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 by President Travis and Pat Caruso. Students will meet LSSU support personel as well as their teachers. Students will register on this day as well…
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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 value of this mini-grant is $2,600.
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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. John BUSN 121 – Lynn Gillette Thank you to all of these dedicated educators for putting in the hard work to be part of this…
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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 College in Prison Programs
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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. Click here to watch the video
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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 will have earned the Certificate in Business Fundamentals. At the completion of their second year, they will also receive a Certificate in Business Entrepreneuership as…
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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 meetings to discuss any questions you have. We meet every two weeks in CETAL on Mondays from 9-10 am.
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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 as following up on ideas brought up in the Planning Committee meeting and contacting other Prison Education entities. This group is comprised of: Kathy Berchem…
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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 Jenkins IT – Julie Hober Financial Aid – Anne Van Associate Provost – Gail Essmaker Admissions – Fred Pierce and/0r Representative Deans – Kathy Berchem,…