As graduation season is upon us, a program at Drexel University is working to make sure that under represented and first generation students stay on track to get that diploma.
In its third year, the Westphal Bridge scholars has its first crop of rising seniors who have been getting unconventional help and resources that are often readily available to the average student.
"We understand that the students that come to us may not have access to the same resources at home," said Denise Marie Snow, founding director of Westphal Bridge Scholars and program director of Wesphal Diversity Programs and Partnerships. "Sometimes its books, art supplies, food, transportation."
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