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Mason’s Early Identification Program for local students pivots to online services

 

Mason’s Early Identification Program for local students pivots to online services

“EIP staff, teachers and student mentors switched to Blackboard Collaborate, an online learning platform… ‘We had to be flexible and find new ways to engage our students online,’ Davis said… [EIP is] another family supporting me in my goal to go to college,” said Bhuiyan, who plans to study biology.”

– Anna Stolley Persky

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STEM Fusion classes draw students from throughout Northern Virginia

STEM Fusion classes draw students from throughout Northern Virginia

“’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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EIP recognized as a “life changing” program

 

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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Celebrating 10 Years With Alexandria City Public Schools

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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After 30 Years, EIP’s Family Spirit Keeps Growing


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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Ceairah Britt of ACPS scores a full ride to Mason

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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EIP and ACPS secure multi-year grant to increase enrollment

Grant allows Mason’s Early Identification program to provide more opportunities to public school students

“… 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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