The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation provides scholarship funds to institutions that are particularly welcoming to mature women students and that serve them well. The Newcombe Foundation values the programs, initiatives, and aspects of organizational design within these institutions that address the needs of mature women students. The programs featured were not created by Newcombe funding, but are examples of effective efforts by institutions to assist and support mature women students as they navigate the process of earning a college degree. Featured programs:
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University of Maryland,
College Park – February 2010
Returning Students ProgramProviding academic, financial and personal support to adult students -
Columbia University – December 2009
School of General StudiesIntegrating nontraditional and mature women students into the undergraduate population at an Ivy League institution -
Cedar Crest College – November 2009
"Three Credits in Two Weekends"Intensive weekend course offerings as an option for nontraditional students -
Neumann University – July/August 2009
Liberal Studies Adult Degree ProgramOffering opportunities to connect the classroom to the real world -
Rider University – June 2009
College of Continuing StudiesWriting Scholarship Essays Workshop -
Fordham University – May 2009
College of Liberal StudiesCareer Services Workshops for Newcombe Scholarship recipients -
Rutgers University – April 2009
The Mary I. Bunting Program
Douglass Residential CollegeCreating a community of mature women students and alumnae who offer support and encouragement -
La Salle University - March 2009
The BUSCA and ACHIEVE programsServing mature women within the Spanish speaking community, and serving working women who want to earn a nursing degree -
Widener University - February 2009
University CollegeFocused on serving part-time students -
Misericordia University - January 2009
Women with Children ProgramServing single mothers by providing housing and family support