GRANTed The Role of Grant P rograms in Student A ffairs What are grants Competitive reapply Time Sensitive multiyear Objective BasedAccountability Funded through US Department of Education ID: 798382
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“Don’t Take us for GRANTed!”
The Role of Grant
P
rograms in Student
A
ffairs
Slide2What are grants?
Competitive (re-apply)
Time Sensitive (multi-year)
Objective Based/Accountability
Funded through U.S. Department of Education
Slide3Student affairs sources of funding
Slide4Who are our students?*Low-income, first-generation, and Ethnically diverse
Slide5Students continued…
*High school senior Fall ‘12 college enrollment reflects data collected from federal grant programs who target pre-college students (Talent Search, Upward Bound, GEAR UP, and Student to Student).
Total = 233
Slide6Students continued…
Slide7Students are the reason
DANIEL PATINO
As a 9
th
grader from Central Davis Junior High entered Upward Bound.
Uses Upward Bound, academics, and music to overcome challenges.Graduates from Layton High School having achieved several prestigious awards.
Currently has completed second year of college at Weber State University.
Slide8Who we areStudent Support Services
Provides services to currently enrolled WSU students, geared toward increasing retention and graduation
rates.
Eligible students must be first-generation, low-income or have a documented
disability.
SSS awards over $68,000 in financial aid
annually.
Slide9Veterans Upward Bound
Veterans Upward Bound works with military veterans only, to provide academic and other support services that will help veterans, enter into, and successfully graduate from college
.
Veterans Upward Bound is not a part of Veterans Affairs but works cooperatively with them and cannot work with active military members or the families or survivors of veterans or military
members.
Veterans Upward Bound is the only program of its kind in Utah and only one of 51 in the United States.
Slide10Upward Bound
6 week summer residential program.
Community service learning projects.
Saturday morning pre-college study hall.
Slide11Talent SearchWe serve 510 students in the Ogden School District (grades 8-12
).
Students
need to have a 2.5 or higher GPA to enroll & stay in the
program.
96% of participants are low income and/or first generation.
Slide12GEAR UP (GAINING EARLY AWARENESS & READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS)
GEAR UP seeks to provide low-income, underserved, and first generation students with resources and services that improve the likelihood of their postsecondary success (enrollment and completion
).
GEAR UP provides early college preparation and awareness services through:
Comprehensive mentoring, tutoring and support to increase academic performance and rate of graduation.
Activities and information to foster and improve parent and family engagement in preparing students for all aspect of college (application, admissions, financial aid, testing, college visits, etc
.
Types of Grants: State and District
:
Partnership (Cohort Model): Serves at least one entire grade, 7-12, (School qualifies for low-income eligibility requirements) and follows them thru graduation–4 Schools in the Ogden School District - 845 students
State (Priority Model): Can serve students in grades K-FY College (Student qualifies for low-income eligibility requirements) – 6 Schools in the Weber & Davis School Districts - 409 students.
Slide13Small Learning Communities
A
cademic advisement.
O
pportunities to participate in advanced placement courses.
Students not covered within the Ogden GEAR UP grant have the same college preparation and services provided to them:
Mentoring
Activities
College
Application
Slide14USHE/Citi (Student to Student)Provides information to students and families on postsecondary education.
Develops and delivers:
Admission
Financial Aid
Academic and financial preparation
Tutoring/
Mentoring
Expands and enhances the statewide infrastructure in Utah.
Slide15Financial picture
Slide16ALLAN DUBONCentral Davis Junior high.
Knew he wanted to go to college but he couldn’t afford it.
Didn’t know how hard getting to college would be.
Upward Bound provides cheerleaders and occasional drill sergeant.
Is now a medical
l
aboratory
s
cientist, a teacher.
Slide17Intentional vs. General Referrals (Helpful Hints)“In economically developed countries, the U.S. is 8 out of 34 with access to post-secondary education, but 33 out of 34 with retention”
Slide18Government relations
Call to Action
National, Regional and State Organizations
(TRIO) Council for Opportunity in Education
Regional and State ASPIRE i.e. National Policy Seminar, TRIO Day
(GEAR UP) NCCEP-National Council for Community and Education Partnerships
(ImPACT Grants) NCAN-National College Access Network
CANU-College Access Network of Utah
Get Involved at the state and federal
l
evel to educate our representatives on the
value and importance of these educational programs
Slide19Institution/division impact
WSU
Core Themes
Access
Learning
Community
Division Strategic Priorities
Increase preparation, access & readiness of underrepresented students
Enhance academic support and student success