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🚀 Attention HBCU hustlers! Ally Financial and TMCF are on the hunt for the next big entrepreneurs through the Moguls in the Making comp. Represent your school, score up to $20k in scholarships, land an internship, and more. Got what it takes? Step up and shine! #HBCUMoguls #HBCULifestyle #MakeItHappen

A few months ago, we spoke with Carla Kersey, Project Development Coordinator at Kentucky Educational Development Corporation, who supports HS students through project-based internships. Here's a highlight from our conversation: "Project Based Learning is so much more than hands-on experiences in the classroom; it's also about workforce development." Discover how PBL can enhance teaching and learning and contribute to vital workforce development in our PBL Spotlights: PBL in Career & Tech Education, where National Faculty members share their perspectives on PBL & CTE. Link: https://lnkd.in/dDZ-S8Nu

Such an insightful workshop!!

Check out Public Allies National Board member and staff alum, Marc McAleavey, MSW's, blog post on leadership development! In this piece, he shares his belief that everyone has the capacity and skills to step up and lead positive change in their communities. ⭐ "Public Allies believes that everyone leads: that leadership isn’t a position, but actions we take. Through this, I have come to know that leadership is like a muscle that everyone has... However, when we marry our gifts and talents with the hopes and dreams of our neighbors, our leadership muscles grow and thrive in the power of community."

In the Quad Cities, many working families struggle to make ends meet. To create a brighter future and drive economic empowerment, #UnitedWayQC is teaming up with community partners to bridge the gap between education and high-demand careers. From early career exploration in K-12 to expanding mentorships, internships and apprenticeships, we’re committed to creating pathways to success for all Quad Citizens. Discover how these efforts are making a difference: https://bityl.co/S8YF

In the latest edition of #CASChronicles, we talked with #USFBulls who have participated in the School of Public Affairs, University of South Florida's Legislative Internship Program (LIP) and how the experience positively impacted them as they prepare for the professional world. See what they said -- and how YOU can get involved this year -- on our news site, CAS Chronicles. ⬇️ https://ow.ly/JhJX50QGH4u

A few months ago, we spoke with Carla Kersey, Project Development Coordinator at Kentucky Educational Development Corporation, who supports HS students through project-based internships. Here's a highlight from our conversation: "Project Based Learning is so much more than hands-on experiences in the classroom; it's also about workforce development." Discover how PBL can enhance teaching and learning and contribute to vital workforce development in our PBL Spotlights: PBL in Career & Tech Education, where National Faculty members share their perspectives on PBL & CTE. Link: https://lnkd.in/dDZ-S8Nu

SWVA business leader Mike Quillen recently wrote in the Bristol Herald Courier: "Bipartisan budget amendments now before the General Assembly will help achieve this goal of providing internship opportunities... [&] make college more affordable for young Virginians." Read more below. Will you urge legislators to include funding for internships and college affordability in the state budget? Take action NOW at growth4va.com/action.

On one of my many plane rides this past week, a mother was telling me how her 24-year-old son failed to launch after college. I told her about the resarch for "There Is Life After College" where we surveyed hundreds of young adults to figure out what they did IN college to help them AFTER college. We separated them into three groups: Sprinters, Wanderers, or Stragglers in the race to adulthood. While we imagine that most college grads start out as Sprinters, only one-third of twenty-somethings do (each group is about 1/3 in size). None are defined by one set of qualities, but Sprinters share several attributes: 💵 A job in high school to understand the nuances and basic requirements of the workplace. 💡Picked a major early on in college and stuck with it, which allowed them to dedicate time to outside-the-classroom pursuits. 📌 Internships. 79% had at least one internship in college. 💳 Less than $10K of student-loan debt, freeing them to pick job opportunities without regard to pay. What else do you think students need to do IN college for success afterwards?

So many excellent observations in the responses to Jeff Selingo's post asking what students need to do IN college for success afterwards! I offer similar ones and others (seek faculty/staff/peer mentors, be a mentor, engage with the career center's resources, network with alums and others, study abroad, engage in extra curricular activities, develop executive functioning skills, be a student leader, connect with a campus leader, learn and use proper email etiquette with professors and administrators, take steps to get a job, learn about and use campus resources, and many more) in a road map for college success that I developed based on my three decades of supporting college students. The road map (https://lnkd.in/eFaCU2yD) outlines five main areas of focus with action items in each:  1. Wellness 2. Academic Success 3. Know and Use Your Resources 4. Build Your Community 5. Create Your Future