| Définition | Description | |
|---|---|---|
1. Title of Initiative |
Title or name as specified in official documentation, e.g. funding contract | LE,NONET |
2. Provider |
Name of organisation responsible for delivering the initiative | University of Victoria |
| 3. Sponsor | Name of organisation responsible for funding the initiative | Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation |
| 4. Date Commenced | Month and year (if known) when the initiative first came into operation | Summer 2005 |
| 5. Date ended | If this initiative is not longer in operation, please give the month and year when it came to an end, if known. | Summer 2008 |
| 6. Targeted Audience | Is the initiative aimed at specific groups, or is it more general in application? Please specify any demographic or employee groups being targeted. | PSE Graduating Aboriginal students enrolled at the University (priority is given to first year students and students who have transferred to UVic). |
| 7. Location | Is this a national initiative, or is its coverage limited to a particular region or locality? If so, please specify the region or locality covered. | University of Victoria, B.C. |
| 8. Overview of Program | Please give a brief description of the initiative, in one or two sentences. | The LE,NONET project is being conducted in partnership with the University of Victoria. The project pilots a series of interventions over a four-year period designed to improve the retention of Aboriginal students registered in university programs through to graduation, including mentoring, financial assistance, community internships, research assistantships, and improved support services. About 50 students will participate in the first year of the program (2005-2006 academic year) and, over the next three years, it is expected that over 300 Aboriginal students will be joining these first students in LE,NONET project activities. Researchers based at the university will assess the impact of the interventions by studying the experience of the participants, monitoring the university’s performance in accommodating the needs of Aboriginal students, and ultimately comparing the success of the participants with those of Aboriginal students enrolled at the university in the years before the project took effect. |