“The leaders we need tomorrow are in our public schools today!” -Ronni Chandler I always like to start with the quote above because it is at the heart of our Hands on the Future paid internship initiative. This program connects businesses with the next generation of talented and diverse workers, providing career exposure and hands-on […]
Valuable Paid Internships on the Horizon for Austin-East and Fulton Students
During summer 2018, Project GRAD Knoxville piloted Hands on the Future paid summer internships for Austin-East and Fulton students that met the criteria to apply. Intern applicants must be juniors or seniors with a GPA of ≥2.5 and have completed two prior Summer Institute experiences. Last summer we were able to place 12 student interns […]
Workplace Readiness
Project GRAD Knoxville is expanding its Hands on the Future initiatives in 2018 to include paid summer internships as a next-step experience to follow the GRAD College Institute experience! Hands-on, real world experiences (on campus and in the workplace) help remove barriers to access and increase student confidence. Thirteen area businesses have signed on to […]
GRAD Participates in Give a Day Knoxville
“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Project GRAD is thrilled to […]
