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Our mission is to be a convener and a catalyst actively supporting Hispanic Serving Institution students and alumni who strive to launch their careers and achieve a greater impact on the world. To do this, the HSI Career Collaborative informs and connects three critical audiences: talent, HSIs, and employers. The goal of the HSI Career Collaborative is to raise the recruiting profile of HSIs to companies across the country.In raising the recruitment profile, we also increase relationship capacity with companies that may offer internship and other experiential learning opportunities.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 701 UTSA students and alumni in 2021-22; 2680 across all participating HSIs in 2021-22
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants must apply to enroll in this program
WEBSITE TO APPLY: https://utsa.joinhandshake.com/edu/career_fairs/29782 (only available to students and alumni from participating HSIs)
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes have been internally and externally collected in the past
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: University of Texas at San Antonio, Career-Engaged Learning
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Mario Vela at mario.vela@utsa.edu or 210.458.6846
HSI L.E.A.D.S. Program is designed to provide support and encouragement for Hispanic and low-income students at Temple College (Temple) to pursue high-paying, high-demand, STEM careers in the central Texas region. The Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI)- Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and Articulation Programs, proposed to increase the number of Hispanic and other low-income students attaining STEM degrees and credentials using a two-pronged approach to create a culture of STEM that:
1. Starts students in Grades K-12 with STEM coursework and providing supports until degree completion at Temple and/or transfer to another degree-granting institution.
2. Creates a STEM workplace culture through enhanced hands-on STEM activities, increased professional development for Temple faculty, and STEM employer engagement.
Click on the “Learn More for Details” button on our webpage to visit our Google Site for additional information.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Academic Affairs
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Eva Margarita Munguia at eva.munguia@templejc.edu or 254-298-8591
Hand In Hand Support Program is a student success program designed to promote retention, persistence, academic performance, and holistic well-being for students who have experienced foster care and other out-of-home experiences by providing a continuous system of support and resources. The program is administered by a Senior Manager and 7 Program Advocates, who work with a network of internal and external champions to address students' complicated needs for financial security, academic coaching, and emotional support for students aging out of foster care. Participating scholars receive professional guidance, educational support, and mentoring to ensure their retention from connection to completion.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Small-scale (reaches fewer than 10 percent of its target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 511
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants are automatically enrolled in this program if they meet eligibility requirements
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes have been internally collected in the past
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Dallas College
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dina Sosa-Hegarty, Ed.D. at dsosa@dcccd.edu or 972-378-6398
The Good Life Center is a combination of a food pantry as well as clothing closet designed to be accessible by all students at Howard College. The purpose of this center is to provide resources for students who may be struggling or have a need. Students can gain access to food items if they have a need and they do not have the financial resources to buy themselves snacks or groceries. There is also a full closet with professional and casual clothes. Students needing clothes for professional interviews can come in and pick out an outfit. If a student needs basic clothing items such as winter jackets, jeans, etc. they can get whatever is needed. There is not a base requirement to access this center other than being a Howard College Student. The goal is to help students achieve academic success and help remove barriers to them achieving that success.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Small-scale (reaches fewer than 10 percent of its target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Student Life Department
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Melissa Strain at mstrain@howardcollege.edu or 432-264-5200
The SMU Hegi Career Leaders (HCL) program, established in 2018, is a 4-year advanced professional development program, which provides selected students with access to specialized career counseling sessions, in which they set and track career goals, and attend targeted professional development and employer events.
The program is open to applicants of all years and majors at SMU, and is hosted by the Hegi Family Career Development Center, which places a priority on offering students support to invest in their career development for success after graduation.
Each semester HCL students will be asked to attend career counseling sessions, events, and meetings over the course of the semester to maintain their status as a Hegi Career Leader!
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Small-scale (reaches fewer than 10 percent of its target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: SMU Hegi Family Career Development Center
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Crystal Clayton at cclayton@smu.edu or 214-768-2266
The center is an innovative academic community consisting of professors, administrators, graduate, and undergraduate students committed to contributing to your academic success and acclimation to the University of Texas at Austin. As a part of this program, you will have access to an interconnected array of programs and services. Sweatt Center students are able to combine the best features of the university (world-class faculty, first-rate research facilities, competitive athletics) with the kind of small community that you would find at highly-competitive private colleges and HBCU’s. Students within the Sweatt Center are able to take advantage of the following:
-weekly empowerment meetings (“Power Hours”) with FREE FOOD
-Collegiate Black Male Retreat
-study abroad opportunities in Dubai/Abu Dhabi, Ghana, and South Africa
-paid summer internships with Sweatt Center partners
-free academic tutoring in popular courses; Wall Street exposure trip
-AMP’d Mentorship Program
-College For A Day event
-academic advising, resumes, mock interview, and career counseling
-Black Male Education Research Collection
-Black Student-Athlete Summit
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes have been internally collected in the past
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: The Division of Diversity and Community Engagement
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Devin Walker at devinwalker@austin.utexas.edu or 323-309-2432
The Holistic Exploration of Careers by Hands-on Opportunities (HECHO) program is a comprehensive career preparedness initiative that includes hands-on learning opportunities for first generation and economically disadvantaged students. HECHO is a Spanish word meaning “made” or “done.” HECHO at TLU is designed to ensure first generation and economically disadvantaged students make progress toward career preparedness through personal exploration and experiential learning via an asset/strength-based program. This program is three-fold: 1) a focus on personal skills and strengths identification, followed by 2) hands-on career preparedness activities, and 3) faculty training on StrengthsFinder with course integration.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Division of DEI
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. David A. Ortiz at dortiz@tlu.edu or 8303052412
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
PROGRAM OUTCOMES: As part of the FYE program, Honors students take one of our diverse and engaging FYE courses, each taught by a fantastic professor in a small group setting of 18-25 students. They will also gain a built-in community through an attached Learning Community Group (LCG), led by two upper-classmen. These peer mentors guide their students though the first semester adjustment period and integrating them into the Honors and Texas Tech communities.
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Honors College
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Lindsay Harper, Ed.D. at Lindsay.Harper@ttu.edu or (806) 742-1828
The Honors Program at the University of Texas at Tyler provides specialized content and programming for high achieving and intellectually curious students at our university. Academically, the program emphasizes small, unique courses with engaged faculty and rigorous undergraduate research. The Honors Program is made up of a diverse, motivated community of students that reflect the population and people of the East Texas region. We seek out and encourage intellectual curiosity, academic opportunity, and community engagement.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 160
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants must apply to enroll in this program
WEBSITE TO APPLY: https://www.uttyler.edu/honors/apply/
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Academic Affairs
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Paul Streufert at pstreufert@uttyler.edu or (903) 565-5823
The Midland College Honors Program provides an enhanced creative and supportive learning environment and special recognition for talented students.
Currently the Honors Program has over 100 students, each of whom are working under the guidance of MC faculty toward project completion.
Delivery Format: The program is in-person only.
Program Scale: Medium-Scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
Department(s) Overseeing Program: Honors Program
Contact for More Info: Terri Gilmour, Ph.D. at tgilmour@midland.edu, (432) 685-6816
First-year students at Texas A&M participate in Hullabaloo U – Texas A&M’s first-year experience course. Participation in a Hullabaloo U section helps first-year students develop skills to achieve academic and personal goals, take advantage of campus resources, develop community and a sense of belonging, and be equipped to contribute to our respectful and inclusive Aggie community. Every Hullabaloo U section is led by a faculty or staff instructor and an undergraduate peer mentor. Sections are limited to less than 30 first-year students. While there are a number of courses certified as a Hullabaloo U course, all share overarching common outcomes and a common student success curriculum.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 12,000
HOW TO ENROLL: First-year students register for a Hullabaloo U course when they register for first semester courses.
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Office for Student Success
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Meredith Malnar at meredithm@tamu.edu or 9798451331
Texarkana College's (TC) I AM FIRST Project goal is to better support first-generation students on three levels: socially, emotionally, and academically. Our objectives are to serve all our first-generation students with the strategies that foster their sense of social belonging in our college community, support their self-efficacy and mental well-being, and develop their skills to succeed in the classroom and, ultimately, in their careers. TC's student body is approximately 75% first-generation. Success coaches will engage with students through group meetings, one-on-one appointments, and personalized text messaging. We also strive to get first-generation students involved in campus activities outside of the classroom. The Student Success Coach will have the tools to make referrals or contacts on the student's behalf and provide highly individualized coaching tailored to each student's needs. The assigned success coach will remain an advocate for the student from the student's first semester at TC until graduation, giving students the resources, skill-building opportunities, and confidence, they need to succeed.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Student Success and Retention
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Lee Williams III at lee.williams@texarkanacollege.edu or 903.823.3016
College of the Mainland's (COM) SSAP grant is a dedicated initiative aimed at recognizing and meeting the basic needs of students while equipping faculty and staff with the necessary skills to identify and support those in need. This grant focuses on enhancing the overall well-being and academic success of students, particularly those facing financial hardships or personal challenges that may hinder their learning experience.
Through the grant, COM can implement programs and services that address essential needs such as food, housing, healthcare, and mental health support. It also provides specialized training to faculty and staff to develop a better understanding of the signs and indicators of students in distress. With this training, educators can intervene early and provide appropriate assistance, ensuring student receive the necessary help and resources to overcome obstacles and achieve their educational goals.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Dean of Students Office
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Kris Kimbark at kkimbark@com.edu or 4099381211
The I’m First – UT Tyler program is a program that services the needs of first-generation college students on main campus as well as satellite campuses and those undertaking online coursework. This program understands that each first-generation college student experience is different from the next (and many of those experiences are based in intersectional identities), so our program is centered on information sharing, advocacy, and connections to UT Tyler students, faculty, and resources. We strive to provide a sense of belonging within our campus community, which is key to not only retention and completion but the success of each student’s journey with us. As such, one of our primary methods is advocacy on campus through open and accessible communication channels – we are the touchpoint for all first-gen student questions about anything UT Tyler or college related and direct them or take them to the appropriate office to aid them.
Every month we send out a checklist newsletter to all first-generation college students (including international students and non-degree seeking students) that highlights upcoming university deadlines, breaks, campus community events (like blood drives, game and movie nights, holiday celebrations, etc), and links to all resources like tutoring and supplemental instruction. In addition to the checklist, we have created a regularly-updated glossary of all university terms (with links to the appropriate contacts and webpages) that is posted on our website and circulated accordingly.
We also host our own events, such as scholarship application workshops in which students may come to learn how to find the best scholarships for their situations and demographics, how to write the best essay, and how to submit them. This is an all-day, 2-day service offered in-person, but online and distance students are free to make unlimited one-on-one appointments for the same purpose as well as for resume review. We also host come-and-go social events. Further, we honor these students by providing first-generation stoles at every graduation and present them at a free banquet for them and their families. They are also available for pickup at graduation check-in. We host tables at preview days and homeschool days with swag and information, and our newly formed student organization will have a presence at orientation as well as host their own peer-centered events.
Lastly, beginning in the 2022 fall semester, the first-generation living-learning community will open its first wing in an on-campus housing unit. It will have its own first-generation RA as well as weekly meetings with our office’s staff that serve to bring the university’s resources to the students directly, such as advising, tutoring, safe zone training, study halls, library liaison tutorials, and more. Further, these students will also participate in servant-leadership opportunities and get to experience the Tyler community on field trips.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 110
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants are automatically enrolled in this program if they meet eligibility requirements
EVALUATION STATUS: No data related to outcomes have been collected from this program
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: UT Tyler Office of Academic Success
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Sidney Wilson at sidneywilson@uttyler.edu or 903-565-5528
In this era of increasing polarization, UNT’s mission of preparing students for the challenges they will meet in a world that is evolving rapidly has never been more important. A critical part of this preparation is helping students learn to consider and engage with different perspectives, and to be comfortable and confident expressing their own. Unfortunately, some students do not always feel included, nor that their experiences are valued. Indeed, some students often express doubt that they belong in the academic programs in which they are interested or even that they belong at a university at all. For the sake of all our students, it is incumbent on all of us that we carefully examine our policies and practices to ensure that they equitably support, affirm, and validate all students. During the 2021-22 academic year we asked faculty to gather input from students regarding how inclusive they feel the program curriculum is, asking questions such as how safe they feel in sharing their perspectives and how welcome they feel in the program. We then provided some guiding questions that individual faculty should consider and, together with the input gathered from students, asked them to reflect on their courses and teaching practices. Finally, we asked faculty in each program to consider together ways the overall program might be adjusted to encourage respectful and welcoming dialog, and then submit a narrative to their college’s dean detailing what steps they have taken so far and what further steps they have planned to support this mission.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 32000
HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Vice Provost for Student Success
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Michael McPherson at michael.mcpherson@unt.edu or 940-565-2550
The aims of this project are to implement a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system that will provide the School of Health Professions (SHP) at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center with the capacity to reach underserved populations statewide. Currently, the school relies on a “boots on the ground” approach with one recruiter and limited technology. Advising for underserved students is currently too lightly resourced on both the sides of the enrollment funnel, which is an obstacle that the technical solution of a CRM can help to overcome. Streamlining efficient communications and recruiting processes will enhance the school’s ability to reach underserved populations and help to prepare these students for entry into high-demand and high-paying jobs in the health care industry. The CRM implementation will be heavily focused on establishing communications and recruitment strategies that enable the student success division of the SHP to target recruiting to Early College High School (ECHS) campuses in Houston and Greater Houston and establishing seamless articulations with community colleges across Houston and Greater Houston to include Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria counties.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: School of Health Professions
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Kimberly Hoggatt Krumwiede, PhD, at kahoggatt@mdanderson.org or (713) 745-8168
Professional development provided with additional funds from this grant will focus on advising and academic coaching. Training for faculty representatives from Schreiner University's seven academic divisions, staff representatives from administrative divisions, and coaches from the athletics division (Schreiner Student Success Champions) will: (a) focus on student learning and academic success through more intentional advising, (b) foster cultural competencies to assist students in developing positive ethnic and social identities, and (c) support students' critical consciousness and encourage constructive responses to societal inequalities.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Office of the Dean of Faculty
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: William Michael Davis at wdavis@schreiner.edu or 830-792-7415