by Web Admin | Jul 18, 2019 | News & Updates
SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc. is proud to announce that AT&T Aspire has awarded $125,000 to SER education programs. The purpose of their decision is to support SER Jobs for Progress National’s Propel Robotics program in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, which serves 150 opportunity youth, with an emphasis on female students and underrepresented minorities, to explore and pursue STEM fields of interest. We want to thank AT&T Aspire for their generous contribution and look forward to further empower students to reach their highest potential.
Read the full letter from AT&T Aspire below:
Congratulations! We are very much looking forward to working with you and your team on our shared goal to empower students everywhere to reach their highest potential.
Through AT&T Aspire, we are investing in students today – at home, in the classroom, at work – to prepare them for success tomorrow. We see tremendous value in your education program and are pleased to award a contribution in the amount of $125,000.00 for SER Jobs for Progress National Inc
The purpose of the contribution is:
To support SER Jobs for Progress National’s Propel Robotics program in five locations (three existing and two new locations) in the Dallas-Fort Worth area serving 150 opportunity youth, with an emphasis on female students and underrepresented minorities, to explore and pursue STEM fields of interest as they discover exciting career opportunities
We are excited to share this good news about funding your program and we want to hear about the positive impact your program is having on students. You can share your results in the survey you will receive from us on or around July 2020. We will send an email reminder approximately six weeks before your feedback is due with instructions on submitting the survey.
Please accept our best wishes for much success.
Sincerely,
Nicole Anderson
AVP – Social Innovation
by Web Admin | Jul 12, 2019 | News & Updates
From Javier Giribet-Vargas
A team of 23 high school students with special needs earned a standing ovation for winning a sportsmanship award during a district robotics competition.
The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees led the applause for Sunset High School’s RoboFlash team, which earned the Gracious Professionalism Award during a robotics competition in March.
“I think teams are seeing that our team is one to be reckoned with,” said Pauline Tatum, special education teacher at Sunset High School and the RoboFlash coach.
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is a national nonprofit that works to spark the youth’s interest in engineering through robotics competitions and other hands-on activities.
For the first time in history, a standalone team of students with special needs won the Gracious Professionalism Award, Tatum said. This prize rewards those who “compete like crazy, but treat one another with respect and kindness in the process,” according to FIRST’s website.
The RoboFlash teammates are part of an after-school robotics club where all students have special needs. Gabriel Reyes, a 14-year-old incoming sophomore who falls along the autism spectrum, joined the club at the beginning of his freshman year.
His family wasn’t convinced about letting him join the club at first, said Cristal Gonzalez, his older sister. Gabriel was shy and struggled to socialize, and his mom and sister feared that he’d be pushed too far too fast.
“In middle school, he never participated in anything like that. But after joining, I actually saw him coming home and talking to us about the stuff that they did after school,” Gonzalez said. “It got him out of his shell, made him express himself more and boosted his morale. It’s something that we’d never seen in him.”
Tatum, Reyes and senior Josh Preciado talked about the team’s latest accomplishment during the June 27 Dallas ISD Board of Trustees meeting.
“When [the team]won the award, Gabriel really felt proud of himself,” Gonzalez said. “He called everybody, our aunt, our uncle and mom, because she was still at work, and told them ‘I won, I won.’ He wanted everybody to know.”
Tatum has been teaching at Sunset High School for almost 20 years. On 2017, RoboFlash debuted at the FIRST Robotics Competition, contesting against the general education population. The participants build their own robot, and earn points depending on how well it can perform specific tasks.
During the tournaments the teams compete against each other in alliances with others. Not only do the students get assistance and guidance from their peers in the general education population, but also get a sense of acceptance. Just this year, RoboFlash improved their score from last year, which lead them to rank as the 150th among all 183 teams across the state.
“We are opening the doors for the kids with special needs to compete alongside the general education cohort,” Tatum said. “They engineer with their minds and build stuff with their hands. It might take them double the time, and sometimes triple the time. It takes them longer, but once they get it, they get it.”
See the full article here: https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/07/09/standing-ovation-sportsmanship-award-for-robotics-team-comprised-of-students-with-special-needs/
by Web Admin | Jul 3, 2019 | News & Updates
Washington, D.C. – SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc. affirms its support of the trilateral trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA). The new trade agreement replaces the outdated NAFTA with significant improvements in our trade and investment relationships with Mexico and Canada. On behalf of our members and supporters across the country we urge Congress to ratify USMCA.
Ratification of this agreement is important in strengthening trade and commerce among our regional partners. In addition, USMCA promotes transparency and accountability when developing and implementing regulations, increased labor standards and worker representation, intellectual environmental obligations, and fair market accessibility.
Support for the USMCA agreement is in the best interest of the North American economy. The ratification of USMCA provides tangible economic benefits and important humanitarian efforts that will impact our families, our communities, and our businesses. We strongly urge you to support a bipartisan ratification of USMCA.
Sincerely,
SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc.
by Web Admin | May 20, 2019 | News & Updates, Press Release, RFP/RFQ
SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc. (SER National), a 501c3 national non-profit employment & training organization is releasing this Request for Proposals for the 2020 SER National Annual Conference.
All proposals should be submitted via email by 5:00 pm on Friday, June 14, 2019 to etrevino@ser-national.org
Download 2020 Annual Conference RFP HERE
by Web Admin | Mar 26, 2019 | News & Updates
NASA Office of STEM Engagement (OSE) opened a call for graduate research proposals on March 22, 2019. The NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH19ZHA001N: NASA Fellowship Activity 2019 is seeking student-authored and independently conceived graduate research proposals responding to a NASA Research Opportunity listed in the solicitation. The 2019 NASA Fellowship Activity is designed to support OSE objectives and provide academic institutions the ability to enhance graduate-level learning and development. The program details and requirements are outlined in the solicitation document.
To be eligible to submit a proposal, candidates must be U.S. citizens or a national who hold a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field earned before Aug. 31, 2019. Candidates must be enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree program no later than Sept. 1, 2019, and intend to pursue a research-based Masters or Ph.D. program in a NASA-relevant field.
Proposals are due May 24, 2019.
For full program details, visit: 2019 NASA Fellowship Activity. An informational webinar about this fellowship will be presented on April 4, 2019 and April 18, 2019 – time to be announced. The telecom number is 1-844-467-6272, and the passcode is 549325. The information to join the meeting via the web will be posted on the solicitation webpage once the information is available.
by Web Admin | Jan 17, 2019 | News & Updates
Apply today to CHCI’s R2L NextGen Program:
An all-expense paid summer leadership experience designed just for Latino high school students who dream of visiting our nation’s capitol, learning about how government works, and meeting key leaders in their community.
NEW Application Deadline:
Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 11:59pm EST.
Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 11:59pm EST.
R2L® NextGen is a week-long leadership and civic engagement program for current high school sophomores and juniors. CHCI will bring two groups of Latino students to Washington, D.C. to learn about how the Federal Government works, meet key leaders, visit historic sites, and develop a deeper understanding of how they can affect positive change in their communities and their nation.
We are currently accepting applications from students in 16 different regions. Check out which week of programming corresponds to your region here.
The program is completely FREE of chargeto all selected student participants.
This program is completely free of charge. Travel, lodging, meals, and activities will be covered through the support of State Farm® Founding Sponsor of the R2L NextGen Program, regional fundraising, and CHCI.
For more information about CHCI’s R2L NextGen program, please contact Eleazar Gutierrez at egutierrez@chci.org.
For sponsorship opportunities please contact development@chci.org
Visit us at chci.org
