Howard University College Visit

 

Howard University (HU) Michigan Club is comprised
of students from the state of Michigan. Our organization hosts social,
community service, and informational events for our fellow Michiganders, as
well as the greater HU community. We strive for excellence and believe in
the power of the student. It is with this spirit that we plan to help
Michigan high school students make wise and informed decisions about their
educational future.

The Michigan Club would like to invite interested students
(juniors and seniors) to the thirteenth annual *“Escape to
the Capstone" Experience. The trip will commence the morning of *Wednesday, April 2, 2014, and end Sunday,April 6, 2014. * Students will simulate college life by residing in
dormitories, attending classes, and touring Howard University’s campus as
well as Washington, DC.

All high school seniors interested in receiving an invitation to the Escape
to the Capstone program* must apply and have been accepted to Howard
University. *Please apply by Howard’s early action date of November 1st.* *Escape to the Capstone applications will be made available following their acceptance to the university. The Escape to the Capstone application for high school seniors must be completed and *postmarked by Sunday, February 9, 2014.* As the deadline to apply to Howard University is February 15, 2014.

Please contact the following individuals for additional information:

Coordinator: Ciearra Jefferson (313)685-6178
Co-Coordinator: Elizabeth Jenkins (313)520-0075

Michigan Racial Preference Ban

 ACLU: Michigan's racial preferences ban 

creates separate, unequal admissions

•  Washington— An attorney who is seeking to overturn Michigan’s constitutional ban against racial preferences in university admissions said Thursday the 2006 amendment has created separate and unequal college admissions systems in Michigan that could spread to other states if the law is not struck down.
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• See the full article at the link below.
  
  From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131010/POLITICS03/310100123#ixzz2hpqfLKe7

EEVPA Calendar of Events

The Bulldog Bulletin

Counselors have scheduled several colleges to recruit interested seniors. 12th graders are given the opportunity to sign-up to attend through English classes. Recruitment activities are held 4th period in the Auditorium. Please encourage any seniors with whom you come to begin listening, gathering information, planning, completing applications, re-taking the ACT (if needed), and looking for scholarships. 

Junior League of Detroit 2014 Centennial Scholarship

Seniors it never to late to apply for scholarship funding for college.  EEVPA Career Center is dedicated to providing seniors with current funding opportunities.

In 2014, the Junior League of Detroit (JLD) will celebrate 100 years of service.  In honor of this occasion, JLD will award one hundred $1,000.00 scholarships.

Please visit the Career Center for and application or JLD website.

9th Grade Door Contest

Detroit Scholarship Fund

 

The Detroit Regional Chamber is taking the lead role in implementing a new scholarship, the Detroit Scholarship Fund (DSF), which is available to spring 2013 graduates of any Detroit high school. This includes students graduating from schools operated by Detroit Public Schools and the Education Achievement Authority, as well as self-governing, charter, private, alternative and parochial schools.

In June of 2011, Governor Rick Snyder announced a plan to provide every young person in Detroit with financial assistance toward a two-year associate degree or technical certificate. The DSF will cover any difference between the full cost of tuition and mandatory fees and the amount of Pell and TIP grants offered to students to attend any of the five community colleges in the tri-county area: Wayne County Community College District, Macomb Community College, Schoolcraft College, Oakland Community College and Henry Ford Community College.

The Chamber is drawing on more than 20 years of experience administering the Detroit Compact to create and implement this new scholarship program. Chamber staff members are now scheduling presentations to register students at each eligible school in the city. The sooner the Chamber team is able to connect with your team, the sooner students can begin registering for this great opportunity.

Please contact Stacy Boone at 313.596.0324 or sboone@detroitchamber.com, or Carolyn Cole at 313.596.0373 or ccole@detroitchamber.com to schedule a presentation at your earliest convenience. Boone will coordinate activities on the west side of the city, while Cole will coordinate activities on the east side of the city (including the downtown area).

For more information about the DSF, please visit DetroitScholarshipFund.com.

Thank you in advance for your help in making the Detroit Scholarship Fund a success.

Robert Troutman
Director, Education and Talent Programs
Detroit Regional Chamber