Education & Literacy

ELEVATOR PITCH Crooms Academy of Information Technology (AOIT) is the only all magnet high school in Seminole County and is part of the National Academy Foundation. At Crooms, all 700 students are given opportunities to pursue coursework in network systems, computer science, and multimedia design. Crooms AOIT students benefit from a small school environment, individualized

As Interim President, Vice President for Partnerships and Chief Innovation Officer at UCF, Thad Seymour is helping to implement an aggressive 20-year plan for the university, including overseeing the new UCF Downtown campus at Creative Village in the heart of Orlando. In addition to his multiple entrepreneurial ventures, Seymour helped lead the Tavistock Group’s development

SIMETRI, Inc. is a woman-owned, small business, delivering innovative training technology to improve human performance. Founded in 2009 and located in Winter Park, SIMETRI has a diverse and experienced team that includes engineers from multiple disciplines, researchers, subject matter experts, and project managers. Whether in the laboratory developing new technology, working with a customer on

With more than 1500 graduates since 2013, Lighthouse Labs is Canada’s leading coding education institution with a presence in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Victoria, and Montreal. Through our Bootcamp and part-time programs, we change the way people learn to code and help our students kickstart careers in web development. , Industry-Driven Education Founded in 2013

About MeIt was five months of extremely strict bed rest, completely flat on my back, that allowed me to conceptualize, develop and launch my company; The Mindful Scholar. As a former Senior Auditor at KPMG, I spent much of my first pregnancy figuring out how to give children the same mindful tools I learned as

Since 1933, Orange County Public Schools has been making history and changing lives through education by providing career and technical training for tens of thousands in Central Florida. Offering innovative programs at multiple technical college campuses, as well as numerous community learning centers and district schools, Orange Technical College continues to grow and evolve, always

Philadelphia will become a global solutions center when we prioritize a couple of core values: Here’s how I see creativity, and why I believe all of us can use it to make our city the world’s first option for solutions.Creativity comes in different shapes. There is a body of literature around this, but to summarize:Level

Intern Pursuit is a complete end-to-end HR management platform for employers that manage intern talent, with schools and students benefiting also. The Intern Pursuit platform trains employees in leadership and mentoring skills they need to best manage a student, which helps the student develop hard and power skills necessary to accept an entry-level job after

With its roots in Montreal and its sights set on the world, Université de Montréal ranks amongst the main research universities worldwide. It is the leading French-speaking university in Canada, and one of the very best French-speaking universities globally. At Université de Montréal, innovation is at the heart of research and education. Our Institute for

An urban university par excellence, with an annual enrollment of nearly 40,000 students, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) has made social impact innovation central to its identity and development. With its expertise and its many innovative projects, UQAM is proud to play a role in strengthening Montreal’s positioning. Here are just a few

Deborah German, M.D., Founding Dean – UCF’s College Of Medicine And Vice President For Health Affairs The prospect of building something new and significant is the reason I moved to Central Florida in 2006 for what I call “phase three” of my life. In phase one, I embraced my professional development in medicine. In phase

I really enjoy reading quotes. I find them to be so inspirational. I especially love reading the quotes that people use as their tagline on their email. I think that we can learn so much about the way a person views the world by the quote that they select. My email tagline and my (current)

Florida Polytechnic University was established in 2012 and opened its doors in 2014 as the only member of the State University System of Florida dedicated exclusively to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). With an enrollment of around 1,400, Florida Poly offers a unique environment for students where they work closely with faculty and can