| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40.95 |
| Liaison | Kathleen Moore |
| Submission Date | Aug. 22, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
East Tennessee State University
PAE-10: Affordability and Access Programs
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Pat
Sheets Sc.D. Coordinator Office of Equity and Diversity |
Does the institution have policies and programs in place to make it accessible and affordable to low-income students?:
A brief description of the institution’s participation in federal TRIO programs:
East Tennessee State University participates in the Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO) which are Federal outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. On the ETSU campus TRIO includes eight programs targeted to serve and assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities to progress through the academic process from middle school to post-baccalaureate programs. ETSU has eight federal TRIO programs. ETSU has three Upward Bound programs that serve 189 students from 14 area high schools. The Educational Talent Search program serves 600 students from nine middle schools and seven high schools. The Educational Opportunity Center serves 1,000 adults in a seven county target area. The Veterans Upward Bound program serves 120 veterans in a nine county target area.
A brief description of the institution’s policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students?:
A brief description of the institution’s programs to equip the institution's faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
A brief description of the institution’s programs to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
Upward Bound program helps high school students prepare for higher education.
Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement program encourages low-income and minority undergraduates to consider careers in college teaching and research.
A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
The Office of Equity and Diversity provides a Diversity Incentive Scholarship for underrepresented groups and one criterion for eligibility is financial need.
A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide parents of low-income students through the higher education experience:
A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
DISCOVER ETSU and the Language Culture Resource Center were not specifically developed to target students of low-income backgrounds; however, it is in the nature of these student programs that students of low-income backgrounds will be attracted to them.
A brief description of the institution’s other admissions policies and programs:
The Office of Equity and Diversity sponsors a recruitment program called DISCOVER ETSU, a program which invites 11th and 12th grade High School students, from historically underrepresented groups, onto campus for the weekend of the Fall and Spring Open Houses. The participants are given a tour of our campus and are introduced to Faculty and Staff members from several departments across campus. Participants hear formal presentations from the ETSU Staff from admissions, financial aid, housing, campus life and scholarship. The DISCOVER ETSU program is free of charge to the students and their parents.
A brief description of the institution’s other financial aid polices or programs:
A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs not covered above:
The Language Culture Resource Center was established to increase the awareness and understanding of diversity and to involve the university faculty and students in hands-on, community-based learning experiences. It functions to bring together people from every age and background, to share our cultural strengths and our humanity as we work toward the acculturation of the local Hispanic communities.
The website URL where information about programs in each of the areas listed above is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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