The UNL Digital Curriculum has been effective in Florida schools by inspiring a teacher to turn a record label group project into a school-wide competition that has increased graduation rates. UNL also provided job shadowing opportunities for youth in Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee, and within the City of Atlanta government. A UNL executive also advised Ohio lawmakers on engaging youth. The document promotes UNL's programs and impact.
UNL Digital Curriculum helps Florida HS graduation rates
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3. UNL Digital
Curriculum
has Incredible
Effect on
Florida High
School
A teacher at Boynton
Beach Community
High School is putting
a creative spin on the
Usher's New Look
Music
Industry Leadership
101 curriculum.
His Empire-esque,
create-your-own record
label group project has
become a school-wide
competition that is
helping raise
graduation rates.
UNL Atlanta
Youth Job
Shadow
Executives at
Arby's
Headquarters
Exposure is everything.
For Spring Break Job
Shadow week, Usher's
New Look provided five
Atlanta Academy youth
the opportunity to
career shadow
corporate executives at
Arby's including the
CEO, Executive
Director of Arby's
Foundation, Director of
Social Media, CFO and
more.
UNL Detroit
Students Lead
FORD
#YESWECODE
Hackathon
UNL Detroit Senior,
Dante Hollis, MIT,
Ciarah Lee, and
Program Coordinator,
Jarvis Brown, gave
back to their city by
leading 100 students
from five local middle
schools in an app
building competition,
complete with prizes!
4. Gavin
Mcguire
Represents
UNL in front
of Ohio House
of
Representatives
In April, Chief
Operations Officer,
Gavin Mcguire,
participated on a panel
and offered advice to
lawmakers on how to
reach young Ohioans
before they fall into a
cycle of dropping out of
school or into crime.
UNL's Digital
Curriculum is currently
in two Ohio school
districts.
UNL
Milwaukee
Youth Job
Shadow
with Municipal
Court and
Milwaukee
Bucks
For Spring Break Job
Shadow Week, Usher's
New Look Milwaukee
Leadership Academy
students learned about
careers in the justice
system from Judge
Derek Mosley. The
Milwaukee Bucks
provided one lucky
UNL student with a
look at various behind
the scenes careers in
professional basketball.
UNL Atlanta
Youth Leaders
Job Shadow
Executives at
the City of
Atlanta
For Spring Break Job
Shadow week, Usher's
New Look Atlanta
Leadership Academy
students were given an
inside look at positions
within the City of
Alanta, including
following staff from the
Office of Film and
Entertainment for the
day! Read what they
said about
experiencing these
cool careers!
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