Sponsored by Global Exchange, What About Peace is an international arts contest for youth ages 14-20 to express their ideas about peace by responding artistically to the question “What about peace?” Participants can enter something either written (a story, essay, poem) or visual (photo, painting, drawing, etc.) to answer the question.The grand prize is $1,000. Submissions are due by February 15, 2012.Find out more.
The Gustavus Adolphus College forensics team made a 20-hour bus ride from St. Peter to Austin, Texas pay off as they finished in third place in the team standings at the prestigious Hell Froze Over (HFO) Swing at the University of Texas at Austin Jan. 14-15.
The HFO Tournament is a two-day event co-hosted by the University of Texas at Austin and Bradley University with individuals from more than 40 colleges and universities participating.
Gustavus had three individual champions, a total of seven finalists, and 14 semifinalists over the course of the two-day tournament.
International students considering Colgate may have particular questions about the application and financial aid processes. Members of the international admission committee will address these specific issues in our next Inside the ‘gate live webcast on Monday, Jan., at 8 a.m. EST.
Answering your questions will be Katryna Swartwout Ryan, associate dean of admission and coordinator of international admission, Heather Graber Stinson, senior assistant dean of admission, and Karen Giannino, senior associate dean of admission.
Topics will include:
• Required application materials, including standardized testing
• An introduction to Colgate’s liberal arts curriculum
Visit livestream.com/colgateuniversity any time between 8 and 9 a.m. (Ha
You may recognize this California Virtual Academy high school student from the X Factor, a national singing competition to win a $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music. Rachel is currently in the Top 10 and a crowd favorite. During one of her recent show performances, judge Simon Cowell compared her to one of this generations most popular artists – Beyonce! Not too shabby for someone who is only 13 years old. I
Students (from left) Mahogany Brown, Zion Harrison and Javion Sharp form the letter H on the floor in their pre-K class at the Ridgeway Early Learning Center on Wednesday. Memphis school officials say kids who attend pre-K are better-prepared for kindergarten.
Business executives in every sector of this city’s economy know times are tough. But they also say Memphis can’t afford status quo investment in early childhood education.
Armed with statistics, Memphis Tomorrow and the city and county mayor are pressing the legislature to ramp up investments in prekindergarten, with the goal of nearly doubling the allotment, said Blair Taylor, executive director of Memphis Tomorrow.
