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Grant helps students navigate through college life with 'Roadmap' program
Andy Blais
Issue date: 11/2/07 Section: Campus
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The grant was one of 16 grants handed out this year by the U.S. Department of Education. There were 400 grant applications sent in this year. Grossman-Garber was one of the 11 principle investigators for this grant. Other URI investigators included professors Catherine English, Thomas Husband, Katherine Petersson, Anne Veeger, Daniel Murray, Carolyn Hames, and Marian Goldsmith.
The group applied for the grant before this year, but did not receive it. It decided to reapply in June after they being encouraged by the Education Department. The grant writers got the news about receiving the grant in October.
"It was competitive," Grossman-Garber said. "This is one of the only grant programs for higher educational change programs."
The program has already begun to be tested with students in certain majors, Grossman-Garber said.
There are also bigger plans for the program. Grossman-Garber believes that the Academic Roadmap will be associated with URI's e-Campus within the next two years.
As for now, Grossman-Garber is hoping to achieve one goal. "We are really hoping that it aids your experience as a student," she said.
The group applied for the grant before this year, but did not receive it. It decided to reapply in June after they being encouraged by the Education Department. The grant writers got the news about receiving the grant in October.
"It was competitive," Grossman-Garber said. "This is one of the only grant programs for higher educational change programs."
The program has already begun to be tested with students in certain majors, Grossman-Garber said.
There are also bigger plans for the program. Grossman-Garber believes that the Academic Roadmap will be associated with URI's e-Campus within the next two years.
As for now, Grossman-Garber is hoping to achieve one goal. "We are really hoping that it aids your experience as a student," she said.
