NC Community College Students Invited to Help Solve College Completion Crisis
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Oct. 22-24, 150 NC community college students will gather to discuss the American college completion crisis during the first of three national summits on education titled "Target 2020: My Education. Our Future."
At each summit, participants will discuss barriers to completing their education and will develop solutions to address them. The top five solutions, selected by participants, will receive financial and expert support valued up to $7,500 to be implemented around the country as on-campus or online projects.
The application to attend "Target 2020" is available online at Mobilize.org/Target2020. All expenses will be paid for accepted participants.
"For the first time in the 21st century, the current generation of college-aged Americans will be less educated than their parents," said Maya Enista, CEO of Mobilize.org. "If the current student population, all members of the Millennial Generation, is somehow falling short of achieving its educational goals, our country faces a significant problem with consequences impacting our nation for decades to come."
With the launch of the American Graduation Initiative, a commitment by the current presidential administration to help an additional 8 million students complete their postsecondary education by 2020 and equip them with the skills needed for 21st century jobs, Mobilize.org believes young adults must also play an active role in the future of education in our country.
The "Target 2020" summit will facilitate discussion and dialogue between students, civic leaders, and administration officials to turn challenges students face and their ideas to address them into tangible, community solutions with measurable results.
Invited speakers in NC include: Alberto Retana, Director of Community Outreach for the U.S. Department of Education, NC Senator Kay Hagan, NC Gov. Beverly Perdue, and Dr. Scott Ralls, President of the NC Community College System, among others.
The NC "Target 2020" summit is made possible through a partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the North Carolina Community College System, Central Piedmont Community College, and WTVI.
Summits will also be held in California and Florida in 2011.
About Mobilize.org
Mobilize.org is an all-partisan organization, built and led by Millennials. Its mission is to improve the way democracy works by investing in Millennial-driven solutions. For more information, visit www.Mobilize.org.
SOURCE Mobilize.org
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