Adult Students Savor Triumph at Thirteen/WNET'S 14th GED Graduation.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Manhattan Borough President Borough President (informally BP, or Beep in slang) is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City. The offices of borough president were created in 1898 with the formation of the City of Greater New York. C. Virginia Fields C. Virginia Fields is the former Borough President of Manhattan, elected in 1997 and reelected in 2001. Her term expired in January 2006. C. (Clara) Virginia Fields was born in Birmingham, Alabama circa 1946 and received her B.A. And FOX 5 News' Michael Woods Michael Woods could refer to:
The trappings of caps and gowns are a common sight around our region this time of year, but one group of graduates is especially excited to be receiving their diplomas -- more than 100 adult learners to be honored Tuesday, June 22, in the 14th Annual GED GED abbr. 1. general equivalency diploma 2. general educational development GED (US) n abbr (Scol) (= general educational development) → Graduation and Student Recognition Day at Thirteen/WNET New York. Students who earned their General Educational Development (GED) diploma by participating in Thirteen's GED Connection on-air course, as well as other GED, Adult Basic Education and English as a Second Language (ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. ) students from New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Department of Education's Region 4 - Office of Adult and Continuing Education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). will be recognized in the ceremony. The program will include a keynote address by Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields, and comments by FOX 5 News' "Weather Authority" Michael Woods. But the most heartfelt moments are expected to come from the graduates themselves, as members of this year's graduating class relate their feelings of accomplishment and celebrate with poetry, song and music. Con Edison has provided major corporate support for Thirteen's Adult Education Projects since 1989. Promotional Support for Thirteen's Adult Education Projects is provided by Hoy newspaper, and the New York Amsterdam News.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 22, 2004, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Thirteen/WNET New York, Main Studio, 450 West 33rd Street,
6th Floor, NYC
WHO: C. Virginia Fields, Manhattan Borough President,
Keynote Speaker
Michael Woods, "Weather Authority," FOX 5 News, New York
Anthony Tassi, Special Advisor to the Honorable
Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York
Bernard Gassaway, Superintendent, NYC Department of Education,
Alternative Schools and Programs
Phyllis White-Thorne, Manager of Strategic Giving for
Con Edison
Paula Kerger, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, Thirteen
Andre S. Gleaton, Director, Adult Education, Thirteen
GED Diploma and Certificate Candidates
For further details on Thirteen's Adult Education initiatives, visit the Thirteen Online Pressroom at www.thirteen.org/pressroom and search for "Ref: Adult Education Releases." An event schedule will be provided to media upon request. |
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