A TECH TALENT PIPELINE GROWS IN NEW JERSEY Ivan Alvarado enlisted in the Marines at 18 to serve his country and help build a strong foundation for his family. After serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, he transitioned into the civilian world where his true challenges began. After five years of service, Ivan has been open […]
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Better prepared surgeons save lives and innovation in surgical training will always be a top priority in the medical field. Every day, surgeons around the world film their cases, but they don’t have the time or expertise to edit that footage. In 2016, Heartwork Videos launched to meet that need. Surgeons submit hours of
In the fall of 2013, Danny Ludeman, former President and CEO of Wells Fargo Advisors, announced his retirement and decided to dedicate his life to helping others. After receiving a letter from Project COPE, a nonprofit in St. Louis that had been providing limited re-entry services to individuals leaving prison since 1985, Ludeman learned of
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The current buzzword in education at all levels is STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering , and Mathematics. According to the Diversity in Tech Summit, HBCUs produce 27% of African-American STEM graduates and are key to diversifying the tech industry. , At Harris-Stowe State University, we have been concentrating our efforts in STEM disciplines for many
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Ola Ayeni, the founder of St. Louis–based coding boot camp Claim Academy, proves that necessity is the mother of invention. Ayeni, a Nigerian immigrant and serial entrepreneur, faced numerous obstacles when trying to bring his ideas to life. An Arch Grant toward his venture Eateria brought him to St. Louis, but a lack of software
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The pursuit of innovation through strategic opportunities and intelligent risks sounds like the opening line from an entrepreneur’s elevator pitch. In fact, it is how I explain to staff the key ingredients necessary to deliver innovative teaching and learning to students. As a school superintendent, I approach the deployment of educational programs and services more
Today NJIT has risen as one of the leading research institutions in the U.S., joining the Nation’s Top 100 Universities according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 College Rankings. That rise has come alongside Newark’s modern renaissance as one of the most dynamic emerging tech hubs on the East Coast — Panasonic, Amazon’s
NJIT’s designation in 2019 as an R1 university by the Carnegie Classification®, indicating “very high research activity,” capped NJIT’s swift, strategic rise as a research university. In 1979, the university’s research expenditures totaled $375,000; today they reach $170 million. Since 2014, total external R&D expenditures have been nearly doubled. In its strategic plan, NJIT names
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Since opening in 2017, the Makerspace at NJIT, a training-focused, rapid prototyping facility that is central to both the university’s hands-on learning mission and its growing relationship with New Jersey’s manufacturing community, has given rise to a number of ingenious devices used in research experiments, club team contests and startup ventures: inserts for hockey skates;
Disruptive technology is transforming every business sector. Healthcare, defense and homeland security, breakthroughs in gene splicing, cell therapies, smart cities, manufacturing and so much more are redefining the core competencies that have anchored industry for over a century. If you are not a disruptor, you are likely to be disrupted — so how can you
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In a rapidly changing world and intensely competitive global economy, New Jersey’s community colleges are critical institutions of higher education and economic opportunity, able to reach a significant proportion of the state’s population and offer affordable, high-quality education that serves the complex needs of students, employers, and local communities. New Jersey’s 18 community colleges are
With a shortage of trained and certified IT talent, CompTIA Tech is unlocking the potential for students around the country to gain the skills needed to launch and grow a career in technology. Technology is woven into the fabric of our everyday lives. It impacts nearly all facets of our day-to-day existence—from the way
With schools in Palatka, Interlachen, Crescent City, Melrose, and Florahome, Putnam County is dedicated to providing every student with opportunities to succeed. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math instruction are vitally important components in the formula for success. North Central Florida is known for beautiful waterways, nature trails, and woodlands, and Putnam County School District
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After working in financial services for 10 years, I decided to leave and start my own business. I built on my strength of providing quality training and focused the business on building learning-management systems. I spent seven years building systems for small and large companies. An opportunity at the JAX Chamber arose in 2012 and
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BETA, a 501(c)(3), is a leader within Minnesota’s vibrant startup ecosystem, having created Twin Cities Startup Week, founded in 2014, and the BETA Cohort, a twice-yearly series of programs designed to provide the education and leadership skills necessary for first-time business founders to accelerate their startups. The Twin Cities startup community has demonstrated incredible growth
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The world’s a better place if we can all talk with each other. At SpeechGear, we’re making that happen. Now everyone can communicate with anyone, anywhere, and anytime in most any language. Our “James Bond” Background: The CEO of Auditory Sciences is Robert Palmquist. For twelve years he led the United States government team that
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These two UNF College of Education and Human Services efforts enact a cultural understanding of the community at large by addressing the challenges low-income students face pre-college, allow the University to liaise with the Jacksonville community by providing inclusive opportunities for students who are underrepresented or first in their family to attend college, and provide
Clay County District Schools has a proud tradition of excellence. We have established our school system as one of the best in the state, if not in the country. Clay County District Schools has truly become an educational environment for which everyone can be proud. We have embraced a culture of learning and growth for
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For more than 30 years, the University of St. Thomas’ Graduate Programs in Software (GPS) has contributed to innovation by educating software information technology and data science professionals while simultaneously addressing a talent shortage in the tech industry. By listening to industry expertise, GPS provides timely, leading-edge curriculum that provides maximum value to our students
Recipes for Change is a non – profit organization founded by Chef Santiago Gomez in 2017. Is localized society created to evoke social change by inspiring and educating people through gastronomy, volunteer programs, educational workshops and fundraising events. Our aim is to unite Miami’s local community in order to educate the next generation and to
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Orange Umbrella is the nation’s only full-service, student-run communication consultancy. Operating out of the School of Communication at the University of Miami, Orange Umbrella utilizes an experiential-based learning model, in which students put their skills to use for local and national clients. Orange Umbrella gives students a unique opportunity to take their abilities far beyond
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