Currently there are 21 black and Hispanic students in the College of Education, she said. RISE is a model program at the University and across the nation. The number of degrees granted to minority engineering students at Delaware is far above the national norm-19 in 1990 and 16 in 1991.
Teaching is a very attractive career.
Integral parts of the program are advisement and learning-study skills. Those who need additional tutoring will be referred to the Academic Advancement Office. In addition, students will receive classroom training beginning in the freshman year, tutoring and teaching children in local schools, culminating in student teaching in the senior year. They have also contacted the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Nanticoke Indians. Shaw, who has 30 years of experience as a special education teacher and educational diagnostician in the Christina School District, also has spoken at churches and community centers.