The Democratic-led Senate, rarely in agreement with the White House, gave Mr. Bush credit for initiating the program.
Microsoft is initiating the program with German sportswear maker Adidas Salomon and Coca-Cola unit Sprite.
Not surprisingly, the introductory workshop was critical for initiating the program.
The train-the-trainer workshop attended by the faculty champions was an effective strategy for initiating the program, educating participants, providing tools and resources to faculty champions, and developing individual action plans to achieve the program goals.
While professional relationships with potential preceptors were key to initiating the program, the commitment to establishing informal relationships with newly appointed local academic and administrative staff proved critical for maintaining the enthusiasm for the initiative in the early years.
Mindful of these challenges, Heat executives last October initiated the program Fan Up, Miami!
President Obama initiated the program on June 15 using his executive authority.
Working in partnership with the police, the Charleston hospital initiated the program and came up with criteria to identify the patients who would be tested for drugs.
The Vélib's — industrial-looking road bikes that are already icons of Parisian-chic just a year and a half after the city initiated the program — made the moveable feast more fun.
"If we can get the teachers to open up enough, to initiate the program in their classrooms, they will be thrilled to see kids who haven't been succeeding succeed," she said.
