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Roane State launches office, website to help parents stay engaged with students

Posted at 7:21 pm March 11, 2018
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Roane State’s new parent portal is online at www.roanestate.edu/parents. The portal offers parents access to campus news and deadlines, personalized newsletters, alerts, and insights into students’ progress and financial details. (Submitted image)

Roane State’s new parent portal is online at www.roanestate.edu/parents. The portal offers parents access to campus news and deadlines, personalized newsletters, alerts, and insights into students’ progress and financial details. (Submitted image)

 

By Bob Fowler, Roane State staff writer

There’s a new office promoting family involvement and providing ways for families help their students succeed at Roane State Community College.

It’s called the Office of Parent and Family Engagement. An integral part of this new office is providing a “parent and family portal” developed by CampusESP. The portal is online at www.roanestate.edu/parents.

The portal, available on any device, allows parents to learn more about their children’s college experience, from campus news and events to notices about tuition and grade-point averages.

Students will be able to determine what access is given to parents or guardians through the new portal. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News Tagged With: CampusESP, Maria Gonzales, Office of Parent and Family Engagement, parent and family portal, Roane State, Roane State Community College, Tennessee Promise

Tennessee Higher Education Commission awards Roane State a Tennessee Promise Forward Grant

Posted at 1:21 pm October 15, 2017
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The Tennessee Higher Education Commission has awarded a $91,940 Tennessee Promise Forward grant to Roane State Community College to develop and expand innovative student success and retention programs.

Through the grant, Roane State will work to enable more Tennessee Promise students to earn a post-secondary credential, a press release said.

“Across our state’s community colleges, great work is being done to ensure that the students who begin college with the Tennessee Promise go on to earn a credential,” said Mike Krause, executive director of Tennessee Higher Education Commission, or THEC. “Tennessee Promise Forward grants provide community colleges with the opportunity to expand successful programs and develop innovative student supports. From parent engagement pilots to service learning, THEC is excited to see the impact that this year’s Tennessee Promise Forward grants have on student success.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News Tagged With: CampusESP, Mike Krause, post-secondary credential, retention programs, Roane State, Roane State Community College, student success, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Tennessee Promise Forward, Tennessee Promise Forward grant, Tennessee Promise students, U.S. Department of Education

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