Curt Weldon, Education Activities and Cheyney University
Congressman Curt Weldon Education Activities and Cheyney University
Congressman Curt Weldon Education Activities and Cheyney University
Helped to get funding - $190,000.00 - from the US Department of Labor to build a facility at CADES - this facility will be used by Cheyney University students to train CADES students.
Hosted Cheyney University students and administration at his residence for a question and answer session in August 2005.
Congressman Weldon was the recipient of the Wade Wilson Award by the University in the fall of 2006.
On October 11, 2006 Congressman Weldon brought the Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson to Cheyney's campus to talk about emerging markets in North Africa and the Middle East.
Promotes the academic relationship between Cheyney University and Al-Fatah University in Tripoli, Libya.
Congressman Weldon voted for the Rep. Davis amendment to the House Resolution 2123- School Readiness Act of 2005 - to direct the US Secretary of Education to implement an outreach program to train and recruit African-American and Latino-American men to become Head Start teachers in order to increase the provision of quality services and instructions to children with diverse backgrounds.
Cosponsored House Resolution 928 which recognizes the achievements and goals of historically black colleges and universities and supports the designation of a National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week.
Founder of the SMART Region - Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow. SMART Region comprises Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey scientific, academic, medical, business and industrial community that work collaboratively to attract research, development and business opportunities to the region.
Heads SMART Caucus (8 Senators and 41 Representatives) in Congress.
Cosponsored The Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act, which strengthens and expands scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through the establishment of partnership arrangements with bachelor-degree-granting institutions.
Cosponsored National Science Education Incentive Act of 2005, which encourages stronger math and science programs at elementary and secondary schools.
Cosponsored House Resolution 681 - Supporting the Goals and Ideals of National Engineers Week.
Cosponsored STEM Scholarship Database Act that would create a "one-stop" portal to a complete list of STEM scholarships, fellowships, and other programs of financial assistance from all public and private sources for STEM post-secondary and post-graduate levels.
Cosponsored the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act that would foster the use of educational technology, promote deployment of public telecommunications infrastructure, and establish a self-sustaining trust fund for grants to transform education, skills training, and lifelong learning.
Helped to get funding - $190,000.00 - from the US Department of Labor to build a facility at CADES - this facility will be used by Cheyney University students to train CADES students.
Hosted Cheyney University students and administration at his residence for a question and answer session in August 2005.
Congressman Weldon was the recipient of the Wade Wilson Award by the University in the fall of 2006.
On October 11, 2006 Congressman Weldon brought the Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson to Cheyney's campus to talk about emerging markets in North Africa and the Middle East.
Promotes the academic relationship between Cheyney University and Al-Fatah University in Tripoli, Libya.
Congressman Weldon voted for the Rep. Davis amendment to the House Resolution 2123- School Readiness Act of 2005 - to direct the US Secretary of Education to implement an outreach program to train and recruit African-American and Latino-American men to become Head Start teachers in order to increase the provision of quality services and instructions to children with diverse backgrounds.
Cosponsored House Resolution 928 which recognizes the achievements and goals of historically black colleges and universities and supports the designation of a National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week.
Founder of the SMART Region - Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow. SMART Region comprises Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey scientific, academic, medical, business and industrial community that work collaboratively to attract research, development and business opportunities to the region.
Heads SMART Caucus (8 Senators and 41 Representatives) in Congress.
Cosponsored The Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act, which strengthens and expands scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through the establishment of partnership arrangements with bachelor-degree-granting institutions.
Cosponsored National Science Education Incentive Act of 2005, which encourages stronger math and science programs at elementary and secondary schools.
Cosponsored House Resolution 681 - Supporting the Goals and Ideals of National Engineers Week.
Cosponsored STEM Scholarship Database Act that would create a "one-stop" portal to a complete list of STEM scholarships, fellowships, and other programs of financial assistance from all public and private sources for STEM post-secondary and post-graduate levels.
Cosponsored the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act that would foster the use of educational technology, promote deployment of public telecommunications infrastructure, and establish a self-sustaining trust fund for grants to transform education, skills training, and lifelong learning.
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