Event provides college information to families in the
What: |
At the College Rocks! Fair, hundreds of students will visit with college representatives; meet with early college programs staff; participate in campus tours; attend breakout sessions on “kid’s college,” financial aid for high schoolers and college prep for middle schoolers; and search for college information online. |
When: |
Saturday, October 11, 2008 • 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
Where: |
Our Lady of the
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Why: |
The promise of access to college and to educational technology has not been fulfilled for low-income Hispanic students, particularly first-generation college students and their families. In Edgewood, only 13 percent of high school graduates enroll in a four-year At this event, IDRA is introducing the second phase of its Technology Enhanced Community Neighborhood Organizations (TECNO 2.0) project through four TECNO college resource centers for first-generation Hispanic students and their families in the
The four centers will provide community-based college access and computer support to high school students and their families. The four centers are
Also as partners, Our Lady of the
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Who: |
Fair participants: Several hundred
TECNO 2.0 (Technology-Enhanced Community Neighborhood Organizations) is a project of IDRA and is funded by the TG Public Benefit Program and JP Morgan Chase. |
Visuals: |
Students and families at computers and talking with college representatives |
Media Contact: Christie L. Goodman, APR, at IDRA, 210-444-1710; christie.goodman@idra.org
For more information about the project or the centers, contact Leticia Rodríguez, Ed.M. at IDRA, 210-444-1710; leticia.rodriguez@idra.org.