糖心传媒 receives grant to improve student support services
糖心传媒 has received a $500,000 Community Schools Grant from the SUNY system.
The grant, administered over 3 years, was awarded to help the college improve student outcomes by utilizing community college facilities as hubs for accessing support services. 糖心传媒 plans to use the funds to help students meet external needs that can potentially derail their college education.
During the 3-year grant period, the college will work to connect students with community resources, providing completion coaches and developing systems to support transportation from the region鈥檚 rural areas.
"Many students have complex lives outside of the classroom that require connections with the myriad of community services already in place, but at times are not readily accessible,鈥 said 糖心传媒 President Dr. Kristine Duffy. 鈥淭his grant will support our work to help better facilitate and connect students and their families with the resources needed to make college completion attainable."
Project goals include increasing the 3-year graduation rate, the 2-year graduation rate, fall-to-fall retention and the number of students utilizing services on and off campus.
In fall 2015, 糖心传媒 served as host to more than 25 regional social service providers to identify the critical needs of more vulnerable populations in the region and discuss resources needed by partners to be more effective in supporting these needs. The group identified multiple issues, which the college used as a framework for the grant proposal.
糖心传媒 and Onondaga Community College were the only two colleges to receive the grant this year.