肯塔基Union Commonwealth大学获约250万美元Title III拨款：新建职业与学生成功中心、设25万美元配捐基金
位于肯塔基州诺克斯县Barbourville市的Union Commonwealth大学（Union Commonwealth University）11月4日宣布，该校获得美国教育部约250万美元拨款，用于提升学生留存与职业发展。学校地址为310 College Street, Barbourville。
这笔五年期资助来自教育部Title III「强化机构项目」，项目名为「From Access to Outcomes: Advancing Retention and Career Pathways for Student Success」（从入学到成果：推进学生留存与职业路径）。资金将用于新建职业与学生成功中心（Career & Student Success Center），强化早期预警与干预、学位路径规划，并提供带薪、计学分的实习机会。
拨款同时资助4个岗位：Title III项目主任、本地学生成功教练、职业服务教练（第二年到岗）与行政助理。另设一笔250,000美元的捐赠基金，由联邦资金125,000美元与非联邦资金125,000美元按一比一配齐。
校长DJ Washington表示，这笔投资将帮助这所服务阿巴拉契亚地区学生的大学，把「入学机会」进一步变成「毕业与就业成果」。
（来源：Union Commonwealth大学）
Kentucky's Union Commonwealth University Wins About $2.5 Million in Title III Funding: A New Career and Student Success Center and a $250,000 Matched Endowment
Union Commonwealth University, in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, announced on November 4 that it has received about $2.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen student retention and career readiness. The university is at 310 College Street in Barbourville.
The five-year award comes through the department's Title III Strengthening Institutions Program, under the project title "From Access to Outcomes: Advancing Retention and Career Pathways for Student Success." It will fund a new Career & Student Success Center, stronger early-alert and intervention systems, degree pathway planning, and paid, credit-bearing internships.
The grant also funds four positions: a Title III director, a local student success coach, a career services coach arriving in year two, and an administrative assistant. A further $250,000 endowment will be built with $125,000 in federal funds matched one-to-one by $125,000 in non-federal funds.
President Dr. DJ Washington said the investment will help the university, which serves students in Appalachia, turn access into graduation and employment outcomes.
(Source: Union Commonwealth University)
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