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Bridging the Way to Student Success


 
Kiki Robinson
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鈥淯CAP saved my life.鈥 Kiyara 鈥淜iki鈥 Robinson delivers this statement with a laugh, but she鈥檚 serious about the impact 新加坡toto开奖结果 University鈥檚 University Connect and Persist (UCAP) program has had on her educational experience. 

A social work major driven to help people through difficulties like those she鈥檚 experienced, the freshman first-generation student dreams of attaining her bachelor鈥檚 degree to become a mental health professional at Cincinnati Children鈥檚 Hospital Medical Center. But not long ago, Robinson sat with advisor Deborah Henry looking at an account hold standing between her and another semester of college鈥攁nd her dream. 

鈥淲e were trying to figure out ways for me to pay my tuition, because I was already paying out of pocket,鈥 says Robinson. 鈥淚 was at about $3,000.鈥 Like many NKU students, Robinson balances work with a full-time class load, but, with necessary life expenses and a finite amount of time to work, she just didn鈥檛 have the $800 balance payment needed to register for another semester of college. That鈥檚 when Henry told Robinson to go to UCAP.

鈥淎t first I didn鈥檛 want to go,鈥 says Robinson. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 like asking for help, and I felt weird about walking in there.鈥 But Henry was adamant about the program鈥擴CAP is dedicated to helping students through challenges that threaten college completion鈥攕o she paid the office a visit. There she met with associate director LaNighta Reid who mentioned the Jackman scholarship, which Robinson applied for and was awarded.

鈥淚 went to make my cart for my classes鈥攈onestly I thought I couldn鈥檛 register," Robinson says. 鈥淏ut then it said that my hold was off, and I started crying. It was perfect timing. I knew that I was not going to be able to get the rest of the $800 that fast.鈥

For Jason and Amy Jackman, benefactors behind the award, helping students like Robinson is what it鈥檚 all about. "A lot of the time, just for $500 or a couple thousand dollars, these kids would drop out of school,鈥 says Jason. 鈥淭hat just seemed crazy to me.鈥 So he and Amy established the Jackman Scholarship to provide funds to freshmen students who were at risk of leaving school with debt and no degree. The award is an ongoing connection between the Jackmans and Robinson, too, providing incremental funds for subsequent semesters to ensure she and other recipients of the award can persist in higher education.

Jason cites his 15-year involvement with NKU as opening his eyes to the power of higher education, saying, 鈥淚鈥檝e grown a passion for catalytic education and the role a degree can play in changing the trajectory of students鈥 lives.鈥 For Amy, though, the scholarship a personal matter. 鈥淚 can relate to those students, because I鈥檓 the first person in my family to graduate with a degree,鈥 she says. 鈥淚 really like the support that the UCAP program and the university offer these students.鈥

Robinson is deeply thankful for this support, which has allowed her to continue learning at her new university home. 鈥淚 just feel like I can be myself at NKU,鈥 she says. 鈥淚鈥檓 just so, so grateful for the opportunity to have this scholarship and for helping me financially.鈥   

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