What is the role of the Access Academy?
The Access Academy exists to give women who need it, the support and background skills necessary for success a the university. The Access Program is “a preparatory program designed to provide economically disadvantaged students with the skills they will need to succeed at the University.” These women will receive at the Academy intensive classwork in the English and Quantitative Reasoning skills they will need at the university. Besides these skills, an important function of the Access Academy will be to empower these young women so they feel fully capable of being successful at the AUW and in life.
