Links of Interest / Miscellaneous
Last revised 16 January 2012
Letter of encouragement to 9th grade students
Background and instructions - link, samples
Program summary
Latest version (PDF format) - link
Brochure
Brochure - color, black & white
Corporate documents
Documents from State of Michigan website - link
IRS tax exempt letter - link
Detroit Public Schools website / articles
Announcement about scholarship at Douglass High School - link
Flyers
Scholarship application (paper version) - link, Spanish, Arabic, with Parent signature
Scholarship acceptance form (for seniors) - link
Contribution form: individual - link
Contribution form: businesses - link
Online application instructions - link
Flyer: Register Now! -
link,
Spanish,
Arabic
Flyer: Fact Sheet (one page) - link
How can I help support The Detroit College Promise?
List of suggestions - link
List of suggestions for elected officials, VIPs - link
Volunteer application - link
Kalamazoo Promise
Research studies (working papers from Western Michigan University) - link
Channel 4 (WDIV) videos in Oct 2008 - #1, #2
MLive.com, "As state population growth slows, The Promise helps Kalamazoo pick up speed", 9 Feb 2011, link
USA Today, "Pittsburgh mentors, money fuel education", 6 Jan 2011, link
Wall Street Journal, "Kalamazoo's lesson: Educate and they will come", 28 July 2008, link
Articles about economic development benefits - 22 Jan 2008 (link),
21 Apr 2008 (link)
Blogs (search for "promise"):
8 Sep 2010 by Frank Nemecek at Warrendale (Detroit) - link
7 Jul 2010 by Liz Parker at Free is My Life - link
26 Feb 2010 by Michael Happy at Going Home - link
16 Jul 2009 by Frank Nemecek at Warrendale (Detroit) - link
Cable Shows:
January 2011: Bloomfield Township County Corner with Oakland County Commissioner Marcia Gershenson - guests Dr. Nat Pernick and Johnathon Matthews (Principal, Cody APL High School) - link
Channel 2: see Fox 2
Channel 4: see Local 4
Crains Detroit Business:
19 May 2010 article about 2100+ students having registered - link, PDF
18 Mar 2010 article about our Letters of Encouragement - link, PDF
9 Nov 2009 article about our Annual Drive - link, PDF
17 Aug 2009 article about program changes - link, PDF
11 May 2009 brief about expansion to Frederick Douglass school - link, PDF
7 Dec 2008 article about fiduciary - link, PDF
18 Aug 2008 article about the start of the program - link, PDF
Detroit Free Press:
24 October 2011 Op-Ed by Dr. Pernick - link, PDF
22 August 2011 Article about our program - PDF
19 May 2011 Article about Detroit scholarships - PDF
26 March 2011 Letter to the Editor about converting DPS schools to charter schools - PDF
20 May 2010 article about our participation in the Pershing career day - link(expired)
19 Aug 2008 online article only about the start of the program - link,
PDF
15 Jul 2008 Letter to the Editor about the program - link, PDF
Detroit Jewish News:
2 Dec 2009 article about program - PDF
26 Sep 2008 article about founder and program - PDF
Detroit News:
11 October 2011 article about registering 9th grade students - link, PDF
13 September 2011 opinion article by Laura Berman -
link,
PDF
6 Nov 2010 article about our program - PDF
6 Oct 2010 article about expansion of our program - PDF
12 Feb 2010 letter to the editor from our Executive Director - PDF
2 Dec 2008 short brief about start of scholarship program at Cody High School - link
19 Aug 2008 article about the start of the program - link,
PDF
Detroit Public Schools related:
5 Dec 2008 article in AAA Schoolhouse about the start of scholarship program at Cody High School (page 2), PDF
Fox 2 News:
25 Nov 2010 segment about our program - link
25 Nov 2010 Holiday Connection Wish List (link, see document page 6, PDF page 12)
19 Aug 2008 segment about the start of the program - link no longer valid
La Prensa:
7 Jan 2011 article about our high school registration (pages 4-5) - link
28 Nov 2008 article about the start of scholarship program at Cody High School - link
Local 4 (WDIV) news:
5 Oct 2010 segment about expansion of our program video, link, PDF
19 Aug 2008 segment about the start of the program - link
Michigan Radio:
11 Sep 2011 segment about our program - text, PDF
17 Oct 2010 segment about the expansion of our program - audio
ModelD
11 Jan 2011 article about our program - link
Tell Us Detroit:
11 Nov 2011: Article about registering for scholarships - link
WADL-TV 38:
7 December 2011 appearance on Steve Hood's "Detroit Wants 2 Know" - link
WDET Radio:
18 April 2011 segment on Craig Fahle show - link
21 Aug 2008 segment - link
WDTW Radio:
1 November 2011 segment on Tony Truipiano show - link (loads slowly)
WJR Radio:
April/May 2010: Breaking the Cycle spots features our Letters of Encouragement campaign - link
WMUK Radio-Kalamazoo:
19 Aug 2008 segment about the start of the program - link
WWJ Newsradio 950:
22 November 2011: Interview with Greg Bowman - link, PDF
Aug 2010 segment on Making the Grade with Greg Bowman
about our Enroll in DPS - Get a Scholarship campaign - link
Dec 2009 segment on Making the Grade with Greg Bowman
about the expansion of our program - link
Jun 2009 segment on Making the Grade with Greg Bowman -
interview with Cody graduate Destine Clark - link
Dec 2008 segment on Making the Grade with Greg Bowman
about the start of scholarship program at Cody High School - link (expired)
WYCD:
2 Aug 2009 interview by Alisa Zee - link
WZZM:
Jun 2010 interview at PromiseNet conference - link
News releases from The Detroit College Promise
16 Nov 2011: DPS 9th grade students have only two weeks remaining to register for the Detroit College Promise scholarship - link
10 Oct 2011: The Detroit College Promise is registering ninth grade students in the Detroit Public Schools - link
28 July 2011: The Detroit College Promise is hosting a reception
for its 115 recipients for the 2011-2012 college year - link
9 June 2011: The Detroit College Promise receives a $5,000 grant
from the Gannett Foundation and the Detroit Free Press - link
8 May 2011: Announcement of 33 scholarship recipients for 2010-2011 - link
15 Nov 2010: 10,000 students now registered - link
16 Aug 2010: announcing Enroll in DPS - Get a Scholarship
campaign - link
24 May 2010: announcing registration of over 2300 students -
link
18 Mar 2010: announcing our Letter of Encouragement campaign
- link
10 Nov 2009: announcing our Annual Drive - link
20 Apr 2009: announcing expansion of program to Frederick
Douglass - link
19 Jan 2009: announcing 113 scholarship applicants from Cody High School - link
1 Dec 2008: regarding start of scholarship program at Cody High School - link
19 Aug 2008: announcing the start of our fundraising efforts
- here
Newsletters
Arise Detroit: Genevieve Clark, (313) 921-1955, gclark@arisedetroit.org, www.arisedetroit.org
Cody/Rouge: Kenyetta M. Peoples, (313) 213-1346, kpeoples@ncdinet.org
Detroit Public Schools: email steven.wasko@detroitk12.org, and put "send me DPS media releases" in the subject line.
PromiseUpdates: information on various programs, Promiseupdates@gmail.com
Other
March 2009 - Why I am hopeful about Detroit, by Luther Keith, Arise Detroit
Parents - items of interest
Suggestions for parents, by The Detroit College Promise
100 Ways to help your child and school succeed, by PTA
Why Parents Matter?, by Robert Bobb
The Importance of a Homework Schedule, by Nicholas Aggor
How About Better Parents?, by Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times (19 November 2011)
Scholarship documents
Application form (actual application is online) - link
Acceptance form - link
Statistics
Review of 2009 and 2010 scholarships - link
Testimonials
General - link
Osborn College Preparatory Academy (June 2010) - link
Endorsements - link
Videos
Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh talks about The Detroit College Promise (May/June 2010), link
University of Detroit student video produced for class assignment, link
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