ESG News For University of Central Florida

 

Check presentation included country music star Lee Brice during Bojangles’ major convention in Orlando

The Quell Foundation Appoints a New Executive Director, and a Director of the First Responder Resilience Project

Recap of CSR stories on Business Wire

Gift honors legacy and 50-year hospitality career of retiring CEO Stephen Weisz

The Blackstone Charitable Foundation today announced that it has committed $5 million over three years to expand LaunchPad, its entrepreneurial skills-building program to help students launch successful companies and careers, at five new colleges, including one Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and three Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). The partnership is part of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s broader $40 million commitment to expand LaunchPad to higher-ed institution

Amazon employees in the U.S. will benefit from new Career Choice partnerships with more than 140 Universities and Colleges including nine colleges and universities in FloridaEmployees in Florida will have access to local universities including University of Florida, Florida International University, University of Central Florida, Miami Dade College, Hillsborough Community College, Polk State College, Valencia College and Florida State College at Jacksonville, as well as national non-profit online providers Southern New Hampshire University, Colorado State University – Global, Western Governors University, and National UniversityAmazon also partners with GEDWorks and Smart Horizons to provide employees with free high school completion and GED preparation, Voxy EnGen and goFLUENT to provide English language proficiency training, and Outlier to provide college preparation coursesCareer Choice is part of Amazon’s Upskilling 2025 pledge – a $1.2 billion commitment to upskill more than 300,000 Amazon employees by 2025

Power Generation NOx Tracker Analyzes Power Industry Data as Technologies Decarbonize

The Soileau Family-SPIE Optics and Photonics Undergraduate Scholarship Fund is part of a $2.5 million SPIE education funding initiative for optics and photonics

Bank of America Community Development Banking (CDB) provided a record $4.88 billion in loans, tax credit equity investments, and other real estate development solutions, surpassing last year’s record of $4.7 billion. CDB delivers innovative financing solutions to help create affordable housing for individuals, families, seniors, students, veterans, the formerly homeless, and those with special needs. These efforts are part of the company’s commitment to deploying capital to address global issues

More than $125,000 in educational assistance awarded through this year’s contest