Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 10, 1 ʻOkakopa 2012 — Chaminade University to receive $2 million grant [ARTICLE]

Chaminade University to receive $2 million grant

Chaminade University, a federally designated Native Hawai-ian-serving institution, will receive $2 million from the U.S. Department of Education for the 2013 fiscal year to help improve access to higher education for low-ineome students. The $2 million-a-year grant is expected to continue through the following fiscal year, netting a total of $4 million for the school. Some $3.6 million will go toward the renovation of Tredtin Hall starting in summer 2013 and Hale Lokelani in summer 2014, and include major upgrades to the plumbing and electrical service in Hale Lokelani as well as the addition of fire sprinkler systems in all three residence halls. The remaining funds will support the expansion of co-curricular opportunities for preheahh and nursing students. The funds eome from Title III Native Hawaiian-Serving Institu-

tion grants created by the Higher Education Act of 1965. This program helps eligible institutions of higher education increase their selfsufficiency and their ability to serve low-ineome students by providing funds to improve academic quality, institutional management and fiscal stability, the school said in a news release. More than 13 percent of Chaminade's student body is partHawaiian, and more than 97 percent of its day undergraduate students receive Ananeial aid.