Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Applauds Increased Funding for Refugee Resettlement
(PRWEB) — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (http://www.lirs.org)(LIRS) applauds a recent U.S. State Department decision to increase the reception and placement grant for newly resettled refugees from $900 to $1,800 per capita. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Eric Schwartz informed LIRS Vice President for Protection and Programs Susan Krehbiel of the [...]
Academy of Art University Community Clean Team Brightens San Francisco
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 18, 2008 — Every month for the past three years, Academy of Art University students and staff have been planting trees, cleaning streets and painting over graffiti in San Francisco’s neighborhoods. Volunteers on Academy of Art University’s Community Clean Team will unite on Saturday, April 19 with the goal of [...]
Academy of Art University Students Win Show-Stopping Honors Including a Fulbright Scholarship, Studies in Paris and More
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 25, 2010 — With the sizzling success of Academy of Art University’s Graduation Fashion Show fresh in their minds, many School of Fashion students are preparing to start their professional futures this Summer. Internships, scholarships, jobs and unique study abroad opportunities loom large for these talented students and graduates. Academy [...]
Academy of Art University Joins Design Ignites Change: An Innovative Student Program to Leverage the Power of Design to Ignite Social Change
San Francisco (PRWEB) March 17, 2009 — The Academy of Art University has announced that it has joined Design Ignites Change: a call to action challenging students, educators, creative professionals and the business community to use the power of design to address social issues in their local communities through substantive public design projects. The project [...]
Academy of Art University Accepting Jewelry Donations for Ethical Metalsmiths’ Radical Jewelry Makeover — Through September 11th
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 31, 2008 — Those tangled chains, unmatched earrings and gold bands from past relationships sitting at the bottom of jewelry boxes around the Bay Area are exactly what jewelry artists participating in Radical Jewelry Makeover – San Francisco want to get their creative hands on. For the next month the [...]