| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Patrick McKee |
| Submission Date | April 15, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Connecticut
PAE-10: Affordability and Access Programs
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Richard
Miller Director Ofice of Environmental Policy |
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:
Student Support Services is a TRIO based program
http://peered.uconn.edu/programs/sss_team.htm
The TRiO Educational Talent Search Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The program is designed to encourage and prepare participants to attend post-secondary education. All information is strictly confidential and is used solely for the purpose of determining eligibility of students applying for participation in the Educational Talent Search Program. Please submit a completed application along with a copy of your latest report card in order to be considered.
A brief description of the institution’s policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students?:
from the University Update 2012
"We Always Take Care of Our Needy Students Regardless
of the Price of Tuition"
Our best financial aid packages are provided to instate,
low income students
Tuition funded need-based grants increased 32% since FY10
Tuition funded need-based grants as a percentage of net tuition revenue
is budgeted at 20.2% for FY12
Tuition funded scholarships increased 25.5% since FY10
A brief description of the institution’s programs to equip the institution's faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
http://fdp.uconn.edu/deptsupport/teachingtogo.html
The Institute for Teaching and Learning provides several informal topics of instruction for managing diversity, including social diversity, in the classroom.
The Center for Academic Progress provides a range of programs for low income students and first generation college students:
The Center for Academic Programs provides educational opportunities and acces to higher education for students who are first generation to college, from underrepresented populations, and/or low income backgrounds.
Guiding Principles:
1.
Promotes student learning and development by helping participants achieve their academic goals, receive high quality support services, and access educational resources.
2.
Advances the well-being of Connecticut's citizens through collaborations, community outreach, and advocacy with the ultimate goal of college preparation, enrollment, retention, and graduation.
A brief description of the institution’s programs to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
The Upward Bound/ConnCAP Program at UConn has been serving Connecticut students since 1967. The program is designed to make educational opportunities available to eligible high school students from target high schools in following areas:
http://www.cap.uconn.edu/upwardbound.html
About Jumpstart
To combat the crisis in early literacy, Jumpstart, a national early education organization, works toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed. Jumpstart partners 3,500 college student and community volunteers with preschool children in low-income communities for a full school year. Jumpstart helps children develop the language and literacy skills they’ll need to thrive in school and in life. During the 2009-2010 school year, Jumpstart served nearly 13,000 children, in partnership with more than 250 early learning centers and 62 universities and colleges throughout the country. Jumpstart’s national sponsors include American Eagle Outfitters, AmeriCorps, Pearson, and Sodexo. Jumpstart is the five-time recipient of the Fast Company/Monitor Social Capitalist Award (2004-2008) and has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. For more information, visit the Jumpstart Web site at www.jstart.org.
http://www.studentactivities.uconn.edu/co_jumpstart.html
Mission and Guiding Principles
The Center for Academic Programs provides educational opportunities and access to higher education for students who are first generation to college, from underrepresented populations, and/or from low income backgrounds. [More
A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
A breakdown of statistics for need-based scholarship awards (of which every department maintains its own lists) can be found here:
A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide parents of low-income students through the higher education experience:
Several Parents guides to financial aid have been developed, and their locations are centralized on this FAQ website designed for parents to easily find information related to their questions about financial aid:
A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
http://www.cap.uconn.edu/edutalentsrch.html
The Educational Talent Search Program identifies young people with potential for post secondary education, encourages them to continue and graduate from secondary schools and to enroll in programs of post-secondary education, and encourages high school dropouts to return to school.
A total of six hundred students, recruited from participating public middle and high schools in New Haven and Windham, Connecticut, are served by the Educational Talent Search project. Students begin participation in the program in the sixth grade and are sustained through successful completion of high school and placement in the appropriate post-secondary institution.
Program services include comprehensive academic and enrichment activities, academic, financial and personal counseling, career exploration and aptitude assessment, assistance with the re-entry process to high school or college, information on post secondary education, information on student financial assistance and assistance in completing college admissions testing, college admissions applications and financial aid applications.
A brief description of the institution’s other admissions policies and programs:
Admission to UConn is competitive. When reviewing your application for admission, the University will give the heaviest weight to your high school transcript(s), class rank, academic grade point average and SAT or ACT scores. Students should be in the upper range of their high school class and have competitive SAT or ACT scores.
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will also consider your required essay, optional letters of recommendation and evidence of your interest in extracurricular activities such as community service, the arts, cultural activities, athletics, politics and leadership positions.
Applicants should be attending an approved high school program. Upon graduation you must have completed at least 16 units, with 15 in college preparatory work. Students should complete, as a minimum, the following college preparatory courses while in high school:
4 years of English
3 years of math (algebra I, algebra II and geometry)
2 years of social studies (including one year of U.S. History)
2 years of a single foreign language (3 years strongly recommended)
2 years of laboratory science
3 years of electives
Your official school transcript(s) must be sent by your high school directly to UConn’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions. SAT or ACT scores must be sent directly from the appropriate testing service or be posted on your official high school transcript. Students who graduate from high school in 2006 and subsequent years must submit the new SAT or ACT with writing exam. We encourage students to take the SAT and/or ACT more than once. We will accept the highest scores from your combined test dates.
Note: If you have ever enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution after graduating from high school, you are a transfer student and must apply as a transfer student.
A brief description of the institution’s other financial aid polices or programs:
An overview of the financial aid policies can be found here:
A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs not covered above:
Each department manintains its own admissions policies and recrutiment, work, and incentive programs.
The website URL where information about programs in each of the areas listed above is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.