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MBJ: Memphians start crowdfunding site for African-Americans

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MBJ: Memphians start crowdfunding site for African-Americans Almost three years ago, two Memphians founded a crowd-funding platform geared towards African-Americans and the underserved in urban communities. Since then, Urban Fundr has raised about $34,000 for indie films, softball equipment and middle school trips to Washington, D.C., according to its founders. Todd Harris and John Hamilton initially met in 1998 when they were both students at the University of Memphis. Harris, who graduated with a degree in economics, works in the banking industry. Hamilton graduated with a degree in graphic design and went on to get his MBA from Strayer University. … Continue reading MBJ: Memphians start crowdfunding site for African-Americans

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MDN: ServiceMaster Endows U of M Anthropology Fellowship

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MDN: ServiceMaster Endows U of M Anthropology Fellowship Memphis-based ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. has endowed a design and ethnography fellowship at the University of Memphis with a multiyear, $42,000 grant. The residential and commercial service provider announced the fellowship will benefit one student per school year in the College of Arts and Sciences’ anthropology department. “Businesses are beginning to embrace ethnography to better understand and serve their clients,” said Tom Nenon, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, in a written statement. “It’s an emerging field nationwide.” The students will work with Kevin Newton, ServiceMaster’s on-staff anthropologist. …. MDN: … Continue reading MDN: ServiceMaster Endows U of M Anthropology Fellowship

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ABC: Memphis high school senior class collects more than $80 million in scholarship offers

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ABC: Memphis high school senior class collects more than $80 million in scholarship offers While students across the nation continue to narrow down their college options, Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tennessee, is already in full-fledged celebration mode with its 2017 senior class so far being offered more than $80 million in college scholarships. Whitehaven held its annual Academic Signing Day last week to honor the academic success of its senior students, who at the time had been offered more than $65 million in scholarships, with over 40 students each scoring a million dollars in offers. Labeled as the “Million … Continue reading ABC: Memphis high school senior class collects more than $80 million in scholarship offers

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MDN: Memphis Business Academy Showcases Project Lead The Way STEM Progress

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MDN: Memphis Business Academy Showcases Project Lead The Way STEM Progress The Memphis Business Academy is flexing its STEM muscles. The K-12 charter school in Frayser hosted a showcase event this month to demonstrate how it has implemented Project Lead The Way (PLTW) curriculum the past year and the overwhelmingly positive effect it is having on students of all ages. PLTW is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) curriculum that creates a hands-on classroom environment that empowers students to develop in-demand knowledge and skills needed to thrive in today’s workplace. The PLTW nonprofit organization is committed to providing transformative … Continue reading MDN: Memphis Business Academy Showcases Project Lead The Way STEM Progress

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ICYMI: Next City: Memphis Looks to Medical Manufacturing to Cut Poverty

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Next City: Memphis Looks to Medical Manufacturing to Cut Poverty Poverty rates have dropped in Memphis, Tennessee, since the start of the decade, but it’s still one of the poorest large urban areas in the U.S. With 18.4 percent of its 1.3 million residents taking home annual incomes below the federal poverty threshold, it’s second only to Tucson, Arizona, when it comes to lacking opportunity for a living wage. One local industry could help: medical device manufacturing. And the city was just awarded nearly $6 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to help fortify the system of community colleges, … Continue reading ICYMI: Next City: Memphis Looks to Medical Manufacturing to Cut Poverty

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HGN: Free recording and production studio trains young Memphis musicians

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HGN: Free recording and production studio trains young Memphis musicians A special area of the Berclair branch of the Boys and Girls Club opens up into a large live room with two drum sets, a DJ booth, and numerous guitars, amps, and keyboards lining the walls. The hallway, which features a small podcast recording station and several more guitars lining the the wall, leads to two more musical treasure troves, a mixing and production suite with two separate workstations as well as a roomy vocal and instrument isolation recording booth appointed with quality microphones. All of these recording rooms and … Continue reading HGN: Free recording and production studio trains young Memphis musicians

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LaunchTN: University Venture Challenge Bridging the Gap

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LaunchTN: University Venture Challenge Bridging the Gap Tennessee is well stocked with colleges and universities from one end of the state to the other, and all of them are hotbeds of innovation and ideas. However, too often those ideas don’t get the exposure they deserve, because students are busy with the demands of their academic programs to consider bringing their work to the commercial market. To help bridge that gap, many Tennessee schools have created programs to help connect on-campus innovators with mentors and financial backers from the state’s business community. Even so, many of those programs hit roadblocks around … Continue reading LaunchTN: University Venture Challenge Bridging the Gap

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MDN: U of M Receives Grant To Improve Science Education

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MDN: U of M Receives Grant To Improve Science Education The University of Memphis has been awarded a $1.5 million federal grant to help improve science instruction for English learners. The five-year grant from the U.S. Education Department’s Office of English Language Acquisition was awarded to the U of M’s Center for Research in Educational Policy for “LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners.” According to information from the U of M, research shows that inquiry-based science instruction is particularly effective for English learners because the hands-on method can make science more accessible while also helping … Continue reading MDN: U of M Receives Grant To Improve Science Education

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CA: LeMoyne-Owen gets $1M to improve job outcomes

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CA: LeMoyne-Owen gets $1M to improve job outcomes LeMoyne-Owen College was awarded a $1 million grant from the United Negro College Fund to improve student job outcomes. The Memphis-based college is one of 24 colleges and universities that will receive five-year grants totaling $35.3 million through UNCF’s College Pathways Initiative. Backed by money from Lilly Endowment Inc., the initiative is a pilot program for historically black colleges to increase career readiness. “LeMoyne-Owen College submitted a proposal that reflects a commitment to strengthening career advising and mentoring, enhancing curricula, and supporting integrated co-curricular engagement,” the college said in a release. “As part of … Continue reading CA: LeMoyne-Owen gets $1M to improve job outcomes

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MBJ: Memphis nonprofit announces expansion

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MBJ: Memphis nonprofit announces expansion A Memphis-based nonprofit plans to expand its reach in the community thanks to a relocation. HopeWorks Inc., currently located at 1930 Union Ave., will move to the former Southern Security Federal Credit Union building at 3337 Summer Ave. … HopeWorks, which was founded in 1988, is focused on workforce development for the underserved. The organization helps people earn their high school equivalency diplomas through personal and career development programs and an adult education program. HopeWorks also has a prison ministry. The Summer Avenue facility will be the main location, but HopeWorks offers classes at 21 … Continue reading MBJ: Memphis nonprofit announces expansion