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<big>'''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}'''</big><br />
<big>'''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}'''</big><br />
which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]].
which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]].
<br />The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},
<br />The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},
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Multilingual University & School
Multilingual University & School
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where anyone can teach or take a class or course
where anyone can teach or take a class or course
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===Select Books===
===Select Books===


===Select Conferences Online===




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===Select References===
===Select References===


Glassman, James K. 2012. [http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/openingshot/archives/mutual-funds-for-socially-responsible-investors.html 5 Mutual Funds for Socially Responsible Investors: You don't have to give up performance to invest with your conscience]. Kiplinger's Personal Finance.
Glassman, James K. 2012. [http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/openingshot/archives/mutual-funds-for-socially-responsible-investors.html 5 Mutual Funds for Socially Responsible Investors: You don't have to give up performance to invest with your conscience]. Kiplinger's Personal Finance.


Mieszkowski, Katharine. 2010. [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/us/13bcminerals.html Stanford Considers Guideline for ‘Conflict Minerals’]. June 11. New York, NY: The New York Times.
Mieszkowski, Katharine. 2010. [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/us/13bcminerals.html Stanford Considers Guideline for ‘Conflict Minerals’]. June 11. New York, NY: The New York Times.

Sanford, Carol. 2012. [http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/the_responsible_business_reimagining_sustainability_and_success The Responsible Business: Reimagining Sustainability and Success]. Stanford, CA: Social Innovation Review.


UNEP. 2010. [http://www.unpri.org/principles/ The Principles for Responsible Investment]. The United Nations Environmental Program Financial Initiative.
UNEP. 2010. [http://www.unpri.org/principles/ The Principles for Responsible Investment]. The United Nations Environmental Program Financial Initiative.
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Economics: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Economics
Economics: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Economics

Entrepreneurship: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Entrepreneurship


Finance: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finance
Finance: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finance
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Small Business: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Small_Business
Small Business: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Small_Business






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Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS
Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS


with educational electronics, as well;
with educational electronics, as well;
with musical instruments;
with musical instruments;
value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently;
value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently;
available via mail and electronically;
available via mail and electronically;


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===Careers===
===Careers===

Career counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Career_counseling


Finding / creating a job you really love: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_/_creating_a_job_you_really_love
Finding / creating a job you really love: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_/_creating_a_job_you_really_love
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Counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Counseling
Counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Counseling


===Coordinates===

... in a virtual world




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Android
Android


Brainwave device / Headset




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Send to phone
Send to phone


Tablets




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WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
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(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)





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===Item Number===
===Item Number===

Global ID and Multiple IDs - see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/New_sites_system




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''Free video conferencing''
Google Video Conferencing - in Gmail



iChat - http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html
iChat - http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html
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Skype - http://www.skype.com/
Skype - http://www.skype.com/



''Free, group video conferencing''

AnyMeeting - http://l.anymeeting.com/homepage/


Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin


Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/



=== Universal Translator at WUaS ===

http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator




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World University and School incorporated as a nonprofit in April 2010 and is treated as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity (Pub. 557, p. 19).
World University and School incorporated as a nonprofit in April 2010 and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity, as of 2011.


World University & School is a community of learners and teachers who value — and are themselves strengthened by — the rich diversity of its participants. In order to cultivate a flourishing teaching, learning and creating conversation in a diverse and complex world, WUaS welcomes all languages, students, families, faculty, board members, and staff with differences based on (but not limited to) race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, and economic background.
World University & School is a community of learners and teachers who value — and are themselves strengthened by — the rich diversity of its participants. In order to cultivate a flourishing teaching, learning and creating conversation in a diverse and complex world, WUaS welcomes all languages, students, families, faculty, board members, and staff with differences based on (but not limited to) race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, and economic background.
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