News Release
CONTACT: Muriel Hawkins, (920) 424-3080
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/May 31, 2001
Students of Color Begin Two Pre-College
Programs June 9
OSHKOSH-Two pre-college programs, primarily for
students of color from economically disadvantaged backgrounds,
will run from June 9 through 22 at the University of Wisconsin
Oshkosh.
The Young Entrepreneurial Scholars (YES) program is
designed to prepare high school students for careers in
accounting and other business disciplines. Thirty-one
students from schools in Menasha, Milwaukee, Oshkosh and
Pattison, Miss., are enrolled.
The Summer Mathematics and Reading Talent Scholars (SMARTS)
program provides intensive reading and mathematics classes
for 6th-grade students from six Milwaukee middle schools.
Thirty-three are enrolled.
The YES program will include visits to area businesses,
professional roundtables and classes. Participants will
shadow employees at area companies. Classes will cover
English composition, mathematics and business skills,
and students will participate in business simulations.
Funded primarily by the Wisconsin Department of Public
Instruction, the YES program receives additional support
from the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
the National Association of Black Accountants-Milwaukee
Chapter and the university's College of Business Administration.
It began in 1999.
The SMARTS program, funded through a UW-System grant,
began in 1998. During the school year, students in the
program participate in tutoring, mentoring and other activities
at UW-Milwaukee that complement the two-week session at
UW Oshkosh.
The YES program includes 14 African-American, 10 Asian
and six Hispanic students. SMARTS includes 21 African-American,
three Asian and six Hispanic students.
The UW Oshkosh Center for Academic Support and Diversity administers
both programs. It will also again sponsor two summer PreCollege
Enrichment Program sessions for middle and high school
students. The first session begins June 23. The program
provides academic and personal development courses and
activities to help multicultural and disadvantaged students
prepare for college.
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