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| | | Roadtrip Nation is a movement that encourages young people to get out there and explore their options in life by talking with successful people who are passionate about their careers.
When did it happen?
The original roadtrip, as documented in "The Open Road," took place with Mike, Brian, and Nathan in the summer of 2001. It all started with four friends and one dilemma: "what do I want to do with my life?" Fresh out of college and unsure about the career paths in front of them, they were determined to expose themselves to more than just the traditional life roads. They hopped in an old RV, painted it green, and hit the road to talk with inspiring people from all walks of life to find out how they came to do what they love for a living. | Ecology Action is a nonprofit environmental consultancy delivering cutting edge education services, technical assistance, and program implementation for initiatives that assist individuals, business and government to maximize environmental quality and community well being. | Microsoft, AMD promote a $500 PC for students in India
SEATTLE (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. will sell ''affordable'' Windows computers aimed at students in India, but the $500 price tag is more than what U.S. consumers might pay for a basic laptop. Microsoft, with chip-maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Indian PC maker Zenith Computers Ltd., said the $500 ''IQ PC'' runs the most basic version of the Windows Vista operating system and comes packed with the Office suite and programs to help students practice English and prepare for exams. | Tapping America's Potential - Double the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates with bachelor's degrees by 2015.
In July 2005, 15 prominent business organizations signed on to "Tapping America's Potential," agreeing to work toward this goal.
The warning signs had been growing for some time. Numerous organizations were telling the same story: American students are falling behind in math and science. Fewer and fewer students are pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and American students are performing at levels far below students in competitor nations on international standardized tests in these subjects. Meanwhile, international students educated in America are facing misguided immigration policies that hamper their ability to apply their skills and knowledge in the United States. | One of the biggest education infrastructure projects happening at the moment in the UK is the £90 million creation of a new ‘shopping mall’ style campus in Doncaster in South Yorkshire. CIO UK took a quick look at this investment and how IT underpins the infrastructure back in October; now the college has had its doors open for a term it seemed a good time to see how things are faring. Doncaster College is one element in the whole Doncaster Education City (DEC) project, being constructed on the waterfront in the centre of the city. The new campus will provide post-16 education in a range of areas, from traditional skills such as plumbing and hairdressing to postgraduate degrees in technology and the arts. All in all some 1,100 courses are currently offered. The structure links in turn to 200 learning gateways and e-learning facilities across the rest of the conurbation and Yorkshire generally. Doncaster plans to get its own full university by 2012. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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