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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: Neighborhood College graduation
Description
ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at June's Board meeting.
B
Up
this
class,
this
sure
this
is
one
of
my
favorite
topics.
This
is
the
19th
graduating
class
of
Arlington
neighborhood
college.
You
can
see
from
their
faces
really
the
full
cross-section
of
Arlington
represented
individuals
from
20
different
neighborhoods
all
around
the
county,
including
some
of
the
ones
that
tend
to
be
a
little
underrepresented
in
our
processes,
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
makes
neighborhood
college
so
special.
B
We
all
talk
about
trying
to
engage
the
less
well
represented
communities
and
neighborhood
college
is
really
our
bright
spot
in
doing
that,
the
composition
of
the
graduates
includes
very
young
professionals,
seniors
and
retirees
new
Americans
longtime
Arlington
Ian's,
all
of
whom
have
completed
this
detailed
training
to
not
only
learn
more
about
how
the
county
functions
but
also
learn
those
really
important
facilitation
skills,
consensus-building
public
speaking,
the
skills
that
they'll
need.
As
long
with
the
subject
matter,
expertise
to
be
great
and
effective
advocates
or
commissioners
in
Arlington
Civic
processes,
you.
A
B
I
you
know,
I,
look
and
I
saw
the
opportunity
to
engage
with
a
lot
of
my
colleagues
from
that
class.
My
fellow
graduates
in
the
class,
the
county,
is
really
fortunate
to
have
one
of
our
rock
star
communications.
Folks
in
the
Department
of
Environmental,
Services
was
one
of
my
classmates
who
was
not
working
for
Arlington
County.
At
that
time.
One
of
our
my
classmates
is
a
woman
who
has
now
become
the
face
of
pickleball,
not
only
in
Arlington
but
actually
really
regionally
and
nationally
Helen
white
who's.
C
Know
and
I
just
think
you
know
what
one
challenge
we
have
so
you
touched
on.
It
is
to
it
to
ensure
that
that
activism
and
engagement
continues.
You
know,
Katie
and
I
in
particular,
have
been
concerned
about
our
Commission's
and
making
sure
that
our
advisory
bodies
reflect
the
diversity
of
our
lling
tynin,
all
sorts
of
ways,
everything
from
thought
to
demographics
and
we're
hopeful
that
a
number
of
these
folks
will
will
step
it
up.
Another
notch
and
in
an
enduring
fashion,
participate
on
our
Commission's.