PRLog (Press Release) -
Jun 04, 2009 -
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - The EAST Initiative (www.EASTinitiative.org)
announced today that it has successfully registered EAST® as a trademark for its innovative educational model that engages students in sophisticated service-learning projects that involve relevant teamwork and cutting-edge technology.
“This is an important development for the EAST program,” said Matt Dozier, President and Chief Executive Officer. “I am so proud to have all the good work EAST has been doing across the nation has been recognized in this way by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office.”
The EAST program is providing more than 13,000 Arkansas students in more than 170 schools with real-world experience through the management and resolution of real-world problems. EAST was founded 13 years ago in Greenbrier, Arkansas. The organization’
s name is now registered under the category of educational technology.
About EAST
The EAST Initiative (www.EASTinitiative.org)
is an educational non-profit that works with schools and institutions across the country to implement local EAST programs. The EAST Initiative has a thirteen-year track record of helping schools, facilitators, and students better engage technology education, service learning, and individualized educational goals in a program that has been named a model program by the United States Department of Education and the United States Department of Labor. EAST® is a registered trademark of Environmental and Spatial Technology, Inc. For more information about EAST contact Amy Glover Bryant, APR at 501-371-5034 or Amy@EASTproject.org. You can also visit the EAST website at www.EASTinitiative.org.
