El Colegio Excelsior agradece a los agentes de polic铆a
El Colegio Excelsior agradece a los agentes de polic铆a
Albany, NY 鈥� In honor of National Police Week in mayo celebrated in 2020 from mayo 10鈥�16, Excelsior College and Pizza Hut are teaming up to deliver pizza to seven New York Police Department precincts on Jueves, mayo 14, as a token of appreciation for law enforcement officers.
The Excelsior College community is tremendously grateful to all law enforcement officers during these unprecedented times and thanks every police officer every day, in every way, for their important work.
鈥淚t is an honor to provide meals to the heroes serving day in and day out on the front lines, and we are proud to be partnering with Excelsior College to serve the NYPD,鈥� said Cristi Lockett, chief people officer, Pizza Hut US. 鈥淲e want to thank the police officers who repeatedly make sacrifices for the greater good, and this is just one way we can show our appreciation during these challenging times.鈥� Pizza Hut has had an exclusive educational partnership with Excelsior College since 2016 when Life Unboxed was launched.
Esta colaboraci贸n ofrece a los empleados de Pizza Hut y a sus familias la oportunidad de continuar su formaci贸n a un precio reducido y de obtener hasta 60 cr茅ditos universitarios por la formaci贸n de Learning Zone completada en Pizza Hut.
Excelsior College takes pride in helping to educate the workforce to meet today鈥檚 societal needs, including in the field of law enforcement.
鈥淓xcelsior College has been educating adult learners for nearly 50 years. Among our 40 online degree programs are criminal justice programs designed for working adults at the associate, bachelor鈥檚, and master鈥檚 levels,鈥� says James N. Baldwin, president of Excelsior College. 鈥淭hank you to NYPD on the front lines as first responders during COVID-19 and thank you to police officers across the country.鈥�
The Excelsior College partnership with NYPD has been in place since marzo 2016, and there has been a total of 42 graduates since that time.
鈥淥ne positive element of the COVID crisis is how it can bring people and organizations together.聽 A great example of this is聽Excelsior College, who along with their partner Pizza Hut, is supporting our members of the service, by donating pizza to commands throughout the city, says Fred Tanner, executive director of NYPD Office of Professional Development.聽鈥淥n behalf of the NYPD, the Office of Professional Development wants to thank Excelsior College for their continued partnership and support.鈥�
While an in-person thank you was not possible at this time, Excelsior College and Pizza Hut hope officers can take time to rest, refuel, and know the community is thinking of them.
Jueves, mayo 14 at 3:00 p.m. The locations of deliveries are listed below*
- Precinct 6: 233 West 10th NY, NY
- Precinct 45: 2877 Barkley Ave. Bronx, NY
- Precinct 46: 2120 Ryer Ave. Bronx, NY
- Precinct 47: 4111 Laconia Ave. Bronx, NY
- Precinct 76: 191 Union St. Brooklyn, NY
- Precinct 114: 34-16 Astoria Blvd. Queens, NY
- Precinct 121: 970 Richmond Terrace Staten Island, NY
*Members of the media who are looking to gain photos or videos for this story can reach out Alicia Jacobs for coordination of deliveries and opportunities outside of the precinct.
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Sobre el Colegio Excelsior
Excelsior College (excelsior.edu) es una universidad en l铆nea sin 谩nimo de lucro y acreditada a nivel regional, dedicada a ayudar a los adultos a completar sus estudios universitarios y a avanzar en sus carreras profesionales. La universidad contribuye al desarrollo de una sociedad diversa, formada y preparada para el mundo laboral, valorando el aprendizaje permanente y haciendo hincapi茅 en atender a personas que hist贸ricamente han estado infrarrepresentadas en la educaci贸n superior. Fundada en 1971, Excelsior se adapta a las circunstancias de los estudiantes 鈥攖anto acad茅micas como geogr谩ficas鈥� eliminando los obst谩culos que impiden alcanzar los objetivos educativos de los adultos que desean continuar su formaci贸n y completar sus estudios. Nuestros pilares son la innovaci贸n, la flexibilidad, la excelencia acad茅mica y la integridad. Obtenga m谩s informaci贸n en excelsior.edu.
Contacto para los medios: Alicia Jacobs
Correo electr贸nico: ajacobs@excelsior.edu
罢别濒茅蹿辞苍辞: (518) 410-4624
