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Amarillo College receives grant to help fund Adams Earn and Learn program
Officials with Amarillo College announced Monday that it has received a grant to help fund its Adams Earn and Learn Program.
According to a news release, the college received a $246,417 grant from the Trellis Foundation for the program. The foundation focuses on improving postsecondary attainment for low-income students and students of color in Texas.
The college plans to use the funds to fund a program coordinator position for the Earn and Learn program, helping the program build partnerships and arrange apprenticeships for participants, the release stated. Through the apprenticeships, the students will be paired with participating local businesses, and the coordinator will also help track the students’ progress and results in the program.
Day three of the Dream 2021 conference brought joy and productive frustration.
The joy came from David Treuer’s keynote. Treuer spoke of being Native American and the struggles for cultural memory in a larger country that tries to forget. His manner was thoughtful, humane and funny, and the way he spoke to the students during Q&A exemplified supportive teaching. I was particularly taken with his line about the way that the larger culture characterizes Native Americans: “We have a great future behind us.”
Books could be written just unpacking that line.
The productive frustration came from a panel on eight-week (or seven-week) semesters. It featured Brad Piazza from Waukesha County Technical College, Kathryn Rogalski from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and Tamara Clunis from Amarillo College. Laurie Fladd, the moderator, used to work at Trident Technical Community College, which also made the switch. NWTC and Amarillo have already moved to the eight-week model, and Wau