GCAC Executive Director Libby V. Morris, director of the Institute of Higher Education, says the endorsement from President Obama serves as a national mark of recognition for the program’s work in the community. “When a program such as the Georgia College Advising Corps is recognized by the White House, it’s a high-level badge of approval,” she says. “It says that we’re doing something important not just in the state but we’re doing something important for the nation, and that this program is aligned with national goals as well as state goals.” After the White House summit, the College Advising Corps received a $10 million grant from the John M. Belk Endowment to provide college advisers in North Carolina. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in Virginia also donated $10 million to support advising corps programs in nine states.
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Harris poses with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House in January. The president mentioned Harris and his work as an adviser in remarks during a summit meeting on expanding college access.
Harris works with Clarke Central senior Deanna Howard, 18, in the high school’s advising and career resource center. Howard is interested in attending Kennesaw State University, Georgia State University, Albany State University or the University of West Georgia.
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