Three different people, three different paths… In our latest Career Journeys videos, LaTrenda Sherrill, M.B.A., a business consultant, talks about entrepreneurship. Omar Badran tells us about nursing and his work as a service Improvement Specialist for UPMC’s Intensive Care Units. And the Rev. Lee Scott shares the soul-nurturing satisfactions he finds tending his family’s farm […]
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Covestro features Student Powered Solutions project in new magazine
Student Powered Solutions project makes Covestro’s sustainability magazine We’re honored that one of our Student Powered Solutions projects was featured in Covestro LLC’s newly issues sustainability magazine. A team of Covestro employees working on the company’s Future of Mobility initiative engaged student teams to envision what features would be needed in autonomous vehicles. To learn […]
Middle school students and mentors reflect on year of growth
Middle school students and their mentors reflect on year of growth At the closing sessions of our Be A Middle School Mentor (BAMSM) program last month, students and counselors alike recounted a year of learning, fun, and growth Sharing reflections at Woodland Hills Intermediate School, for example, one student said there was no doubt in […]
PBL team tapped for TechBoston training
Consortium instructors help TechBoston apply PBL to emergency remote learning Our Project-Based Learning (PBL) team worked with a group of Boston educators during the spring on ways of adapting PBL techniques to remote instruction at a time when they, along with teachers across the country, were thrown headlong into creating virtual classrooms. PBL instructors Aaron […]
An expression of support
An expression of support… The magnitude of the loss and frustration being felt in our Black community is unfathomable. Words cannot express our sorrow and concern for those who are grieving. Please know that we love and care for you. But it’s not enough to express our sympathy. We must act as well. Since the […]
Consortium collaborates with Partner4Work on summer youth employment
Consortium to provide curriculum and training for summer youth employment program In collaboration with Partner4Work, The Consortium will be offering both curriculum and staff training to agencies that provide summer employment for youth as part of the Learn & Earn program. In past years, as part of a federally-funded initiative that the state administers through […]
TFIM takes career exploration to virtual format
Virtual format enabled TFIM to continue career explorations Virtual presentations and chats with professionals from two disparate fields—wildlife conservation and engineering—provided excellent opportunities this month for interested students to explore those careers. At the same time, the events provided proof of a concept for The Future Is Mine (TFIM). TFIM, our career exploration program for […]
Consortium launches video series to support career learning
Executive Director outlines Consortium’s plans for supporting schools during COVID-19
Message from the Consortium’s Executive Director: A tale of two We know this has been a deeply unnerving time for the schools and educators we serve as well as our community and business partners. We think about all of you daily and hope to continue working with you even amid this anxiety-ridden backdrop of silenced […]
Announcing our Champions of Learning finalists for 2020…
Finalists for 2020 Champions of Learning Awards announced; Awards reception postponed Eighteen individuals spanning six categories have been selected as finalists for the annual Champions of Learning Awards that we offer in partnership with United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Finalists are being recognized for the contributions they make professionally or as volunteers to ensure support […]