GOAL: WOMEN-FRIENDLY CURRICULUM.Byline: Melissa Schorr Knight-Ridder Tribune News Wire The New York Institute of Technology The function of higher education was highly debated at the time. There was growing concern that American schools and colleges were failing to meet critical national demands, particularly the need for scientists, engineers, and high-level technicians. has created the Center for Women in Technology in hopes of developing women-friendly curriculum and to serve as a national clearinghouse of networking and resources, says Matthew Schure, president of the institute. ``It's important for young women to stay focused on these opportunities and to consider a career in math, science or technology,'' says Lt. Col. Eileen Collins Eileen Marie Collins (b. 19 November, 1956 in Elmira, New York) is an American astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. A former military instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first female pilot and first female commander of a Space Shuttle. , a NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. astronaut astronaut, crew member on a U.S. manned spaceflight mission; the Soviet term is cosmonaut. Candidates for manned spaceflight are carefully screened to meet the highest physical and mental standards, and they undergo rigorous training. who was awarded the school's 1996 President's Medal at the center's opening July 17. ``Many women spent their working life at their second choice of occupation because they were told that their first choice was inappropriate,'' says Schure. ``The idea of the center is to bring together role models like Eileen Collins so girls see that they can pursue their first choice.'' The new center, which will place heavy emphasis on learning through virtual reality, also plans to provide scholarships and mentors, says Lynn Green, the center's coordinator. Softening the fall: If you're an executive and you have to bail out, there'll probably be a golden parachute golden parachute, a contract given to top executives of a corporation to provide benefits in case of job loss due to a takeover by another firm or a merger. The unusually generous benefits may include substantial severance pay, a one-time bonus payment when for you. Fifty-seven percent of public companies currently promise executives severance packages if control of the company changes, says a survey of 1,095 major U.S. companies by Executive Compensation Reports. |
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