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(BLUEFIELD)--The highly successful "Emerging Scholars Program" at Bluefield State College begins its fourth year of operation when classes begin on June 23. The six-week program is designed to increase students' awareness that a college education is possible for them and that they can succeed in college, according to John Cardwell, BSC's Director of Enrollment Management. The tuition-free program concentrates upon stimulating the interest of prospective college students, providing information about college life and helping those students achieve their educational goals.
"We work with a variety of studentssome traditional (18-19 years of age) and some nontraditional (25 years of age and older)," Cardwell added, "and we're extremely impressed by their commitment and desire to learn." The Emerging Scholars program will be offered at BSC's Bluefield campus, its Beckley Center, and at the Greenbrier Community College Center of BSC in Lewisburg. The program focuses upon assisting individuals with either a GED or a high school diploma and a desire to pursue a college education.
Emerging Scholars participants receive individualized instruction in math, English, and reading, designed to prepare them to successfully complete college-level math and English in the Fall 2003 semester. Program participants can also take a computer class and an orientation course for college credit. Additionally, the BSC Student Support Services staff will conduct workshops twice each week, augmenting the life management skills instruction received by the students. "During the approaching academic year, Student Support Services staff will serve as advisors for students in the Emerging Scholars program, providing academic, career, and personal counseling," Cardwell observed.
"A key to the program's success has been the commitment of the faculty and staff, who have given up a summer to work with those in the program," he added. Students in the program meet four times each week, from June 23 to July 30.
May 28, 2003
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