Word: program
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...Harvard's had an asbestos abatement program in place for more than a dozen years," said Philip W. Bisaga, the mechanical maintenance manager for the office of physical resources. "We've gone way beyond all code issues in asbestos abatement...
Harvard has not yet decided how to respond to a written request from an attorney representing rapper Dr. Dre and rock group Metallica urging university officials to prevent students from accessing the music sharing program Napster...
Sugarloaf encourages its employees to mentor, on company time, teenagers at Mount Abram High School. District career coordinator Gary Perlson, who oversees the mentoring program, attests to its effectiveness. Says he: "In the class of 2000, 30% graduated with mentors, and of those, 98% went on to the military or postsecondary education. Before we began the mentoring program three years ago, the figure for the graduating class was often as low as 45%." As the biggest business in the area, Sugarloaf has a stake in the students. Many are the children of staff members, and all are potential customers...
Despite the best intentions, some matches between schools and businesses founder. Sugarloaf eventually had to abandon its plan to include a couple of far-flung schools in its golf program because kids were spending too much time in transit. Some of Graystone Elementary's partnerships with local chain outlets fell apart when individual managers left...
...authors are the founders of the Cove, a program for grieving children and their families in Guilford, Conn. They first learned about this subject the hard way: James' first wife died suddenly at 39, leaving him with three children. A few years later, he married Mary Ann, a business executive. Helping the children heal became their goal. "We share our story and this book with you out of the conviction that, if we can make it, you can too," they tell readers. Their smart book explains the dynamics of a suffering family and provides numerous ways parents can help their...