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Project R.I.S.E.
Rediscovering Inspiration for Student Excellence
Project R.I.S.E. was featured in the March 3, 2008 Issue of Inside Fordham.
Fordham University’s RETC – Center for Professional Development has partnered with PLATO Learning, Fordham High School for the Arts, and Fordham University’s College of Business Administration to help high school students with difficulties in math earn credit for courses they had previously failed and prepare them for the New York State Regents Exam.
In what can be described as a unique opportunity for different groups with a problem being able to help each other, Dr. Steven D’Agustino, director of the RETC, brought the project participants together in response to the RETC’s mission of community involvement and closing the digital divide. Fordham High School for the Arts (FHSFTA) lacks the technology infrastructure to effectively implement the PLATO credit recovery software, so the RETC offered to allow students to use their facilities. FHSFTA teachers and students named the program Project R.I.S.E., or "Rediscovering Inspiration for Student Excellence."
But, more than just using the software, the students will be able to interact with Fordham University students. The Boyle Scholars, an honors society from the College of Business Administration, are required to fulfill a community service component and will serve as mentors. The high school students are encouraged to think about their own aspirations for college, while the Fordham students will have a positive impact on the local community outside the University gates.
Project R.I.S.E. is considered a model program that serves as a basis for grant and funding proposals.
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