ASU receives grant

Augusta State University recently received a $75,000 grant from the Lumina Foundation for Education to implement successful parts of a previously state-funded program in two predominantly African-American high schools in Augusta. The funding will be used for weekend workshops throughout the school year and a summer workshop for students at T.W. Josey Comprehensive and Lucy C. Laney high schools.

“The Lumina Grant will allow us to bring students to ASU who may not, in many cases, plan to attend college,” said William Dodd, associate dean of the Pamplin College of Arts and Science. “We hope the experience they have here, both during classroom visits and during the summer program, will help them see that a college education is a possibility for them.”

The grant is designed to help schools assist students in pursuing higher education. “As organizations on the front line, these grant recipients (ASU) are in an excellent position to develop, expand, or experiment with new approaches to improve college access,” said Martha Lamkin, president and CEO of Lumina Foundation, in announcing the grants. “We hope these success stories will inspire other organizations to reach out to
underserved students.”

The Lumina Foundation awarded grants totaling $509,200 from its McCabe Fund to seven organizations across the country, including Augusta State. The McCabe Fund supports organizations that enable students–particularly first-generation college students, low-income students, and students of color–to gain access to postsecondary education.

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