The University of Baltimore has been named Community Partner of the Year by the Baltimore chapter of Urban Alliance for its efforts to place high school students into paid internships that lead to college.
The 2023 Community Partner of the Year Award, given this month, recognizes the university’s efforts in support of the Urban Alliance High School Internship Program, in which qualified city high school students receive education- and job-oriented training, mentoring opportunities, and paid work experience. The university’s Office of Early College Initiatives is the department that works with Urban Alliance-Baltimore on its internship program.
“The opportunity to support young adults on their path to success cannot be done in silos,” said Chas Ackley, executive director of Urban Alliance-Baltimore, in a statement.
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