鶹ƵMayor Ben Walsh speaks with members of the media during a news conference on Tuesday, April 6, at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building, home to the National Veterans Resource Center.
鶹ƵUniversity embraces its commitment to promoting positive change that simultaneously advances knowledge and opportunity for all citizens. A large part of that commitment is providing access to a 鶹ƵUniversity education to local high school students.
In partnership with the 鶹ƵCity School District, the University will offer scholarships to up to 36 rising high school juniors to explore college life through its . Sponsorship of the city school students was made possible, in part, through a generous donation from IBEW Local 43 and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Finger Lakes Chapter.
“We are thrilled to add IBEW and NECA to our group of foundations, organizations and schools that collectively support student participation in our Summer College courses,” says 鶹ƵUniversity Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation J. Michael Haynie. “This is especially important as it allows us to provide scholarships to students here in Syracuse. We’re proud to partner with the 鶹ƵCity School District to introduce students to potential educational and career pathways, providing them with valuable insight into future opportunities in advance of graduating high school. IBEW and NECA is helping to make this happen.”
Mayor Ben Walsh says that by exposing young people to a real college class and introducing them to other college-bound students, the University’s Summer College Program will give students an even greater likelihood of success beyond high school “This summer pre-college experience offers a roadmap to help 36 students achieve their dreams,” he says. “I want to thank SU, the 鶹ƵCity School District and the IBEW Local 43 and the National Electrical Contractors Association for making this program available to our young people. It will be an exciting summer for these rising juniors.”
Jaime Alicea, superintendent of the 鶹ƵCity School District, echoed the mayor’s statement. “Summer College is an excellent opportunity for our students to experience and explore what college is going to really be like,” says Alicea. “Through this partnership with IBEW and NECA, 鶹ƵUniversity and University College, we are showing our students that their future is limitless and they can and will be successful in college if that is the path they choose.”
When the IBEW Local 43 and Finger Lakes NECA Chapter heard that 鶹ƵUniversity was partnering with the 鶹ƵCity School District to give high school students the opportunity to attend their Summer College Program, they wanted to help. “High school students may often feel overwhelmed about the college process or may believe going to college is unattainable,” says Alan Marzullo, business manager and financial secretary for IBEW Local 43. “We take pride in helping students gain access to higher education by providing them an opportunity to discover their future goals and receive the tools necessary to achieve them.”
“鶹ƵUniversity has a long tradition of creating valuable opportunities for students in the community by giving them authentic college experiences,” says Michael Frasciello, dean of University College. “We encourage other businesses and organizations to consider sponsoring academic programs that expose students in our community to the transformational power of a college education.”
In Summer College, high school students can explore potential majors and experience college life in credit and noncredit courses for three or six weeks. For more information about pre-college programs or how to sponsor high school students, email precollege@syr.edu.
