Month: October 2017

On Thursday, October 19th, 2017 at UCF Global Room 101 an open panel session was held to inform the public of what Orlando’s various educational institutions are doing and can do to assist the island of Puerto Rico. The island has been completely devastated in the past month after Hurricane Irma and Maria ravaged through it leaving Puerto Ricans without basic human needs such as shelter, electricity, water and food. The symposium was organized by the UCF College of Education and Human Performance and titled the Puerto Rican Education Symposium: Addressing Needs after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Educators from...

The UPS Women’s Leadership Development (WLD) Business Resource Group (BRG) The UPS WLD BRG Program focuses on the professional and personal development of its membership through strategic planning initiatives that: Address the challenges unique to women in business, Provide tools necessary for business success, Unveil programs and resources that accelerate growth and profitability for the business as well as the greater community, and Encourage leadership. Initially implemented as a pilot program, to one location in 2006, the UPS WLD received very positive feedback. In 2007, official UPS WLD Program was rolled-out to 29 U.S. and 36 International locations. There...