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Marymount University has received a highly competitive grant award from the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s<\/a> Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), providing over $2 million in grant support over a five-year period to enhance the institution\u2019s student academic support infrastructure. This funding will allow for the implementation of new High Impact Practices (HIP) aimed at improving student learning, retention and the University\u2019s four-year graduation rate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire focus of this project is to build a strong and impactful academic infrastructure to assure all Marymount undergraduate students are successful and flourish in their academic journey,\u201d explained Dr. Hesham El-Rewini<\/a>, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Marymount University. \u201cI am proud of the hard work and dedication shown by our team of Alison Gregory, Dr. Michelle Steiner, Dr. Joseph Provenzano and Dr. Rita Wong on this important initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the title of \u201cEarly Success Program (ESP): Increasing Student Retention from First to Third Year,\u201d this project will be overseen by Dr. Steiner, Marymount University\u2019s Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Director of the institution\u2019s Student Academic Hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The $2.02 million in funding allocated over the next five years will be utilized through the hiring of additional academic advisors, Supplemental Instruction Leaders, subject tutors, writing consultants, peer mentors, a student success navigator\/coach and a teaching coach who will work with Dr. Provenzano, Director of Instructional Design at Marymount, to support retention-driven classroom strategies and experiences. A tutoring coordinator will also train, deploy and supervise peer-to-peer learning personnel in courses with higher-than-average DFW (drop, fail, withdraw) rates.<\/p>\n

Other measures include a summer bridge program which seeks to bridge the gap between high school preparation and college-level coursework. Funding will also go towards the usage of advanced analytic software that will improve the institution\u2019s ability to receive early detection about students who are at risk of not persisting in college, allowing the University to intervene earlier and with more targeted intention.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Marymount, we are driven by our mission<\/a> inspired by our Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary founders to accept students from a wide range of backgrounds and educational experiences. Because of this, there are cases when some students arrive on campus and are underprepared for college-level work,\u201d Dr. Steiner said. \u201cBut our Early Success Program has the singular goal of increasing retention of first-year students through to their third year of collegiate studies. By providing students with wrap-around support \u2013 faculty, staff and peers who will train and learn together to deliver retention-focused activities \u2013 we will realize this goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marymount\u2019s current undergraduate retention rate for first-time freshmen is 74.6 percent. With this Department of Education grant award funding, the University aims to increase first to second-year overall retention to 82 percent, increase first and second-year retention for first-year students with high school GPA\u2019s less than 3.0 to 73 percent, and increase second to third-year retention to 88 percent.<\/p>\n

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  Marymount University has received a highly competitive grant award from the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), providing over $2 million in grant support over a five-year period to enhance the institution\u2019s student academic support infrastructure. This funding will allow for the implementation of new High Impact Practices (HIP) aimed at improving […]<\/p>\n

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