Alverno College Receives College Success Grant from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation
August 9, 2013
Alverno College recently received aCollege Successgrant in the amount of $169,149 fromGreat Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation. This grant will help 250 undergraduate students achieve success in college by helping
them develop campus connections and provide resources to ensure successful completion
of their program of study.
Alverno College was one of 28 organizations to receive some of the $4.5 million inCollege Successgrant funds awarded by Great Lakes. Alverno's Promise Scholars was funded based on
the support services it provides to help students overcome obstacles and help them
stay in and complete college. Alverno's Promise Scholars will provide specialized
services during the 2013-2014 academic year to students who are the first in their
families to attend college.
“With the College Success grant, Alverno College will continue to support first generation
students in the Promise Scholar Program through proactive advising, special classes,
mentoring and individualized instructional services to improve retention and persistence
through graduation,” said Martha Johnson, , M.S., L.P.C. and Alverno's Lead Promise
Scholar Advisor.
Students get the best payoff from higher education when they complete their programs
of study. Students from low-income backgrounds, students of color, and those who are
the first in their family to attend college often face daunting challenges to complete
college. Great Lakes'College Successgrant is designed to support and reward programs that give such students specialized
help, such as tutoring, mentoring, intensive advising, and access to learning communities—help
that's known to keep students enrolled and on track academically and socially for
program completion. For the students served, earning a degree, diploma, or certificate
opens the door to the many benefits of higher education.
Twenty-eight programs across Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa will serve more than 4,000
undergraduate students at two-year, four-year, and technical colleges during the 2013-2014
academic year, and will focus on those students with the most to gain.
Published on August 9, 2013 | Categories: Newsroom migrated press release