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November 14, 2023
Charles L. Welch, President of the Arkansas State University System, Named New AASCU President and CEO
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PROMISING PRACTICE
Creating a College-Bound Culture for Underserved High School Students
Colorado State University Pueblo
To make higher education more accessible, this university partnered with area school districts to create University Track Centers that helped high school students from communities of color as well as first-generation students negotiate the application process and increase enrollment in colleges and universities.
AASCU Telling Our Story Podcast:
Amplifying Postsecondary Accessibility at CSU Pueblo
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Impact
315+
high school students received help from the UTCs in 2020-2021 despite the pandemic
73.3%
FAFSA completion in one of the most rural schools in one district in 2020-2021
An increase
in 2021-2022 applications to CSU Pueblo from the area of Pueblo County where the four original UTCs are located
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