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• Collegiate and Professional Development Programs Unit

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Overview

The Unit’s mission is to coordinate several State and Federally funded grant programs that promote and support strategies to:

1)      Increase retention and graduation rates for underrepresented and/ or economically disadvantaged students in postsecondary education. 

2)      Increase access for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students in pre-professional programs of study in the licensed professions. 

3)      Prepare students to work in a technologically advanced society. 

4)      Provide partnerships for recruitment and professional development and retention of K-12 teachers at the pre-service and in-service levels, in collaboration with high-need schools or districts. 

5)      Increase the participation rate of historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged individuals in teaching, while enhancing their preparedness for teaching students at-risk. 

6)      Coordinate competitions for recognition activities to enhance teacher recruitment and retention at the local, state and national level.

The programs and initiatives administered by the Collegiate Development Programs Unit are:

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