Cox and VCTA Name 4 Roanoke Area Scholarship Winners

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Four outstanding Roanoke students have been named 2009-10 Virginia’s Future Leaders Scholarship winners by Cox Communications and the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association (VCTA). Recipients and the college or university they will attend include:
* Kathryn Norbo, University of Virginia
* Craig Tripp, Virginia Tech
* Tim [...]

eMindful and gBehavior Create Healthier Workers with Online, Experiential Health Education and Tracking Technology

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eMindful.com, a leading source of online health and wellness information and education, is teaming up with gBehavior.com, an incentive-based behavior management firm, to create a software and behavior change package that gives employers a significant advantage in achieving healthy behavior change within their organization. Tracking and rewarding employees’ healthy behaviors helps employers cut down on [...]

Southwestern University Receives $50,000 Verizon Foundation Grant for Domestic Violence Prevention Program

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Nine Southwestern University interns are currently working full time for 10 weeks this summer for local agencies committed to raising awareness of and preventing domestic violence. The summer internship program is funded with a $50,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation.
“Domestic violence is a widespread problem that not only impacts families but affects the overall community,” [...]

$1.5 Million Grant From the Verizon Foundation to Fund Innovative Education and Technology Programs at National Law Enforcement Museum

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The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund announced Monday (May 4) that it received a $1.5 million grant from the Verizon Foundation to develop educational and interactive technology programs at the planned National Law Enforcement Museum.
The facility, to be located in Judiciary Square, will be the world’s most comprehensive museum focusing on law enforcement. Groundbreaking [...]

Verizon Pennsylvania’s State Tax Credits Turned Into Educational Opportunities for 12 More Nonprofit Organizations

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Thanks to an additional $100,000 in grants from Verizon Pennsylvania, 12 more nonprofit organizations will offer educational opportunities in Pennsylvania communities. The grants, bring Verizon’s total contribution in 2008 to $200,000 for 23 nonprofit organizations.
The grants were made possible through Verizon’s participation in Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) plan, which is administered by [...]

China Education Resources Corporate Update

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China Education Resources Inc. provided shareholders and investors an update on its business performance, current assessment of performance and changes to its business strategy.
BUSINESS STRATEGY
The goal of CER has always been to position CERSP.com as China’s central on-line location for the K-12 education sector (students, teachers, parents, schools, government and administrators). CER’s vision is to [...]

Comcast Makes $10 Million Commitment to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Comcast Corporation have entered into a three-year, $10 million partnership that promises to make a measurable difference in the lives of some of America’s most vulnerable children.
Comcast will provide Big Brothers Big Sisters with airtime for public service announcements; program sponsorships; national and local board member support; and [...]

Acxiom(R) and Moodlerooms Partner to Help Colleges Verify Right Person is Completing Online Assignments

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Acxiom Risk Mitigation, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acxiom® Corporation, has teamed with Moodlerooms, a provider of wrap-around technical support services for the Moodle open source learning management system (LMS), to meet the online authentication needs of higher education institutions.
The partnership addresses recent legislation that requires institutions to have policies in place and show evidence [...]

Cox Communications and History(TM) Partner on ‘Take a Veteran to School Day’ Initiative

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Cox Communications and History(TM) are partnering on the Second Annual Take a Veteran to School Day outreach initiative. This effort links veterans of all ages with young people in our schools and communities across America. The event will take place on Veteran’s Day which is Tuesday, November 11, 2008. It will begin at 9 a.m. [...]

iLinc Answers Growing Demand in India for Online Collaboration, Web, Video Conferencing Through Partnership with 24×7 Learning

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iLinc, a leading provider of web conferencing software and online collaboration solutions announced that 24×7 Learning, India’s Premier Talent Lifecycle Management Company, has entered into a partnership agreement to provide iLinc’s award-winning web and video conferencing software as part of 24×7 Learning’s Enterprise Talent Enhancement solutions offering to customers across India.
24×7 Learning provides technology [...]

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