Elephant Water is an online platform to help college students start businesses by providing entrepreneurial resources and connecting students. It aims to address the challenges students face with limited time, high loan rates, and difficulty getting jobs. The platform offers workshops, coaching, and connects students with other entrepreneurs, investors, and partners. Elephant Water has received recognition and partnerships with universities. It is seeking funding for marketing, product development, and hiring personnel to further develop the mobile platform.
Understanding Millennials and Neo-Millennials: Making the Most of Course Mate...ED MAP
“Making the Most of Course Materials” will examine the notion and sources of content, and how transparency, economics, relevancy, collaboration, and technology impact content strategies. We will also discuss advantages and challenges to integrating multiple content channels, best practices and factors to consider in adopting new content strategies.
"Community as a Retention Tool" was presented by Jamie Kidder and Dr. Kevin Kirk of Community Care College and builds on the concepts of community discussed in the series’ first session, "Integrating New Students Into the Community." During "Community as a Retention Tool," Jamie and Kevin discuss:
Creating a community that creates a well-rounded and balanced scholar
Maintaining the community
The impact of OUR community on THE community
Understanding Millennials: Where to find them and how to reach themED MAP
“Where to Find Them and How to Reach Them” will examine the congregating places for millennial students and how best to attract their attention. We will also be releasing the results of our Millennial Website Review and Social Footprint Analysis case studies in the near future.
* Where do millennials spend time?
* How can you best attract their attention?
* What do millennials think of our institutional websites?
* Where in the electronic social world are our schools being talked about?
* Best practices
* Factors to consider
* Conclusions
Understanding Millennials and Neo-Millennials: Making the Most of Course Mate...ED MAP
“Making the Most of Course Materials” will examine the notion and sources of content, and how transparency, economics, relevancy, collaboration, and technology impact content strategies. We will also discuss advantages and challenges to integrating multiple content channels, best practices and factors to consider in adopting new content strategies.
"Community as a Retention Tool" was presented by Jamie Kidder and Dr. Kevin Kirk of Community Care College and builds on the concepts of community discussed in the series’ first session, "Integrating New Students Into the Community." During "Community as a Retention Tool," Jamie and Kevin discuss:
Creating a community that creates a well-rounded and balanced scholar
Maintaining the community
The impact of OUR community on THE community
Understanding Millennials: Where to find them and how to reach themED MAP
“Where to Find Them and How to Reach Them” will examine the congregating places for millennial students and how best to attract their attention. We will also be releasing the results of our Millennial Website Review and Social Footprint Analysis case studies in the near future.
* Where do millennials spend time?
* How can you best attract their attention?
* What do millennials think of our institutional websites?
* Where in the electronic social world are our schools being talked about?
* Best practices
* Factors to consider
* Conclusions
Small Schools Doing Big Things with salesforce for RecruitingSalesforce.org
If you’re from a small resource-constrained institution, you may be wondering if Salesforce CRM is a viable option. Come learn how two smaller institutions, Ohio Dominican University and The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, have successfully transformed their universities to more effectively recruit and enroll more students. Hear how they are using Salesforce CRM to make data driven decisions, execute timely and consistent communications, and provide personalization to inquiries, applicants, accepts, and enrolled students on a thin budget. Learn more about their implementation and results – what worked, what didn’t work, and best practices for sustainable growth.
Millennials and Neo-Millennials: Learning Environment 2.0ED MAP
In the 2nd session of our four part series will we will build on our knowledge of Millennials. From Web 2.0, social interaction and harnessing collective intelligence to assessment and creating structure and rules of engagement, attendees will gain a better understanding of how to get their school ready for Millennial students from a technology and learning environment perspective
Recruiting College Graduates to Selective InsuranceAli Yeager
Formulated a list of recommendations that we felt were the most beneficial to implement at Selective Insurance to recruit more college graduates to both the company as well as the industry as a whole. We sent out surveys to the "Generation Y" demographic both inside and outside of the company and analyzed the data that came back, and we gathered information about the industry as a whole including salary information.
My team consisted of six interns, including myself, and out of these six I was one of two who had the privilege to present our recommendations in a 15 minute presentation in the auditorium to many senior executives, employees, and our stakeholders in Human Resources.
The Higher Education Advisory Council is a community-led group of Salesforce users from schools across North America and Europe. The council is supported and recognized by Salesforce.org and serves the community through volunteerism and initiatives designed to help the higher education industry in its use of Salesforce on campus.
U.S. News’ article More Arab Women Studying STEM features comments by Tahseen Consulting’s Wes Schwalje on competitions as a mechanism of exposing female students to STEM fields.
By D. Dhanuraj
This is an interesting study on community management of fishery resources in Pulicat Lake in India. Pulicat Lake is the second largest backwater lake in India.It lies almost parallel to the Bay of Bengal and covers an area about 461 square kilometers.
Small Schools Doing Big Things with salesforce for RecruitingSalesforce.org
If you’re from a small resource-constrained institution, you may be wondering if Salesforce CRM is a viable option. Come learn how two smaller institutions, Ohio Dominican University and The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, have successfully transformed their universities to more effectively recruit and enroll more students. Hear how they are using Salesforce CRM to make data driven decisions, execute timely and consistent communications, and provide personalization to inquiries, applicants, accepts, and enrolled students on a thin budget. Learn more about their implementation and results – what worked, what didn’t work, and best practices for sustainable growth.
Millennials and Neo-Millennials: Learning Environment 2.0ED MAP
In the 2nd session of our four part series will we will build on our knowledge of Millennials. From Web 2.0, social interaction and harnessing collective intelligence to assessment and creating structure and rules of engagement, attendees will gain a better understanding of how to get their school ready for Millennial students from a technology and learning environment perspective
Recruiting College Graduates to Selective InsuranceAli Yeager
Formulated a list of recommendations that we felt were the most beneficial to implement at Selective Insurance to recruit more college graduates to both the company as well as the industry as a whole. We sent out surveys to the "Generation Y" demographic both inside and outside of the company and analyzed the data that came back, and we gathered information about the industry as a whole including salary information.
My team consisted of six interns, including myself, and out of these six I was one of two who had the privilege to present our recommendations in a 15 minute presentation in the auditorium to many senior executives, employees, and our stakeholders in Human Resources.
The Higher Education Advisory Council is a community-led group of Salesforce users from schools across North America and Europe. The council is supported and recognized by Salesforce.org and serves the community through volunteerism and initiatives designed to help the higher education industry in its use of Salesforce on campus.
U.S. News’ article More Arab Women Studying STEM features comments by Tahseen Consulting’s Wes Schwalje on competitions as a mechanism of exposing female students to STEM fields.
By D. Dhanuraj
This is an interesting study on community management of fishery resources in Pulicat Lake in India. Pulicat Lake is the second largest backwater lake in India.It lies almost parallel to the Bay of Bengal and covers an area about 461 square kilometers.
Sensex down by 209.05pts @ 20281.91pts & Nifty down by 60.75pts @ 6018.05 pts. The BSE Sensex fell for a sixth straight session on Tuesday to mark its longest losing streak since late July.
By D. Dhanuraj
This study follows the successful efforts of the villagers of Olavanna Gram Panchayat in Kozhikode district, Kerala in effective drinking water utilization and tackling water scarcity. As a result, 60 small, water supply schemes are operational in Olavanna, of which 27 have been funded entirely by the local community and 33 are partially supported by the Gram Panchayat.
Taking Your Internship Program to the Next LevelNAFCareerAcads
See how today’s students turn into future business leaders. Learn about a six-year internship program developed by MassMutual’s IT Academy. With a
focus on school collaboration, mentoring, training, networking and hands-on experience, the program allows students to apply knowledge in the workplace
and creates an experienced talent pool from which MassMutual frequently hires. Come learn how school and community partnerships play a key role in the success of the program.
Presenters: Mary Kay Brown and Paul Scoville, Springfield Public Schools, and Pam Mathison, and Shane Robitaille, MassMutual
Building a Better College Recruiting Program with Kiewit CorporationCrystal Miller Lay
Presentation built for TalentNet Dallas at Capital One 11/2015
by Crystal Miller, Branded Strategies (agency) & Lauren Evans, Kiewit Corporation (client). Overview of the Kiewit College Recruiting Program challenges, changes and enhancements. Project started Q1 2015 and scheduled to finish in Q4 2016. As part of keeping an "Open Source" mentality for HR, if you would like any of the templates we used or information on metrics, tools or setting up a similar program in your own organization, please use the contact form below & we will gladly share!
Why is the college discovery process so broken? Our solution (1st pitch)George K
Education is at the core of who we are. Our closest friends and our future career path by enlarge depend on where we go to college, right? If the stakes are so high why should the burden of search be on high school students? With so much white noise how can teenagers find out what school matches their potential? Today students are making arguably the most important decision in their life based on US New rankings and perceptions of friends and family, leading to stress for students today and wasted potential down the line.
There has to be a better way. We want to change the way high school students interact with universities by enabling colleges to reach out directly to students based on their achievements, interests, and preferences
www.reachey.com
Lumerit President, Rick Beyer addresses Corporate Chief Learning Officers at the 2017 CLO Conference in NYC on March 08, 2017. The Macro trends bring some of the greatest opportunities for corporate training and tuition assistance programs to develop a world class staff.
EduFairLive is a unique, exciting, easy and cost-effective online education exposition providing an ideal environment to connect with students (and their parents) who are looking for admissions in to universities – graduate and post-graduate courses.
Workforce Attraction and Recruitment in Maine: MTUG Conference 2018Colleen Ruggelo
Elizabeth Fortin from KVCC and Colleen Ruggelo from Purdue University Global presented during a breakout session for the MTUG Conference on May 31, 2018. While our focus was on the STEM fields, ANY company can use the local resources and ideas listed here. Feel free to comment with additional resource for workforce attraction, recruitment, retention, and marketing in Maine!
7Summits Re-thinking College Admissions by Embracing Social Business - EduWe...7Summits
7Summits will introduce successful practices its high ed clients are instituting to attract new students, engage the existing student population, and inspire alumni by embracing social business.
What can you take away from this presentation?
- To provide attendees with solid understanding of the trends in social media, community
- Demonstrate successes from a variety of institutions that have reinvented their age-old processes
- To expose the audience to industry trends in technology that will impact planning and operations
College & Career Planning in STEM & Liberal Arts: Avoid loans, Get Scholarshi...H. M. Iftekhar Jaim
A short course focusing on the financial planning for livable salary by choosing the right major and career. The goal is to reduce your student loan burden by taking early initiatives. This presentation covers the following topics:
a. Support to choose financially viable degrees to reduce the debt burden and maximize the return on investment as well as guide to adopt strategies to win scholarships and tuition waivers.
b.Facilitate graduates to secure career success by selecting the correct major.
c. Customize career options matching personal interests and backgrounds.
d. Promote STEM for national security and intellectual property protection and to create American jobs.
e. Create an equal opportunity for all people.
To learn more and reading interesting blogs and schedule a session with the author, please visit:
https://universalgraduateincome.com/
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
2. “I really believe that your platform has
enormous potential. It will really be relieving
“pain” that entrepreneurs in college like myself
have dealt with for years – the pain not having
time to commit to sales.”
– Michael Coscino, Bryant University student
and CEO of Precision Imaging
The Testimonial of Potential
3. Team (Need a headshot)
• Jamerus Payton, CEO and Cofounder
– BS in Electronics and Computer Technology from North
Carolina A&T State University
– MS in Management from Southern Methodist University
– 5+ years of Leadership experience
• Baxter Smith, COO and Cofounder
– Dafed
• Torrence Reed, CTO and Cofounder
– Adadad
• Ning Zhueong, Software Intern
– BS from
– MS from George Washington University
4. Company & Mission
• Elephant Water is….
• Our mission:
• Our vision:
• Our promise:
• Our values:
5. Problem
• 30 Million college students
• Corporate America continues to downsize
making it harder for these 30 millions to get
jobs
• Student loan interest rates increasing making
it less affordable to sustain
• part time job is not covering your basic needs?
loans/scholarships/federal aid not covering
the bills? Saving to get that first car? etc.
6. Solution
• Online platform that fosters entrepreneurial
thinking amongst students.
• Help part-time and full-time students get started in
business using a more “first step” focused approach
• Help connect with other business-minded
students (entrepreneurs, investors,
partnerships, etc.)
10. Size of Market
• 30 Million college students in the US and XX
world-wide
• XXX have reportedly started a business or XXX
wanted to start a business but do not know
how
• 72% of students use social media platforms
• XXX purchase items and services online
• Available Market Size:
11. Business Model
• Transactional (Generate)
– Fremium model with
• Advertising (Connect)
– Charge local and larger (non college businesses)
for premium/sponsored listings
• Supplies and Resources (Become)
– Workshops/Seminars
– Coaching sessions
13. Marketing Plan
• Partner with notable entrepreneurship, business
and Tech blogs
• Generate SEO via….
• Order Discounts for reviews and referrals
– “Get 10% of post if you write a review”
• Partner with college and university
Entrepreneurship and Technology Departments
• WaterReels
– An Elephant Water Mobile App for students to submit
videos of their business and business idea to compete
for a startup grant
14. Traction
• Under30CE0 30 under 30 finalist
– www.under30ceo.com
• Partnered with 2 Universities to offer internships
– George Washington & NC A&T SU
• Official vendor for College Fair with avg 1000
attendees
• eMinutes Finalist
– www.elephantwater.com/vote
• Yahoo News feature
• NewMe PopUp Atlanta Participants
15. • Raised $2,000 from family and friends
• Won $2,500 from eMinutes from contest
Financing
16. Funding Needs
• Marketing and Customer Acquisition
• Product/Market fit
• Hire a full-time Developer
– personnel (UI engineer / Communications Lead /
product manager)
– Mobile platform
– Prod Mgr
