Press release
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For immediate release
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Contact person: Maja Anderson
Company name: Cornell Public Service Center
Telephone number: 607-255-9382
Email address: mma86@cornell.edu
Website address: psc.cornell.edu
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Cornell Public Service Center Receives STEP Grant for 7-12
Students in Ithaca City School District
(ITHACA,
NY, June 15, 2015). The Cornell Public Service Center (PSC), partnering with
the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives (OADI) and The Ithaca City School
District (ISCD) has been granted a NYS Department of Education Science
Technology Entry Program (STEP) grant to provide pre-college support for 99 low
income and/or underrepresented minority students in grades 7-12 in the Ithaca
City School District on their path to college and careers in STEM fields and
the licensed professions.
The
grant will provide just under $200,000/year for five years, to hire additional
professional staff and student tutors to provide academic enrichment in science
and mathematics content areas and college application support with the aim of
increasing the number of historically underrepresented and economically
disadvantaged students prepared to enter college, and improve their
participation rate in mathematics, science, technology, health related fields
and the licensed professions.
The
program at the PSC will work to connect students with local community agencies
for job skills, academic support, college application assistance,
tutoring/mentoring opportunities and opportunities to explore Cornell campus
and resources as well as resources of other colleges. Instruction will focus on:
• Supervised practical
training
• Supervised research
training
• College admissions
counseling
• Standardized tests
preparation
• Career
awareness/development activities
"I
am looking forward to the collaboration with Cornell University and others to
provide academic skill-building, mentoring, and other STEM related experiences
to our young people." said ICSD Principal, Dr. Luvelle Brown when told
about the successful grant application.
The
STEP program is slated to launch in late September, or early October once the
staffing is in place. Two full time positions will be posted this summer on the
Cornell Jobs website.
Public
Service Center
100/200 Barnes Hall
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY 14853
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