The Society for Information Management Awards Scholarship to Technology Access Foundation.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2003 SIM supports teens of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color working to acquire the skills needed to become tomorrow's technical leaders Technology Access Foundation (TAF TAF abbr. tumor angiogenic factor ) is pleased to announce that the Seattle Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM) has created the SIM Tuition Scholarship to support a TAF student in his or her educational endeavors. SIM's contribution of $2,500 will provide one high school student with a full-year of technology and life skills training in TAF's Technical Teens Internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. Program. It will also provide that student with a $1,000 scholarship for college. TAF is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that prepares Seattle's underserved students of color for success in a technology-driven world by providing free technology, life and job skills training. TAF has become a technical farm team, providing local companies with highly skilled people of color Noun 1. people of color - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) people of colour, colour, color race - people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important for the technical workforce. Using many of the techniques employed by the sports teams across the country, TAF recruits talented students of color right out of elementary and high school and gives them the training and opportunities they need to succeed in school, careers and life. SIM is a not-for-profit organization of information technology leaders that provides its diverse membership with access to international IT perspectives, 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). opportunities and an elite network of peer resources. Members are senior executives, leading academicians, consultants and other leaders who shape the management and use of IT. SIM provides international leadership and education in the successful management and use of IT to achieve business objectives, and strives to cultivate cul·ti·vate tr.v. cul·ti·vat·ed, cul·ti·vat·ing, cul·ti·vates 1. a. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till. b. tomorrow's IT leaders. Price Taylor, SIM's Board President, presented the scholarship to Trish Millines Dziko during SIM's annual planning retreat. Price, in making the announcement to Trish, said "SIM has a proud history of community involvement and the vision and accomplishments of TAF inspire us to reach beyond ourselves and help ensure the leadership of tomorrow. Thank you Trish and TAF for all your hard won accomplishments." "I was so pleased to accept the SIM Tuition Scholarship Award for a TAF student," said Trish Millines Dziko. "The relationship between SIM and TAF makes perfect sense. TAF is grooming Combining, consolidating and segregating network traffic using devices such as digital cross-connects, add/drop multiplexers and SONET switches. Grooming is a telephone term that typically refers to managing high-capacity lines between central offices, carriers, ISPs and very large and training the technical workforce of the future and SIM is training and connecting the technical leaders of today - how perfectly logical to bring these two groups together." The SIM Tuition Scholarship will be awarded to a TAF student who demonstrates technical excellence and leadership qualities. The scholarship winner will be announced at the TAF 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. on June 20, 2003. About Technology Access Foundation (TAF) TAF is a non-profit foundation with a six-year track record of successfully delivering free technical and workforce development training to Seattle's low-income communities of color. TAF's Technical Teen Internship Program (TTIP TTIP TISS Technology Insertion Program TTIP TRADOC Test Instrumentation Program TTIP Telecommunications and Transfer Infrastructure Program TTIP Tooltip ) is a four-year, after-school, technology-training program. Throughout their high school careers, students attend classes six hours each week for eight months of the year. The intensive program offers four tracks: web development; network engineering; media production and programming. Each year builds on the skills learned during the previous year. For every year a TTIP student successfully completes the training and the internship, he/she is awarded a $1,000 scholarship for higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . Learn more about TAF at www.techaccess.org. About The Society for Information Management Established in 1968, the Society for Information (SIM) is a not-for-profit organization of information technology experts, including CIOs, CTOs and emerging IT leaders, as well as key professionals within the IT community, such as academicians and consultants who shape the management and use of IT. In partnership with its network of 29 active chapters and four alliances, SIM provides international leadership and education in the successful management and use of IT to achieve business objectives. SIM International is headquartered in Chicago. Learn more about the Seattle Chapter of SIM at www.seasim.org. |
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