Are you an ambitious first-generation college student? New York Needs You‘s intensive 2-year program includes bi-weekly career workshops where Fellows develop relationships with highly accomplished community and business leaders.

Apply for the 2012 NYNY Fellowship where you will:

• Earn a $2,500 professional development grant
• Access 2 summer internships at prestigious companies and organizations
• Receive individualized support from a Mentor Coach
• Obtain in-kind services and products such as free business attire, free writing and ESL support, subsidized test prep, discounted laptops and tablet computers
• Network with leading industry professionals

Application Deadline: March 1, 2012

To apply: http://www.newyorkneedsyou.org/apply/fellow-application

For more information, email: applications@newyorkneedsyou.org

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Want to more information on NYNY?  New York Needs You is a non-profit organization with the distinctive and vital vision to champion high-potential first-generation college students by providing them with the most intensive career mentorship program in New York City.

To view our 2011 Fellow Class profiles, visit: http://www.newyorkneedsyou.org/fellows/class/2011

To view our current Mentor Coach directory, visit: http://www.newyorkneedsyou.org/mentors/alpha

Our TechBridge and Youth Connections models have proven effective for both In-School (younger) and Out-of-School (older) youth.  The three primary components of TechBridge are Work-Based Learning (Basic Skills), Work Readiness, and Occupational Skills training.

• Work-Based Learning: Henkels & McCoy provides an individualized, computer based, instructor-supported model, focusing on the specific needs of industry.

• Work Readiness: Our pre-test prescribes a set of individual lessons targeting eleven competency areas. The lessons align with employer expectations for employees. The post-test documents skills mastery.

• Occupational Skills: Building on the company’s strengths as a utility contractor, we offer “suitcased” customized technical training in many areas

For more information on how to get started with this program, see the attached flier: Green Labor Training Flier

Click to view the Angela E. Randall Scholarship Application.

If you have any questions, please contact Letitia M. Smith at LetitiaMSmith@me.com

Please see this detailed description of what the placement exams at CUNY are like and how to best prepare for the placement exams – Overview of the CUNY Placement Exam

Mercy College (Ferry Dobbs Campus) – Tuesday, February 21st 9am – 1pm

St. Thomas Aquinas College – Wednesday, February 22nd 9am – 2pm

CUNY Hunter – Thursday, February 23rd 9am – 1pm

New York University (NYU) – Friday, February 24th 9am – 1pm

All trips are free and include a campus tour, HEOP/EOP/Seek presentations, admissions presentation and financial aid presentation.

For more information, contact Sasha Jimenez at 718-652-0470.

Black men’s dismal college enrollments, disengagement and underachievement, and low rates of baccalaureate degree completion are among the most pressing and complex issues in American higher education. Perhaps more troubling than the problems themselves is the way they are continually mishandled by educators, policymakers, and concerned others. Amplifying the troubled status of Black male students at all levels of education has, unfortunately, yielded few solutions. Thus, educational outcomes for this population have remained stagnant or worsened in recent years. This is attributable, at least in part, to the deficit orientation that is constantly reinforced in media, academic research journals, and educational practice. To increase their educational attainment, the popular one-sided emphasis on failure and low-performing Black male undergraduates must be counterbalanced with insights gathered from those who somehow manage to navigate their way to and through higher education, despite all that is stacked against them. This report is based on the National Black Male College Achievement Study, the largest-ever qualitative research study of Black undergraduate men. Offered in the report are key insights on success from achievers at 42 colleges and universities in 20 states across the U.S. Also included are details about the research design and methods; information on the full sample and participating institutions; profiles of a few study participants; a summary of key findings from the study; and implications for educators, administrators, families, and policymakers.

In honor of Digital Learning Day today, Kaplan is offering you access to digital resources that will help your student with test preparation and college admissions — all for free. Starting today, Kaplan will debut a free digital tool each weekday until February 7 on its Facebook page.

Today’s free digital resource: SAT® or ACT® Digital Flashcards!
Does your student have a few minutes at breakfast or before math class? She or he can sneak in more prep on the go with Kaplan’s Digital SAT or ACT Flashcards. Your student can:

• Track his or her score
• Skip cards and return to them later
• Randomize card order
• Sort cards by subject
• Remove cards that he or she knows

This product works on a desktop or laptop computer, smart phone or tablet.

Don’t miss four more days of free digital products!
In order to get our Digital Flashcards and more free resources, like us on Facebook and check back daily for more details on a free:

• SAT or ACT lesson
• College Admissions eBook
• SAT and ACT intro eBook
• SAT Practice Test

Recipients will spend six-weeks on campus earning college credit and developing college-readiness skills. The scholarship covers program costs (tuition, room, and board) as well as transportation from New York City to our campus at the beginning of the program and the return trip back to New York City at the end of the program.

The program is highly competitive. Selected applicants will be chosen for an in-person interview and scholarship recipients will be determined from the interview pool. We can consider no more than five students from each NYCDOE school who meet the following criteria:

• Current juniors attending a NYC public high school
• Have a minimum overall average of 85 percent
• Mature, disciplined, and ready for college-level work

Visit the following webpage for full program and scholarship details, http://www.uc.syr.edu/city/ and to access the online application. Do not delay! The application deadline is February 26^th and the fee has been waived for applicants.

Please contact the Syracuse University Summer College office at 315-443-5000, sumcoll@syr.edu with any questions. Be sure to reference the SU Summer College NYC Scholarship Program.