by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 14th, 2013 Bo Morris graduated in May from APP Cornerstone Member Samford University with majors in political science and journalism/mass communication. He is a native of Jacksonville, Alabama, and is a Southern Educational Leadership Intern with the Southern...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 10th, 2013 According to the Map the Meal Gap study today released by Feeding America, 19.4 percent of Alabamians were food insecure in 2011. Food security means access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. “Hunger hits closer to...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
April 24th, 2013 Last Monday, Montevallo High School juniors got a taste of college life when they visited APP Higher Education Member University of Montevallo. The 40 Blueprints College Access Initiative students attended college classes, explored the historic...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
April 23rd, 2013 Judson College Education Professor Gwen McCorquodale believes in Perry County Schools. Perry County, known as the “Athens of the South”, has a rich history as an education center. Marion is home to APP Higher Education Member Judson College along...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
April 22nd, 2013 Temple Beth-El Earth Day Community Conversation Connects Local Food, Anti-Hunger Efforts On Saturday, I had the pleasure of joining Little Savannah Co-Owner Maureen Holt, a slow food advocate, for an Earth Day community conversation with Temple...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
April 17th, 2013 This morning the Senate Education Committee voted to repeal Alabama’s College and Career Ready Standards. The Common Core State Standards are rigorous academic standards that were adopted by the State Board of Education in 2010 after an extensive...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
March 31st, 2013 I hope that you are enjoying Holy Week and Passover with your friends and family. These celebrations, while very different, are defining holidays for Christians and Jews. As I reflected on the meanings behind them, I saw a common thread: freedom. We...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
March 29th, 2013 Alabama Possible-Alabama Poverty Project, Samford join forces to expose students to challenges of low-income families during AmeriCorps Week On March 13th, 94 Samford University students participated in a Community Action Poverty Simulation. APP...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
March 28th, 2013 APP’s Blueprints College Access Initiative sponsoring FAFSA completion events in Chilton, Franklin, Perry, and Shelby Counties. Through a collaboration with the Alabama Department of Education, members of its higher education alliance, and local...
by apadmin | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
February 19th, 2013 On Friday, February 8, 2013, over 75 faculty, staff, administrators, and students from 16 community colleges around the state joined with community partners for a summit on civic engagement in Alabama’s Two-Year Colleges. The summit was held at...
