A software platform that allows students to take notes, collaborate, and prepare for exams more effectively was chosen as the best student startup in last week's annual Business Launch Competition, hosted by the College of Management's Entrepreneurship Center and held at the University of Massachusetts Boston's Venture Development Center.
Doing Good Feels Good. Volunteer with SCP! SCP is part of Senior Corps, a network of national service programs that provides older Americans with the opportunity to apply their life experiences to meeting community needs. Senior Companions serve one-on-one with the frail elderly and other homebound persons who have difficulty completing everyday tasks.
Some neighbors of the 11 people, not all related, living at 68 Scarborough St. in Hartford have complained that the living arrangement violates city zoning rules. Is this a question of zoning not keeping up with the times or a chance for the city to protect the integrity of a valuable neighborhood?
Every pizza purchased for dine-in or take-out from 5 pm until close means a donation to the SFLC, whose mission is to support parents and caregivers as they raise, nurture and educate the children of Somerville.
Richmond, VA, Sept. 29, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is making up to $31.5 million in funding available to help participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) more easily afford healthy foods like fresh fruits and vegetables.
attended by 125-150 students, campus staff, faculty, and community organization staff active in community service, service-learning, and campus-community partnership work.
MIRA, The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition is the largest organization in New England promoting the rights and integration of immigrants and refugees.
The UMB school is hosting this in Boston Common and looks to be very interesting with speakers on youth and community.
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, UMass Boston will briefly return to its downtown roots and take over the Boston Common on October 7. Chancellor J. Keith Motley will kick off the Campus on the Common morning program by leading a procession from the State House to the Boston Common for a Celebration50 ceremony that will include a special music program and remarks by key dignitaries, including Dr. Victoria Reggie Kennedy. The afternoon's events, which include tent talks, an academic showcase, and musical entertainment, are free and open to the public.
this is a program that i have always wanted to join but due to their requirements I wasnt able to.
observe the effect of the physical space of learning had on how students viewed their educational experience.
an obvious attempt to do some good for the youth, but a ballpark is undesirable for a town, and some would prefer building shops and boutiques.
HARTFORD - The planning and zoning commission voted Tuesday to give an unfavorable recommendation to the city's plan to build a minor league baseball stadium, and sharply criticized the process by which officials have proceeded with the proposal. The commission voted 4-2 to send an adverse recommendation to the city council, which is considering the project.
A long time Mission resident is making his first run for municipal office. Jim Hinds has lived in Mission for more than 30 years and has always kept a close eye on the operations at municipal hall. Public safety and Mission's downtown revitalization plan are top priorities for Hinds in this year's election.
All programs are developed by residents in response to community needs. , Hyde Square Task Force has developed on-going programs for youth and families that help them advance at school and in careers, but also help create positive relations and opportunities to take pride and action in the community.
There is a lot of discrimination for non white families looking to purchase homes, meaning banks wont lend them the money or sign off on a house, and the people of Boston who have organized this program have made home ownership in Boston a reality to families- among other things like lowering transportation costs, not just housing.