Sentences with phrase «of the alumni in»

A Former Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekwow Spio - Garbrah has asked educational institutions to make conscious efforts to tap into the rich expertise and experiences of their alumni in making career choices and counselling of students.

Thus, 83 % of the alumni in academic medicine are in positions of prominence.

The presenter returned to her former school, Haberdashers» Aske's Hatcham College in Pepys Road, New Cross, to talk to current students about her career path as statistics show the crucial importance of alumni in motivating state school students to success.

NC EPFP has graduated over 800 Fellows and has a rich network of alumni in North Carolina and nationally.

CWU holds the largest constituents of alumni in the music education world, with over forty percent of Washington state public school music teachers graduating from Central!

KTC uses these plans to guide individual conversations with all of our alumni in high school to ensure they are on track to graduate and are receiving the academic and social support they need to be successful.

Not exact matches

Major colleges are up in arms over the reversal of an obscure rule that allows their alumni and supporters to make tax - deductible contributions to their teams, in return for priority seats at football and basketball games.

He is an alumnus of Washington University in St. Louis and lives in Brooklyn.

He joined Business Insider in Oct. 2013 and is an alumnus of Boston College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Queen's was one of the last schools in Canada without a major donor's name on its business department, but that changed last year with a record - breaking $ 50 - million gift from Stephen J.R. Smith, founder of First National Financial Corp. and a Queen's alumnus.

And given the relative dearth in exits, the city does lack the kind of alumni network that can be found in the U.S. and the U.K. Analysts argue that Berlin needs more entrepreneurs to either take their startups public or sell them for a hefty sum, so that those players can reinvest in German startups.

This current gift, from Ned Evans, a distinguished Yale alumnus, is another example of this close connection between Yale College and its professional schools and will enable SOM to expand its influence in the world of scholarship and practice and further contribute to the Yale University community.»

Mike Collins, co-founder of Launch Angels, a VC firm that creates and manages university alumni investment funds, credits technological innovations with the rise in nontraditional VC groups.

One of his shocking points about how Patagonia, an Inc. 500 alumnus, differentiates its products from others in the outdoor apparel industry by their exclusive use of 100 % organic cotton elicited gasps.

McDonald does find much he admires in McKinsey, such as its corporate culture, the commitment to hiring the best, and the loyalty of its alumni.

In Kilduff's most recent research, which has yet to be published, he finds that U.S. universities engaged in a long - standing rivalry (Harvard vs. Yale, USC vs. UCLA) benefit from increased merchandise sales, as well as a a higher proportion of alumni who donate to the school, even after controlling for factors like academic and athletic ranIn Kilduff's most recent research, which has yet to be published, he finds that U.S. universities engaged in a long - standing rivalry (Harvard vs. Yale, USC vs. UCLA) benefit from increased merchandise sales, as well as a a higher proportion of alumni who donate to the school, even after controlling for factors like academic and athletic ranin a long - standing rivalry (Harvard vs. Yale, USC vs. UCLA) benefit from increased merchandise sales, as well as a a higher proportion of alumni who donate to the school, even after controlling for factors like academic and athletic rank.

More than 2,000 current students and alumni of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business have condemned Donald Trump in an open letter to the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee.

A few of my early investors came from my alma mater, and similarly, the majority of those involved in my current round of fundraising are alumni from my own and similar academic programs.

He said that while a school like Harvard might have only 6,000 students a year but some 50,000 alumni in the city, each one of those grads is getting contacted by 100 students or more, asking to meet or go for coffee.

«This implies that the comparatively low degree of emotional support business undergraduates appear to receive in school has lasting consequences, as Gallup has established that there are differences in well - being and employee engagement among alumni who have had these experiences.»

Its south wall bears the names of Harvard alumni — like President Faust has already mentioned — students and faculty members, who gave their lives in World War II.

As part of her commitment to leadership and her community, Rodriguez has served on numerous boards and has been recognized with several awards and honors, including being named Corporate Elite by Hispanic Business Magazine, featured twice in Working Mother magazine, and selected as a 2017 University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley distinguished alumni.

Lor's partners in the latter include three alumni of Veer, yet another Calgary - based digital - image vendor that was bought by yet another industry giant, Corbis.

The U.S. is falling behind when it comes to competing in the global economy, say two - thirds of Harvard Business School alumni.

Thanks to the efforts of their global team of designers, engineers and thinkers, Rootstrap alumni have a 2,600 percent increase in their chances of getting funded compared to the average startup.

Many graduates accept jobs in the tech industry, where notable alumni include YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and a number of Google executives.

Nooyi, who is also No. 2 on Fortune's Most Powerful Women list, has donated more to the school than any other alumni in terms of lifetime giving, the school said.

In a salary analysis that looked at the earnings of more than 14,000 graduate business school alumni, GMAC found that female alumni experience a significant wage gap throughout their careers.

«This is the end of Thunderbird as we have known it,» wrote Merle Hinrich, a director and alumnus, in his resignation letter.

In stump speeches before alumni, he has talked about what Harvard is now calling the «five I's»: innovation, intellectual ambition, internationalization, inclusion, and integration with the rest of the university.

She worked alumni gatherings at Chicago's Lyric Opera House and at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the Temple of Dandur was bathed in purple light (Kellogg's color).

Three of the most successful YouTube marketing campaigns launched in the past few years have been created by BYU alumni.

Haas alums were fourth on the list, with median 20 - year pay of $ 2,858,000, while Darden MBAs came in at $ 2,705,000, placing the school's alumni seventh.

Thunderbird seemed to turn the corner when Herberger landed in 2004 a $ 60 million naming gift from entrepreneur Sam Garvin, an alumnus and owner of the Phoenix Suns basketball franchise.

He had graduated from Art Center College of Design in the early 1990s, making him an alumnus of the world's most prestigious transportation design program, counting among its graduates the likes of J. Mays, Chris Bangle, and Henrik Fisker.

«It was really only in the last year to 18 months that it was clear that all the pieces came together and we could actually finish what we couldn't before,» says Walker, who will lead Upside along with several other Priceline (pcln) alumni, including former CTO Scott Case and Tim Brier, the former president of Priceline Europe.

According to a survey of alumni released by Bernstein in January, 54 % rated senior management as fair or poor, and 70 % said that at least 20 % of their friends were actively trying to leave P&G.

The George W. Bush appointee isn't merely an outspoken critic of affirmative action today — he was among the most hostile questioners in Fisher and a virtual lock to vote against Texas» admissions policy — but also was part of a conservative alumni group at Princeton that was sharply critical of such policies 40 years ago, when Sotomayor was attending classes there.

The incubator offers an open - floor design plan to spur collaboration, weekly networking sessions for treps and investors (with cerveza and snacks, of course), as well as a pitch night where the top concepts from students and alumni get presented in front of venture capitalists and others with deep pockets.

The company's co-founders Doug Berg and Peter Brasket are alumni of Techies.com, a Twin Cities - based technology career website Berg founded in 1996.

In a Reddit IAmA, Doctorow, Brian Knappenberger and Peter Ekersley of EFF and David Segal of Demand Progress explained that in addition to the serious cause, the protest was being organized in honor of Aaron Swartz, a Reddit alumni and activist who founded Watchdog.neIn a Reddit IAmA, Doctorow, Brian Knappenberger and Peter Ekersley of EFF and David Segal of Demand Progress explained that in addition to the serious cause, the protest was being organized in honor of Aaron Swartz, a Reddit alumni and activist who founded Watchdog.nein addition to the serious cause, the protest was being organized in honor of Aaron Swartz, a Reddit alumni and activist who founded Watchdog.nein honor of Aaron Swartz, a Reddit alumni and activist who founded Watchdog.net.

The design was intentionally built with the goal of making it a magnet for consultants, alumni, clients, and other constituents, bringing people together in the name of greater collaboration.

I'm a Syracuse University alumnus, and since I work in media, some people assume I graduated from the famed S.I. Newhouse School of Communications.

Recent research by Lauren Cohen of the Harvard Business School and his colleagues suggests that Regulation FD has had a beneficial impact on limiting the impact of school ties and alumni networks in certain areas of the capital markets but not others.

In the past, schools could cold call their alumni with a decent chance of getting a donation.

In order to ensure that a good portion of alumni attend events, schools need a way of communicating and connecting alumni.

«In Austin, a city where people enjoy their libations, the mayor has resisted [Uber] more than almost any other city,» said Bill Gurley, an Uber investor and University of Texas alumnus, during a keynote interview.

James Richardson, alumni professor of economics at Louisiana State University, in May noted that the state had an obligation to fund care for uninsured patients whether or not it expanded Medicaid, and estimated that Louisiana stood to gain between $ 810 million to $ 864 million in federal support by expanding the program.

She is an alumni of Syracuse University and received her masters in Graphic Communications Management and Technology from New York University.

Ninety - three percent of its alumni have gone on to declare or have an intention to declare a major or minor in computer science once they go to college.