People & Events
BIG BLUE CREATES AWARDS TO HONOR ITS
“Around the world, HP partners with pioneering professors
FIRST BLACK ENGINEERS
and schools to discover how technology can improve student
success,” said Sid Espinosa, director of Global Social Invest-
In November,
ment programs at HP. “While technology is not the answer to
IBM unveiled its
every educational challenge, we have witnessed its incredible
class of 2008-9 PhD
and transformative impact in the classroom. This innovation
Fellowship and Fac-
is happening every day as teaching and learning fundamentally
ulty Awards named in
change.”
honor of infl uential
IBM technical leaders.
At Prairie View A&M, the College of Business will use
One of the new awards
HP technology to integrate teaching and learning tools in
is the Cochrane/Waite IBM Fellowship or Assistantship, which
management information systems/IT classes not available in
is given to an exceptional black PhD student. Harry Cochrane
traditional classrooms. The HP Tablet PCs’ unique on-screen
and Calvin L. Waite were both graduates of Howard Universi-
linking capabilities will be incorporated in note taking, class-
ty’s school of engineering. Cochrane joined IBM Corporation
room discussions, case analyses and group study. Students
in 1952 as its fi rst black engineer the same year he graduated.
will learn to design, format, and modify group projects more
Waite worked for Boeing Airplane as a design engineer on the
effectively.
XB-52 bomber, until IBM hired him as a development engi-
Microsoft will also donate 21 licenses of Microsoft Offi ce
neer in 1953. The awards are aimed at nurturing talent among
Enterprise to each institution receiving a 2008 HP Technology
diverse groups worldwide.
for Teaching higher education grant in North America.
BLACK COLLEGES SELECTED FOR 2008
THE BEST REGIONS FOR JOB-SEEKING
HP TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION GRANTS
ENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS
Four historically black colleges
Despite a weak economy, software designers and develop-
— Florida Agricultural and Me-
ers, mechanical and electrical engineers, network administra-
chanical University, Norfolk State
tors, and IT security specialists remain on www.Jobfox.com’s
University, North Carolina Agricul-
Top 25 list of the most recession-proof jobs. And the most
tural and Technical State University,
job-friendly regions for individuals with those science, technol-
and Prairie View A&M University
ogy, engineering, and math-related skills are Atlanta, Houston,
— were among 39 colleges and uni-
Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
versities in the US and Puerto Rico
to be awarded more than $3 million
in mobile technology, cash and professional development. Each
recipient package is valued at $77,000 and will include numer-
ous HP products, such as Hewlett-Packard Tablet PCs, and a
faculty cash award.
The grants, part of the 2008 HP Technology for Teach-
ing in North America initiative, mark fi ve years of the global
technology company’s commitment to educators who are trans-
forming student achievement through the use of technology in
the classroom, while encouraging student interest in careers in
technology, engineering, math and science.
The higher education grants support course redesign that
help increase the number of students graduating with degrees in
engineering, computer science and environmental science. The
program aims to enhance student success as faculty members
adopt technology-enhanced instruction in their classrooms.
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