– History is being made at the University of Notre Dame this spring
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In the 161 years the University of Notre Dame has been awarding degrees, never had there been an African-American as valedictorian. Until this year.
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She’s Katie Washington of Gary, Indiana. She carries a 4.0 GPA majoring in biology and minoring in Catholic social teaching.
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According to the Northwest Indiana Times, Washington plans to continue her studies at Johns Hopkins University and follow in her father’s footsteps into medicine.
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Washington says she’s humbled by the honor of being named valedictorian.
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More information from Notre Dame University:
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Katie Washington, a biological sciences major from Gary, Ind., has been named valedictorian of the 2010 University of Notre Dame graduating class and will present the valedictory address during Commencement exercises May 16 (Sunday) in Notre Dame stadium.
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Washington, who earned a 4.0 grade point average, has a minor in Catholic Social Teaching. She has conducted research on lung cancer
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 Apr 21 2010
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise".
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Jamaicans overseas urged to invest in country
Published: Saturday | May 23, 2009
Jamaicans overseas are being urged to invest in their country to help the island weather the current financial hurricane sweeping the globe.
Speaking at the 2009 Jamaica National Building Society’s (JNBS) Outlook for The Future series in London and Birmingham, Jamaican officials said the island was ripe with investment opportunities and needed home-grown investors to capitalise on them.
“It’s an investment paradise as well as a tourism paradise,” said Laurence Jones, regional head of the European arm of the Jamaica Trade Investment (JTI). He told scores of Jamaicans and their descendants, who came out to the Royal Geographical Society in London, that “this is the time we need you to show your commitment to Jamaica”.
Investment Opportunities
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May 23 2009
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner".
Tags: authority, career, computer, development, education, exercise, focus, industry, island, Jamaican, job, knowledge, partner, project, skills, smiles, society, training, work
Published: Sunday | April 19, 2009
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In the wake of a weakened banana industry, farmers are being retrained.
Workshops feature career counselling, motivational speeches and try-a-skill exercises where participants engage in housekeeping, construction and agricultural applications.
Vocational and skills training is being provided through existing programmes at HEART Trust/NTA and partner institutions for former farmers who are in need of new areas of earning.
The 15-month project began in October 2008 and will end in December 2009, at a cost of 354,700 euros, funded by the European Union and HEART Trust/NTA.
Participants will be required to pass a grade-nine level test that will concentrate on general knowledge, practical mathematics and English language.
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Apr 21 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: America, character, contribution, culture, diversity, dream, economy, experience, freedom, God, heart, honor, humanity, life, love, man, nation, opportunity, philosopher, power, respect, society, truth, value, woman
By: Frank Gilliard
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I have a dream that my four little children will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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On the eve of commemorating the contributions of a great American freedom fighter and philosopher let us take a fresh look at one of the tenets of his dream; “That one day humankind would be freed from the prison of its skin.” Growing up black in a society where the first criteria for determining a person’s value was skin color influenced how I established my own self worth. Over the years, I have been able to escape many of the boundaries that were set by our society but unfortunately, this facet of our barbaric nature remain, and continues to prevent us, as a society, from discovering God’s image and likeness in one another. ***
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