Maxine McDonald scholarship program supporting Fresno State students

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Two twelve Fresno State students are present pursuing their acquisition without having to interest astir the logistics oregon fiscal strain of lodging and dining.

Twenty-four Fresno State students are feeling a consciousness of assemblage and household up of the caller schoolhouse year.

The students are this year's Maxine McDonald Residential Scholars Program recipients.

They moved into their dorms connected Wednesday and participated successful squad bonding activities Friday morning.

The residency programme covers their lodging and nutrient connected campus, but Shade Johnson, with the Black Student Success initiative, says the programme has a batch much to offer.

"After this, we speech astir our learning contract; we person presentations from advising, world occurrence coaching, and intelligence wellness services, and the adjacent day, we spell into the assemblage to spouse and bash assemblage service," said Shade Johnson with the Black Student Success Initiative.

The programme is made imaginable with backing allocated by California State University successful May.

"I besides conscionable monthly with the achromatic assets centers astatine different CSU, and each of america got this money, and it's absorbing to spot however our programs, thoughts, and dreams are coming out," Johnson said.

Fulfilled goals, she believes, make a harmless abstraction for students connected campus.

Aiden Owens is from Madera and says this accidental meant she nary longer had to interest astir commuting.

"That was 1 of the fears for me, wondering my transportation. I was blessed to onshore this scholarship. It took a batch of accent disconnected my parents and the infinitesimal I stepped connected campus, I knew I was home."

Caden Watson and Jaden Baker are sophomores and returning recipients.

For them, the programme has been life-changing.

They're present excited to wage it guardant by helping the first-year students.

Applications for adjacent twelvemonth volition beryllium disposable successful the spring.

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