Title: The Artist Spring: When Art Sparks a Revolution
Project Managers: Hannah Hasan, Shaheid Hasan
Affiliation: The Artist Spring
State: North Carolina
Description:
The best way to engage millennials and get them excited about voting and civic engagement is merge those efforts with the (...)
Title: the co.space
Project Mangers: Spud Marshall, Angelina Thomas
Description:
The co.space is a program where university students and experienced change-makers live together for two years. The purpose of the project is to grow and nurture future world-changers. Through the program, (...)
Community College: Miami Dade College Hialeah
Team Managers: Michelle Vargas, Leroy Mendiola, Jeffrey Romeu, Jonathan Vanegas, Juan Bovea, Claudia Prieto, Isabel Ruiz, Michelle Vargas
Project Summary: This project undertakes the college attending parent(s) either in EAP classes or in College (...)
Project: MDC United
Project Manager: Beecher Daniels, Chris Bui, Daniel Rodriguez, David Fredrick, Edward Mercado, Edwin Ramos, Emanuel Oliver, Gerard M. Pean, Gervacio Martinez, Isa Adney, Juan Nunez, Anthony Correa, Michelle Ampie, Shadille Estapan
Community College: Miami Dade College — (...)
Project: H.I.Y.A.! - Helping Individual Youths Achieve
Project Managers: Luna Lopez, Karla Jimenez
Community College: Miami Dade College Wolfson
Project Summary: The H.I.Y.A.! initiative will work to address the lack of civic engagement and college guidance in the K-12 (...)
To address the problem of low graduation and completion rates of undocumented students, a program will target and educate teens from 9-12th grades on their educational options, such as scholarships and institutions that welcome students regardless of their legal status. By partnering with community groups already working on the issue, creating a website and distributing informative podcasts and YouTube videos, the project aims to encourage young students of all backgrounds to become more civically involved in their communities. (...)
To increase college completion rates, a series of four workshops will better prepare students for their futures. The workshops, available for 100 students, will adopt and modify Student Life Skills courses and focus on issues like study skills, transition preparation for four-year colleges, job placement courses and more. If successful, the project aims to expand the workshops into a larger set of courses available for credit and to the entire student population. (...)
A hand book to guide Broward College students to a more active, productive and successful college experience. To increase the number of students who are active in student organizations and activities, a student-run editorial magazine will help increase knowledge of available activities. It will provide information about organizations on campus, upcoming academic events, campus maps, student resources, scholarships and more. It will also provide community service and service learning opportunities. (...)
Breaking Down the Barriers will empower women to make informed decisions that positively affect their college completion efforts, a new program will provide a support network to students. By tackling barriers that women face with respect to college completion, like pregnancies and other unhealthy life choices, the program will help build confidence and self-esteem through support groups, panel discussions and interactive workshops. (...)
SEECE will provide individual and specialized assistance to struggling students, a new center will offer personal tutoring, advisement and other types of academic and moral support. We believe insubstantial academic preparation and inadequate advising, a lack of network support, and/or financial difficulties cause a students to seek employment which may interfere with their collegiate progress and achievement. This is a major factor preventing students from achieving their scholastic potential. (...)