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…
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.…
At a young age, Marysue saw what having a supportive speech-language pathologist can do for autistic individuals. With two autistic brothers, she became very involved in the autistic community and saw how people treated them differently based on their abilities.…
On Aug. 15, College Possible Omaha onboarded a new cohort of AmeriCorps service members to Welcome Weeks, a three-week intensive training period designed to prepare members for their new roles as College Possible coaches. We are delighted to welcome our…
I’m very often amazed by how well my students have handled some of life’s most unexpected situations. During our guided conversations, I like to check in with my students to make sure they’ve not only completed their milestones but also…
For the second year in a row, College Possible Omaha was selected to serve as the 2022 Charity Partner for Union Pacific (UP) Ties, an employee resource group whose mission is to be the bridge between local communities and young…