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Six IU campuses will receive a total of $570,600 from the Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation for Education to improve student retention and degree attainment. Grants were awarded to nine public college campuses across the state.
IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IPFW, IU South Bend and IU Southeast will receive funds. Purdue Calumet in Hammond, Purdue North Central in Westville and the University of Southern Indiana also were tapped to receive retention program grants.
The President’s Fund for Student Success in the First and Second Years of College program was established to increase the number of students in special population groups who enter college, improve retention of historically underserved students and create a learning network among institutions facing similar challenges.
• IU East will start a transitional seminar program for freshmen who are part of the Twenty-First Century Scholars Program, Indiana’s financial aid program for low- and moderate-income students and families.
• IU Kokomo will start a six-week seminar program for all entering Twenty-First Century Scholars.
• IU Northwest will support its critical literacy program, which offers support services and supplemental curricula to underprepared students.
• IPFW’s First Year Experience program will establish skills workshops, computer training and academic and career advising.
• IU South Bend will attempt to attract and retain more Hispanic and African-American students.
• IU Southeast will support its Access to Success program, which includes peer-to-peer activities that help Twenty-First Century Scholars, minority students and adult learners make a successful transition to college.
In 2002, IU’s Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses received Lumina funds to create service-learning opportunities for first-generation students and students of color.
Go to:
http://www.luminafoundation.org
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