2017 PEEP E2: Engineering Experience Registration Forms

by | May 8, 2017 | News

Click on the link below for the application. If you are unable to open the link, right click copy the link address and paste it into your browser. Complete the application and return by June 10, 2017. Space is limited. Cost of the two-week program is $99 per student. Some financial aid is available for those who qualify. Engineering Summer Program Application Financial Assistance Application Send completed applications to peep@pridecommunications.net and please note “2017 Summer Engineering” in the subject line....

7th Annual PEEP Career Mentoring Luncheon sponsored by Snyder’s-Lance

by | Nov 11, 2015 | News

Each year, PEEP hosts about 200 students from seven local high schools and 100 career mentors at the Westin Charlotte at its Career Mentoring Luncheon. This year the event sponsored by Snyder’s-Lance, included keynote speaker Patrick Hall of A Cultivated Mindset who spoke to students about his start and the road to entrepreneurship. Notables included event host, radio personality and founder of Girl Talk Foundation, Janine Davis, as well as WCNC news anchor Fred Shropshire who served as a career mentor for the event. Dee Dixon spoke about why she began the organization and pointed out the value of education to students, while encouraging them to keep going even in the face of obstacles. 2009 PEEP Scholarship recipient Joi Emmanual made her first donation to PEEP to give back for the support she received from the organization as she began her college career. Two student from Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology spoke about the influence that PEEP career mentors who come into their classrooms have on their future planning. After lunch, local professionals presented industry-specific breakout session for students to learn about careers of interest, including: Accounting/General Business – Victoria Pittman, President, National Association of Black Accountants, Charlotte Chapter Creative Entrepreneurship – Lashawnda Becoats, Editor-in-Chief Pride Magazine, and Partner, The Darling Media Group Engineering – Lauren Carter, LEED Green Associate Associate,  Engineering Services, TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate Healthcare – Connie Roseborough of Novant Healthcare Legal – Spencer Merriweather, Assistant District Attorney at State of North Carolina – Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office Technology – Patrick Hill, CEO, A Cultivated Mindset and 2015 Pride Award Winner  Special thanks to...

Annual Small Business Week Event

by | Nov 11, 2015 | News

      National Small Business Week, recognized each May, is a great time to celebrate and get information about local entrepreneurs – especially for high school students. Each year PEEP hosts an event at Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology to expose students to local entrepreneurs and educate them on the path to entrepreneurship, and the opportunities that it holds. In 2015, the event was generously funded by PNC Bank and attended by 400+ students. Growing in representation from the local small business community, the event kicks off with a panel discussion and Q&A that features local entrepreneurs from a diverse set of backgrounds, attended by 50 students. Following the panel discussion is a small-business fair, featuring booths hosted by local entrepreneurs, including a business that provides students with information on funding college. For more information on the PEEP Small Business Week Event, sponsorship and booths, please contact us at PEEP@pridecommunications.net, or call 704-375-9553.    ...