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November 21, 2009

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IBM Launches Nationwide Initiative to Support Early Education in Hispanic Communities

Published: Oct 16, 2009 – 08:20 AM EST

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 16 /CSRwire/ - Under a $2 million initiative, IBM (NYSE: IBM) is donating 1,000 Young Explorer(TM) computer centers to preschool and early childhood programs in areas with populations of 40 percent or more Hispanic as part of the IBM...

New York City Private Sector Leads Charge to Transform Public Schools

Published: Oct 15, 2009 – 08:55 AM EST

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 /CSRwire/ - Nearly 400 New York City business and civic leaders kicked off the 2009-10 PENCIL Partnership Program today by participating in a New York tradition-PENCIL's Principal For A Day event. "For the past fifteen years, PENCIL has been...

Sodexo Earns S.C. Government Kudos for Sourcing Locally

Published: Oct 14, 2009 – 03:29 PM EST

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 14 /CSRwire/ - Richland School District Two, through its school nutrition provider Sodexo, became the first school district in South Carolina to earn the coveted Certified S.C. Grown - Nothing's Finer designation from the state's agricultural department for sourcing more...

UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry Goes Green with Dow Chair

Published: Oct 14, 2009 – 08:00 AM EST

BERKELEY, Calif. , Oct. 14 /CSRwire/ - The College of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley is making major new commitments to advance research and education in sustainable green chemistry, thanks to the financial support of The Dow Chemical Company Foundation and...

The George Washington University and VolunteerMatch Partner to Help Students Reach First Lady's Service Challenge

Published: Oct 13, 2009 – 09:08 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO, Ca., Oct. 13 /CSRwire/ - Following a unique challenge issued by the First Lady, The George Washington University and VolunteerMatch have partnered to launch a new Web site that will enable the GW student body to inspire and track the 100,000...

Five-Year-Old Foodies Line Up for Sushi at School Cafeterias

Published: Oct 13, 2009 – 04:24 PM EST

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 13 /CSRwire/ - Sushi has joined the list of favorite menu items at six elementary schools in New Jersey's Hillsborough Township Public Schools. Sodexo, the official student nutrition provider for the district, prepared and served California rolls to 400 adventurous...

Union Settlement Association and Hunter College School of Social Work Partner to Launch Youth Empowerment and Research Program at the Isaac Newton Middle School for Math and Sciences in East Harlem

Published: Oct 08, 2009 – 04:10 PM EST

NEW YORK, Oct. 08 /CSRwire/ - Union Settlement Association, a 114-year old community-based organization serving the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City, and the Hunter College School of Social Work of the City University of New York today announced that they have...

Sony Pictures Entertainment First Studio to Support Verbum Dei High School Work Study Program

Published: Sep 29, 2009 – 01:36 PM EST

LOS ANGELES and CULVER CITY, Calif., Sep. 29 /CSRwire/ - Sony Pictures Entertainment has signed on to be a corporate sponsor of student interns from Verbum Dei High School, the renowned college preparatory school in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California. "The...

Walden University Invites Public to Vote for Video Contest Winners

Published: Sep 29, 2009 – 09:19 AM EST

MINNEAPOLIS, Sep. 29 /CSRwire/ - Public voting for the winning entries in Walden University's Scholars of Change video contest begins today. Walden students and graduates created and submitted videos on how a Walden University degree will change their lives and empower them to...

Walden University’s 2009 Social Change Conference to Focus on Social Entrepreneurship

Published: Sep 28, 2009 – 10:09 AM EST

MINNEAPOLIS, Sep. 28 /CSRwire/ - The social entrepreneurial spirit has become established in recent years, with individuals crossing traditional boundaries in the government, corporate, education and nonprofit sectors to address pressing needs. Walden University's fifth annual Social Change Conference, Social Entrepreneurship: Taking Action,...

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