Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Grant

The Title V Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program Grant was awarded in 2014 to St. Mary’s University, a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), by the U.S. Department of Education to expand and enhance its offerings to graduate students. The Title V, Part B Program (or PPOHA-BRAVO), will help fund scholarships, assistantships, fellowships and internships for graduate students admitted to St. Mary’s University.

Department of Educaton PPOHA program

Goals

Improve access to postbaccalaureate education and support for postbaccalaureate attainment for Hispanic, low-income students & improve the quality of our postbaccalaureate education programs to increase enrollment of and improve post-postbaccalaureate success.

Objectives

  1. Expand access to postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for Hispanic students by removing obstacles to application and matriculation.  
  2. Increase the success of our Hispanic and low-income students by addressing their social, emotional and academic needs. 
  3. Create new interdisciplinary majors/accelerated degrees/certificate programs and increase support for the transition from education to employment.  
  4. Enhance postbaccalaureate academic program quality by integrating asset-based mindset & online teaching skills into all offerings.  

  • Learn More

    Megan Tinajero
    PPOHA-BRAVO Project Coordinator

    Chaminade Tower, Room 365
    210-431-2018
    mtinajero@stmarytx.edu

    Jennifer Zwahr-Castro, Ph.D.
    PPOHA-BRAVO Project Director

    Chaminade Tower, Room 342
    210-436-3314
    jzwahrcastro@stmarytx.edu

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