/news-archive/tag/jacksonville-promise/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 09 Nov 2016 21:45:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2016/11/09/ualr-jacksonville-promise/ Wed, 09 Nov 2016 21:45:52 +0000 /news/?p=65743 ... Jacksonville High School, 糖心Vlog传媒LR commit to Pathway to College Promise]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock launched a new early-commitment program that will give Jacksonville High School students a more affordable college education and a guaranteed seat in college.聽 Jacksonville students attended a Nov. 9聽assembly in the school鈥檚 gymnasium to hear about the Jacksonville Promise, a collaborative program at Jacksonville High that seeks to improve their college readiness and guarantees unconditional acceptance to 糖心Vlog传媒LR if they successfully complete the following:

• Complete the college preparatory core at the time of graduation from high school
• Achieve an ACT composite score of at least a 19 or a combined critical reading/math SAT score of at least 910
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5

The contract is non-binding, and students can opt to attend any college or university after graduation. Jacksonville Promise is open to JHS students in the graduating classes of 2017 through 2020. At the assembly, Larry Wilson, president and CEO of Arkansas Bank and Trust of Jacksonville, announced a gift of $25,000 from his family鈥檚 Wilson Charitable Trust to provide financial support to Jacksonville Promise students in their freshman year at 糖心Vlog传媒LR. “Students and parents often have inadequate information about costs and options for funding a college education,” 糖心Vlog传媒LR Chancellor Andrew Rogerson said. 鈥淭he Jacksonville Promise program informs and supports Jacksonville students. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will ensure they have the information and support they need to navigate college admission and financial aid applications.” 鈥淢ost importantly, we want to convey to these students, and all students in central Arkansas, that a college degree is attainable and affordable if they stay close to home. A university education for our regional students is vital to our mission as a metropolitan university. We are gratified that the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District has partnered with us to equip students to achieve their dreams.” 鈥淎ccess and opportunity to postsecondary education will allow our students to realize their hopes and dreams,鈥� said Jacksonville North Pulaski School District Superintendent Tony Wood. 鈥淐ollaboration with 糖心Vlog传媒LR involves connections among faculty, staff, administrators and students. It also involves relationships with business and industry and other organizations that share a common purpose鈥攑reparing our students for the future.鈥� When students and parents sign the contract, they will have the option to participate in numerous services to make their pathway to college easier, including:

• Group and personalized workshops for parents and students to help them complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application, outline a financial aid package, and learn about scholarships
• Student experience and orientation days at 糖心Vlog传媒LR to make their transition from high school to college easier
• Writing and math tutoring
• ACT preparation
• Placement tests for college admission
• A hotline to 糖心Vlog传媒LR for students, parents, and teachers
• Concurrent academic enrollment to receive college credit while in high school and opportunity for earlier college degree completion
• Participation in the Dr. Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy and/or the TRIO Talent Search program if eligible
• Job mentoring with 糖心Vlog传媒LR alumni
• Special recognition as a Jacksonville Promise graduate

The Wilson Charitable Trust Freshman Year Awards will provide from $500 to $1,000 to Jacksonville students in need of financial assistance to attend 糖心Vlog传媒LR. In the upper right photo, 糖心Vlog传媒LR recruiter Whitney Calliote hands out information to Jacksonville High School student Cassidy Smith about a new early-commitment program that will give students a more affordable college education and a guaranteed seat in college.聽Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒LR Communications.聽]]>