The advisorâs role is an active rather than a passive one and the process of advising requires the following objectives to be met for each student assigned as an advisee: Help students define and develop realistic educational career plans through schedule planning for each semester and summer school, if appropriate.
About This Book. Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers.
Bill Gates is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft. Under Gates` leadership, Microsoft`s mission has been to improve software and to make it easier for people to use computers. He and his wife founded The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which funds global health, education and public library projects. Independently produced for NPR by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman with John Gregory and Viki Merrick.