Shaw University News December 12, 2011 Academic Success and First Year Programs Receive $20,000 Grant Shaw University's Academic Success and First Year Programs received a $20,000 grant from the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Independent College Access Network (NCICU ICAN). The funds will be used to support the university's Summer Bridge Program, a pre-college program designed to successfully transition students from high school to college through the continuous development of educational and social skills. The mission of the NCICU is to support, represent and advocate for North Carolina independent higher education. It awards grants to private institutions to assist in implementing new initiatives and to enhance existing advising, college success, and pre-college programs. Shaw University received the maximum award amount for any college or university. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.