SCC to offer grant program for middle schoolers

Local News

Discussion

May 26, 2009

Anonymous The Times-Tribune Tue May 26, 2009, 09:49 AM EDT

Special to The Times-Tribune

Somerset Community College is pleased to announce that the Kentucky College Access Network in collaboration with the Prichard Committee and the Council on Postsecondary Education has awarded grant funding for a middle school outreach services project. The College Works Program will partner with schools from Clay, Jackson, and Laurel counties to provide middle school students with college preparedness information and career education information.

The “College Works Program” will provide instructional workshops and services at the host schools and will also sponsor campus activities at the SCC Laurel Campus. The participant group will be current seventh graders who will enter into the eighth grade in the Fall 2009.

Activities are designed to increase the knowledge base of the student and their families about college access, career education, financial aid, and scholarships. A campus tour as well as interactive workshops for parents and students will facilitate and encourage discussion about college and the importance for students to prepare for high school and college transition success.

The “College Works Program” will be active in its outreach efforts beginning April 1, 2009 and conclude March 31, 2010. James M. Davis, Counselor/Assistant Professor of Psychology at the SCC Laurel Campus will serve as the Project Director and Trent Pool, SCC Admissions Officer in London, will serve as the Academic Coordinator. The collaborative partnerships to assist in the delivery of program services include other SCC faculty and staff, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, the Southern Area Health Education Center, and the school Youth Service Centers.

For more information, please contact James M. Davis at 606-878-4732 or via email at james.davis@kctcs.edu or Trent Pool at 606-878-4783 or via email at trent.pool@kctcs.edu. Additional college and career information can be accessed at thewww.somerset.kctcs.edu web page as well as the www.knowhow2go.org web page.

Somerset Community College is a comprehensive two-year institution of higher education. SCC has campuses in Somerset and London, centers in Clinton, McCreary, Casey and Russell Counties. The website is www.somerset.kctcs.edu. Call for admission and registration information toll free at 1-877-629-9722.

Text Only

Local News

Sawyers named Times-Tribune publisher
Longtime Sentinel-Echo Publisher Willie Sawyers has been named regional publisher with oversight of both the London paper and the Times-Tribune in Corbin.

February 3, 2012 1 Photo
7 arrested in drug roundup
Seven people were arrested Thursday following a two-month investigation that involved undercover buys of prescription drugs, according to Corbin Police Public Affairs Officer Major Rob Jones.

February 3, 2012
Police seek man wanted for home burglaries
Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man they believe is responsible for the theft of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from several burglarized homes in Williamsburg and Whitley County, according to Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird.

February 3, 2012 1 Photo
No report yet on body of Bright
The body of Delmer Bright was returned from the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s office Wednesday by Knox Coroner Mike Blevins.

February 2, 2012
Area legislators wait and see on redistricting
If the courts find the State Legislature’s redistricting plan constitutional, State Representative Marie Rader will find her 89th House District changing dramatically — with a razor-thin strip through the middle of Laurel County, connecting both Jackson and McCreary Counties.

February 2, 2012
Whitley, McCreary Farm Service Agencies to meet today
At 2 p.m. today at the Whitley County Extension office, agriculturalists will discuss the consolidation of the Whitley and McCreary counties’ USDA Farm Service Agencies.

February 2, 2012
Police Roundup - Feb. 2, 2012
London’s Kentucky State Police post has received a report of a scam or fraud trying to get credit or debit card account numbers.

February 2, 2012
Corbin sewer repairs to continue through May
Those crews doing work in the rain on some downtown Corbin streets Wednesday were digging in for a reason — to stop water from getting into the city’s sanitary sewer collection system. And the work will continue at times throughout the next few months before it’s finished.

February 2, 2012
Corbin Main Street prepares for new year
The man who heads Corbin’s Main Street Program says it’s time to do some exciting things. And they run from starting the early stages of master planning for the downtown area, all the way to introducing a new, user-friendly website for his organization.

February 1, 2012 1 Photo
Man dies after crash with train
Delmer Bright, 83, of Flat Lick, was pronounced dead Tuesday at Knox County Hospital just after 1 p.m.

February 1, 2012 1 Story
More Local News Headlines

Local News

Search Results

Discussion

SCC to offer grant program for middle schoolers

Site Map

Contact Us