Dr. Barry Kerzin visits Pittsburgh’s adult students
Dr. Barry Kerzin is an American physician and Buddhist Monk. He currently works as the personal physician to the 14th Dalai Lama. He visited Manchester Bidwell’s adult students, in Pittsburgh, to discuss the challenges we all face as adults and as students. He spoke on the merits of meditation and developing techniques to deal with…
Read MoreChris Fennimore visits Culinary Arts class in Pittsburgh
A local TV chef visited the cooking class at MCG for their current culinary arts class. As part of his visit, he talked about the realities of working as a TV chef and the difficulties making it in the industry. He also provided the students with a demonstration on pasta making relating it to his…
Read MoreNETWORX Annual Conference in Akko Israel
For this year’s annual conference, NETWORX, was held at A-CAT located in Akko Israel. The conference took place between October 29th and November 1st and was attended by 16 centers, that are either in operation or working towards it. The group came together to define sustainability for centers and the future of the network. Session…
Read MoreNETWORX Innovation Award presented to NewBridge!
NETWORX awarded it’s first innovation award during the 2019 NETWORX conference in Akko Israel to the NewBridge Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology. The award, pictured above, was presented to Bethany Friedlander, NewBridge Cleveland’s President and CEO, by NCAT’s Director Tammy Aupperle. The award recognizes innovative solutions to community needs.
Read MoreConnCat’s new Orchid Cafe Patio
The newest addition to ConnCat has held its ribbon cutting ceremony! Named in honor of Bill Strickland’s love of Orchids, the center held a BBQ in honor of the opening. To see a video of the event, click below: Click Here
Read MoreTacoma Board Member Recognized As 40 Under 40
One of our newest board members in Tacoma was honored as one of the “40 under 40” folks in Tacoma by South Sound Business Magazine! To read more on the story, click the button below. Click Here
Read MoreCincinnati Arts and Technology Studios (CATC) offers a Summer Trip to a Acadia National Park to students in their high school program
Through local partnerships, Cincinnati Arts and Technology Studios was able to get funding for 10 students to visit Acadia National Park! As part of their high school program, students were able to travel and explore the National Park to learn outside the classroom. To read more on the story, click the button below. Click Here
Read MoreBrockway’s (BCAT) Executive Director, Deborah Heigel Publishes Article on Work Empowerment in PA
Deborah Heigel, executive director at the Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, recently published an article for the Commonwealth Foundation discussing how work is empowering Pennsylvanians and how BCAT is helping that cause. She pulls from her personal experiences and how her students are a great example of how institutions like BCAT are helping citizens…
Read MoreA-CAT Launches New Trilingual Website
Akko Center for Arts & Technology, A-CAT, located in Akko, Israel, recently launched its website, which can be translated into three various languages: English, Hebrew, and Arabic. The Center was established to cater to the cultural mosaic that characterizes Northern Israel, Akko, and the Western Galilee, providing a support system and second home to the…
Read MoreGraduate Comes Back to NECAT to Give Back
David Spear, a graduate of the New England Center for Arts & Technology (NECAT), recently revisited the Center to work with 25 current culinary students on the essential cooking techniques used in kitchens around the country. Spear, a 2017 graduate, spoke and resonated with students through his teachings and stories in the food industry, world…
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