Post by CrimsonPhantom on Jun 3, 2012 9:40:51 GMT -7
Institute to assist in developing leaders
Rosemont Realty CEO Dan Burrell met with New Mexico State University President Barbara Couture and University of New Mexico President David Schmidly in Albuquerque Thursday, May 31, to sign a memorandum of understanding outlining a partnership with the Rosemont Leadership Institute that will benefit New Mexico high school and college students.
The Rosemont Leadership Institute, a Santa Fe-based nonprofit organization founded by Burrell, is intended to increase the leadership capacity in New Mexico by better preparing students to compete in the global market place. The institute’s goals include decreasing the high school dropout rate, increasing college graduation rates and creating graduates who are career ready.
“Significantly improving high school graduation rates should be the number one strategic goal of New Mexico over the next decade,” Burrell said. “With one third of the state’s high school students dropping out, New Mexico is struggling to realize its full economic potential. That is why I am launching Rosemont Leadership Institute, an innovative new program that in conjunction with our state’s two flagship universities, NMSU and UNM, will provide exceptional high school leaders from across New Mexico with the financial resources, global awareness, and professional networks required to succeed in a competitive and knowledgebased economy.”
The MOU establishes a plan for NMSU and UNM to partner with the institute, which will launch in summer 2013 with its first class of 30 high school students, to be known as Rosemont Fellows. The fellows will be selected by a joint committee, with representatives from NMSU, UNM and Rosemont.
The summer before their senior year of high school, the fellows will participate in leadership training sessions at both UNM and NMSU that will focus on critical thinking skills and leadership qualities. After returning to their communities throughout the state, the fellows also will work through leadership challenges issued by the Rosemont Institute.
“Partnerships between higher education and leading businesses and corporations in the private sector are vital to growing our economy and providing future leaders who are equipped to deal with the ever-changing dynamics of society,” Couture said. “Improving graduation rates and strengthening partnerships for the economic development of New Mexico are among NMSU’s strategic priorities.”
Following their graduation from high school, the Rosemont Fellows will receive a $25,000 scholarship to attend NMSU or UNM. The scholarship will be spread over four years and require the students to maintain a 3.0 GPA, take at least one leadership course per year, belong to a student organization on campus, participate in a program to shadow a leader and mentor high school students who are following them in the program. In addition to their initial $750,000 investment for the first class of fellows, Rosemont indicated that it is committed to the program for the long term and will seek to grow the number of participants per year, which will result in millions in scholarships for New Mexico’s future leaders.
Combined, UNM and NMSU have more than 67,000 students statewide.
Appeared on page A24 of the Las Cruces Bulletin
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Rosemont Realty CEO Dan Burrell met with New Mexico State University President Barbara Couture and University of New Mexico President David Schmidly in Albuquerque Thursday, May 31, to sign a memorandum of understanding outlining a partnership with the Rosemont Leadership Institute that will benefit New Mexico high school and college students.
The Rosemont Leadership Institute, a Santa Fe-based nonprofit organization founded by Burrell, is intended to increase the leadership capacity in New Mexico by better preparing students to compete in the global market place. The institute’s goals include decreasing the high school dropout rate, increasing college graduation rates and creating graduates who are career ready.
“Significantly improving high school graduation rates should be the number one strategic goal of New Mexico over the next decade,” Burrell said. “With one third of the state’s high school students dropping out, New Mexico is struggling to realize its full economic potential. That is why I am launching Rosemont Leadership Institute, an innovative new program that in conjunction with our state’s two flagship universities, NMSU and UNM, will provide exceptional high school leaders from across New Mexico with the financial resources, global awareness, and professional networks required to succeed in a competitive and knowledgebased economy.”
The MOU establishes a plan for NMSU and UNM to partner with the institute, which will launch in summer 2013 with its first class of 30 high school students, to be known as Rosemont Fellows. The fellows will be selected by a joint committee, with representatives from NMSU, UNM and Rosemont.
The summer before their senior year of high school, the fellows will participate in leadership training sessions at both UNM and NMSU that will focus on critical thinking skills and leadership qualities. After returning to their communities throughout the state, the fellows also will work through leadership challenges issued by the Rosemont Institute.
“Partnerships between higher education and leading businesses and corporations in the private sector are vital to growing our economy and providing future leaders who are equipped to deal with the ever-changing dynamics of society,” Couture said. “Improving graduation rates and strengthening partnerships for the economic development of New Mexico are among NMSU’s strategic priorities.”
Following their graduation from high school, the Rosemont Fellows will receive a $25,000 scholarship to attend NMSU or UNM. The scholarship will be spread over four years and require the students to maintain a 3.0 GPA, take at least one leadership course per year, belong to a student organization on campus, participate in a program to shadow a leader and mentor high school students who are following them in the program. In addition to their initial $750,000 investment for the first class of fellows, Rosemont indicated that it is committed to the program for the long term and will seek to grow the number of participants per year, which will result in millions in scholarships for New Mexico’s future leaders.
Combined, UNM and NMSU have more than 67,000 students statewide.
Appeared on page A24 of the Las Cruces Bulletin
www.lascrucesbulletin.com/ee/lascrucesbulletin/default.php?pSetup=lascrucesbulletin
