Press Release
Diane Hagan
BASCOM
(631) 434-6600
media@bascom.com
The Urban League of Long Island and BASCOM Announce a Partnership aimed at "Strengthening Communities Through Education"
Central Islip, New York - July 25, 2002—The Urban League of Long Island, Inc. and BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc. today announced their official partnership. These two entities have teamed up to "Strengthen Communities Through Education," with the overarching goal of this partnership being the promotion of an atmosphere here on Long Island that (1) Prepares our youth for the future, (2) Provides quality education and training, and (3) Fosters community involvement.
The first wide scale and public display of this educationally based partnership will take place this month during the National Urban League's 2002 National Conference being held in Los Angeles, California. The Conference, which officially begins on Sunday, July 28th and concludes on Wednesday, July 31st, will draw thousands of individuals from across the United States—all of whom are interested in discussing those critical issues facing African-Americans as we continue to move forward in the 21st century.
To this end, the Urban League of Long Island and BASCOM will join some of America's largest corporations, leading government agencies, major foundations, as well as civic and non-profit organizations in the Exhibitors Pavilion. The focus of the display will be BASCOM's flagship product, the Global Chalkboard, which is an Internet filter replacement solution that empowers educators to easily and efficiently integrate Web-based resources into K-12 curriculum while preserving teachers' ability to locally manage Internet use.
"BASCOM and the Urban League of Long Island have built a partnership with the vision of strengthening communities through education," says BASCOM President Peter Cirasole. "We are both committed to achieving this goal by providing quality education and training, preparing our youth for the future, and fostering community involvement." For more information regarding this partnership and/or the National Urban League 2002 Conference please contact the Urban League of Long Island Campaign for Achievement Coordinator at (631) 232-2482 ext. 19. Additionally, please visit the following websites: www.bascom.com and www.nul.org.
About the Urban League of Long Island, Inc.
Founded in 1972, The Urban League of Long Island is one of over 100 affiliates of the National Urban League, which was established in 1910 as America's premier professionally staffed community-based movement for African-Americans. The mission of the Urban League movement is to enable African-Americans to secure economic self-reliance, parity and power, and civil rights.
Locally, the Urban League of Long Island serves over 15,000 individuals in Nassau and Suffolk counties each year and infuses millions of dollars into the local economy. The agency works to empower the disadvantaged to become economically self-sufficient and socially cognizant community members.
About the Global Chalkboard
BASCOM's Global Chalkboard is an innovative and flexible teaching tool that uses the Internet for learning. The Global Chalkboard provides immediate access to educational Web sites and builds Web-enriched lessons mapped to curriculum goals and state standards.
The Global Chalkboard is both flexible and easy to use. It offers a novice user immediate access to educational sites with the Web Library; it offers an intermediate user prepackaged, ready-to-use BASCOM lessons; and it offers an advanced user a method of building their own, Web-based lessons using the Global Chalkboard's Lesson Creator.
About BASCOM
BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc. is a software development company specializing in curriculum-based, Internet management solutions for K-12 schools. From our beginning in 1996, BASCOM has focused on producing, next-generation, curriculum tools for the K-12 education market.
BASCOM's goal is to help children become successful learners by safely extracting the educational content of the Web. This is accomplished by building Internet teaching tools based on input we've received from K-12 educators. We are constantly adapting our products to meet the changing needs of today's teachers.
BASCOM is a privately held company located in Hauppauge, New York. For more information, visit www.bascom.com