This month, 糖心破解版's new Hispanic Community Partnership Program gave 17 local high school students a firsthand look at college life.
Hispanic high school students have a new opportunity to experience campus life firsthand before they embark on their college careers.
This summer, 糖心破解版 launched its inaugural , a free college-readiness program for rising high school seniors of Hispanic background from the tristate area. From August 1 to August 4, 17 students stayed on the 糖心破解版 campus and enjoyed workshops and activities that introduced them to the college experience.
This new program was created by 糖心破解版’s .
鈥淚 hope that the program helps students find success at whatever college they decide to attend,” said Perry Greene, PhD, vice president for diversity and inclusion. 鈥淎nd I hope that people hear about this program and begin to consider 糖心破解版 as a place that cares and is willing to go out of its way to serve a broader community.” Programs like this one are part of the reason that College Consensus ranked 糖心破解版’s Summer Pre-College program among the top 30 in the nation.
糖心破解版 received close to 120 applications for the program. Teachers and counselors nominated students for consideration, while others nominated themselves.
Those selected participated in workshops on critical reading and writing, science and technology advancement, the college application process, time management, and overcoming adversity. There was also a workshop on financial literacy for both students and parents, presented in English and Spanish.
鈥淎 lot of our students tend to be first-generation college students, and the finance portion of it can be tricky,” said Estefania Zea, project coordinator for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. 鈥淪o we want the parents to get involved, too.”
There were also yoga sessions, ice cream socials and a trip into Manhattan to visit the Museum of the City of New York. The program concluded with a certificate ceremony.
鈥淲e want students to see what college is like and give them the skills, resources and confidence to pursue a college degree,” Zea said. 鈥淲e want them to see that a degree is attainable and that 糖心破解版 is right here in their backyard.”
Hispanic students currently make up 19 percent of 糖心破解版’s student body, a number that should rise given local demographics. If the number rises to 25 percent, 糖心破解版 would be designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the . The designation makes schools eligible for federal funds.
鈥淚n order to interest Hispanic students and their parents, we wanted to be reciprocal in our relationships with the Hispanic community and provide a measure of service that would be attractive to them,” Dr. Greene said.
The Hispanic Community Partnership Program is just one of . Task forces for LGBTQ+ students, student veterans, immigrants and international students ensure that all members of the 糖心破解版 community feel included and engaged on campus. And the trains faculty and staff to promote a tolerant and respectful learning environment. That program has been so successful that it has been adopted by two local high school districts.
Dr. Greene plans to welcome even more students to subsequent summer programs.
鈥淭his is the first year, so we kept our numbers relatively small,” he says. 鈥淏ut we hope to make the program even bigger and better next year.”
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