Word: directoral
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...among the most influential architects of the institutions governing international relations in the 20th century," said Roger B. Porter, IBM Professor of Business and Government and Director of the KSG Center for Business and Government, with which Vernon was affiliated. "For over 20 years, Ray Vernon's full-time public service in Washington placed him at the center of the development of new institutions domestic and international...
When it came time to name the product, all it took was a trip to the dictionary, according to Palmer Douglas Bailey, CEO of MiniMeals and a director of Capital Management Consulting...
Many parents who helped their children master separation in day care are caught by surprise when it erupts again in preschool or kindergarten--or even later. "Separation is not an event. It's a process," says Mary Ucci, director of the Child Study Center at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass. "It doesn't happen once. It happens continually over a lifetime." In fact, adults starting a new job are prey to the same prickles of panic that children experience on their first day of the school year...
STICK AROUND "Going cold turkey doesn't work," says Sara Wilford, director of the Sarah Lawrence College Early Childhood Center in Bronxville, N.Y. So plan to stay with your child as long as you're needed, especially the first few days. When she becomes engrossed in an activity, you may be tempted to slip away without saying goodbye. Don't. "If the parent sneaks out, a child never knows what to expect and will cling even more," says Amy Flynn, director of New York's Bank Street Family Center. Once you've said goodbye, leave. "Don't prolong it," says...
Keep in mind that homesickness can be normal even in college. "It usually means they have a good home and good family they're leaving," says Gail Bell, associate director of career planning and counseling at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, where last year four of 200 freshmen sought counseling for homesickness. That's the happy side of separation sadness...