Bethlehem, PA, November 12, 2019: Today, Moravian College announced they will sign an agreement with the Milton Hershey School of Hershey, PA to offer focused and sustained support to low-income, first-generation college students and provide the resources and on-campus programs to help them graduate. The agreement will be officially signed during a ceremony on Wednesday, November 13 at 11:00 a.m. in Reeves Library, located on the Main Street campus of Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA.
“Moravian College is very excited and proud to enter into this agreement with the Milton Hershey School and present a unique, life-changing opportunity for their students,” commented Bryon Grigsby, president of Moravian College. “MHS has a long and storied history of helping kids that dates back more than 100 years, and our entire community can’t wait to get started on this partnership and help their students take the next step and succeed as Moravian College students.”
The primary objectives of the partnership between Moravian College and the Milton Hershey School are to bring MHS students to Moravian so that they may participate in the support programs offered to low-income, first-generation college students and provide opportunities for the leadership and staff of both MHS and Moravian to improve the graduation rate outcomes for those low-income, first generation college students.
Event information:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 @ 11:00 a.m.
Moravian College, Main Street campus
Reeves Library, Lower Level
Bethlehem, PA
Event contact:
Kayla Holdridge
Office of the Provost
holdridgek@moravian.edu
610.625.7120
Media contact:
Michael Corr
Director of Marketing and Communications
corrm@moravian.edu
610.861.1365
About Milton Hershey School
Founded in 1909, the Milton Hershey School is a private philanthropic boarding school in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Originally named the Hershey Industrial School, the institution was founded and funded by chocolate industrialist Milton Snavely Hershey and his wife, Catherine Sweeney Hershey. To learn more, visit mhskids.org.
About Moravian College
Moravian College is the nation's sixth-oldest college located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania offering undergraduate and graduate degrees that blend liberal arts with professional programs. For more than 275 years, the Moravian College degree has been preparing students for reflective lives, fulfilling careers, and transformative leadership in a world of change. Moravian College is a member of The New American Colleges and Universities (NAC&U), a national consortium of selective, small to mid-size independent colleges and universities dedicated to the purposeful integration of liberal education, professional studies, and civic engagement. Visit moravian.edu to learn more about how the Moravian College focus on education for all prepares its students for life-long success.