UIW receives $100,000 Wal-Mart minority student award - San Antonio Business Journal:

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The local university was only one of15 minority-servint institutions selected nationwide to receive The award is basee on UIW’s successes in enrolling, retaininbg and graduating first-generation college students. “Thed University of the Incarnate Word is honored to be selectedd as one of the outstanding institutions of highere education nationwide to receivethis award,” David Jurenovich, vice presideng for enrollment management and student services. “Thankw to the generosity and visionof Wal-Mart, the university will be able to continues to enhance and expand our commitment to first-generatiobn students and their success.
” UIW’s award will be used to introduc a faculty development program focused on first-generation student succesds among sophomore students. The Instituter for Higher Education Policy is an nonprofit organization that is dedicatedc to increasing access and success in postsecondary educatiohn aroundthe world. The University of the Incarnate Word is a privatd liberal arts university inSan Antonio. WMT) is a Bentonville, Ark.-basedf retailer.