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Misericordia
University
Dallas,
Pennsylvania
The
Women With Children Program
The Women With Children
Program is designed for academically qualified single mothers of all ages, providing
them with the opportunity to attend classes while living on the Misericordia
campus, with their children. This program offers convenience, personal support
and financial help that can lead to confidence, academic success and economic
self-sufficiency. Specialized peer and professional support is available to women
students through the Learning Resource Center.
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Lake
Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois
The Measure of Our Success Program
The Measure of Our Success Program is a community
outreach opportunity that the Office of Intercultural Relations
developed in 1991. Approximately 70 fifth-grade students
from neighboring Waukegan are partnered with Lake Forest College
students. The majority of the children are African American
and Latino, are from low-income neighborhoods, and many are from
single-parent homes. The partnership takes the form of
weekly tutoring between Lake Forest College student tutors and
the Waukegan school children, as well as several field trips
that the children make to the College.
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Spelman
College
Atlanta,
Georgia
Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement/LEADS
The
Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement aims to develop
and teach a leadership model based on the experiences of African
American women leaders. Affectionately known by the acronym
LEADS, this unique program emphasizes Leadership Development,
Economic Empowerment, Advocacy through the Arts, Dialogue across
Difference and Service Learning and Civic Engagement.
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St.
John Fisher College
Rochester, New York
First Generation Scholarship
The Fannie & Sam Constantino First Generation Scholarship
Program is designed to provide financial and academic assistance
to high school students who exhibit a high degree of motivation
and academic potential and whose parents did not attend a post-secondary
institution. In the First Generation Program, students enroll
in a Learning Community designed to assist them in making a successful
transition to a college environment, and they participate in
an academic mentoring program in the Rochester Community. Scholarships
are awarded annually to qualified students who have been nominated
by a teacher, school counselor, employer, clergy member, or community
leader. Recipients of the First Generation Scholarship will receive
annual awards ranging from $5,000 to one-third of resident student
costs ($9,300 in 2005-2006).
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University
of the Ozarks
Clarksville, Arkansas
The Multicultural Scholarship Program
The Multicultural Scholarship Program assists persons who can
enrich and diversify the cultural environment of Ozarks. Eligible
students must be US citizens or residents with appropriate US
documents; have an ACT score of at least 18 or SAT score of at
least 850; and a GPA of 2.5. Scholarship amounts range between
$1,000-$3,000, depending upon the student’s need and other
funding sources. To apply, students must complete an application
for admission, provide appropriate cultural documentation, and
complete a financial aid application.
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Williams
College
Williamstown,
Massachusetts
Bridges
Bridges is a mid-orientation diversity program to introduce new
students to upper-class students, alumni, faculty, and staff
who will serve as guides to resources at the college and in the
area and also will help students find their way in the Williams
community. Students will learn everything from the location of
the nearest ethnic restaurants to tips on maintaining academic
excellence in a new and challenging environment. Bridges is an
orientation program to help Williams students navigate college
life in both its academic and social aspects. Bridges leads forums
and workshops that allow students to strive towards embracing
Williams College as a diverse community with shared values.
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