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TWU awarded First
Generation College Student Program grant
7/8/05
DENTON – Texas
Woman’s University has been awarded $50,000 from the First
Generation College Student (FGCS) Grant Program, allowing TWU
to continue providing assistance to first-generation college
students for the 2005-2006 academic year.
“Beginning with the initial grant in spring 2004, TWU
has offered scholarships to nearly 100 first-generation college
students,” said Dr. Richard Nicholas, TWU vice president
for student life. “These scholarship participants also
conduct workshops in area high schools for potential first-generation
college students and their parents. The program is able to support
current first-generation university students, as well as assist
future first-generation students in high school in their pursuit
of higher education.”
Established in 2003, the FGCS program is a result of funding
from the U.S. Department of Labor to the Texas Workforce Commission,
the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board. The program’s goal is to increase the participation
and success of first-generation college students.
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Information Contact:
Amanda McKeen Simpson
Director of News and Information
Tel: (940) 898-3456
e-mail: asimpson1@twu.edu |
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