It’s comedy for a cause!  Join Persist Nashville for our inaugural Stand Up for Students: Charity Comedy Event featuring Reno Collier, Renard Hirsch, and Laura Peek! These 3 amazing Nashville comedians are ready to make you laugh.  100% of ticket sales directly support first-generation college students, helping them enroll and PERSIST in college.

This night is made possible by generous donations by 800 Pound Gorilla Media, Camel Express Car Wash, Lewis and Katie Agnew, PFW Inc., CLA, and our host Zanies!  Doors open at 6pm.  We can’t wait to laugh with you!

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Join us for the FAFSA & Finance Workshop on Tuesday, Feb 13, 4p-6p. Complete your 2024-2025 financial aid documents with Jason Seay from the Tennessee Higher Education Comission. Then, work on your financial goals with Israel Tovar from Nuestro Financial . Finally, join the Persist Team for treats and a tour of our new space!

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For community partners: This will be a day of friends, fellowship, food, drink, student interactions, some Whiskey House auction items, and good golf!

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For community partners: This event will include an exclusive bourbon tasting experience with rare pours, upgraded dinner experience, detailed tour of the Whiskey House, and a short Q&A with Persist team members. We recommend a $1,000 donation for attendees.

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Enjoy lite bites, free parking, and amazing networking opportunities designed to help you find unique employment opportunities in your intended industry. Persist students are encouraged to bring a friend as well.

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You are invited to table at the Fall 2023 Employment & Internship Fair. The overwhelming response from our spring event has prompted us to host this event in the fall. This year's event will boast EMPLOYMENT AND INTERNSHIP opportunities. So, if your organization hosts either, we invite you to attend. 

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For students and community partners: Come help us prepare care packages that will be delivered to Persist students throughout fall semester.

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For students: Set yourself up for a successful semester and learn how to set up an awesome email signature and establish professional communication norms, how to build strong relationships with your professors, how to best utilize your class syllabi, and how to understand college terminology. You will leave feeling prepared and equipped to navigate your college campus this fall!

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For students: It's giving...FUN. It's giving...COMMUNITY. It's giving...PERSIST CAMP! If you are a college student from Nashville, join us for Persist Camp 2023. Get connected with other Persist students from your campus, build community, and get prepared for the year ahead. Breakfast, lunch, snacks and water will be provided; make sure to wear athletic clothes/shows and your Persist shirt!

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For campus leads: We are excited to have our new and returning campus leads join us for summer training to ensure they are ready to support the Persist students on their campuses.

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For community partners: This event will include a small group bourbon tasting experience, tour of the Whiskey House, dinner from Peg Leg Porker, and a short Q&A with Persist team members. We recommend a donation of $321 (the cost of supporting one Persist student) for attendees.

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For students: Have the last few years been a lot - personally, academically, emotionally? You've been working hard and managing all the things, but you're always hungry and tired? Come learn about academic burnout (yes, it's a real thing) and practical ways to practice self-care in college.

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