The University of the Incarnate Word received a $2.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to start a new mentorship program, the university announced Monday.
The mentorship program will focus on financial literacy, integrated guidance and health career tracts for Hispanic students who may be at risk of not graduating. Fifty-two percent of the university’s students are Hispanic.
“This project will allow UIW to build and sustain support to help increase the graduation rate of our Hispanic students,” said Sandy McMakin, UIW associate provost, in a statement. “It will also increase the number of Hispanic students who enter graduate health programs and help students carry out a sustainable financial plan for their future.”
The grant will be distributed over five years beginning this month. The program will include mentors for students; a first-year seminar course taught by faculty certified in financial literacy, integrated guidance, and health career tracts; and a new pathway for students pursuing health professions.
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