Posts tagged with ‘San Francisco

Former U.S. Congressman Doug Ose Opposes Proposed Lower Admission Standards for UC Schools

November 19th, 2008

Former United States Congressman Doug Ose has announced today his opposition to the University of California Board of Regents’ current proposal to lower admission standards for the UC system. The UC Board of Regents meets on November 18 at UC San Francisco and has indicated the possibility of a vote on the proposal at this [...]

City National Now Accepting Applications for Literacy Grants

October 16th, 2008

City National Bank is now accepting applications from educators for grants to support literacy-based projects at elementary, middle and high schools in California, New York and Nevada.
The online application can be accessed by visiting http://www.readingisthewayup.org/literacy.asp. Any full-time teacher, librarian, administrator or school media specialist at a school in the county of New York, or in [...]

Lagunitas School District to Host West Marin’s Largest Solar Energy Facility

August 7th, 2008

The Lagunitas School District will unveil a new solar facility this August, showing how sustainable energy in California schools can become a reality. Solar Power Partners, Inc. (SPP™) a Mill Valley, California-based renewable energy company, developed the solar facility that will be hosted at the Lagunitas School District and that will provide an estimated 65% [...]

H.I.G. Capital Completes Sale of Stream Holdings

August 3rd, 2008

H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C., a leading global private equity firm, announced today the successful sale of Stream Holdings Corporation (“Stream”) to Global BPO Services Corp. (now known as Stream Global Services, Inc.), a publicly traded company for $200 million in cash plus adjustments.
Stream is a leading global provider of technical support and other business process outsourcing [...]

30 LGBT Students Receive Multi-Year Scholarships

June 16th, 2006

The Point Foundation announced today that it has granted scholarships to 30 outstanding gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students. The Point Foundation provides financial support, mentoring and hope to meritorious students who are marginalized because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
“Our newest Point Scholars represent the best and brightest in our community, coming [...]

APIASF Awards 200 Scholarships For 2006

June 14th, 2006

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) has awarded $400,000 in scholarships from its 2006 scholarship program to 200 students, of which 32 are from the Pacific Region.
APIASF is the primary and largest national organization solely devoted to providing scholarships for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs).
All of the scholarship recipients will be [...]

New college grads face perils of debt

June 11th, 2006

Say goodbye to the pressure of tests; bring on the pressure of debt … a lot of debt if you are like the average person graduating from college this year.
Until now, you may have paid little attention to the loans you’ve been taking out to pay for college. But usually about this time, after donning [...]

Point Foundation grants scholarships to 30 LGBT students

May 25th, 2006

The Point Foundation announced May 24 that it has granted scholarships to 30 outstanding gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students. The Point Foundation provides financial support, mentoring and hope to meritorious students who are marginalized because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. “Our newest Point Scholars represent the best and brightest in our [...]

Education Finance Partners Launches Private Consolidation Loan

May 2nd, 2006

Education Finance Partners, a private education loan company providing consumer lending expertise, announces the launch of a groundbreaking private consolidation loan offering borrowers the option of a fixed or variable interest rate. This product gives borrowers the ability to refinance their existing private student loans (also called alternative loans) into one new loan offering lower [...]

Fund pledges for Leyte mass housing, school buildings, scholarships secured

March 11th, 2006

The momentum for rehabilitation starts moving, and the first order of business involves the construction of homes and schools.
And from the looks of it, the beneficiaries of the multi-sectoral aid are not only limited to the displaced survivors of barangay Guinsaugon but also five other high-risk, disaster-prone barangays of Saint Bernard, like Hinabian, Magatas, Sug-angon, [...]