Category: Updates
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New Student Orientation for the first PEP Cohort
New Student Orientation for the initial LSSU PEP Cohort will take place at noon on Monday August 5th at the Chippewa Correctional Facility. This event will feature a convocation speech […]
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PEP Program Awarded Mini-Grant
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in UpdatesThe Alliance for Higher Education in Prison awarded the LSSU PEP program a mini-grant to provide 20 copies of the ENGL 110 text and reference books for the students. The […]
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Faculty Named
All instructors have been identified for the first PEP semester: USEM 101 – Ana Robbins MATH 088 – James Sawaski ENGL 110 – Kari Despain COMM 101 – Adam St. […]
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Funding for Incarcerated Students
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in UpdatesStarting in Fall 2023, all incarcerated students will be eligible for the full federal Pell Grant as well as four of Michigan’s eight student financial aid programs. Expanding Support for […]
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New York Times Video – What It’s Like to Live Your Life in Prison
Here is a powerful video that helps provide some context for the work we are looking to do. Providing prisoners with access to higher education can be a game changer. […]
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Course Pathway
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The program that the students will be taking is the Associates in Small Business Administration. However, they will be earning two certificates along the way. After their first year, they […]
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Promotional Brochure – for Recruiting Students (to be used by MDOC)
This is the flyer that was created to be used by MDOC staff to recruit for the Small Business Administration Associate Degree program. Click for larger view
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Prison Education Liaison
The Prison Education Implementation Team meets every other week with the Prison Education Liaison CPC, Kandi Wright from the Department of Corrections. All faculty/staff are welcome to come to these […]
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Implementation Team
In addition to the planning committee named in a previous post, there is a smaller group comprising the Implementation Committee. These folks meet daily and work on different tasks such […]
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Prison Education Planning Committee
The planning for the Prison Education Committee has been a group effort. The team meets every two weeks and is made up of the following members: Business Operations – Yah-Sheba […]