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Posted: Friday 1 February, 2008 at 2:33 PM
    Mid Western ‘Versity Representative to address Nevis “A” level students next week
     
    By Pauline Waruguru
    Nevis Reporter-SKNVibes.com
     
    Charlestown, Nevis:
    Mid Western Director for International Students’ affairs, Dr Randy Glean, will be in the Federation next week to recruit students who will join the college in September, 2008.
     
    Dr Glean will interact with the students at the “A” level College, Nevis on Tuesday, February 5,2008 at 1.30 p.m ; then the  St. Kitts students the same day at 5.00 p.m at the Fitzroy Bryant College.
     
    The Caribbean Recruitment Program began in St. Kitts with the first group of students arriving in January 1998.  Since then, almost 100 Kittitians have enrolled at MSU with over 50 graduates to date.  Currently about 45 Federation students are at the college. 
     
    “We have had some outstanding achievements…three Kittitians currently have or are close to having PhD’s having graduated from the program….one other MD….over 30 master’s degrees. All programs are offered…most Kittitians come for business related programs. Special tuition is offered for the Caribbean.  The university is seeking to recruit 25 students from the federation for August.  All will receive a tuition scholarship and competitive waiver.  It entitles them to pay less than in-state tuition or approximately $3000 per semester,” Dr Randy said in an interview.
     
    Caribbean Students Organization handles all the settlement issues…and the organization has over 250 current Caribbean students.  Over 500 students have graduated from the program to date from the region.
     
    Dr. Randy Glean officially launched the Caribbean Recruitment program in the spring of 1993.  After the experimental admission of four students from Grenada, a concession was established to recruit more students. Visits to Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Vincent in the summer of 1993, yielded eight students in fall 1993 and an additional six in spring 1994.
     
    ~~Adz:Left~~ In January 1994, the Caribbean Students Organization was formed (CSO) by the 18 students that were present at that time. The program was predicated on the simple proposition that foreign students would enroll in Midwestern State University if given the opportunity to pay in-state tuition.
     
    This was accomplished by the provision of competitive waivers and partial tuition scholarships by the university.  In addition, the core students agreed to provide basic adjustment services and assistance to students who arrived in the later semesters. With the combination of these factors, the stage was set for the growth of the program. In the late spring of 1995, a change in state law threatened to derail the entire competitive waiver option and almost put an end to the program. 
     
    However, as a result of Dr. Glean’s hard work and struggles with different governments, the program continued. Today nearly 200 Caribbean Students are a part of this program and the numbers are rapidly increasing. A housing program exists, students have on-campus jobs to help offset their educational costs and many students maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above. This program has proven to be very rewarding and as a result administration is now actively seeking alliances to sustain and further advance the program.
     
     Photos: Students from the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis who joined the college
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