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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, September 27, 2000
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Grant pays for tutors at area colleges
A federal grant will allow the University of Kansas to help three area institutions set up tutoring and mentoring services like those available at KU.
KU will help start mentoring program
By Jennifer Valodez
writer at kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Blueprint Project is being led by KU Supportive Educational Services, which provides tutoring and professional mentoring to students. The $656,728 partnership grant will help SES staff implement similar programs at Ottawa University, Washburn University and Kansas City Kansas Community College.
Maritza Machado-Williams, SES director, said it was important to replicate this program at institutions that don't have it.
"It is a main focus to retain students, improve their GPAs and help them graduate." she said.
Machado-Williams said work on the project would begin Sunday and that funds from the grant would go to the training of personnel from the partner institutions.
"We will train each site leader to create a working team and to train tutors," she said. "We hope to develop a good work relationship with the partner institutions; they are eager to start the project."
To be eligible for the program, students must qualify for financial aid, have a disability or be first-generation college students.
Both the staff and the clients say the program emphasizes personal
"Other than focus on the work, they also focus on the
person. You're not a number. It's personal, and that's what's important."
Daphene Jones Lawrence freshman
Daphene Jones, Lawrence freshman, said that the staff worked with her on a personal level and helped her focus on her studies.
connections between mentors, tutors and participants.
"Other than focus on the work, they also focus on the person," she said. "You're not just a number. It's personal, and that's what's important."
Amanda Johnson, Little River
junior and SES tutor, said that the program provided a worthwhile opportunity for all who were involved.
"With the training we get, we understand things better from the student's perspective," she said. "Overall, it's a good program to have for people wanting to learn and the people willing to help them."
Karen Ohnesorge, coordinator of supportive services and of the Blueprint Project, was one of the authors of the grant. She said the success of SES at the University was a factor in attracting the interest of the partner institutions.
"We're having enough of a positive impact with the program," she said. "I hope each institution will gain that under-represented students need to be served."
Edited by Kathryn Moore
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