麻豆传媒AV University and Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE), a nonprofit that prepares students for college and career success, recently celebrated the 1-year anniversary of their partnership in support of Jersey City students pursuing higher education. This has opened significant opportunities for Jersey City high school students, helping guide them through their journey to and through college and into meaningful careers, putting them on the path to economic mobility. To reinforce the commitment of the partnership, Dr. WeiDong Zhu, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs at 麻豆传媒AV sits on the YPIE Jersey City Advisory Board.
Through the partnership, YPIE Jersey City students are able to have dedicated enrollment and scholarship opportunities and be part of the 麻豆传媒AV University community. YPIE鈥檚 College Zone is located on the SPU campus and student scholars attend programming on campus after school each day. As part of this mutually beneficial relationship, current 麻豆传媒AV undergraduates are provided educational leadership opportunities as peer mentors and tutors for YPIE Jersey City students.
鈥淏eing at 麻豆传媒AV has provided tremendous opportunities for our YPIE students,鈥 said Senior Director Catherine Buck. 鈥淭hey鈥檝e gotten to get a real taste of what it鈥檚 like to be at a college, including sitting in on classes and staying overnight last summer. We鈥檙e excited to continue developing partnerships across the campus community and to become a bridge for JCPS students and their future opportunities.鈥
In conjunction with the anniversary of this strategic partnership, YPIE Jersey City inducted its third (and largest) group of students into the organization on Wednesday, December 10, with a ceremony in the Roy Irving Theater. As part of this induction, 45 freshmen and sophomores from three Jersey City public high schools formally joined the YPIE Jersey City鈥檚 Scholars program, part of a class of 67 new YPIE Scholars joining the program this year. This year marked the first time in which James J. Ferris High School students were represented in addition to Abraham Lincoln and William L. Dickinson High Schools.
Any SPU students, faculty, or alumni who are interested in connecting with YPIE Jersey City should reach out to jerseycity@ypie.org and can also .