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prize will recognize the work of an organiza- tion devoted to positive social impact and the creation of sustainable solutions to significant social and economic challenges. Each winning organization will receive a US$100,000 cash prize and opportunities for ongoing relationships with the Wharton School. Lipman, an alumnus, is co-founder of California law firm Goldfarb Lipman. n The Institute of Char- tered Accountants of Ontario has renewed its commitment to sup- port the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management CA/Rotman Centre for Innovation in Accounting Education. Established in 2004, the center develops professional accounting programs at the graduate and under- graduate levels through the university. The center will receive annual fund- ing of CAN$100,000 through April 2015, bringing the institute's total support over the years to CAN$1 million. n Temple University in Philadelphia has received a US$500,000 donation from Goldman Sachs Gives to expand its annual business plan competi- tion, the Be Your Own Boss Bowl. The gift will go to the Fox School of Business, which orga- nizes the competition via the Temple Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute. The money, given from a donor- advised fund, was made at the recommendation of Alan and Deborah Cohen, both Temple alumni. n The foundation of the American Institute of Certified Public Accoun- tants has awarded US$254,500 to 92 recipients of the AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students for the 2010–11 aca- demic year. The schol- arship is funded by the AICPA Foundation, Robert Half Internation- al, and the New Jersey Society of CPAs. n Verizon Communi- cations has given a US$100,000 grant to the Henry L. "Hank" Lacayo Institute for Workforce & Community Studies at California State University Channel Islands. The money will be used in three main areas: to fund programs that encourage students to act as consultants to ETS® Major Field Tests small business owners in the region; to provide scholarships to under- served students pursu- ing business and social science degrees; and to help establish the Veri- zon Telecommunications & Conservation Lab, a green operations model that will aid small busi- nesses in implementing eco-friendly practices. n AT&T has granted US$20,000 to Walsh College in Troy, Michigan, to be used in the school's Blackstone LaunchPad facilities, which support aspiring student and alumni entrepreneurs. The LaunchPad program was founded in April 2010 when Blackstone Charitable Foundation made a US$50 million commitment to spur entrepreneurship in Michi- gan by funding programs at Walsh College and Wayne State University in Detroit. The first US$2 million were disbursed last year. LaunchPad is a business-creation and training program operated in collaboration with the University of Miami. Available in more than a dozen fields of study — including Bachelor's Degree in Business, Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Economics — these comprehensive undergraduate and graduate outcomes assessments go beyond the measurement of factual knowledge to help you: • track and evaluate students' mastery of their program • demonstrate program effectiveness and compare using national comparative data from nearly 1,000 colleges and universities • enhance teaching and learning with hands-on, actionable data • gauge your institution's performance for accreditation and accountability initiatives Register today for a free one-hour webinar at www.ets.org/mft/bized to learn more! Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS and the ETS logo are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). 15656 BizEd May/June 2011 23