The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education is giving 29 college programs $200,000 in grant money for bridge programs. The schools competed for the money based on criteria aimed at improving enrollment and graduation rates. Bridge programs help new college students adjust to college life.
Hazard Community and Technical College is offering a new nursing program initiative that could lead to free tuition in an attempt to combat Kentucky’s nursing shortage.
In an attempt to keep respiratory therapy students in the eastern Kentucky region after graduation and certificate acquisition, Pikeville Medical Center has offered students a $10,000 payment if they agree to work at PMC.
Through a partnership between several Indiana education institutions, high school students can participate in Indiana’s Crossing the Finish Line Program. The program allows eligible students to finish several postsecondary degrees.
The Board of Trustees for the University of Southern Indiana approved a new degree program, two undergraduate certificates, and a post-graduate certificate; three of these four programs are in healthcare-related fields.
Ivy Tech Community College received a $1 million award from Union Health Foundation. The award will be used to offer scholarships to existing students, and to hire staff to expand the number of students able to be accepted into the nursing program.
Responding to food insecurity experienced by students, Monroe County Community College opened a food pantry on campus just in time to host a major food giveaway for Thanksgiving.
An MSU professor is working with colleagues from two other research universities in Michigan to develop a new way to monitor fine particulate matter air pollution. The team hopes the new technology will be placed in common wearable devices, leading to a network of data that can help individuals and policy makers to make more informed choices.
Benita Duncan, executive assistant and board liaison for the LCC Board of Trustees, was recently elected as President for the Executive Committee of the ACCT Professional Board Staff Network. She is the first Black woman to be elected to the position.
The newly established National Center of Expertise of the U.S. Coast Guard will analyze the effects of oil spills in freshwater lakes and develop new techniques for clean up response. The center will also provide LSSU students with more opportunities for hands-on learning and funding for the university to underwrite multiple research positions.
