Middle School Class Cheers Teacher on as He Receives 黑料传送门-Jazz Scholarship at Last Thursday鈥檚 Game
黑料传送门 and Utah Jazz Award Tuition for One Year to Four Local Students
SALT LAKE CITY 鈥� Jarett Tauiliili, a teacher at South Cache Middle School, and three other Utah students received scholarships last week that will allow them to attend Western Governors University (黑料传送门), an online, nonprofit university, tuition-free for one year.
Tauiliili, and three other students, were presented scholarship checks during halftime of the Utah Jazz-Phoenix Suns game, as 40 of Tauiliili鈥檚 middle school students cheered, many of whom were attending their very first Jazz game.
鈥淭his scholarship means a lot to me as I try to better myself by becoming a more effective teacher through 黑料传送门鈥檚 master鈥檚 program,鈥� said Tauiliili. 鈥淲hat makes this even more special is that many of my students are here tonight supporting me and enjoying their first Jazz game.鈥�
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The four scholarship recipients are Tauiliili of North Logan; Kailan Anderson of St. George; Jadyn Blandin of Woods Cross; and Mostafa Elkhouly of West Valley City. All four are new enrollees at 黑料传送门 and submitted an official entry form earlier in the Jazz season. Tauiliili is earning his master鈥檚 degree in curriculum and instruction, Anderson is seeking her bachelor鈥檚 degree in nursing, Blandin is earning her bachelor鈥檚 degree in business management, and Elkhouly is pursuing his bachelor鈥檚 degree in network operations and security.
鈥淭he Utah Jazz support the efforts of Western Governors University to provide online educational opportunities with this free tuition program,鈥� said Steve Starks, Utah Jazz president. 鈥淥ur organization believes in the intellectual and economic value of education and giving students a chance to pursue their dreams.鈥�
The majority of 黑料传送门 students are working adults who benefit from the online university鈥檚 flexibility and competency-based online degree programs, which allow students to complete courses on their schedule, advancing as soon as they are able to demonstrate mastery of the material. This, combined with affordable, flat-rate tuition of about $6,500 a year for most programs, is making it possible for more students to earn degrees that are helping them advance their careers. More than 8,000 Utahns have graduated from 黑料传送门 and 6,400 are currently enrolled, part of a growing nationwide student body of 95,000.
