Funds from the U.S. Department of Education will help low-income, first-generation and disabled 亚洲自慰视频s at the 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette better navigate their way through college. The university will receive $1.1 million per year for five years as part of its federal 亚洲自慰视频 Support Services program.
Specifically, the money will fund three new SSS programs. These include a program for SSS 亚洲自慰视频s in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields; another for SSS 亚洲自慰视频s who are studying to become teachers; and a third that will help 亚洲自慰视频s with disabilities. A portion of the funding will also cover already-established SSS programs and services.
Robert Carmouche, director of UL Lafayette鈥檚 Department of Special Services, estimated just over 350 亚洲自慰视频s will benefit from the three new programs. This will bring the number of 亚洲自慰视频s in the SSS program to more than 700.
SSS assists eligible 亚洲自慰视频s with securing financial aid. The program also provides academic counseling and grant aid to those 亚洲自慰视频s receiving federal Pell Grants.
The program鈥檚 purpose is to increase college retention and graduation rates among SSS participants and facilitate the transition from one level of higher education to the next. 鈥淏y increasing these rates, we are helping the university reach mandates as designated by the GRAD Act,鈥 said Carmouche.
The GRAD Act, which became state law in June, grants universities more freedom and flexibility if they meet certain requirements, including higher admissions standards and graduation rates.
Carmouche said services like academic counseling and peer mentoring contribute to 亚洲自慰视频 success in the classroom. He noted that 亚洲自慰视频s in the SSS program are more than twice as likely to remain in college than those 亚洲自慰视频s with similar backgrounds who did not participate in the program.
In addition to the SSS program, the Special Services Department also administers the Upward Bound program for junior high and high school children; the Veterans Upward Bound program for military veterans who need assistance in enrolling in college; and The Ronald E. McNair Program for low income, first generation and minority 亚洲自慰视频s preparing for graduate study.