Graduate Professional Resources and Opportunities (GRAD-PRO)
About GRAD-PRO
Mercy University is excited to be offering students a new opportunity to expand their education through the GRAD-PRO Grant. This grant works to address the need to expand the number of Hispanic and other underrepresented graduate and professional students served by Mercy University.
Program Goals:
- Expand postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students
- Provide an enhanced focus of academic and career alignment
- Expand and support a culture of faculty mentorship with personalized interactions between faculty and students
- Bolster student retention, persistence, and degree attainment by providing supplementary resources, including scholarships, to offset the cost of educational expenses
Contact
Elena Nitecki
Professor, Early Childhood & Childhood Education
Project Director, PPHOA/GRAD-PRO Grant
enitecki@mercy.edu
Jennifer San Diego
Assistant Project Director, PPHOA/GRAD-PRO Grant
jsandiego@mercy.edu
GRAD-PRO News
School of Education Hosts Grant-Funded Symposium for K-12 School Partners
On April 17, the Mercy University School of Education, supported with grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program GRAD-PRO Grant and the BranchED Grant, hosted the Symposium on Teacher Education, Mentoring, and Career Development: Rising to the Challenges. In attendance were over 60 Pre-K-12 educators, principals, administrators, as well as Mercy Education faculty.
The purpose of the Symposium was to cultivate discussions about major issues and challenges in today’s schools: meeting the needs of our diverse and culturally rich student population, student mental health, hiring and retaining new teachers, and the new skills and strategies required of new teachers.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program