reGenerate Philly Summit Brief
September 6-8, 2013 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
Philadelphia Millennials are emerging as a powerful economic and civic force fueling the city’s growth. In a recent State of the City report, PEW found that the number of young people in Philadelphia grew (...)
College to Career Pathways Summit
Commitments to Action
A lot has happened within this one weekend, Table 11 (aka Too awesome for words), has decided to continue the momentum of our enthusiasm into a group, Passion Class! We are the founders and initial members of Passion Class: Detroit. We (...)
Project Managers: Elton Tate Jr., Mashia Kellum Project Description: Detroit residents are unaware of the policies that are affecting their community. It causes problems educationally and financially. It limits the amount of support from one another, and supportive resources. I would like to (...)
Project Managers: Quentin McKinnon, Turai’ Finley, Trevon Stapleton, Rasul Zakie, CheYah Reeves Project Description: Illiteracy continues to be an issue in Detroit when it relates to employment opportunities and higher education. According to estimates by the National Institute of Literacy, (...)
Project Managers: Marlowe Crawford, Katie Hearn, Laura Katsnelson, Brandi Keeler, Shabella Matthews, Zara Nasir, Rebecca Nikodem Project Description:Have you heard the term “Wi-Fi Desert?” Probably not, considering the term itself is only 24 hours old. A Wi-Fi Desert is an area in which (...)
Project Managers: Chelsea Gallagher, Bobby Dorigo Jones, Sarah Gallagher, Mike KulickAffiliation: Students for Education Reform Project Description: Education policy decisions in Michigan are being discussed without the input of student voice. The future of Detroit public schools is being argued (...)
Project Managers: Jamil Khalid, Tariq Khalid, Amir Khalid, Saleem Sharrief, Kayana SessomAffiliation: Build – On Project Description: The problem is that inner city community Millennials/youth need positive male role models aside from their current teachers to touch on subjects that interest (...)
Project Managers: Nicholas Dansby, Durand Miller, Jordan MillerAffiliation: Michigan State University College Advising Corps Project Description: Detroit Parent Connect will address the basic, pertinent information available to parents regarding College Access. In the city of Detroit there (...)
Project Managers: Sherra BennetAffiliation: University of Michigan – Dearborn
Project Description:
There are multiple barriers facing young people in the public education systems in Detroit (high school & community college/4 yr. colleges/universities) from not only completing their (...)