Starfish Story: "We Helped These Students"

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | 1:15PM–2:15PM CT | Board 910, Poster Area, Halls F1, F2, Level 3
Session Type: Poster Session
Delivery Format: Poster Session
The University of Michigan (College of LS&A) has been running a four-year pilot program to loan university-owned laptops to low socioeconomic status (SES) students. In an effort to bridge the digital divide, the students get to keep the laptops for the course of their academic career.

Outcomes: Learn how to increase recruitment of low-SES students * Learn how to avoid communication mistakes with low-SES students * Learn what to consider when keeping track of a long-term loaner pool of laptops

Presenters

  • Gretchen Kopmanis

    Assistant Director of Financial Aid Support Programs, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

  • Susan Perreault

    Director, Student Recruitment; College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Resources & Downloads

  • Laptop Program Whitepaper

    Updated on 3/20/2025