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EASTERN UNIVERSITY AND PEOPLE FOR PEOPLE PARTNER TO PROVIDE CONTINUING HIGHER EDUCATION FOR CITY ADULTS
Partnership Signing Ceremony and Institute Kick-Off April 16
ST. DAVIDS, PA, March 19, 2008: Eastern University President Dr. David R. Black and People for People Inc. CEO Dr. Herbert H. Lusk, II are pleased to announce that they have formed a partnership which has led to the inception of the People for People Institute. The Institute will provide higher education degree programs that will lead to professional and personal empowerment for disenfranchised, under-represented Philadelphia residents. The partnership was formed in August 2007, and a formal Partnership Signing Ceremony is scheduled for April 16, from 10 a.m. to 12:00 noon at “The View,” at People for People Inc., 800 N. Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA. Invited guests include The Honorable Mayor Michael Nutter, educators, and a number of church and community leaders.
Eastern University, which enrolls about 4,000 students in its undergraduate, graduate, Seminary and accelerated adult programs, has a long-standing commitment to the Philadelphia community where it has offered a variety of educational programs for the past 10 years. As part of its mission of faith, reason and justice, Eastern seeks partners to extend its reach to our urban areas. “The University is energetically engaged with People for People to provide training initiatives and a collegiate program to benefit Institute participants,” says Dr. Black. Dr. Leonard Jamison, who is founding president and dean for the People for People Institute, says, “I believe that the People for People Institute will empower and equip those seeking success and significance in their life and work.”
Dr. Herbert H. Lusk, II is the CEO and Founder of People for People, Inc., founded as the community outreach arm of Greater Exodus Baptist Church in July 1993. Its mission is to create neighborhood revitalization through a strategy of comprehensive community development programs. PFP has approached its mission with a holistic, multi-tiered set of initiatives in the areas of social service, economic development, education and housing. The Pennsylvania Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare has designated PFP as an Employment Advancement Retention Network (EARN) Center, which helps low income Philadelphians transition from welfare to work. Dr. Lusk has stated, “The PFP Institute satisfies one more critical area of need in this city, which is that of affordable higher education for economically challenged Philadelphians which will prepare them for jobs with salaries great enough to result in true self-sustainability. I am delighted in the partnership between PFP and Eastern University and look forward to what we will accomplish together!”
For more information about the April 16 event or the People for People Institute programs, contact Diana Robertson at 610.341.5904.
Related links:
http://www.peopleforpeople.org/
www.eastern.edu/pfp
