Purdue Northwest awarded $6M for TRIO programs
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Purdue University Northwest is receiving $5.9 million in renewed federal funding to support students partaking in one of its TRIO programs, which support first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students.
PNW says three of its six TRIO programs, including Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math and Science and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, will receive some of the funding over the next five years.
“The TRIO Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math and Science programs have a duty and responsibility to the communities of Hammond, Gary and East Chicago by way of Purdue University Northwest to promote higher education,” said Ronnell DuBose, director of TRIO Upward Bound/Upward Bound Math and Science at PNW. “Empowering the youth in those communities to persevere and advocate for their individual success, is the heart and purpose of our program.”
The Upward Bound program provides academic instruction and tutoring for high school students to increase graduation rates in secondary education and enrollment and graduation rates for post-secondary degrees. The Upward Bound Math and Science program aims to strengthen the math and science skills of high school students, according to the university.
“We are so pleased and thrilled that the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program has had its funding renewed for the next five years,” says Maya Blackwell, director of the TRIO McNair Achievement Program at PNW. “This funding will allow us to continue to provide access to research opportunities and doctoral program preparation services for first-generation, income-eligible and underrepresented students.”
The achievement program intends to prepare college students for doctoral studies through research, faculty mentorships, summer research internships, seminars and graduate admission assistance.
The Federal TRIO Programs consist of eight programs that aim to assist low-income, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline.
PNW says its TRIO programs serve 2,000 students each year.
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