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...Teachers and parents tell us that the rewards of praise, recognition and pizza are motivating,” Fuller said. He added that Pizza Hut was “proud of the success of the Book It program, which has encouraged millions of students to develop a life-long passion for reading...
...they were willing to take on. “The depth of the commitment is striking,” Cherlin said. “There is a willingness to do the grunt work.” Climenko Professor of Law Charles J. Ogletree called on students to communicate their passion for Obama to impoverished areas, where residents may not feel the same connection to the Law School alum. “Don’t just go to your comfort zone,” Ogletree said. “It’s not how much money you raise. It?...
...sane," she says. As exercise methods go, walking requires not much in the way of accessories, yet Parks often found herself wishing for snazzier pedometers, age-appropriate shorts and a walking pal or two in a strange city. Her aha moment came in 2003: "This, I realized, was my passion." She quit Kinko's and started WalkStyles, a Web company offering equipment, apparel and networks to walking enthusiasts...
...grandparents worked to keep a roof overhead, and they didn't much bandy about terms like career development and change catalyst. Today, why we work is much more complex. There's still the roof, of course, but success is also measured by the freedom to pursue a lifelong passion, exploit a hidden talent or even try to save one small corner of the world at a time. No amount of success seems to scratch the itch; a survey by Netshare, a career site for high-earning executives, found that almost half its subjects are actively trying to transition into...
...Last fall the Task Force for General Education, made up of Harvard Faculty, two students, and an assistant dean, met to determine the future direction of the undergraduate curriculum. Based on the undergraduate community’s apparent passion for extracurricular involvement, their proposal recommended that a committee be formed to explore ways to link students’ existing activities to their current coursework. This differs from the existing Bok Center program in that it lets students take initiative in relating their non-academic pursuits to classes instead of offering courses with a specific outside component...