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2011 Conference:
Moving to the Head of the Class: Overcoming Socioeconomic Barriers to Postsecondary Education
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Por favor contacte a la Dra. Laura González, miembro del AEC, en (336) 256-1369 o lmgonza2@uncg.edu para recibir más información.
Moving to the Head of the Class: Overcoming Socioeconomic Barriers to Postsecondary Education
Please join us on February 12th from 8:30AM until 2:30PM in the Elliot University Center featuring:
Keynote Speaker: Dr. C. Adolfo Bermeo
"Many Rivers to Cross: The Struggle for Access, Equity, and Social Justice in Higher Education"
Panelists from area colleges and universities
"Institutional Successes and Struggles with Breaking Down Barriers"
Information fair of local resources for educational access and equity
Presentation of art work by students of the Pathways Center
Afternoon sessions featuring:
faculty and staff of UNCG presenting research
UNCG student voices
the UNCG Guarantee Program
representatives from CFNC, AVID, and GEAR-Up
and the National Center for Homeless Education
This event is free and open to the public.
Afternoon Sessions
- Homeless, Not Helpless: Why Homelessness Does Not Foreclose College Dreams
- Promoting College Readiness from Kindergarten - High School Graduation: Educators' Perspectives & Recommendations
- Strategies for Promoting Access to College: Successful Examples from CFNC, GEAR UP, and AVID
- College Aspirations Versus Applications: What Prevents Some Students from Following Through?
- Class Relations and Higher Education
- UNCG Guarantee: Moving North Carolina to the Head of the Class
- Student Voices: Stories about the success and failures in accessing postsecondry education
- Testing and Access for Students from Diverse Language Backgrounds
Registration
To register click here
Para leer en Español haga clic aquí.