Academic Preparedness
One of the primary goals of the University Center for Academic and Workforce Development (UCAWD) is to promote academic excellence as well as increase the preparedness of youth-at-risk, disadvantaged adult learners, and students with inadequate academic skills to enter and successfully complete college. Significant research evidence recommends that academic intervention, beginning as early as the primary grades, have a positive impact on the college success of students from disadvantaged communities. Research also suggests that parents are the child's first teachers.
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Workforce Development
Workforce development has always been the focus of the University Center for Academic and Workforce Development (UCAWD). At the direction of the Chancellor's Office, the UCAWD has taken the lead in coordinating the University's role in the implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) in New York. In this capacity, UCAVM has represented the University in interagency discussions and has also proposed a set of guiding principles for campuses.
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