Taking the initiative: 'Stay Work Play' Web site aims at retaining N.H.'s college grads.A new Web site has been launched aimed at inspiring New Hampshire's recent graduates to remain in the Granite granite, coarse-grained igneous rock of even texture and light color, composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars. It usually contains small quantities of mica or hornblende, and minor accessory minerals may be present. State instead of settling elsewhere. StayWorkPlay.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. is one of the outcomes of the "Stay Work Play" initiative, which has its roots in the University System of New Hampshire's 55% Initiative and is seeking to convince more young people to remain in or return to New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). after they have graduated from college. The goal is to encourage at least 55 percent of the new graduates to stay in the state, compared to approximately 50 percent who currently remain. Stay Work Play NH Inc. was established as a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. in April 2009 to further the 55% Initiative and to support and advance several recommendations made by the Governor's Task Force on Young Worker Retention in the spring. It serves as an independent organization to run the Web site and associated marketing effort geared at providing comprehensive information on what New Hampshire can offer to the 20- to 30-year-old demographic in terms of staying, working and playing in New Hampshire. Matt Cookson, associate vice chancellor vice chancellor n. Abbr. VC 1. A deputy or an assistant chancellor in a university. 2. A deputy to or a substitute for a head of state or an official bearing the title chancellor. 3. for external relations at USNH USNH United States Naval Hospital USNH United States Naval Home , said the current site is an initial effort, with a much broader site to be relaunched by late fall. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Designed as a destination site for the 20- to 30-year-old market, this Web site will include robust content around the three major themes, links to employment tools and opportunities, and social marketing tools and services," said Cookson. "We want to start getting content to reflect the audience we want to serve, so we're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. people to post photos, testimonials and comments about what they love in New Hampshire." Employer participation He said the program also is employing such social networking sites A Web site that provides a virtual community for people interested in a particular subject or just to "hang out" together. Members create their own online "profile" with biographical data, pictures, likes, dislikes and any other information they choose to post. as Facebook, through the group page "Stay Work Play NH" and YouTube, where users can also post videos from around the Granite State. One of the other important pieces of the Web site--which was developed and hosted by Manchester Web development company Silveffech--is the Stay Work Play Employer Incentive program, through which participating employers will offer as a benefit contributions of up to $8,000 to pay down the federal student loans of newly hired graduates who agree to work for the company for a specific period of time. In exchange for participating in the program, the hiring companies will receive high visibility on the StayWorkPlay.org Web site. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the site, "Besides having one of the highest student debt loads nationally, about 75 percent of New Hampshire graduates carry debt loads upon graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. . This effort can make an impact on student college debt in New Hampshire. If in four years there are 75 participating organizations providing incentives to an average of three individuals and these employees remain with their organization for three years on average, a total of $1.26 million would be awarded to pay down student debt." Other benefits for participating employers include direct links to the company from the Web site, visibility at special events and job fairs at colleges and universities, and use of a logo that identifies the company as a participant. Two Manchester companies--advanced safety materials developer GenTex and IT firm Dynamic Network Systems--have already signed up for the program. For more information about the Stay Work Play program and the employer incentive program, visit StayWorkPlay.org or call Cookson at 603-862-0304. Cindy Kibbe can be reached at ckibbe@nhbr.com. |
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