阿拉莫大学 wins 2023 National Bellwether Award for program excellence

The Bellwether 大学 Consortium recently awarded the 澳门新葡京博彩区 a 2023 National Bellwether Award for its Off-Campus Work-Study Employment program. 

The program offers work-study-eligible students off-campus career-relevant employment through federal financial aid funding. 澳门新葡京博彩区 students are employed by non-profit organizations, 政府机构, 或者私营部门雇主. 学生 receive assistance in job selection, 写简历, 以及如何驾驭就业过程, and are provided professional development through the Office of Workplace Learning. Wages are paid 100% by federal funds for students working at non-profit and 政府机构, while private-sector employers contribute up to 50% of the student wages. 

这个地区在规划中获胜, 治理, 金融类, which recognizes programs or activities that improve efficiency and effectiveness in the community college. 

“We are incredibly proud and honored to be nationally recognized for our work on developing an effective Off-Campus Work-Study Employment program,”医生说。. Mike Flores, 澳门新葡京博彩区 Chancellor. “This award shows our dedication as a district to implement the most effective programs. 在这种情况下，我们 bringing experiential learning to students in a way that makes sense for their lives.” 

The award was given to outstanding and innovative programs in community college education at the 2023 Bellwether 大学 Consortium Community 大学 Futures Assembly in 圣安东尼奥.

Atlanta Technical 大学 won in the Workforce Development category and Hudson County Community 大学 won in the category of Instructional Programs and Services. A total of ten finalists representing 13 states and 24 community colleges were selected to compete as part of the rigorous award competition. All finalists were invited to present their program in a final round of competition among selected peer institutions.

The Community 大学 Futures Assembly convenes annually as an independent national forum for innovators to work as a think tank. It identifies successful responses to critical issues facing the future of community colleges and hosts a national award competition among innovative colleges in the United States and its U.S. 领土. 

The consortium is supported by 澳门新葡京博彩区. To learn more about the Community 大学 Futures Assembly, visit http://bellwethercollegeconsortium.com/community-college-futures-assembly/