首届MOSAICO晚会为AlamoPROMISE项目筹集了815,000美元

The 澳门新葡京博彩区 is pleased to announce its inaugural MOSAICO gala presented by USAA helped raise $815,000美元用于AlamoPROMISE项目. 

周三举行, 4月12日, 2023, the 澳门新葡京博彩区 MOSAICO Gala welcomed higher education supporters at the Witte Museum to raise funds for 阿拉莫大学 moonshot – partnering to end poverty through education and training in 圣安东尼奥. 

通过结合最后一美元奖学金和综合项目支持, AlamoPROMISE seeks to enhance economic and social mobility and meet workforce demands by helping students complete college and obtain the necessary skills to hold high-wage, 高需求的工作. In 2022, 在我们的公共和私人合作伙伴的慷慨支持下, the 阿拉莫大学 expanded its offer of tuition-free college through AlamoPROMISE to all public Bexar县 ISDs and their high schools. 

“阿拉莫大学 plays a critical role in 圣安东尼奥’s workforce by building a talent pipeline of diverse students who will be the next generation of business and community leaders,贾斯汀·施密特说, USAA公司责任助理副总裁. “USAA’s long-standing support is part of our continued commitment to advance economic mobility for under-served communities through educational and employment programs.”

澳门新葡京博彩区的长期支持者, 费尔南多和诺玛雷耶斯担任活动联合主席. KENS 5的主播黛博拉·纳普(Deborah Knapp)全程担任晚会主持人.

NASA宇航员，博士. 艾伦·奥乔亚(艾伦·奥乔亚)担任晚会的主旨发言人. Dr. Ochoa is the first Latina astronaut, and the former Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. 她在太空中飞行了四次，飞行时间近1000小时. She currently serves on several boards and continues outreach through speaking and bilingual children’s books. She is honored to have seven schools named for her and has been inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame and the National Academy of Engineering.

在她的演讲中. Ochoa addressed a range of topics 关闭 to her heart and at the core of contemporary discussions about diversity, 科学, 工程与空间探索, 说, “团队合作是美国宇航局登月计划成功的原因. 团队合作将会给你的登月计划带来成功，那就是AlamoPROMISE.”

“We are grateful to have welcomed hundreds of attendees to our sold out inaugural MOSAICO gala to celebrate and support the continued success of our moonshot – partnering to end poverty in 圣安东尼奥 through education and training,”医生说。. 麦克·弗洛雷斯，澳门新葡京博彩地区校长. “The gala served to celebrate the life-changing impact of higher education and I wish to thank our many supporters and sponsors who helped make the gala a night to remember.”

Also recognized at the gala were outstanding alumni from each of the five 阿拉莫大学 – remarkable and accomplished individuals whose success serves as a shining example of the current student body of the 阿拉莫大学. 荣誉校友包括: 

• 珍珠费尔南德斯，东北湖景学院
  有抱负的医生和药物化学研究员 
  
  
• Dr. 朱利安·马勒，西北维斯塔学院
  急诊医师和难民医疗护理倡导者
  
  
• 珍妮·马丁内斯·冈萨雷斯，帕洛阿尔托学院
  科技先锋和公共服务的远见卓识
  
  
• 瑞秋·海瑟薇，圣. 菲利普的大学
  企业慈善专业人士和社区倡导者
  
  
• Dr. 劳拉Rendón，圣安东尼奥学院
  学生倡导者，活动家学者和沉思教育家

更多关于AlamoPROMISE的信息

现在已经是第四年了, 自2019年项目启动以来, AlamoPROMISE serves 20 school districts and partners and 73 圣安东尼奥-area high schools and programs as a result of an expanded level of service that increases reach across the region. 

AlamoPROMISE covers tuition and required fees for current academic year graduates from participating high schools seeking an academic certificate or associate’s degree at one of the five 阿拉莫大学: 东北湖景学院, 西北维斯塔学院, 帕洛阿尔托学院, 圣安东尼奥学院和圣. 菲利普的大学. 

除了免学费的援助, AlamoPROMISE学者可以获得咨询等全方位服务, 职业咨询和财务方面的帮助, health and other issues that present barriers to completing a college education.

For more information about MOSAICO sponsors, AlamoPROMISE or to donate, please visit 阿拉莫.edu/mosaico, 阿拉莫.edu/foundation or 阿拉莫.edu/promise.