Manhattanville Advancement Program
What is the Manhattanville Advancement Program (MAP)?
The Manhattanville Advancement Program (MAP) is a scholarship program that provides educational opportunity and support to economically disadvantaged students. The MAP scholarship is a four-year commitment.
Students receive a broad range of services including academic, personal, and career counseling. Beyond the traditional academic focus of most scholarship programs, MAP encourages the development of the student as a whole— intellectually, ethically and socially. We encourage students towards these aims by fostering community service, student leadership development, and goal-oriented self-management.
Eligibility
To qualify for admission into the Manhattanville Advancement Program, a student must:
• Demonstrate potential for academic success at the College
• Be economically disadvantaged in accordance with Manhattanville’s economic guidelines
Economic EligibilityGuidelines For students first entering college in July 2007
In general, students are determined to be economically eligible for MAP if they meet the following criteria:
1. The total income for the parent(s) or guardian(s)
who support the student for the calendar year
2006 does not exceed the amount listed below
OR
2. The student’s family receives Public Assistance
through Aid to Dependent Children, Family
Assistance Program, Home Relief, or Safety
Net Assistance through the Department of Social
Services or the office of Temporary and Disability
Assistance OR
3. The student is living with foster parents who
do not provide support for college OR
4. The student is a ward of the State or county
Economic Eligibility Guidelines
# in household Total Parent/Gaurdian Income Total parent/guardian income (2 workers)
1 20,100 24,900
2 25,600 30,400
3 28,350 33,150
4 33,800 38,600
5 38,850 43,650
6 44,550 49,350
7 or more 48,900 plus $4,800 for each 53,700 plus $4,800 for each
additional household member additional family member
After you have reviewed the economic guidelines if you feel you may be eligible for MAP please download the interest form.
The Manhattanville Experience
Entering MAP students participate in a multi-faceted Pre-Freshman Summer Program designed to assist in all aspects of the transition to campus life. Students participate in a variety of activities that are designed to enhance both their academic and personal college experience.
Financial Aid
MAP students are supported with financial aid for the Pre-Freshman Summer Program and for each academic year of college. This aid consists of Manhattanville Grants, PELL, TAP, and SEOG. Loans, student contribution, and work-study supplement students’ financial aid packages.
Program Requirements
Students must comply with the following requirements in order to maintain their MAP status:
Complete all courses and achieve a minimum 2.5 GPA during the residential Pre-Freshman Summer Program. Continuing at Manhattanville College is contingent upon completion of the residential summer program.
Attend and pass Freshman Enrichment Workshops during the Academic Year
Meet with their MAP counselor on a regular basis
Maintain full-time status (12 credits per semester)
Complete 15 community service/social justice hours per semester
Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5
Attend two MAP sponsored events per semester
Participate in individual or group tutoring through the ARC during first year
Students are strongly encouraged to:
- Participate in work-study
- Participate in a student club or organization
Resources to Promote Success
Academic Resource Center (ARC)
The ARC provides individual and small group tutoring, as well as supplemental instruction in a broad range of subjects.
Guidance
Sound academic guidance and mentoring with your counselor are provided throughout the four years. Career and graduate school counseling, including Manhattanville’s comprehensive Internship Program, give students the opportunity to relate their studies to the “real” world of employment.
Freshman Enrichment Program
The Freshman Enrichment Program consists of workshops designed to ease the transition to college life. Summer workshops (to be held during the Pre-Freshman Summer Program) cover topics such as an introduction to Manhattanville and campus living, finance management, classroom etiquette, time management, and strategies for college success. Workshops held during the academic year span topics such as learning differences, library skills, career planning, writing papers, life on campus, and stress management. It is mandatory that students attend these workshops since it is our belief that the information presented is of the utmost value to first-year students.
Meet Our Staff
Sharlise Smith-Rodriguez
Director of MAP & HEOP
Sharlise received her B.A. from SUNY-Purchase in Liberal Studies and her M.A. in Elementary Education from Manhattanville College. She has been working with Manhattanville students for 7 years. In March 2005, she became the Director of MAP & HEOP.
Regina Smith
Assistant Director of MAP & HEOP
Regina received her B.A. in English Literature at the University of Maryland- College Park and her M.F.A. in Poetry from Sarah Lawrence College. She has been working with Manhattanville students for 6 years and joined Sharlise as the Assistant Director of MAP/HEOP in July 2005.
Millard Cook
Admin. Assistant, Academic Resource Programs
Millard works with the Directors of MAP, HEOP, & CSTEP to help keep the programs running smoothly for our students.
Partnership with the Duchesne
Center for Religion & Social Justice
MAP students and staff work closely with the Duchesne Center to help students coordinate and fulfill their required 15 community service hours per semester. This integral part of the Manhattanville Advancement Program is designed to help students benefit from Manhattanville’s mission of “Educating ethically and socially responsible leaders since 1841.”
The Duchesne Center organizes Community Service, Service-Learning, Leadership, Social Justice, and Interfaith activities both on and off the Manhattanville campus.
Community service and social justice activities include the following programs and activities:
• All Souls’ Soup Kitchen
• Habitat for Humanity
• Midnight Run
• Project Fair Trade
• Partnership for Parks
• Bedford Hills Prison Project
• Blood Drives
• Humane Society
• Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
• Camp AmeriKids
• Treat A Child
• Voter Registration Drive
• Coachman Mentoring Project
• Touch of Theater
...plus many more.