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Sen. Brown Announces More Than $270,000 to Increase
Retention and Graduation Rates for Lourdes University
Students
Federal Funds Will Provide Supportive
Services for Low-Income and First Generation Students
Special to The
Truth
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) this month
announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded
$271,404 to Lourdes University in Sylvania for the first
year of a five-year TRIO Student Support Services (SSS)
program grant. The SSS program is designed to increase
retention and graduation rates of low-income,
first-generation, and disabled college students.
“Education is the key to providing all
Ohioans the opportunity for success,” Brown said. “But there
are many students that could benefit from additional
academic tutoring and help navigating financial aid and
scholarships. This funding will help ensure that all
students have access to the supportive services they need to
succeed in college.”
Lourdes University will use this funding to
give 160 low-income, first-generation and disabled students
access to programs such as a summer bridge program,
structured first year program, financial literacy
counseling, and small group instruction.
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