who say that management has failed to get community support or take the time to truly understand the needs of their students.

Addressing members of the General Assembly's Education Committee during an information forum on the state's RTTT grant application process held April 16, State Education Commissioner Mark McQuillan said Connecticut needs RTTT funds to help build «a bold support system of emotional and academic support» for students.

Schoales said the district's academic and innovation offices previously worked independently of each other and weren't aligned to provide the best support to its schools and school leaders were often getting direction from multiple central administration teams.

Those who support the Common Core, including some teachers, members of the business community, State Superintendent Dr. June Atkinson as well as Gov. Pat McCrory, among others, say that the Common Core is to be credited for increasing the academic rigor of instructional activities, even though many acknowledge its implementation has been bungled and state budget cuts have hampered schools» ability to properly resource teachers who must shift their curricula to accommodate CCSS.