Women of WISE

Promise Fellow site, Women's Initiative for Self-Empowerment (WISE) is featured in a local paper! WISE is a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 to help Asian, African and Latino immigrant women and girls succeed in this country. One of their programs, Girls Getting Ahead in Leadership (GGAL) aims to teach low-income immigrant high school girls what they need to know to get into college and how to finance it.

Way to go, women of WISE!

Youth Issues via Webinars

There's still time to sign up for some timely webinars related to working with youth. Well Aware is offering webinars about suicide and cyberbullying.

Workshops for Girls!

The YWCA is offering some all-day workshops for young girls! Click here for more information!

Race to Nowhere

Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people across the country who have been pushed to the brink, educators who are burned out and worried that students aren’t developing the skills they need, and parents who are trying to do what’s best for their kids, Race to Nowhere points to the silent epidemic in our schools: cheating has become commonplace, students have become disengaged, stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant, and young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired.

Race to Nowhere is a call to mobilize families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens.

In a grassroots sensation already feeding a groundswell for change, hundreds of theaters, schools and organizations nationwide are hosting community screenings during a six month campaign to screen the film nationwide. Tens of thousands of people are coming together, using the film as the centerpiece for raising awareness, radically changing the national dialogue on education and galvanizing change.

Century College Presents "Reach for the Stars" 11th Annual Young Women’s Conference.

Reach for the Stars “is a conference to encourage girls in grades six through ten to discover their unique interests and talents and to explore the wide range of future careers open to them. We want young women to connect their education to their economic future and to visualize themselves as successful and fulfilled workers.”

When: Saturday, April 2, 2011. 9:30 am -3:15 pm
Where: Century College, East Campus
How much: $10 per girl, $10 per adult

For more information, see http://www.century.edu/files/events/ywc_flyer.pdf
Or contact: Tracy Lybeck, 651.779.3967

The State of College Access in Minnesota

The Minnesota College Access Network will be releasing their latest findings about college access in the state of Minnesota. MCAN will host presentations in two locations:

Augsburg College:

Tuesday, March 29, 2011; 9:30 AM – 11 AM
Augsburg College (Minneapolis Campus), 2211 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis MN
Sateren Auditorium - Music Hall
Register Here

Winona State University:

Monday, April 11, 2011; 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Winona State University, 170 West Sanborn St, Winona MN
East Hall, Kryzsko Commons
Register Here

Data from over 3000 Minnesotan students will be presented, along with recommendations for practice and policy related to access and readiness. Space is limited so please register today!

Free ACT Prep for high school students

The Doorway Center, a college and resource center sponsored by the Saint Paul Public library is offering ACT prep help and practice tests in the coming months.

ACT prep:
March 22, 3pm-5pm: English, Reading, & Writing
March 24, 3pm-5pm: Math & Science
@ Dayton’s Bluff Recreation Center
800 Conway Street, St. Paul, MN 55106

There will also be a free ACT practice test:
Saturday, March 26, 8:30am
@ Harding High School [room 1323]
1540 6th Street E, St. Paul, MN 55106
If you have any questions, please contact Douachee Lee: douachee.lee@ci.stpaul.mn.us  651.353.6868
All students must register for the
PRACTICE ACT TEST by emailing douachee.lee@ci.stpaul.mn.us with the following
information: name, high school, & phone number

For more information, please contact: Douachee Lee: douachee.lee@ci.stpaul.mn.us 651.353.6868

For more information on the Doorway Center visit: http://www.stpaul.lib.mn.us/locations/sunray-doorway.html