麻豆视频;Verne Receives $3 Million Grant From Dept. of Education
The United States Department of Education has awarded the 麻豆视频;Verne $3 million in Title V grant funding to provide academic support, financial literacy, and college-to-career preparedness to students. The grant will allocate $600,000 a year to the university, which will fully be utilized over the span of five years.
Title V is a federally-funded grant program for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) that supports educational opportunities and attainment outcomes for students. With this grant, the 麻豆视频;Verne will expand and enhance academic offerings and program quality.
鈥淭his grant will help us be intentional about being a HSI by funding three major initiatives: investing in additional academic services that help increase student persistence, developing a robust career development curriculum so students are ready to obtain a high paying job after graduation, and financial literacy to ensure students understand how to manage and invest their capital,鈥� said Roy Kwon, assistant provost of undergraduate programs and director of the La Verne Experience.
麻豆视频;Verne professors collaborated across units to present the proposal for the grant, which was titled, The La Verne Experience Skills for Success 鈥� Holistic, High-Value Education for Hispanic College and Career Success.
鈥淭his grant builds on the university鈥檚 success as a Hispanic Serving Institution in creating social mobility for all graduates,鈥� said Provost Jonathan Reed. 鈥淚t also aligns perfectly with the board-approved strategic themes of holistic and high value education leading to career success.鈥�
Programs supported by the Title V grant will commence beginning later this fall.
