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Teach For America Mid-Atlantic Corps and Alumni Summit

Saturday, February 16, 2008
Philadelphia

Alumni and corps members convened at the High School of the Future in Philadelphia for the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Corps and Alumni Summit. Alumni reflected on what more we must do to reach our vision of educational excellence and equity.

Featured Speakers
Edward Rendell, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Michael Nutter, Mayor, City of Philadelphia
John Schnur, CEO and Co-founder, New Leaders for New Schools

Contact
For more information, please contact our directors of alumni affairs for Greater Philadelphia-Camden and Newark:
Anne-Mindy Fernandez-Sheinbaum: mindy.sheinbaum@teachforamerica.org
Tracy Flowers: tracy.flowers@teachforamerica.org
Claudia Lewis: claudia.lewis@teachforamerica.org

Program at a Glance
8:30 9:30 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
9:00 9:30 a.m.	Meet and Greet Alumni met in small groups with partner organizations, Teach For America staff, alumni, and others to learn about career and leadership development opportunities.
9:45 10:30 a.m.	Welcome and Student Showcase Corps members and alumni came together to kick off the day's sessions with corps member reflections and student performances.
10:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m.	Opportunities Fair The opportunities fair provided resources and information about summer, career, educational and civic opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic area and beyond.
10:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m.	Panels and Workshops Session I Sessions in the morning and afternoon focused on both advancing our collective thinking and translating our ideas into concrete action. Alumni engaged important, diverse perspectives - from each other and from our partners in this work - and built skills, developed ideas, and explored resources that left them better equipped to work toward educational equity. View a sampling of sessions that will be offered throughout the day »
12:15 1:45 p.m.	Lunch and Small-Group Discussions
2:00 3:15 p.m.	Panels and Workshops Session II View a sampling of sessions that will be offered throughout the day »
3:30 4:45 p.m.	Panel and Workshops Session III View a sampling of sessions that will be offered throughout the day »
5:15 6:00 p.m.	Closing Program and Keynote Address
6:00 7:30 p.m.	Networking Reception Alumni and corps members gathered at the Philadelphia Zoo.