Southeast's College Access program wins state award

Southeast Missouri State University's College Access Partnership Award Program has won the Missouri College Personnel Association's 2013 Innovative Program Award, a news release from the university said.

The award was presented Sept. 30 at the Missouri College Personnel Association's annual conference.

College Access Partnership supports the university's recruitment effort of underrepresented and underserved students in Southeast's service region by connecting financial and academic support services to college access and completion programs that work with targeted student populations, according to the release. The program provides a need-based grant that matches an award from the partner organization or the student's Pell grant, the release said.

With the state award, CAP-A's nomination is now forwarded to the national association, the American College Personnel Association/College Educators International, for consideration for the national innovative program award, the release said.

Pertinent address:

1 University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, Mo.