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Welcome
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Welcome to Dream Project’s e-newsletter. These quarterly updates are an easy way for friends and alumni to stay connected with one another and to learn about Dream Project’s efforts and events. With contributions from mentors, mentees, staff and alumni, we hope this keeps you informed on all things Dream Project!
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Checking in with AmeriCorps
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Meet our new AmeriCorps members. Ross Taylor and Lirra Zullo, two former Dream Project high school leads, return to work behind the scenes as AmeriCorps volunteers. We also catch up with Michael Zhang and Jeremy Webb, the 2013–14 AmeriCorps volunteers. Learn more. |
Summer Melt: What is it? |
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Up to 40% of college-intending students who have already made deposits to their chosen college don’t end up on campus in the fall. This phenomenon is called “summer melt.” Students who are low-income are more likely “melt away” over this critical summer period. Learn what the Dream Project is doing to help college-bound mentees get to campus. Learn more. |
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Admissions Workshop Weekend |
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More than 750 low-income and first-generation high school students from the Puget Sound region will come to the UW campus in November for Admissions Workshop Weekend (AWW). College admissions counselors, writing tutors and mentors will assist students with all parts of the application process. Our goal: each student will apply to at least three colleges by the end of the weekend. Read on. |
Grant News |
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Dream Project received a $50,000 grant from USA Funds last August for the 2014-2015 school year. The grant, entitled “Mentorship in Action: Being Leaders, Creating Leaders,” will support costs associated with Dream Project’s weekly high school visits as well as the program’s college student leadership and career development activities. Learn more. |
Alumni Connect and Give Back |
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Networks are EVERYTHING. It's how you get connected to an internship, a job, a person of interest, meeting celebrities, etc. Dream Project has a LARGE network; it has touched so many people's lives and we are all on different paths. Read on to learn about new ways to stay connected and help future generations of Huskies. Learn more. |
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