Title III
In June of 2007, Rocky Mountain College was one of only 20 U.S. colleges to be awarded a Department of Education Title III award, netting the college $2 million over the next five years. This award, part of the Strengthening Institutions program, will support Rocky's conversion to a new central data management system, with additional funding to supplement Rocky's ongoing student retention initiative. The grant funding will also support faculty development activities and will match up to $400,000 toward establishing a retention endowment fund.
The following goals have been established for the Title III Initiative:
RETENTION
Goal 1: Increase the retention rate of students from the sophomore-to-junior and junior-to-senior years.
Goal 2: Increase the persistence of students through to graduation.
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM
Goal 3: Obtain and implement a current generation ERP that will improve fiscal stability, academic success, and student support services.
RETENTION ENDOWMENT FUND
Goal 4: Create an endowment fund for Retention Services that will ensure institutionalization of the project strategies.
For more information about Title III activities, contact:
Allyson Kelley, MPH, BS, CHES
Director of Undergraduate Research
NSF Principal Investigator
(406) 238-7278 Office
(406 238-7280 Fax
hinkela@rocky.edu
