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$2 million Grant to Support Student Success
at SUNY Old Westbury
The U.S. Department of Education has
awarded the State University of New
York at Old Westbury a $2 million
grant to increase student support
services; increase faculty pedagogical
development opportunities and thereby
increase retention and graduation rates.
Activities supported through the Title
III: Strengthening Institutions grant
program will include peer tutoring,
proactive advising, support for the
faculty-focused Center for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning and, importantly, an expansion of
initiatives developed at the College to improve sophomore
retention.
“The sophomore year is a challenging year in college,” said
Barbara Hillery, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences who
along with Assistant Dean Cris Notaro will serve as the grant’s
project directors. “Our campus provides phenomenal support
for first-year students, but they often come back the following
fall and are left to find their own way.
Through this work, we will better
position the College to show them the
way.”
SUNY Old Westbury will work
through the grant to address this
transitional problem by building upon
existing first year programs and
complementing the variety of activities
and programs already in place to
promote student success across the
student body. Overall, through the
campus’ proposed effort, titled “Ensuring Student Success,”
the objective for Old Westbury is to achieve a five-percentage
point increase in sophomore retention rates and a three-point
increase in graduation rates.
Strengthening Institutions Program grants provide funds to
improve and strengthen an institution's academic quality.
Funds may be used for planning, faculty development, and
the development and improvement of academic programs.
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