Mason junior Carlos Alvarez-Ayion helps Matias Nicholls of the Early Identification Program during a cybersecurity class at STEM Fusion. Photo by Lathan Goumas/Office of Communications and Marketing
Photo Taken:Saturday, February 29, 2020
Sarom Leang talks with Nawal Ali and Aruiana Mendoza while teaching a class on computer programing to Early Identification Program students during STEM Fusion. Photo by Lathan Goumas/Office of Communications and Marketing
Photo Taken:Saturday, February 29, 2020
“’Teaching provides me with an opportunity to give back to the same program that helped me embark on an academic journey that has resulted in my professional career as a computational scientist,’ said Mason alumnus Sarom Leang, BS Chemistry ’04…”
– Anna Stolley Persky
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A “life changing” program at George Mason University helps first-gen students attend college
The priority for EIP is to help students go to college, regardless of where that is … In total, 95% of students involved in EIP go on to pursue college degrees.
– Keya Vakil
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ACPS Marks Ten-Year Collaboration With GMU Early Identification Program
“Ten years ago when the program began, ACPS had just ten students representing the district. A decade later and thanks to a commitment from the school district to expand the budget along with a generous grant from Alexandria City’s Fund for Human Services, those numbers swelled this year to sixty” – ACPS
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Once you’re a member of the EIP family, you’re a member forever
“EIP changed the game for me,” said Loree Williams …“I am a strong believer in the fact that I would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for EIP.”
– Christopher Bobo
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Early Identification Program Changes the Course of the Lives of First Generation College Students
“Five years later, Ceairah credits the [Early Identification] Program with helping her earn a 3.5 GPA, admission to George Mason University (GMU) and a three-year full scholarship covering tuition and fees at GMU”
– Carolyn Semedo-Strauss
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“… a three-year grant totaling $130,000 from the Alexandria Fund for Human Services will allow EIP to accept anywhere from 40 to 60 additional students from Alexandria City public schools, in addition to the 10 to 15 students from the city already expected to join the program aimed at better preparing first-generation college students.”
– John Hollis
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