$100,000 in Scholarships Were Awarded to Graduates to Continue Education at Centenary University
| More than 200 students at the Ideal Institute Entrepreneurship and Technology Hub received their diplomas at the I-Achieved Celebration Graduation, which was hosted at the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel. Ideal Entrepreneurship and Technology Hub, a state-of-the-art facility, brings together the best and the brightest minds from across the region to collaborate on new projects and ideas and provides students, faculty, and industry professionals with access to the latest technologies, resources, and networks that will help spur innovation and creativity. Many of these graduates were at risk of never completing a career education, but now they will celebrate the special success that comes with surmounting obstacles.
$105,000 in scholarships were awarded to seven Ideal graduates to further their education at Centenary University in an innovative work-based college program at Ideal’s campus in Pleasantville. Ideal Institute and Centenary University recently announced the launch of a pioneering partnership between higher education and vocational education, to help students gain the skills and connections they need to prosper in today’s world. The graduation ceremony featured keynote speaker Dr. Robert M. Battistini, Chief Academic Officer Centenary University; as well as speeches from Cynthia Torres, Assistant Director Atlantic County Workforce Development; Judge Michelle Perry-Thomspon, Atlantic Co. NJ; James Manning, Director, NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and Ren Parik, Ideal Institute Founder.
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