Health & Healthcare

The Drug Enforcement Administration and Discovery Education Name Grand Prize Winner of Operation Prevention Video Challenge

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the DEA Educational Foundation and Discovery Education awarded Porter Christensen of Pine View High School in Utah (Washington County School District), the grand prize for the annual Operation Prevention Video Challenge. Christensen’s public service announcement entitled “Waiting to Die” elicits the visceral experience of opioid misuse while taking viewers inside the mind of one teen’s decision making.

Education & Workforce Development

Duke Energy Foundation Boosts South Carolina Students, Teachers and Workforce Through $660,000 in Grants

Duke Energy has been powering South Carolina for more than a century, and continues to empower the minds of its students and the workforce of the future by investing in innovative education programs and initiatives. Emphasizing the importance of workforce development, literacy and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), Duke Energy recently awarded more than $660,000 in grants to 16 programs across the Palmetto State.

Corporate Responsibility

Barclays and Columbia University Students Address Global Water Stresses

Graduate students in Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs program joined Barclays this spring in a commitment to help address stresses on the world’s freshwater supplies through a Capstone workshop. This was the fifth consecutive year Barclays hosted its work-study program with Columbia University students.

Awards & Rankings

Sodexo Named NACAS West Business Partner of the Year

Sodexo, a food and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, announced today it was named NACAS West Business Partner of the Year for outstanding customer service and support of the educational programs at NACAS West institutions. Sodexo was nominated by two of its university clients, New Mexico State University and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Deloitte | Women Can Soar When the Mentored Become Mentors

This is graduation season, and along with the nearly four million postsecondary degrees being handed out, new graduates are getting a lot of good advice from commencement speakers and loved ones. Allow me to add one more piece of advice, and it’s a simple one to remember: Keep building your network of mentors, advisors and sponsors. The people who gave you good advice about the right professional track, coursework and summer jobs and internships are often the same people who can help you as your professional life gets l

Inclusion & Opportunity

Looking Outside the Box We Can Solve the Cyber Security Workforce Gap

Over the past three years, NPower requests for cyber security talent have been mounting. It is clear this is not by coincidence and it is crucial we address the need.

In 2014, we partnered with Symantec in the launch of their Symantec Cyber Career Connection (Symantec C3) program. The Symantec C3 program targets the under-employment of young adults (ages 18 to 29), specifically women and minorities, as well as veterans.

Symantec has been an incredible partner to NPower, sharing our vision that students need a mix of skills to be successful in the professional world, and that there is a huge opportunity to open the doors for an underutilized talent market while strengthening the future of the industry.

Education & Workforce Development

Sodexo Fuels College Athletes for Game Day and Beyond

Sodexo, a food and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, announced today a new pilot program called The Circuit designed to equip college athletes with the proper nutrition, game-ready facilities and opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Education & Workforce Development

Northern Trust Summer Interns Learn Hands on Training

Our interns have arrived! Our 10-week program is designed for interns to learn more about our organization and industry by gaining hands on experience participating in partner and client meetings, working on key projects and task, delivering presentations to upper leadership and more!

Philanthropy

Tupperware Brands' Leadership Team Visits Boys and Girls Club in Guatemala

Rick Goings and other members of Tupperware’s leadership team visited a Boys & Girls Club in Zona 4 de Mixco, Guatemala. Rick and his team were quickly impressed by the number of kids at the club, who were very eager to welcome them and share their stories.

Education & Workforce Development

Georgia Teachers Receive Training Through Visionary Computational Thinking Program to Prepare Students for 21st Century Careers

Tata Consultancy Services and Discovery Education Are Offering “Ignite My Future in School” to Cultivate Career Readiness in Students and Provide World-Class Professional Development to Educators in Southern Georgia

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