EAW Awarded Grant from Salesforce Foundation to Expand Work-based Learning Program Boosting Student Employability and Cutting College Costs
Melanie Shires Melanie Shires

EAW Awarded Grant from Salesforce Foundation to Expand Work-based Learning Program Boosting Student Employability and Cutting College Costs

EAW is excited to announce a new $500,000 grant from the Salesforce Foundation that will fund the development of a hybrid student "learn and earn" program that will help students throughout the United States earn money to pay for college, gain new skills, and access part-time employment opportunities with Fortune 500 companies.

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EAW Celebrates Grand Opening in ASU’s Memorial Union
Melanie Shires Melanie Shires

EAW Celebrates Grand Opening in ASU’s Memorial Union

Education at Work (EAW) and Arizona State University celebrated together as they participated in a ceremonial ribbon cutting at the grand opening of EAW’s satellite office in Memorial Union. Now in the heart of where ASU students gather, EAW student success and recruitment team can meet students where they are and help them balance their academic commitments, training, and work responsibilities.

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Bridging Talent Identification, Skills Gap, and Succession Planning with Education at Work (EAW)
Melanie Shires Melanie Shires

Bridging Talent Identification, Skills Gap, and Succession Planning with Education at Work (EAW)

By partnering with EAW, businesses can address their talent identification, skills gap, and succession planning needs effectively. With its diverse workforce, unique talent pipeline, and renewing pool of digital natives, EAW offers a comprehensive solution for businesses seeking to build a competent, diverse, trained and future-ready workforce.

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EAW Awarded Grant from Trellis Foundation
Melanie Shires Melanie Shires

EAW Awarded Grant from Trellis Foundation

EAW is honored to be one of the recipients of a grant from the Trellis Foundation who announced $2.5 million in total awards to 26 Texas community-based organizations.

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Student Success: Hussain Pirbhai
Melanie Shires Melanie Shires

Student Success: Hussain Pirbhai

Hussain Pirbhai, who graduated in Spring of 2023 from the University of Texas, Dallas (UTD), with a degree in Information Technology and Systems, specializing in IT Sales Engineering, spoke about his time at EAW and how the experience helped prepare him for the job he currently holds at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and the double master’s degrees he is pursuing.

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EAW and UTEP Celebrates Successful Partnership Helping UTEP Students Earn Over $1 Million in Wages and Tuition Assistance
Melanie Shires Melanie Shires

EAW and UTEP Celebrates Successful Partnership Helping UTEP Students Earn Over $1 Million in Wages and Tuition Assistance

Leadership and staff from EAW gathered in El Paso, Texas to celebrate the positive impact being made in the lives of UTEP students and were reminded why we partner with innovative businesses like Discover and universities like UTEP to realize our mission of helping high-achieving college students gain the career-ready skills and financial stability needed to succeed after graduation.

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Student Success: Amanda Sather
Melanie Shires Melanie Shires

Student Success: Amanda Sather

Amanda Sather, who graduated from Arizona State University in May of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree, reflects on her time at Education at Work (EAW) as she gets ready to head off to the University of Connecticut in pursuit of her master’s degree and doctorate in Human Development and Family Sciences.

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A Unique Alternative Solution To BPOs
Melanie Shires Melanie Shires

A Unique Alternative Solution To BPOs

EAW's proven work-based learning model can help companies effectively address the persistent issue of employee retention within their own extended workforce. By offering access to motivated, digital-native students, innovative occupancy management, and high-performance culture, EAW equips companies with a business solution to build committed, productive, and satisfied employees, driving their growth and success in the long run.

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Student Success: Samantha Andrew
Melanie Shires Melanie Shires

Student Success: Samantha Andrew

Samantha Andrew, who graduated from Northern Kentucky University (NKU) in May of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, reflects on her time at Education at Work (EAW) as she gets ready to begin her teaching career as a 4th grade elementary school teacher.

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An EAW Leader’s Perspective on DEI
Patrice Clark Patrice Clark

An EAW Leader’s Perspective on DEI

Reflection: Patrice Clark, Vice President, Human Resources

Since and before I started working at EAW, we have strongly committed to increasing and maintaining our accessibility and opportunities for success regardless of background, ethnicity, beliefs, identity, and appearance because we know that every individual brings value to the table and deserves the opportunity to be successful.

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Tomás Valladares – EAW Has Been a Vital Supplement to my College Education
Stephanie Toston Stephanie Toston

Tomás Valladares – EAW Has Been a Vital Supplement to my College Education

Interview with Tomás Valladares

In one of his first business classes, Tomás’s professor told his class that one of the most important steps a college student can take is getting a job in the industry they are studying. A few weeks after hearing this he saw a job post for a phone agent position at a well-known financial company via Education at Work (EAW). He worked at EAW all 3 years of his college career and has a full-time job lined up as a commercial underwriter with a major insurance carrier post graduation.

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Zach Stanich – Reflecting on My Time at EAW
Stephanie Toston Stephanie Toston

Zach Stanich – Reflecting on My Time at EAW

Interview with Zach Stanich

Zach Stanich is sad that his Education at Work (EAW) experience is coming to an end and reflecting on how grateful he is for the two years he spent at EAW with the opportunity to graduate from ASU with zero student debt.

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EAW’s Women in STEM: The 2022 CAEL Conference in Chicago
Stephanie Toston Stephanie Toston

EAW’s Women in STEM: The 2022 CAEL Conference in Chicago

In November of 2022, Madeline Kaye, Sara Gonzales and Abigail Ortega packed their bags and flew to meet up in Chicago for the 2022 CAEL Conference.

Read their unique stories and how they each found a community of advocates at EAW that support their personal, professional and academic goals.

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How EAW Is Helping Me Reach My Academic Goals
Stephanie Toston Stephanie Toston

How EAW Is Helping Me Reach My Academic Goals

Interview with Eliana Valenzuela

Eliana Valenzuela started with Education at Work (EAW) in July of 2020 as a frontline advocate for one of our Fortune 500 clients. In October of 2021, she moved from frontline operations to training and was given the opportunity to train a solo class as a new student trainer right off the bat. Learn how EAW provided a strong professional foundation and helped her reach her academic goals.

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How EAW Helped Me Land My Dream Career
Stephanie Toston Stephanie Toston

How EAW Helped Me Land My Dream Career

Landing my dream career before graduation is something I never thought possible. It’s something I couldn’t have done without the help of Education at Work.

A strong belief of mine has always been that students deserve to have opportunities to gain real-world experiences while they attend college. EAW’s mission completely incapsulates this idea, and it’s what intrigued me about the company from the very beginning.

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Student Success: Stevan Rademann
Stephanie Toston Stephanie Toston

Student Success: Stevan Rademann

Stevan Rademann started with EAW in 2018, working for our Global Financial Services partner. He was contacted by EAW through the hiring platform, Handshake, and knew he wanted to apply for the position. During his time at EAW, Stevan earned over $6,000 in tuition assistance and gained a handful of skills along the way for his future career.

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Student Success: Jacob Castle
Stephanie Toston Stephanie Toston

Student Success: Jacob Castle

From part-time to full-time, Jacob Castle has certainly gotten the full experience of everything Education at Work (EAW) has to offer.

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