04/27/21
Miami Dade College is collaborating with IBM on a spate of workforce development offerings, including expanded faculty training as well as digital courses in areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity and quantum computing. The goal: to enable students of diverse backgrounds and experiences to have access to strategic skills necessary to help them succeed in a rapidly changing workplace, according to a news announcement.
The work will focus on four areas:
As part of the MDC/IBM Skills Academy Academic Initiative, IBM Global University Programs will donate guest lectures, curriculum content, digital badges, software, faculty training and more (totaling more than $10 million in assets), to help provide a foundation of in-demand skills to MDC students and community members.
Gus Burger âEat Offâ held at UVA, winner received $100 gift card A University of Virginia student eats a Gus Burger at an Eat Off (Source: WVIR) By Max Marcilla | April 22, 2021 at 9:23 PM EDT - Updated April 22 at 9:23 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Some students were chowing down on Gus Burgers from White Spot on Thursday at the University of Virginia. While thatâs a seemingly everyday occurrence on grounds, it was a bit different this time - because the students ate them with gusto at an Eat Off hosted by the University Programs Council.
Six minutes were on the clock and burgers were on the move - from container to hands, and then into the mouths of hungry (and competitive) students.
Art Bridges announces appointment of new Director of Art Bridges Fellows Program
Before joining Art Bridges, Ryder was Manager, Public and University Programs at the Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State.
BENTONVILLE, ARK
.-Art Bridges Foundation announces the appointment of Alana Ryder as Director of the Art Bridges Fellows Program, effective immediately.
The Art Bridges Fellows Program is a cornerstone initiative that builds on our mission of expanding access to American art across the nation, and Im thrilled to welcome Alana Ryder as the programs first director, said Paul Provost, CEO, Art Bridges. Alana brings the energy and experience to work with our partner museums and to build a program that both extends our mission and also creates a pipeline of future museum professionals from diverse backgrounds. I look forward to supporting Alana as we launch the program and assemble our first class of Fellows.
Members of campus groups organized various events as part of the âhealing and supportâ week of Sexual Assault Awareness Month Monday-Friday, including a yoga class and supportive letter-writing session. Â
Six rapes have been reported on campus since the start of the Spring 2021 semester. University officials sent an email about sexual violence to the UA community in February, which sparked accusations from students of victim-blaming rhetoric. Among U.S. undergraduates, 26.4% of females and and 6.8% of males have been victims of rape or sexual assault, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.Â
Several events, sponsored by University Programs, including a survivor care kit donation drive, took place at the Anne Kittrell Art Gallery in the Arkansas Union last week. On Thursday, University Programs members hosted a session for participants to write letters of support to sexual assault survivors. Â
IBM Gives Miami Dade College $10M for Advanced Tech Classes
Over the next three years, IBM s Global University Programs group will help fund career development at Miami Dade College in fields such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, quantum computing. by Rob Wile, The Miami Herald / April 20, 2021 Miami Dade College
(TNS) Artificial intelligence. Cloud computing. Cybersecurity. Quantum computing.
These are the fields for a future that has already arrived. Miami Dade College is making sure its students are ready for them.
On Tuesday, the school announced that IBM s Global University Programs group has committed more than $10 million in support over the next three years to prep students for careers in advanced technology. Much of that contribution will come from volunteer IBM Academic Ambassadors, who will offer guest lectures, mentoring, curriculum advice, and other counsel digitally an