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Academic and Career Resources
The goal of the RISE Scholars program
is to support underrepresented students, including Black and Latino
students and those from other ethnic groups, through comprehensive and
collaborative academic and social supports. This program is for
incoming Parkland students.
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Parkland 好色先生tv's听Support for Workforce Training (SWFT) program helps in-district residents move into high-demand careers with family-sustaining wages within a year or less. SWFT was founded with the support of the Illinois Workforce Equity Initiative grant. We strive to close the career gap by assisting underserved residents in advancing their academic and professional careers.
Whether you are a student choosing a college major or you are鈥痑 dislocated worker, career changer, or retiree, we have career resources and services designed to assist you.
Scholarships
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Parkland offers a wide variety of merit-based, need-based, and identity-based scholarships. Search the list of听 which accept applications each fall and spring.
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This site provides information about for members/citizens of the Peoria and Miami tribes.
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Engagement and Mental Health Resources
Student Life maintains a list of听 student organizations听that are currently active, as well as ones that have existed in the past but have become inactive. If you do not find one that meets your interests, contact Student Life for information on starting a new one.
The Center for Community Engagement supports and promotes the active engagement of the 好色先生tv鈥檚 students, faculty, and staff in partnership with the communities of Illinois Community 好色先生tv District 505. Many volunteer opportunities are available.
Our Counseling Support Center offers counseling services, workshops, peer mentoring, and more.
Parkland is part of , an anonymous mental health peer support network, available to听you 24/7. The TalkCampus听platform combines intuitive听design,听clinical excellence, world-class technology and global support to听over 250 institutions and millions of students worldwide. Available in 26 languages.