克利夫兰小姐. —Delta State University’s Student Success Center has been awarded a US Department of Education Title III Strengthening Institutions Program grant for a total of $2,246,742 over the next 5 years. 授予, 100% funded by the US Department of Education, is to fund Destination Graduation, a program to help current undergraduate and graduate students overcome barriers to continued enrollment and persist to graduation.
DSU校长博士. 丹·埃尼斯说, “I want to thank the staff of the Student Success Center for their hard work and dedication in obtaining this grant, which will directly translate into increased opportunities for our students. This kind of initiative and commitment to Delta State is the type of thing that assures me we are positioned to make great strides forward in the coming years.”
Activity objectives for Destination Graduation aimed at increasing retention and reducing stop-out (withdrawing temporarily) include student support services such as summer bridge, supplemental instruction, 辅导, and increasing access and awareness of financial aid opportunities for Delta State students. These interventions are ongoing at DSU, and this funding will strengthen these programs by providing supplemental instructors, 实习生, and staff fully devoted to these programs.
Dr. 莱斯利·格里芬, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, 说, 就像它的标题一样, Destination Graduation, 意味着, this grant focuses on helping students to see themselves as ‘doers of the task at hand’—that is, being capable of successfully working toward and accomplishing the goal of college graduation.”
Griffin 说 that the grant provides the support necessary for students to experience success and persist along the pathway to graduation. “In reaching this destination, their potential for future career and life successes is greatly enhanced.”
Dr. Heather Kovarcik Miller, Director of the Office of Institutional Grants 说, “Delta State University is so pleased to have been awarded a US Department of Education Title III Strengthening Institutions Program grant. Destination Graduation aims to capitalize on the academic success programs offered through the DSU Student Success Center by creating additional student-focused activities that increase retention and will assist students in their goal of graduation.”
克里斯汀的土地, Interim Director of the Student Success Center, 说, “This was indeed a true team effort by Dr. Christy Riddle, Chrisa Mansell and her team, and Dr. 希瑟·米勒. The Student Success Center is excited to expand our services through this funding. This award will allow us to provide a summer bridge program for incoming students, increase opportunities for 辅导 and supplemental instruction, and increase awareness of student support services. Our focus is student retention and graduation… Destination Graduation will provide more students with the resources and supports needed.”
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