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The international award recognizes JA programs that promote creative thinking, encourage entrepreneurial spirit and reward innovative projects that can be successfully replicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur partnership with Junior Achievement continues to grow and expand,\u201d said Kelly Astro, director of Research and Civic Engagement for <a href=\"https:\/\/honors.ucf.edu\/\">UCF\u2019s Burnett Honors College<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s the most unique JA-university partnership in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several of UCF\u2019s JA programs have been lauded as leading national examples of involving youths in the community and inspiring them to improve the quality of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>For the 2007-08 year, UCF students contributed almost 34,500 service-learning hours and $100,000 through JA programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Junior Achievement of Central Florida, through its partnership with UCF, was one of eight JA offices to receive the 2008 MetLife Foundation Entrepreneurial Award. 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