One Million Degrees
Amber Bowling is an experienced professional in volunteer and alumni program coordination, currently serving as the Senior Volunteer and Alumni Programs Coordinator at One Million Degrees since October 2021. Prior to this role, Amber held the position of Assistant of Volunteer & Intern Services at Shedd Aquarium from December 2019 to June 2020, where responsibilities included conducting phone screens, in-person interviews, and assisting with the onboarding of volunteers and interns. Earlier, Amber completed a year with AmeriCorps at the Greater Chicago Food Depository as the Youth Programs & Outreach Coordinator, managing youth initiatives such as Nourish 101 and the Food Justice Leadership Program. Amber holds a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Management from Indiana University Bloomington, completed in May 2018, and graduated from New Albany High School in May 2014.
One Million Degrees
One Million Degrees empowers low-income, highly motivated community college students to succeed in school, in work, and in life. Community college students are among the most important yet least supported of this country's undergraduate population. Community colleges offer pathways to meaningful careers and, often, an on-ramp to four-year universities. Yet, lacking critical resources, most students never graduate. It is stunning how little is available to this vital and vibrant group of students. One Million Degrees changes the odds entirely. Our groundbreaking program – innovative, personalized, uniquely effective – delivers the kind of meaningful support that is transforming lives and creating a pattern of positive change that will echo for generations. This is what works.