April 8, 2008
For Immediate Release
For an Interview:
Karen Pool
(801) 863-7021
UVSC’s Women in Technology program received a grant of $10,000 to support Career & Technical Education (CTE) students who are registered for or want to register for Math Pass or MAT 090R. The scholarship money was provided by the Micron Scholarship Foundation.
Math Pass and MAT 090R prepare students to pass the COMPASS Test and test into Math 1010 or 1050. Twenty $500 scholarships will be available beginning summer term 2008, fall semester 2008 and spring semester 2009 for students who need to pass Math 950/990 and Math 1010, show financial need and plan to graduate in a two-year CTE program.
“Women in Technology, as part of CTE at UVSC, helps to recruit and retain students interested in entering nontraditional programs in which they are underrepresented,” said Karen Pool, women in technology coordinator. “For some time we have realized that math proves to be a barrier to entrance into these nontraditional two-year technology programs. Math pass offers additional support.”
These scholarships are to support CTE students, both male and female. For more information and/or an application for the scholarship, please contact Nicole Hill, (801) 863-8908.
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Kim Chapman
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Written by:
Melissa Plowman
(801) 863-7205