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Gratitude Runs Deep

2023-07-14T17:58:55+00:00

The ProjectAttain! team cannot say enough about the decade of work, time, leadership, and heart that Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen has lent to just about everything he touches. He is a man who believes deeply and genuinely in the power of education and all the benefits it offers students of any type at any age and from every background and circumstance. As he and Jody, his partner in life and profession, prepare to move on from Sacramento in retirement, we want to reflect on and recognize the immense contribution that President Nelsen bestowed on our organization. Quite honestly, ProjectAttain! would [...]

Gratitude Runs Deep2023-07-14T17:58:55+00:00

2023 is Here and ProjectAttain! is Ready

2023-01-10T14:53:55+00:00

ProjectAttain! is excited to kick of a new year with some very ambitious goals all aligned with our mission of addressing equity and talent gaps by increasing the region's educational attainment for working age adults to 60% by 2030. Photo by boliviainteigente on Unsplash It’s important work. In fact, the 2021 Community Survey data shows that almost half a million (498,424) adults in our region started high school or college at some point in their life but didn’t finish. Another 373,804 didn’t go on after high school even though reports indicate that 1 in 4 jobs requires some [...]

2023 is Here and ProjectAttain! is Ready2023-01-10T14:53:55+00:00

Completing Her Education Transformed Crystal Sims’ Life

2022-04-07T19:46:34+00:00

"I didn't grow up believing in myself and I do believe in myself now." Every comebacker has a reason to recommit to their education. For Crystal, completing her education was proof positive that she could do it and she was worth it. Subscribe to ProjectAttain!'s YouTube channel to hear more comebacker stories. https://youtu.be/R7gYBSe9BT0

Completing Her Education Transformed Crystal Sims’ Life2022-04-07T19:46:34+00:00

ProjectAttain! Wins National Grant to Build Rural Community Learning Systems

2022-04-07T17:48:22+00:00

CivicLab selects ProjectAttain! as one of five rural partnerships across the U.S. to participate in a two-year initiative to improve higher education and workforce systems. Supported by Ascendium Education Group, ProjectAttain! will receive training, technical assistance, and direct financial support valued at $150,000 to develop and implement system-level strategies that create pathways to prosperity for rural, low-income learners. Sacramento-based ProjectAttain! joins a cohort of four other partnerships from Florida, Indiana, New Mexico, and Texas that will meet virtually and in person to share ideas, resources, and receive technical assistance. “We are thrilled to be selected to participate in this national [...]

ProjectAttain! Wins National Grant to Build Rural Community Learning Systems2022-04-07T17:48:22+00:00

Sacramento State to Pay University Debt for Returning Students

2022-03-11T19:31:21+00:00

A new Sacramento State program that will forgive outstanding fee debt for returning students is part of a series of initiatives aimed at getting learners back into the classroom and on the path to a degree. The need to make good on unpaid fees – sometime in the hundreds or thousands of dollars – presents a significant barrier for many students hoping to return to college after having left before earning their degree. A new Sacramento State program, however, will eliminate that barrier by forgiving up to $1 million of outstanding debt owed to the University by adult learners who [...]

Sacramento State to Pay University Debt for Returning Students2022-03-11T19:31:21+00:00

Jose De Jesus Gallegos Reimagined His Education to Honor His Parents

2022-03-09T21:52:38+00:00

Jose Returned to Complete his Degree to Honor his Immigrant Parents Every comebacker has a reason to recommit to their education. For Jose, completing his degree was a tribute to his parents who left school without a high school education. Subscribe to ProjectAttain!'s YouTube channel to hear more comebacker stories. https://youtu.be/d2r_rGtaMHU

Jose De Jesus Gallegos Reimagined His Education to Honor His Parents2022-03-09T21:52:38+00:00

Robynne Rose-Haymer Reclaimed Her Value by Completing Her Degree

2022-01-13T16:53:30+00:00

Robynne's Children Motivated Her to Complete Her Degree Every comebacker has a reason to recommit to their education. For Robynne Rose-Haymer, completing her degree boosted her self worth and set an example for her children. Subscribe to ProjectAttain!'s YouTube channel to hear more comebacker stories. https://youtu.be/zhcNnVqZ_Fc

Robynne Rose-Haymer Reclaimed Her Value by Completing Her Degree2022-01-13T16:53:30+00:00

Dr. Su Jin Jez of California Competes Appears on “Moved by Degrees”

2021-11-17T14:38:16+00:00

The Graduate! Network's New Podcast Launches with a Familiar Face ProjectAttain! champion Dr. Su Jin Jez, executive director of California Competes, is a contributor to The Graduate! Network's new podcast, "Moved by Degrees." The series launched on Friday, November 5, 2021, and is available here. Episode One, "The Banner Lady," features comebacker Kimberly Lowe Sawyer and focuses on how supporting completion for vulnerable adults can transform families and communities.  The episode title is an homage to how Kim is known in her Philadelphia community, a neighborhood that is economically distressed and plagued by violence. For the last decade, she's been [...]

Dr. Su Jin Jez of California Competes Appears on “Moved by Degrees”2021-11-17T14:38:16+00:00
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