{"id":15137,"date":"2022-11-01T09:47:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?p=15137"},"modified":"2022-11-01T12:28:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T16:28:02","slug":"mu-receives-over-2-million-from-dept-of-education-to-support-retention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/mu-receives-over-2-million-from-dept-of-education-to-support-retention\/","title":{"rendered":"MU receives over $2 million from Dept. of Education to support retention"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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