{"id":19559,"date":"2023-02-21T09:36:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T14:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=19559"},"modified":"2023-02-21T09:36:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T14:36:17","slug":"orange-county-mayor-and-rosen-hotels-resorts-president-to-visit-workers-participating-in-international-drive-english-language-learning-pilot-program","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-mayor-and-rosen-hotels-resorts-president-to-visit-workers-participating-in-international-drive-english-language-learning-pilot-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Mayor and Rosen Hotels &#038; Resorts President to Visit Workers Participating in International Drive English Language Learning Pilot Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-14519\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Demings_Seal_Full_Color-241x241-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Mayor Demings' Seal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Demings_Seal_Full_Color-241x241-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Demings_Seal_Full_Color-241x241-1.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>WHAT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In September 2022, Orange County Government launched a pilot program for onsite English language instruction tailored to the needs of working adults in the I-Drive CRA and taught by educators from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/global.ucf.edu\/\">UCF Global<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosenhotels.com\/\">Rosen Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/a>\u00a0accepted the offer and nearly 65 employees signed up, with some 100 more expressing interest. Rosen Hotels &amp; Resorts has provided space for the classes and is paying their employees to attend as part of their workday. Through a grant from Orange County, Aeras Foundation is providing digital devices to enable hybrid learning.<\/p>\n<p>There are three 8-week sessions, known as cycles, that include Foundational, Beginning and High-Intermediate curriculum. As the second cycle nears completion, Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and Rosen Hotels &amp; Resorts President Harris Rosen will visit classes to meet students who are participating in pilot program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jerry L. Demings, Orange County Mayor<\/li>\n<li>Harris Rosen, Rosen Hotels &amp; Resorts President and COO<\/li>\n<li>Nataly Chandia, UCF Global Associate Vice President<\/li>\n<li>David Collins, Chief Executive Officer, Aeras Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Upon request, additional partners, students, and instructors will be made available for media interviews and inquiries onsite.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, February 23, 2023<br \/>\n8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.<br \/>\n**This event promptly begins at 8:40 a.m.**<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rosen Plaza \u2013 Ballroom A<br \/>\n9700 International Dr.<br \/>\nOrlando, FL 32819<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDIA: <\/strong>Please RSVP by emailing <a href=\"mailto:PIO@ocfl.net\">PIO@ocfl.net<\/a>. Parking information will be provided.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE INFORMATION: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/ESOL\">www.ocfl.net\/ESOL<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT: In September 2022, Orange County Government launched a pilot program for onsite English language instruction tailored to the needs of working adults in the I-Drive CRA and taught by educators from\u00a0UCF Global. Rosen Hotels &amp; Resorts\u00a0accepted the offer and nearly 65 employees signed up, with some 100 more expressing interest. Rosen Hotels &amp; Resorts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-19559","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Orange County Mayor and Rosen Hotels &amp; Resorts President to Visit Workers Participating in International Drive English Language Learning Pilot Program<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-mayor-and-rosen-hotels-resorts-president-to-visit-workers-participating-in-international-drive-english-language-learning-pilot-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Orange County Mayor and Rosen Hotels &amp; Resorts President to Visit Workers Participating in International Drive English Language Learning Pilot Program\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WHAT: In September 2022, Orange County Government launched a pilot program for onsite English language instruction tailored to the needs of working adults in the I-Drive CRA and taught by educators from\u00a0UCF Global. 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