■ AWA students were assigned to AWA wings in The Halls for 2014 Fall. LLAs received CPR and first aid training through the Franklin County Health Department.
AWA Retention and Persistence
AWA Cohort Returned Fall
Summer 2009 53 51 49 37 32 32 30 26 24 21
96% 92% 70% 60% 60% 57% 49% 45% 40%
96% 68% 51% 46% 39% 34% 34%
94% 82% 53% 48% 43%
95% 75% 57%
Summer 2013 123 113
94%
Term N Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Fall 2013 Fall 2014
Summer 2010 97 93 66 49 45 38 33 33
Summer 2011 102 96 84 54 49 44
Summer 2012 92 87 69 52
92%
Summer 2014 39 37
Funding through the University provided for the enrollment of 120 participants for the summer program. However, actual enrollment in the QEP fell significantly for summer 2014.
OFFICE OF REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Civic/Public Engagement
AmeriCorps Vista Member, Daniel Nezat joins the Office of Regional Stewardship.
The Office of Regional Stewardship and Civic Engagement completed a proposal to the Kentucky Campus Compact and was awarded an AmeriCorps Vista member to assist with capacity building through volunteer recruitment and program development. Each VISTA member makes a year-long, full-time commitment to serve on a specific project at a nonprofit organization or public agency. In return for their service, AmeriCorps VISTA members receive a modest living allowance and health benefits during their service and have the option of receiving a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award or post-service stipend after completing their service. Mr. Nezat is a junior English major. He will remain in this position until August 2015.
Operation Preparation Expanded to include all Service Area School Districts
The Office of Regional Stewardship has hosted an advising and career planning event for middle and high school students during the week of spring break called Operation Preparation for the last three years. Over nine hundred middle and high school students from Franklin County Public Schools attend annually. During the months of August and September the Office of Regional Stewardship met with district superintendents, high school directors and counselors from Shelby, Anderson, Owen and Henry counties.
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