The incoming freshman HEOP class at Mount Saint Mary College finished the Summer Academic Institute on campus earlier this month.
Incoming freshmen enrolled in Mount Saint Mary College’s Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) recently got a head start on their college career through the Mount’s Summer Academic Institute.
Accepted Mount HEOP students complete the Summer Academic Institute prior to their freshman year, building their sense of community early. The institute focuses on preparing HEOP students for college life through academic and leadership training, acclimation with academic resources, overcoming challenges as a group, and more.
This year, the incoming Mount HEOP students engaged in workshops across different departments and participated in numerous team-building activities to better prepare them for the semester.
The program aimed to increase the students’ critical thinking skills, allow them to conduct meaningful research based on real-world situations, and more.
The Mount’s HEOP provides educational opportunities and support to traditionally underserved students who have strong academic potential, but would otherwise be excluded from higher education due to circumstances of academic and economic disadvantage.