TEACH FOR AMERICA ALUMNI PANEL INFORMATION SESSION - THIS MONDAY (2/11)

TEACH FOR AMERICA ALUMNI PANEL INFORMATION SESSION FOR FINAL APPLICATIONS: Monday, February 11th at 7:30 PM

Final Application Deadline: February 15th

In America today, 9-year-olds growing up in low-income communities are already three grade levels behind their peers in higher-income
communities.*

Educational inequity is our nation's greatest injustice - and you have the power to change this. Teach For America is the corps of recent college graduates who teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders to expand educational opportunity
for all.

We seek the most outstanding graduating college seniors - from all majors such as business, medicine, politics, law, education, public policy, and the sciences - who have the leadership skills to change the prospects of students growing up today and, ultimately, to effect fundamental changes in our society that will make it a place of opportunity for all.

Come learn more about Teach For America and our theory of change, and meet Teach For America Alumni who have become leaders for reform in a variety of career fields.

Monday, February 11th at 7:30 PM
Faculty House - Randolph Room
Food will be provided

Alumni attending include:

Jason Beattie (Los Angeles '04): Jason graduated from Columbia College in 2004, and after teaching two years in LA, is now back studying at Columbia Medical School.

Peggy Cross (Newark '96): Peggy taught second grade in Newark with Teach For America . She went on to graduate from Columbia Law in 2001 and is now working as an assistant public defender at Federal Defenders of New York.

Jack Elsey (NYC '05): Jack graduated from Wake Forest University in 2005, taught middle school social studies and now works for Teach For America as the Director of School Relations, coordinating relationships with over 315 NYC principals.

Joel Rose (Houston '92): Joel taught fifth grade elementary school before going on to get his JD from the University of Miami. He currently works for the New York City Department Of Education as the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Chancellor.

Amanda Simson (Miami '03): Amanda taught middle school math in Miami before moving on to Columbia Engineering School where she is now working on her masters degree.

This information session and panel will be a great opportunity for students to hear about a variety of different experiences in the classroom, and how they can become a part of the program. Students can also learn how their work with Teach For America can lead to a career in many different career fields. Seniors can meet the current campus Recruitment Director and ask questions about submitting their application for the final deadline. Juniors are encouraged to come to begin thinking about their application next for next year.

The FINAL application deadline for Teach For America is Friday, February 15, 2008 (11:59 p.m. PST, 2:59 a.m. EST).

For more information contact Shannon Meath at shannon.meath@teachforamerica.org or 212.279.2080 ext 721

Click here to apply now:
https://www.teachforamerica.org/online/info/index.jsp

Seeking all academic majors. Full salary and benefits. No previous education experience or coursework necessary.

To learn more, visit www.teachforamerica.org, contact: admissions@teachforamerica.org, or subscribe to our e-newsletter at:
https://www.teachforamerica.org/online/request/subscribe.jsp

Graduate School Partnerships:
http://www.teachforamerica.org/alumni/grad_school_partnerships.htm