Goshen’s new $3M grant to expand opportunities for Hispanic students
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Goshen College says it will use a federal $3 million grant to bolster support and improve connections with Hispanic and underserved students.
The college received the Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions grant, which is a program looking to expand opportunities, quality and offerings at schools classified as “Hispanic serving institutions.”
Goshen earned that title as an HSI from the Department of Education earlier this year. About a quarter of its students identify as Hispanic or LatinX.
“We are grateful because this grant will significantly help us increase academic skills, offer more advising, promote additional internship opportunities, and strengthen Hispanic and other underserved students’ sense of belonging on this campus,” Dr. Gilberto Pérez, Jr., vice president for student life and Hispanic serving initiatives, said in a news release.
The funding will renovate the Wilma and Harold Good Library for new holistic student support spaces. The project will also create a Student Success Center to be a place where students can feel welcome and be connected to campus.
Goshen will expand its first-year program support with more advisors and targeted course revision.
“This grant directly supports several goals in our strategic plan, creating student-centered partnerships to increase student persistence to graduation,” President Rebecca Stoltzfus said. “I am thrilled that we can support our students in these enhanced and innovative ways.”