A $1 million grant from the KeyBank Foundation will fund the KeyBank Foundation Scholars Program, a series of initiatives to help students who graduated from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) complete their CSU degree in a timely manner.
The Scholars Program will include a seven-week summer academic program to help freshmen successfully transition into college; CSU student peer instructors; cohort and peer relationship-building activities; engagement with academic advisors; guidance in securing on-campus employment and scholarship opportunities; and instructional support for coursework.
Some 150 CMSD graduates enroll at CSU as freshmen each year. The KeyBank Foundation Scholars Program will begin in the 2016-17 academic year and be open to incoming freshmen and current students who came to CSU from CMSD.