Lincoln College to use Federal
Grant to help support, retain students
College awarded more than $2 million in
Title III grant
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[September 14, 2016]
LINCOLN
- As Lincoln College sets new enrollment records and expands its
courses and degrees, a new federal grant will help provide the
support students need to stay on the right path and take full
advantage of the new opportunities.
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Lincoln College received a $2.2 million Title III grant, paid out
over five years, to support strengthening institutional programs
that serve the College’s mission of empowering students to realize
their full potential. The grant comes as the College announced last
week enrollment is up 15 percent this year, and as it transitions to
a four-year university with expanded degrees and extracurricular
opportunities.
The College’s leaders worked for several years to determine how it
could best serve its students. Because many students choosing LC are
the first in their families to go to college, they present a special
need for resources and tools to ensure their first year is a success
so that they return and graduate on time. With a third of students
dropping out before getting their degree around the country, the
problem requires special attention.
This grant is the result of the institution’s detailed plans for
using the money to increase student success and retention, and
effectively advocating with its federal lawmakers and education
officials in Washington.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2016/Sep/14/images/ads/current/Bonanza_sda_072214.png) Lincoln College’s comprehensive plan for the Title III Grant
includes:
• Hiring additional positions to support students comprehensively,
such as embedding tutors in all developmental courses to help
students catch up who are behind
• Enhancing the College’s transition programs for new students
adapting to the college environment
• Developing a proactive model for academic advising to better guide
students at risk of struggling and dropping out
Lincoln College officials says the federal support is a welcome sign
that policymakers recognize what it takes to help students facing
adversity and challenges to reach their goals.
“We are very pleased that the Department of Education supports
initiatives that in turn support our students. This funding gives
Lincoln College more resources to continue successfully fulfilling
its mission,” said Dr. Gigi Fansler, the College’s Vice President
for Academic Affairs who led the efforts to obtain the funding.
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Over the past year, Dr. Fansler met with area congressmen and representatives
about the institutions mission and future needs pertaining to the Title III
grant.
“I am delighted with the exciting news for Lincoln College this week. The
Department of Education funding of their Title III grant this year will allow
Lincoln College to continue to do what they have done throughout their 151 year
history: provide extraordinary support for students as they work to successfully
complete their degrees, to find jobs and to make a difference for society. This,
on top of the news of a 15% record increase in enrollment, bodes well for both
the school and the community of Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln would surely be very
proud of his namesake college, as am I,” stated Congressman Darin LaHood.
“Throughout its more than 150 years of providing an exceptional education,
Lincoln College has embraced helping students of all abilities and backgrounds
make the most of their potential. This grant recognizes the special experience
we offer students who face educational challenges and the expertise we have to
identify those challenges and set those students on the right path with personal
instructional support that is second to none. We thank the U.S. Department of
Education and our legislators who helped invest in Lincoln College so we can
better invest in our students,” said Lincoln College President David Gerlach.
[Christina Xamis
Public Relations & Media Manager
Lincoln College]
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