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Two TWU programs named finalists for statewide Star Award
10/19/09
DENTON
— Texas Woman’s University’s Partnering
for Teachers program and the university’s G-Force student-mentorship
program have been selected as finalists for the prestigious
2009 Texas Higher Education Star Award from the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board (THECB).
Since 1986 TWU has partnered with the Dallas Independent School
District (DISD) to train more than 6,000 new teachers through
the Dallas Alternative Certification Program. TWU provides
curriculum support, course development and evaluation, graduate
course supervision and scholarships to students participating
in the Dallas Alternative Certification Program. The program
was expanded to include an alternative certification program
for school librarians, and currently includes a collaborative
program between TWU and DISD to train future school principals.
TWU’s
G-Force members are current TWU students who mentor high school
students, participate in college enrollment workshops and
staff TWU-sponsored Go Centers in area high schools. A Go
Center is a physical space where students can find admission
and financial aid application assistance and other information
to encourage them to attend college. The program’s goal
is to increase enrollment among first-generation college students
in Texas.
TWU’s G-Force is the largest in the state with 70 student
members. Since its inception in 2004, the G-Force program
has reached more than 10,000 high school students with the
message that college is accessible to all.
Star Award winners will be announced at a special luncheon
during the 2009 Texas Higher Education Leadership Conference
Dec. 4 in Dallas. The THECB received 51 applications in this
year’s competition.
Established
in 2001, the Star Awards recognize institutions of higher
education, public and private schools, school districts, organizations,
groups and individuals for exceptional contributions toward
one or more of the goals outlined in the Texas higher education
plan “Closing the Gaps by 2015.” Adopted by the
THECB in 2000, the plan established four goals – to
close the gaps in student participation, student success,
academic excellence and research.
For
more information, visit www.thecb.state.tx.us.
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Media Contact:
Amanda Simpson
Director of News and Information
Tel: (940) 898-3456
e-mail: asimpson1@twu.edu
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