Palomar College GEAR UP Partnership Program: Improving the Lives of Local Youth in North County San Diego through Sustainable Business Partnerships Prepared for: Calvin One Deer Gavin Therese Cisneros-Remington Prepared by: April Stotler Christopher Newman David Harris Kelly Bussey Silvia Monterrosa

1. Palomar College GEAR UP
Partnership Program
Prepared for: Calvin One Deer Gavin
Therese Cisneros-Remington
Prepared by: David Harris
Silvia Monterrosa
April Stotler
Kelly Bussey
Christopher Newman
3rd December 2012
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2. 2
Overview
1 Introduction
2 Objectives & Goals
3 Methodology
4 Results
5 Recommendations
6 Conclusion

3. GEAR UP
“Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs”
– 1998 Higher Education Act
– State / Federally Funded Grant Program
Palomar College GEAR UP
– The Four Pillars
1. Parent Involvement & Education
2. Advance Academic Achievement
3. College Knowledge & Planning
4. Career Awareness & Planning
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Introduction

4. 4
Objectives & Goals
Project Objectives
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Identify target business
demographics
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Determine ~100 potential business
partners
Database creation
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Determine interest in GEAR UP
program4
Expanded Goals
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STEAM related industries
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Current Partner Survey
Outside philanthropy
interviews3
Literature review
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5. 5
Current Partner Research
Survey limitations
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Objectives
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Survey outcomes
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-Biggest strengths
-Biggest weakness
-Areas of improvement

6. 6
Best Practices Research
Determining Best Practices for
Community Partnerships
Suggested Guidelines for Partner
Organizations3
Outside company interviews
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Literature Review-Business Education
Partnerships2

7. Outcomes
Testing the Database
Populating the
Database
Desired Companies
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Database Development

8. 8
Recommendations
Sustaining relationships
2 Finding new partners
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9. 9
Conclusion

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Questions?
Thank you
for your time.