Word: program
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Horn Trophy is a new Regatta in honor of retired coach Mike Horn, who left the Harvard sailing program in September...
...that is just for children of NationsBank's employees in Jacksonville, Fla., says Nancy Poe, a vice president in the bank's personnel department. The school is a joint project of the company and the Duval County school system. "The school is an extension of our day-care program," says Poe. "Parents have the comfort of knowing that they can visit their children in the school, which is right near their office...
...mothers and fathers at NationsBank, including those who adopt a child, can take up to six months of partial home time after their six weeks of maternity or paternity leave, Poe notes. In this program, employees can "phase back" into their jobs, working more than 20 hours and less than 40 hours, if they want...
...NationsBank vice president Sheila Burroughs, 31, taking advantage of the phase-back program and spending more time with her new baby reduced the stress of jumping back into the work force after an extended maternity leave. She returned to work part time for about a month after her daughter Melissa was born in February 1997, and plans to do the same with her infant Jenna, who was born last month. "I wasn't quite ready physically or emotionally to go right back to work full time," Burroughs says. "You need that extra time to really just enjoy your baby...
...worth more than $80 million, they agreed to form a joint educational venture, a sort of UPS University, that will allow students to attend classes offered by the University of Louisville, Jefferson Community College and Kentucky Tech-Jefferson Campus. Students enrolled in what has been dubbed the Metropolitan Scholars Program will be able to earn technical certifications and two-year or four-year degrees...