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Toms Founder Tells Give-Back Business Model
Wednesday, October 08, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Blake Mycoskie likes to keep things real.
The first time the founder and “chief shoegiver” of Toms shoes went to Argentina to follow through on his one-for-one idea -- where the company donates a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair sold -- he took a group of 16 volunteers, mostly friends and family, to a school full of children that had seldom worn shoes before.
STEM Education Program Takes Space in Semple
Tuesday, October 07, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Advanced Methods in Innovation program will relocate some of its equipment from Choffin Career & Technical Center to space it will lease in the Youngstown Business Incubator’s Semple Building.
The nonprofit entity, which offers K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programming at Choffin, will move its advanced manufacturing/rapid prototyping lab to first-floor space in Semple, says Julie Michael Smith, executive vice president with Applied Systems & Technology Transfer LLC.
YSU STEM Internship/Co-op Expo Seeks Employers
Monday, October 06, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The professional practice program in Youngstown State University’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics will host the semi-annual STEM Internship/Co-op Expo from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center.
The expo will provide businesses an opportunity to build awareness about their organizations, learn more about student dynamics and potentially connect with faculty in various academic departments. The event is open to all current STEM students who are seeking an internship/co-op for the upcoming year.
Edge Factor Host Talks Manufacturing at MCCTC
Friday, October 03, 2014CANFIELD, Ohio -- Jeremy Bout's job as host and producer of Edge Factor, an online show featuring manufacturers from across the country, puts him in contact with all sorts of people.
There was a snowmobile racer whose leg was amputated after an accident that designed a new prosthetic that, allowing him to continue competing.
Along the way was an engineer for SpaceX, the company recently awarded a $2.6 billion contract to design “space taxis” for NASA, who started his career building guitars in California.
Great Value Colleges Notes Grove City for Affordability
Friday, October 03, 2014GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Grove City College is ranked sixth on the list of Greatest Affordable Colleges in the Northeast by Great Value Colleges. The website cited the College’s high freshmen retention rate and that 96% of alumni are working or in graduate school within six months after graduation.
The website, in a survey released this week, also praised the fact that students have many opportunities to join clubs, organizations and activities on campus.