On September 22, College Possible Omaha's AmeriCorps coaches and leadership team members were invited to participate in the UP (Union Pacific) Ties annual kickball tournament. As one of Union Pacific’s nine Employee Resource Groups (ERG), the mission of UP Ties…
Position title: Administrative Associate Hometown: Bellevue, Nebraska Alma mater and degrees: Bachelor’s in leisure studies from Hastings College and master’s in recreational management and organization from the University of Nebraska Omaha Interests/hobbies: traveling, researching on ancestry.com, watching sports (Go Kansas…
On Oct. 3, College Possible Omaha AmeriCorps members and leadership team staff attended ServeNebraska’s AmeriCorps Kick-Off conference. The conference was a way to celebrate service members’ start to their year, network with other AmeriCorps members serving in the state, and…
Yexalen has always known that college would be the path for her. When she moved to Omaha from Mexico in eighth grade, she thought that path was leading her into the medical field. But in her junior year of high…
Funding to support aspiring Black college students within five NBA markets ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 11, 2022 -- College Possible, the pioneering nonprofit that connects high school and college students with near-peer mentors, announced a renewed grant with the NBA…
College Possible Minnesota is excited to announce that an anonymous donor has made a gift of $1 million to support its mission to make college admission and success possible for students from under-represented backgrounds. For 23 years, College Possible has…
Dear College Possible Community, It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of Julie Mancini’s passing on Monday, Aug. 29 surrounded by her loving family. Julie came to College Possible as the interim executive director in early…
College Possible is one the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations focused on college access and success and has a unique perspective on the burden of college debt on young people and their families. College Possible applauds the recent student debt forgiveness…
Summer melt is the phenomenon in which students who have been accepted into college fail to enroll or attend college in the fall. Research shows that 8 to 40 percent of students who had planned to attend college never make…
Position title: High school program coordinator Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska Alma mater and degrees: Bachelor’s in K–12 education from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Interests/hobbies: Exploring state parks with my family, trying new restaurants, entertaining and being entertained by our two toddlers.…