Herzing University Ltd

INSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF HEERF

CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

NSL - BACCALAUREATE NURSING - OTHER ADMIN CHANGES

INDEPENDENT INITIATIVE

SIP GRANT PROGRAM 84.425M

HERZING UNIVERSITY CCAMPIS PROPOSAL

HU AANAPISI

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS - HERZING UNIVERSITY (HU), A PRIVATE, FOUR-YEAR, NONPROFIT POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION WITH 13 CAMPUSES ACROSS THE U.S. AND AN ONLINE DIVISION, PROPOSES THE “HERZING UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS” (HU SDS) PROJECT. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO STRENGTHEN THE NURSING WORKFORCE BY SUPPORTING STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE LIKELY TO PRACTICE IN PRIMARY CARE IN AND RURAL, TRIBAL, AND OTHER MEDICALLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES (MVC). HU WILL ACHIEVE THIS GOAL BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT TO 59 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS PER YEAR FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS WHO HAVE A FINANCIAL NEED AND BY PROMOTING NURSING EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT AND PRACTICE IN PRIMARY CARE AND MVC. THE PROJECT WILL HAVE A BROAD REACH, WITH A POOL OF APPROXIMATELY 438 ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (ASN) STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS ON SEVEN CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY (AKRON, OH; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ORLANDO, FL; TAMPA, FL; MADISON, WI; NASHVILLE, TN; AND CLARKSVILLE, TN). MANY HU ASN STUDENTS EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL BARRIERS THAT AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO PERSIST AND COMPLETE THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL BARRIERS, HU'S ASN STUDENTS TYPICALLY FACE PERSONAL AND FAMILY CHALLENGES THAT IMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO FULLY ENGAGE IN COURSEWORK AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCES. OVER 80% OF ASN STUDENTS ARE OVER AGE 24 AND 54% HAVE DEPENDENT CHILDREN. A HRSA SDS GRANT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT HERZING’S ABILITY TO ALLEVIATE THE FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL BURDENS OF CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, ENABLING THEM TO ENROLL AND MAINTAIN FULL-TIME STATUS AND PROGRESS TO GRADUATION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. PROJECT PERSONNEL WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS HAVE ACCESS TO EXISTING ACADEMIC SUPPORT, , DISABILITY SERVICES, AND PERSONAL SUPPORT SUCH AS COUNSELING AND FOOD PANTRIES. HU HAS A STRONG TRACK RECORD OF PREPARING ASN GRADUATES TO PRACTICE IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES (MVCS). NEARLY ALL (91%) OF THE ASN GRADUATES OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS FOR WHOM HU HAS EMPLOYMENT DATA ARE WORKING IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS. AN AVERAGE OF 46% OF ASN GRADUATES OVER THE PAST THREE ACADEMIC YEARS ARE PRACTICING IN MVCS. A HRSA SDS GRANT WILL INCREASE THESE RATES THROUGH NEW STRATEGIES TO ENCOURAGE AND EXPOSE STUDENTS TO THE BENEFITS OF PRACTICING IN THESE SETTINGS. IN ADDITION TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS WHO PRACTICE IN PRIMARY CARE AND MVCS, EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE MAINTAINING A SIMILAR RETENTION RATE BETWEEN ASN STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUND (SDB) AND THE OVERALL ASN POPULATION, AND ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING A SIMILAR GRADUATION RATE BETWEEN ASN SDB AND THE OVERALL ASN POPULATION OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. HERZING UNIVERSITY REQUESTS TWO FUNDING PRIORITY POINTS FOR HAVING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER (35%) OF GRADUATES WORKING IN RURAL, TRIBAL, AND OTHER MEDICALLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. HERZING UNIVERSITY ALSO REQUESTS TWO FUNDING PRIORITY POINTS BECAUSE 60% OF ITS FULL-TIME GRADUATES ARE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY (URM) GROUPS. FINALLY, HU REQUESTS TWO FUNDING PRIORITY POINTS BECAUSE SIX OF ITS SEVEN CAMPUS LOCATIONS ARE LOCATED IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSAS)

HERZING UNIVERSITY'S CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR VETERAN STUDENT SUCCESS

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

HERZING UNIVERSITY TITLE V

NSL - ASSOCIATE NURSING - OTHER ADMIN CHANGES

NSL - GRADUATE NURSING - OTHER ADMIN CHANGES

HU REACH: ENGAGE, RECOGNIZE, AND CONNECT PROJECT - HERZING UNIVERSITY WILL IMPLEMENT HU REACH: ENGAGE, RECOGNIZE, AND CONNECT TO STRENGTHEN SUICIDE PREVENTION ACROSS ITS SYSTEM OF 11,673 STUDENTS AT 13 LOCATIONS AND ONLINE. THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH COORDINATED SYSTEMWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES, IMPROVE EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL, PROMOTE HELP-SEEKING, AND STRENGTHEN FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND SUICIDE-RELATED CONCERNS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE VOLUNTARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENING, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, OUTREACH TO STUDENT PARENTS AND MILITARY-CONNECTED STUDENTS, AND QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER (QPR) TRAINING. BY THE END OF THE FUNDING PERIOD, HERZING WILL ESTABLISH 13 FORMAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS, ENGAGE 400 STUDENTS IN CENTRALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENING, AND DELIVER AT LEAST 350 QPR TRAININGS, WITH 95% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTING INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN RECOGNIZING, RESPONDING TO, AND REFERRING STUDENTS EXPERIENCING DISTRESS. OUTREACH WILL REACH AT LEAST 4,000 STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF ANNUALLY. THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE FAMILIARITY WITH OR USE OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO 65% OF ALL STUDENTS, 58% OF MILITARY-CONNECTED STUDENTS, AND 65% OF PARENTING STUDENTS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION TO 23% OF ALL STUDENTS, 21% OF STUDENT PARENTS, AND 23% OF MILITARY-CONNECTED STUDENTS.

NSL - GRADUATE NURSING - CLOSEOUT DOCUMENT NUMBER

THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WITH THE FUNDING AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM AMONG THOSE ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS MOST IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY.