Daniels recognizes staff involved with success of 21st Century Scholars, O’Bannon Award recipients

March 4, 2015  


Staff recognition

Nick Woodward (left), student success coach for Purdue Promise; Thomas Van Norman (center), student success coach for Purdue Promise; and Esteban Hernandez (back), assistant director of Purdue Promise, were among those who met with President Mitch Daniels on Tuesday at Krach Leadership Center.  (Purdue University photo/Charles Jischke)
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President Mitch Daniels stopped by the Student Success at Purdue office on Tuesday (March 3) to congratulate staff members for their support of the University's 21st Century Scholars and Frank O’Bannon Higher Education Award recipients. Those in attendance were from the Purdue Promise program, Horizons program, the Division of Financial Aid, academic advisors and other program staff, all of whom work collaboratively to serve these students.

Purdue was recently recognized for leading Indiana schools in meeting new financial aid reforms that help low-income students stay on track to graduate on time. Purdue leads three of the four categories in an Indiana Commission for Higher Education report, which was issued Jan. 28.

The majority of Indiana financial aid is distributed through the state’s largest programs: the Frank O’Bannon grant and the 21st Century Scholars Program. Both state programs are designed to help students from low-income families achieve a college education and to do so in four years. New legislation requires that the recipients of these grants complete at least 30 credits each year in order to renew their aid for the following year at the same level. Thirty credits each year is the minimum required to graduate in four years.

Purdue ranked No. 1 in three categories: 21st Century Scholars Completing 30+ Credits, at 69.1 percent; O’Bannon Recipients Enrolled in 30+ Credits, at 80.5 percent; and O’Bannon Recipients Completing 30+ Credits, at 58 percent. Purdue also ranked No. 2 in 21st Century Scholars Enrolled in 30+ Credits, at 89.5 percent.

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