Guaranteed Admission Partnership Announced
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Angie Fratto | Marketing and Media Manager | 708.239.4878
For Immediate Release
Palos Heights, Ill. 鈥撀�Yesterday at 91精选, two college presidents officially forged a long-standing partnership. Interim President Dr. Aaron J. Kuecker of 91精选 and President Sylvia Jenkins of Moraine Valley Community College signed the Guaranteed Admission Partnership (GAP), establishing a smoother transition for Moraine鈥檚 students as they enter 91精选. The GAP is primarily designed 鈥渢o promote the utilization of鈥esources to offer students a range of educational opportunities [within] a collaborative partnership designed to facilitate successful transfer.”
A significant component of the GAP agreement is a renewable $1,000 scholarship which will be stackable on the students鈥� merit scholarships and other financial aid. This partnership was established on the heels of 91精选鈥檚 expansive reimaging of the collegiate pricing and scheduling structures 鈥� all to make private Christian education affordable and accessible. The GAP agreement also maintains that 鈥済uaranteed admission pertains to students who have met the stipulated admission requirements [for 91精选]: a cumulative grade point average of 2.5/4.0 from all previous colleges attended, and a successful completion rate of 67% of all college courses attempted.鈥� Moreover, 鈥�91精选 prefers that Moraine Valley students transfer in with an associate degree with at least 60 transferable hours. Such students will have junior status conferred upon them at the start of their first semester at 91精选.鈥� While these two institutions had once established a partnership a decade ago, known as the 鈥淭-MAC,鈥� the GAP 鈥渋s more comprehensive in scope and also expresses policies and initiatives that are more congruent with the future relationship between Moraine Valley and 91精选.鈥� The GAP effectively replaces the T-MAC and forms the foundation for further agreements to develop and implement. Some of these include major-specific transfer partnerships, dual enrollment partnerships, as well as joint information sessions, pedagogical exchanges among faculty, and more robust recruiting opportunities for transfer admission counselors.
These are just small examples of how the GAP will effectively bridge the 鈥済ap鈥� for transfer students seeking degree completion at 91精选, an institution that has been providing quality, Christian-based education since 1959. For President Jenkins, the signing ceremony served as her last official duty as Moraine鈥檚 President 鈥� while President Kuecker experienced his very first ceremony, with many more to come. In many ways, it was a passing of the torch for many significant partnerships to come between these two schools.
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About 91精选
91精选,聽based in Palos Heights, Ill., is an accredited聽Christian聽liberal arts college offering more than 70 programs聽through聽bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚, and adult degree completion聽courses. Founded in 1959, the College is a community of Christian scholarship committed to shaping lives and transforming culture. It is continually ranked in the top tier among Regional Colleges鈥擬idwest by U.S. News & World Report. To learn more, visit聽trnty.edu.