GMSCPP 2008
The
Governor's Minority Student College Preparation Program was established
in 1988 to address the under-representation of minority students in postsecondary
education. The GMSCPP offers academic enrichment activities to minority
students in grades 6-8 in McCracken, Calloway, and Graves counties to encourage
them to enroll in rigorous courses while in middle and high school to enable
them to prepare for college-level coursework. Now in its 20th year,
the program has served hundreds of students across our area.
Participants, who are recommended by their guidance counselor, will attend
workshops and seminars designed to create greater awareness of the college
experience and to heighten desire to attain a college degree.
Academic enrichment activities will be held monthly and will include efforts
in English, writing and mathematics on weekends; workshops on values identification,
career day and career orientation; pre-college curriculum and standardized
testing; and workshops on television production and communication-journalism.
Students will also have the opportunity to relate to role models and visit
actual college classes in progress. The program will include cultural enrichment
activities and a week-long residential summer enrichment session. Students
will also have the opportunity to attend the annual GMSCPP conference, held
at various colleges around the Commonwealth.
GMS students hard at work during a Saturday session
For further information about the Governor's Minority Student College Preparation
Program, please contact Mr. Mike Young, Assistant Vice President of Student
Affairs, and Coordinator of GMSCPP at (270) 809-6833, or by email, mike.young@murraystate.edu.
Updated June 19, 2008