Commission For Adult Learners Awards Incentive Grants

04-04-2000
University Park, Pa. -- Penn State’s Commission for Adult Learners established an Incentive Grants Program this year to foster creativeness and enhance programs and services for adult learners at all University locations.

Thirteen submissions were received from 10 Penn State locations and were evaluated on the basis of their potential to launch projects that will further adult learner recruitment and retention. Grants of up to $250 were available, with the requirement that each campus provide matching funds.

Incentive Grants projects will be showcased as part of the May 18 Best Practices Conference at the HUB/Robeson Center at University Park. Faculty, staff, and adult learners from across the University are invited to participate in the conference, and may obtain registration information at http://www.sa.psu.edu/cals/commission/.

Year 2000 Incentive Grants were awarded for the following projects:

Abington: an adult learner newsletter

DuBois: family nights for adult learners and their families

Harrisburg: health screenings for adult students
"The Soup Bowl" informal suppers for adult students

Hazleton: library services for adult learners

New Kensington: an adult learner newsletter

University Park: University Libraries study space for adult learners

Wilkes-Barre: an adult learner focus group

Worthington Scranton: an open house for adult learners

The Commission for Adult Learners expects to continue the Incentive Grant program next year. Application materials should be available in September. Faculty, staff, and student organizations interested in receiving materials should E-mail the Commission for Adult Learners at