{"id":11085,"date":"2015-06-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\/press\/aecom-has-announced-that-it-is-donating-more-than-50000-to-the-san-francisco-unified-school-district-sfusd-to-support-the-science-technology-engineering-and-math-stem-program-at-the-willie-l\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T06:36:58","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T10:36:58","slug":"aecom-has-announced-that-it-is-donating-more-than-50000-to-the-san-francisco-unified-school-district-sfusd-to-support-the-science-technology-engineering-and-math-stem-program-at-the-willie-l","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/press-releases\/aecom-has-announced-that-it-is-donating-more-than-50000-to-the-san-francisco-unified-school-district-sfusd-to-support-the-science-technology-engineering-and-math-stem-program-at-the-willie-l\/","title":{"rendered":"AECOM has announced that it is donating more than $50,000 to the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to support the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Program at the Willie L. Brown Jr. Middle School."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AECOM made the announcement locally at a charity benefit on June 18 that it co-sponsored with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to celebrate the scheduled fall opening of the school.<\/p>\n<p>AECOM\u2019s donation reflects the company\u2019s commitment to community involvement and furthering STEM education, which aligns with San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee\u2019s efforts to improve the quality of public education within the city\u2019s most economically disadvantaged communities.<\/p>\n<p>The Willie L. Brown Jr. Middle School is the first SFUSD school aligned with the internationally benchmarked \u201cNext Generation Science Standards.\u201d&#160;<\/p>\n<p>The local announcement was made a day before the 83<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual Meeting of the U.S Conference of Mayors in San Francisco, where mayors convened to discuss the challenges facing the nation\u2019s cities and their metropolitan areas.<\/p>\n<p><b>About<\/b>&#160;<b>AECOM<\/b><br \/>\nAECOM&#160;is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public- and private-sector clients. With nearly 100,000 employees \u2014 including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals \u2014 serving clients in over 150 countries around the world,&#160;AECOM&#160;is ranked as the #1 engineering design firm by revenue in <i>Engineering News-Record<\/i>&#160;magazine\u2019s annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by&#160;<i>Fortune&#160;<\/i>magazine as a World\u2019s Most Admired Company. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high-rise buildings and government. AECOM&#160;provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients\u2019 projects. A&#160;<i>Fortune 500<\/i>&#160;firm,&#160;AECOM&#160;companies, including&#160;URS Corporation&#160;and&#160;Hunt Construction Group, had revenue of approximately&#160;$19 billion&#160;during the 12 months ended&#160;March 31, 2015. More information on&#160;AECOM&#160;and its services can be found at&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\">aecom.com\/taiwan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\" padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-align: start; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; white-space: normal; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); widows: 1; font-size: 11.6000003814697px; text-indent: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">NR 15-0607<\/p>\n<p style=\" padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-align: start; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; white-space: normal; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); widows: 1; font-size: 11.6000003814697px; text-indent: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">Source: AECOM<\/p>\n<p style=\" padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-align: start; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; white-space: normal; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); widows: 1; font-size: 11.6000003814697px; text-indent: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"><b style=\" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Media Contact:<\/b><br style=\" padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" \/><br \/>\nEd Mayer<br style=\" padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" \/><br \/>\nVice President, Corporate Communications<br style=\" padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" \/><br \/>\n732.564.3380<br style=\" padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" \/...\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-11085","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/11085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/11085\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=11085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}