College Summit honors Mayor Michael Hancock with its “Be the First” Award.  College Summit Colorado honored Denver Mayor Michael Hancock with its “Be the First” award.  Mayor Hancock grew up as one of ten children, and was the first in his family to earn a college degree, which transformed the course of his life.  See photos of the event on College Summit’s Facebook page. 

Colorado Gives Day is tomorrow!  Through this link you can donate to College Summit on Tuesday, December, 6, 2011 or donate today but remember to select the option “Schedule Donation for Colorado Gives Day (12/6/2011)” so that your donation is eligible for matching funds.  Consider making a donation today.

Forbes Names College Summit Founder and CEO Among World’s Leading Social Entrepreneurs. J.B. Schramm, College Summit Founder and CEO, has been named by Forbes Magazine as one of the top 30 leading social entrepreneurs in the world.

Naviance and College Summit Unite to Level the Playing Field for Students in Low-income Communities. ARLINGTON, Va. and WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/—Naviance is pleased to announce a new partnership with College Summit, a national nonprofit organization that partners with high schools and districts to strengthen college-going culture and increase college enrollment rates.

Ken Weil - new Executive Director of College Summit Colorado.  College Summit-Colorado is thrilled to announce that Ken Weil will lead the regional office as our new Executive Director, starting September 1. See Ken’s bio. 

Educators successfully trained at Educators Academy. College Summit hosted two of its six Educators Academy’s (EA) on Thursday 8/11 at Manual High School and on Friday 8/12 at Sheridan High School.  EA’s help educators learn how to use curriculum, collect data, and support and track each student’s postsecondary path. See photos

Bruce Randolph and Sheridan High Schools: New School Partners in 2011-12. College Summit will be building on Bruce Randolph and Sheridan High School’s academic offerings by helping each school focus on preparation for college and career readiness. College Summit will be serving all seniors at Bruce Randolph High School and juniors and seniors at Sheridan High School in 2011-12. 

College Summit Summer Workshop a Success at Regis University! Over 50 students attended our summer workshop at Regis University and were coached through the college application process and trained to be Peer Leaders to drive the college-going culture in their high schools.  See photos from the workshop!

College Summit and Deloitte Op-Ed Featured in Denver Post.  Susan Bross, College Summit Executive Director, and Alexie Tune, College Summit board member and Director at Deloitte & Touche LLP, wrote an op-ed titled Guest Commentary: Where do they go after high school? Click here to review it.

Five College Summit students receive 2011 Daniels Fund Scholarship.  To see the list of 2011 Daniels Fund recipients, go to: http://www.danielsfund.org/