Six-City Tour Features Discussions with Prominent Local Leaders, Nearly $5 Million in Full-Tuition College Scholarships, Free Career Coaching, Dinner and More

 

eLearners.com (www.eLearners.com), a web resource of EducationDynamics, which connects prospective students with online classes. brings its empowerment series to cities across the country with a “Women Who Rule the World” empowerment tour. The “Women Who Rule the World” series is part of eLearners.com’s Project Working Mom 2010 program, which is offering close to $5 million in full-tuition scholarships to help parents return to school to improve their lives and the lives of their families.

 

The “Women Who Rule the World” tour is a series that empowers and motivates women to enhance their career, education and personal life. The events are co-hosted by national charitable partners, Dress for Success Worldwide and Project Single Moms. Women, who pre-register to attend at www.projectworkingmom.com, will enjoy an evening of free career coaching, full-tuition college scholarship opportunities, dinner and a networking power hour with prominent business, political and community leaders.

 

“This is a unique opportunity for women to come together to hear stories of trial and success, to refresh their outlook on their career and education and to walk away feeling powerful about their future,” said Stephanie Clark, National Director of Project Single Moms and the organizer for the “Women Who Rule the World” empowerment series as part of Project Working Mom 2010.

 

 

 

The “Women Who Rule the World” empowerment series made its second stop in Houston, Texas on Friday, March 5 with a panel discussion about the balancing act of family, career and education. The panelists were: Karen E. Jackson, CEO, Sister’s Network, Inc.; Lucy Reyna, President, Hispanic Women in Leadership; Tracey Ferguson, Editor, JONES Magazine; Jessica Brown, HR Specialist, Accenture; and Tina Smith, One4One Life Coach. M. DeLois Strum, National President, National Coalition for 100 Black Women and Joi Gordon, CEO, Dress for Success Worldwide are special guest speakers.

 

In addition to the panel discussions, the “Women Who Rule the World” events will include:

* Free, individual career coaching offered by Michael Cushman and Ayn Fox. Cushman is the immediate-past president of the Denver Coach Federation and Fox is a certified Master Coach by the International Coach Federation.

 

* The opportunity to apply for a full-tuition scholarship through Project Working Mom 2010. The program is awarding close to $5 million in full-tuition scholarships to participating accredited online colleges and universities. About 285 moms and dads will receive a scholarship in 2010 to attend one of the following schools tuition-free: Ashford University, Everest University, Virginia College, Walden University, Capella University, Saint Leo University, Allied Schools and Ashworth College.

 

* “Making Connections” exhibit area where attendees can learn about organizations that work to empower women year-round. The Los Angeles exhibit area will include information from: Project Working Mom, Project Single Moms, Dress for Success Worldwide, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, National Latina Women Business Association, Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Stay-at-Home Moms, National Association of Entrepreneur Moms and Ladies Who Launch.

 

 

Future cities on the “Women Who Rule the World” empowerment series tour includes:

Atlanta, GA – Friday, May 14, 2010

Newark, NJ -  Friday, June 18, 2010

Chicago, IL – Friday, August 13, 2010

Washington, D.C.  – Friday, September 17, 2010

 

“eLearners.com and Project Working Mom are delighted to present this event series so women can learn firsthand from other successful women about the role education had in their success,” said Terrence Thomas, Executive Vice President of Marketing for eLearners.com. “Our hope is that the added benefit of being able to network with successful entrepreneurs, executives and business leaders will inspire attendees to reach their full potential.” For more information on the “Women Who Rule the World” empowerment series or Project Working Mom 2010, visit www.projectworkingmom.com.

 

About eLearners.com®
eLearners.com is one of several high visibility websites operated by EducationDynamics. Since 1999, eLearners.com has been successfully connecting learners to online education, including online degree and certificate programs, specialized career training, and a variety of online courses. For prospective students, eLearners.com provides a powerful search engine for users to find thousands of online degree program offerings, as well as educational evaluation tools and financial aid resources. For online colleges and universities, the eLearners.com website offers a low-cost, performance-based method to provide national exposure and increase enrollments in their online learning programs. For more information on eLearners.com, visit www.eLearners.com.

 

About EducationDynamics
EducationDynamics, a portfolio company of Halyard Capital, is higher education’s leading marketing services company dedicated to helping institutions find, enroll and retain students. Its content-rich and highly visible education websites, including EarnMyDegree.com, eLearners.com, GradSchools.com, StudyAbroad.com, and its more than 50 special interest microsites, make EducationDynamics the premier provider of qualified prospective students for colleges and universities. In addition, the company offers a full suite of Web-delivered services proven to drive enrollment growth and reduce student attrition. Through its Market Research Services division, the company brings a decade of proprietary research, unparalleled market and student intelligence, and best practice insights to its clients. For more information, visit www.educationdynamics.com.

 

About Project Single Moms ^TM
Project Single Moms (PSM) is a national advocacy & empowerment movement designed to empower, educate, engage, energize, equip and enhance the quality of life for single mothers and their children. The movement strives to organize and create a unified voice for single moms as well as to dispel negative myths and stereotypes by redefining the face and character of single moms in America. This grassroots movement is currently serving more than 1,200 single moms in thirty-eight (38) states in America and has also attracted single mom members from Australia, Malaysia, Ghana, Switzerland, Greece and Germany.
Membership is free and open to single moms from all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. Learn more at www.projectsinglemom.com.

 

About Dress for Success
Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Since starting operations in 1997, Dress for Success has expanded to more than 100 cities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, the UK and the West Indies. To date, Dress for Success has helped more than 500,000 women work towards self-sufficiency. Visit www.dressforsuccess.org to learn more.

 

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