You Make a Difference!
What a tremendous honor we had on September 17, 2018 at the Pellissippi State Magnolia Campus as we greeted many of the individuals who support the young people in center city public schools served by Project GRAD Knoxville. We are so fortunate to live in a community that cares about all children! Attending guests had […]
MEET THE PROJECT GRAD TEAM ON SEPTEMBER 17!
As we begin this new 2018-19 school year, we are excited to continue our K-16 work on behalf of the brilliant young people in the 14 GRAD supported Knox County public schools, as well as on behalf of our scholars who are enrolled in higher education. As we continue established supports, we look forward to […]
THANKS FOR STANDING IN THE GAP!
It is a difficult task to put into a few words an enormous ‘thank you’ to thousands of people. Thank you to the people from all across Knoxville and beyond who stand in support of the 7,000 inner-city public school kids served by Project GRAD Knoxville kindergarten through higher education. Thank you to the students, […]
School is out but GRAD Scholars are still working!
Join us for 2018 Summer Institute closing ceremonies Over 300 students applied for Project GRAD Knoxville “Hands on the Future” summer opportunities available to them because they attend high school at Austin-East or Fulton. For the 17th year, Project GRAD Hands on the Future Summer Institutes are underway and provided by Pellissippi State Community College, […]
Hocus Pocus, Don’t Lose Focus
By Vrondelia Chandler, Executive Director of Project GRAD Knoxville Don’t fall for it. Recent events tend to be distractions from the real issues affecting our children. As we grapple with the FY19 School Budget, we are not each other’s enemy. Good people are having to make tough decisions. And there are also good people who […]
“Children are the Casualties of Adults at War”
“Children are the Casualties of Adults at War” Project GRAD Knoxville and Knox County Schools Are Mindful of This By Vrondelia Chandler The battle for the hearts and minds of our children is fierce and unrelenting. I heard the quote “children are the casualties of adults at war” many years ago; it rings in my […]
GRAD Launches Internships
After more than a year in the planning stages, Project GRAD Knoxville has launched the Hands on the Future Paid Summer Internships 2018 Pilot! On Tuesday, December 12 representatives of the inaugural employer sites were introduced and acknowledged during a Commitment Celebration at the GRAD office. To date, those employers are: Belew Drug Cirrus Insight […]
Paid Summer Internships Coming for GRAD High Schools
GRAD Knoxville’s Hands on the Future® Summer Institutes began providing real world campus experiences in 2002 that are now offered at Pellissippi State Community College, University of Tennessee Knoxville, and Tennessee College of Applied Technology Knoxville. More than 4,500 summer institute campus experiences have been provided for GRAD high school students over the past 16 […]
What about our girls?
During the summer, I was invited to participate in a consultant-facilitated focus group convened by the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee to learn more about the barriers affecting the likelihood of girls and women to finish high school and higher education, particularly those from low income circumstances. The WFET vision is ‘every woman self-sustaining’ and […]
