200 Seventh-Graders Get Chance to be First in their Families to Graduate from College - Tuition is Free
Orientation welcomes students, parents to an ambitious pre-college program
| WHAT: | An induction ceremony to welcome nearly 200 seventh-grade students selected to participate in the Rutgers Future Scholars program |
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Nearly 200 seventh-grade students and their parents from Newark, New Brunswick, Piscataway and Camden will be greeted by Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick; Courtney McAnuff, vice president of enrollment management; and Aramis Gutierrez, director of Rutgers Future Scholars. Select Future Scholars from the class of 2017 and 2018 will share their experiences and offer encouragement. |
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The Rutgers Future Scholars program has received generous support from the business community. Among the confirmed corporate attendees are Theresa McCoy, manager, educational grant programs, Merck & Company; Beth Asaro, director, AT&T Small Business and Alternate Channels; Michael Elchoness, vice president, Wachovia-Well Fargo Corporation; Loretta A. Smith, director, US Corporate Citizenship for the National Grid; and Luke Visconti, founder and CEO, Diversity Inc. |
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| WHEN: | Friday, June 11, at 10:30 a.m. |
| WHERE: |
Allison Road Classroom Building, 618 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ. |
| BACKGROUND: | Rutgers is committed to annually selecting up to 200 academically-talented students each year to receive mentoring, educational support and cultural programming from eighth grade through high school. The students come from low-income households in which the parents did not graduate from a four-year college. Students who successfully complete the pre-college program and get accepted into Rutgers will receive a four-year scholarship for the total cost of tuition. The pre-college program includes a two-week, intensive summer curriculum that involves journalism, chemistry, geosciences, yoga, mathematics, ballroom dance, expository writing, art, mock trials, an overnight leadership retreat, college credit courses and more. A goal for the Rutgers Future Scholars program is to create a model for other universities to emulate. |
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