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 Center for Student Opportunity helps students and their supporters discover the many colleges and universities committed to serving the traditionally underserved. Check out these programs and more to find schools promoting a college-bound culture. |
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 Arkansas State University-Jonesboro
State University, AR
Discover Diversity
Discover Diversity is a leadership development program designed to give students of color and first generation college students a closer look into their future by exposing them to college life through academic workshops, class lectures, financial aid presentations, and much more. Students who meet the requirements are selected by their high school counselors to participate in this event. During this program, students have the opportunity to get to know faculty, staff, alumni, and current ASU students.
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 Babson College
Babson Park, MA
NFTE Conference
Babson College currently hosts the northeast regional conference of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). This organization, which provides both training to students and teachers, helps young people from low-income communities build skills and unlock their entrepreneurial creativity. Thanks to the generosity of the Shelby/Cullom Davis Foundation, there is an endowed scholarship to ensure that there is always one NFTE alumnus at Babson as an undergraduate student.
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 Mount Union College
Alliance, OH
CAPE Program
The Council Attracting Prospective Educators (CAPE) Program’s original goal was to attract minority students to the teaching profession. That goal was recently expanded to attract minority students to consider a college education in general. Mount Union College was instrumental in implementing this change and now works with local school districts to recruit students for the CAPE Program’s Summer Academy. CAPE’s Summer Academy and other events, such as “College Visitation Day,” are aimed at middle school students in the northeast Ohio area. Students tour the Mount Union campus and are introduced to college application information such as application timelines, the admission process, financial aid and academic preparation.
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 Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
Successful Transition and Academic Readiness (STAR)
The STAR experience is a five-week summer bridge program used in conjunction with NAU’s advisor program. STAR is offered to a selected group of incoming freshman from underrepresented backgrounds from various areas in Arizona as well as the nation. This program helps these students with the academic processes of the university that are vital to their success.
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 Nova Southeastern University
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Multicultural Affairs Programming
The Multicultural Affairs Programming board has a number of different initiatives designed to provide support and a sense of belonging for diverse student populations. The board is run by current students who are interested in student inclusion. Programs include the Nova Southeastern University Diversity summit, an annual conference that promotes awareness, inclusion and social justice; the Cultural Coffeehouse, a bi-monthly event where the campus community can enjoy diverse cultural expression; and Unity Week, during which events educate students about diversity issues.
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 University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
UTSAccess
To help make higher education affordable, accessible, and provide financial support to students and families of Texas, UTSA has established UTSAcess (Undergradaute Tuition, Support, Access.) UTSA students who are first-time Freshmen as well as Texas residents with a family income of $30,000 or less can qualify for grants and/or scholarships to cover tuition and mandatory fess for four years under the UTSAccess program. Work-study funds and low interest loans can also be identified to help cover the cost of room and board and other educational expenses.
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