Current and Upcoming K-16 Partnerships Event: Next Steps

Posted by on February 29, 2012

The K-16 Partnerships Network has been hard at work developing programs and projects that are being implemented this semester.

On February 17th we kicked off the spring semester with a great networking and information sharing event hosted by the non-profit partnerships committee. We brought together 45 Network Members to discuss university-non-profit-school partnerships, unique uses for college students and how to sustain higher commitments within these partnerships.

The College Access Committee is excited to be taking applications for our first big event of the semester happening on March 10th! Read more below and apply here: https://phennd.org/

K-16 Partnerships Spring Forum

The K-16 Partnerships Spring Forum discussed many issues facing the K-16 community. Each presenter brought a unique perspective to the table. The goal of this event was to provide participants with information from professors, college students, non-profit professionals and school administrators. During the three panel sessions each constituency was represented which allowed for rich dialogue and discussion about what meaningful K-16 partnerships look like.

Presenter List

Aramis Gutierrez: Director: Rutgers Future Scholars, Rutgers University

Brian Peterson: Director: Makuu Black Cultural Center,

Co-Founder: Ase Academy, University of Pennsylvania

Tiffani Gottlieb: Senior Program Director: Jumpstart Campus Based region

Gavin Grant: Vice President: Youth Action Team, Temple University

Michelle Grimley: GEAR UP and AVID program coordinator, School District of Philadelphia

Frances Rust: Director of Teacher Education: Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

Brittney Sampson: Sociology major, education minor Bryn Mawr College

Nell Anderson: Director, Bryn Mawr College Civic Engagement Office

Dr. Kathleen McCladdie: Principal, Parkway West High School

Ellen Polsky: Director of Education, Nationalities Services Center

Atnre S. Alleyne: Co-Founder: TeenSHARP, Rutgers University

David Cooper Moore: Assistant Professor, Temple University Center for Media and Information Literacy

Gretchen Suess: Director of Evaluation, Netter Center for Community Partnerships, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania

Jordan Lowe: Urban studies major, Netter Center Evaluation Team, University of Pennsylvania

Margarita Dorfman: Master’s student in Nursing, Netter Center Evaluation Team, University of Pennsylvania

Next Steps Event

March 10^th 2012, 11:00AM-2:00PM

For all college students from Philadelphia dedicated to college success, PHENND is excited to introduce an opportunity for you to help shape the support given to incoming Philadelphia High School students attending your school in fall 2012.

Whereas local colleges and universities are seeing record numbers of Philadelphia applicants, the proportion of our students that actually matriculate and graduate is far less.

The Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development College Access Committee needs your help to be part of a team of college students that will mentor graduating high school seniors in essential skills such as time management, how to reach out for academic support and how to get involved in clubs and activities on campus. These teams will form a planning committee in anticipation for welcome receptions and activities in April and May and July.
You will be working with high school students who need it the most, especially those who have not yet received support from their school or other programs. Represent your campus and encourage newly admitted students to make this life-changing decision!

Next Steps Application

What: Initial planning meeting with college students from Philadelphia
Where: School District of Philadelphia room 1072
440 North Broad Street at the corner of Broad and Spring Garden

When: March 10^th, 2012
When: 11:00AM-2:00PM

Contact Liz Shriver: eshriver@phennd.org, 215-573-2379 with questions.

Lunch will be provided.