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X-WR-CALNAME:2023 TRAC Symposium: Supporting Incarcerated and Formerly Inca
 rcerated Students in the Transition to College Pipeline
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DESCRIPTION:The annual TRAC symposium highlights emerging issue in higher e
 ducation in prison. This year\, we are focusing our discussion on what is 
 needed for folks to successful transition from college in prison to colleg
 e on campus. We have some excellent presenters!\n\n10-15-11:15: The Import
 ance of Hope (Derek K\, a formerly incarcerated student\, and Dr. Megan Pe
 ndley\, LICSW\, DSW)\n\n11:15-12:15: Community Partners (RISE\, MCC 180 RA
 P\, and Nebraska Reentry)\n\n12:15-12:45: Lunch\n\n12:45-2:00 Keynote Spea
 ker (Terrell Blount)\n\n \n\nTerrell A. Blount (Newark\, NJ) is a motivati
 onal speaker\, mentor\, and activist for both prison reform and civil righ
 ts. His main topics of discussion are postsecondary education opportunitie
 s for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals\, reentry for people
  leaving prison\, police brutality\, as well as his own experiences within
  the criminal justice system. Approaching the completion of a 6 year priso
 n sentence in 2008\, Terrell pursued his dream of graduating from Rutgers 
 University—a goal he set for himself years before being released from pr
 ison—enrolling in classes while residing in a halfway house.  “I just 
 kept telling myself: ‘If I can do five years in prison\, I can do five y
 ears in college’”. And he did just that. \n\n \n\nToday\, Terrell’s 
 reach spans nationally\, speaking publicly at various K-12 schools\, colle
 ges and universities\, prisons\, as well as workshops\, symposiums\, and c
 onferences.  He currently serves as a Program Associate for The Vera Insti
 tute of Justice in New York\, offering technical assistance to college pro
 grams operating in prisons as a part of a federally funded program. The Ne
 wark native holds a BA in Communication and a Masters in Public Administra
 tion\, both from Rutgers University.
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LOCATION:Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center\, 201/205/209
SUMMARY:2023 TRAC Symposium: Supporting Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcera
 ted Students in the Transition to College Pipeline
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.unomaha.edu/event/2023_trac_symposium_supporti
 ng_incarcerated_and_formerly_incarcerated_students_in_the_transition_to_co
 llege_pipeline
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