Experiential learning is a key component of the St. Edward's University undergraduate education. This type of learning engages students outside of the classroom to broaden and deepen their awareness of societal problems and participate in community-based activities that address these issues. There are two types of experiential learning: Introductory Experiential Learning, which exposes students to foundational experiential learning opportunities beyond the classroom and Advanced Experiential Learning (AEL) which provides more robust and meaningful experiential learning opportunities with additional engagement required of the student in both time and effort.

As articulated in Strategic Plan 2027, 100% of undergraduate students will complete at least one AEL opportunity before graduation. To support this goal over five years, constructing definitions of experiential learning areas and establishing clear criteria for advanced experiential learning across the university is key to overall success. As a result, St. Edward's has developed five definitions for AEL: Internships and Field Experience, Research and Creative Works with Faculty, Immersive Domestic and International Travel Experiences, Service-Learning, Volunteering, and Student Employment/Leadership on and off campus.

To achieve rigor through time and effort, an AEL opportunity must meet all of the following criteria, 1) Quantitative - 60 clock hours within a semester 2) Intentional - The experience should be purposeful, planned in advance with explicit goals and intended outcomes, 3) Beneficial - Support students' interests, career readiness, and aspirations, and 4) Supervised - The experience should be supervised, including ongoing faculty, staff, supervisor and/or community involvement in all phases.

The Blue & Gold Scholar program recognizes St. Edward's University undergraduate student participation in advanced experiential learning opportunities. There are three types of scholars, 1) Blue Scholars complete one AEL opportunity, 2) Gold Scholars complete two advanced experiential learning opportunities, and 3) Blue and Gold Scholars complete 3 or more AEL opportunities.

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: Student Success Center

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Nicole Trevino at nicoleg@stedwards.edu or 512-428-1037

The BCWC is a place where all readers, writers, and speakers are encouraged to develop efficacy with rhetorical literacies. Our mission is to provide a space where every student can become a more confident reader, writer, and speaker, and we realize this mission through our workshops, events, and one-on-one consultations as well as our ongoing partnerships with faculty and staff. This mission is informed by our core values: collaboration and equity.

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 Services

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: April Sikorski, PhD at april.sikorski@brazosport.edu or 9792303174

The Connect Mentorship Program (known by students as Connect) is a year-long mentorship program aimed at retaining students of color at SMU. The program has two parts: the Connect Institute and Peer Mentorship. Connect helps incoming students of color become effective, successful, and engaged members of SMU through peer mentoring. Mentors help incoming students develop personally and academically by introducing them to various resources, learning opportunities, and co-curricular experiences offered on campus.

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: Office of Social Change & Intercultural Engagement

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Jennifer Jones at scie@smu.edu or 214-768-4580

The CVS Scholarship Program will open doors to supporting partnership opportunities that will lead to professional development and career pathway relationships for Texas College students with CVS. The components of the initiative propose to have varied opportunities of participation that provide mutual benefits for both CVS and Texas College in the immediate and long-term future. The general thrust of the initiative will address select needs and complimentary services with support of students, community residents, faculty-staff, and CVS associates in the Tyler Texas /East Texas region. For CVS and Texas College, the ultimate interests of the project is to establish ways to recruit-retain-retrain suitable individuals, from program entry at Texas College, and further to career pathway employment opportunities with CVS Corporation.

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: Academic Affairs

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Jan Duncan at jduncan@texascollege.edu or 9035938311

The purposes of Capitalizing on Scorpion Assets are the following:
1. Implement new customer relations management and early alert systems
2. To facilitate students' access to basic needs through campus services and community-based organizations, which will be centrally hosted, so students have direct access to wraparound supports
3. To facilitate more student and faculty engagement and interaction, a student area will be converted into a student-faculty engagement center so students can signal when they need assistance

These service are open to all students at Texas Southmost College.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.

PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)

PROGRAM OUTCOMES: 62% of the students who participated in the supplemental instruction passed their coursework.

We have 13 CBOs vetted by TSC leadership:
- VIDA: Education Benefits
- SOMOS: Mental Health/Counseling/Parenting Skills
- Su Clinica: Wellness and Social Service Connections
- Elks Lodge #2876: Veterans and Children w/ Disabilities
- Communities in Schools Cameron County: Education & Social Service Connections
- Healthy Communities of Brownsville: Career Services
- Whoop Connect: Access to technology to help with school
- Veteran Females United: Support Services

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Scorpion HUB

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Angelica Fuentes at Angelica.Fuentes@tsc.edu or 956 295 3573

At the heart of The Cardinal Advocacy and Resource Center is the conviction that education is a basic human right, essential to a thriving democracy. We recognize that to support our students through completion, students often need assistance outside of the classroom. Affording students the tools to reduce basic needs insecurity and learn to advocate for themselves is a priority at the CARC. Available to all students enrolled in at least 3 hours, the CARC is more than just a food and clothing pantry. Equitable access to basic needs includes assistance for, but not limited to, transportation, child-care, housing, food, technology, and emergency funding. Holistic support is also available to meet students where they area. We work to ensure students basic needs are met so they can focus on their academic success. Learning to be an advocate for themselves is another important function of the CARC. To that end, we provide students with an updated and comprehensive resource guide to allow students to easily locate and find services at the time they need it.

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: Student Life

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Audrey Hawkins at ahawkins@tvcc.edu or 903-675-6399

The NLC Career Fair supports post-completion goals by connecting students with employers. Students can practice networking in a professional setting and learn about part-time, full-time, and internship opportunities. Additionally, students are exposed to a variety of employers and can learn about area industries and local employers, market conditions related to their area of study, and desirable skills that employers want in graduates.

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: Career Engaged Learning Office

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Career Experience Team Leader at nlc-careers@alamo.edu or 210-486-5142

The Career/Technical supply reimbursement program allows for grant funds to alleviate financial burdens on students in specific career and technical education programs. Hence, breaking down barriers for students. The program reimburses students up to $250 for out-of-pocket expenses. The expenses are program specific and are required by the program. Nursing (RN/LVN), Pharmacy Technician, Emergency Medical Services, and Surgical Technology program expenses may include badges, scrubs/uniforms/lab coats, watches, stethoscope, shoes, electronic device, and blood pressure cuff. Welding could include the student's welding hood and gloves. Barber and Cosmetology expenses could include the required student kit (manikin heads, clippers, shears, combs, brushes, hair dryers, curling irons, etc). Students have been very appreciative of the reimbursement program. Many, as we know, don't have extra funds for the additional costs that financial aid can't cover.

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: Instructional Services

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Shana Drury at sdrury@vernoncollege.edu or 940-552-6291

The mission of the Temple College Center for Teaching and Learning is to encourage student success by promoting collaboration among learning communities and providing evidence-based resources that empower faculty and staff to test and refine innovative practices.

We work with faculty and staff in a variety of methods to achieve this mission. Our current work focuses on best practices in equity, using peer review, book clubs, and intentional design for our most vulnerable students. The CTL works on the premise of a growth mindset for our faculty and staff, building learning communities in which we learn from each other. Our just-in-time new faculty mentoring and in our roundtable and learning group professional development demonstrates this new reliance on faculty and staff teaching each other.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.

PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Temple College, Provost/Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs and Student Services

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Kimberly George at kimberly.george@templejc.edu or 254-298-8382

The Circle of Access and Retention in Education (CARE) will examine structures, processes, and culture for a comprehensive approach to change success for our students, particularly adult learners of color, by changing our processes and by providing additional support to increase persistence and completion rates. The CARE project expands the college's work in becoming a student-ready college through the creation of holistic student support redesign by focusing on key priority areas: a redesign of Student Enrollment Services, the reimagining of the student orientation experience, small-scale pilots of holistic student support including embedded tutors and peer mentors, and professional development for staff and faculty to support these efforts. The targeted population will be adult learners, specifically students of color.

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: Office of the Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Susan Guzman-Trevino at susan.guzmantrevino@templejc.edu or 254-298-8340

Circle of Care is an intervention program designed as a community initiative to support the success of all students through a collaborative effort of connecting people and departments across campus that are directly connected to students. Circle of Care serves all students on campus each year as a best practice to provide students with the support they need when they need it. The program is structured in an intentional way that provides support through a student's academic and student life experience. The Circle of care utilizes a platform on campus, Schreiner Insight, to connect people in a way that allows for immediate communication allowing for appropriate intervention to occur specific to the needed support within the experience area of student. This program allows for effective collaboration across campus, from faculty, advisors, department heads, and coaches to upper-level administrators of campus to support student success.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.

PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Academic Support Services

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Matt Goodwyn at tmgoodwyn@schreiner.edu or 8307927330

The Circle of Support is a partnership between Temple College and the Temple community to ensure no student drops out of college because of life barriers, including emergency expenses, child care, transportation, housing, and food. Students in need of assistance with non-academic issues can access the Circle of Support Resource Center in person, by phone, by email, or may opt to complete an online intake form. Once a request is received, a student can expect an initial response from the director within 24 hours. The reply will include referrals to community organizations that assist with the student's specific barrier, including mental health services, vaccinations, women's services, and help with utilities.
In addition to connecting students to external resources, the Circle of Support offers in-house resources. Students needing emergency aid for expenses such as car repairs, unexpected medical expenses, and basic needs can receive help in two ways. First, supported by a faculty recommendation, a student can receive a one-time award of up to $300 to help offset emergency expenses through the Student Success Fund. Second, the student can apply for a no-interest Leopard Loan.
Temple College recognizes that food insecurity is a serious concern that can interfere with academic performance and student success. Therefore, the Circle of Support Resource Center features an on-campus food pantry open to students and employees experiencing food insecurity. Aside from traditional canned and dry food products, shoppers may choose from various fresh proteins, dairy, and produce. Additionally, the pantry offers hygiene and cleaning products.
Providing the students access to resources that address life barriers such as mental health needs, housing, childcare, emergency funds, and food insecurity speaks to Temple College's focus on student success and the importance of a holistic approach to serving students.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.

PROGRAM SCALE: Small-scale (reaches fewer than 10 percent of its target population)

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: President's Office

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Clarissa Martinez at clarissa.martinez@templejc.edu or 2542988767

Cisco College's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), Making Connections, focuses on student success, a value at the core of the College's Mission and strategic plan. The QEP is designed to improve the student experience in online courses. It has two goals. The first is to connect students to support resources such as an online new student orientation, online LMS orientation, and online tutoring. The second goal is to connect faculty to professional development, including internal webinars, self-paced courses in the LMS, guest speakers, a repository of resources housed in the LMS, and an online course design checklist. Through the QEP, the College seeks to increase the online course success rate to 85% and decrease the annual withdrawal rate to 5% by 2025.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.

PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Distance Education

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Sheron Caton at Sheron.Caton@cisco.edu or 3257944530

Our program name is Co-requisite Math and English classes for developmental education needs. In this program, we focus on giving students more support in their college level math, reading, and writing courses, which should also help in retaining the students through completion of their educational goals..

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: Office of Educational Services

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Michele Stevens at mstevens@fpctx.edu or 806-457-4207

The College Access program is intended to provide equitable access for high school seniors who wish to pursue higher education. We provide a comprehensive framework for access and recruitment of seniors in Tarrant County.

Overview of all sessions conducted at the high school:
TCC 101 - deliver information during either English or Government classes regarding general information about TCC and they can opt-in. Students complete an interest card/form and become part of the cohort group that will complete the steps below to get them to enrollment.

Admissions Application - provide step-by-step assistance with completing the TCC admissions application.

Pre-Assessment Activity (PAA) – administer the State-required activity for students who need to take the TSI Assessment which provides students with instruction on how to prepare for the test.

TSI Assessment (administered at one of the TCC Campuses or at the high school) – coordinate with testing center staff to offer an opportunity for students to complete the assessment in the areas of Math, Reading, and Writing, as needed. Students get to test for free.

Financial Aid Assistance – Coordinate presentation with Financial Aid staff to go out to the high schools and inform students about financial aid and scholarship information to include completion of FAFSA/TASFA.

Case-Management/- Interpret TSI Assessment scores and support students throughout their senior year with on-going general advisement and parent information sessions.

Parent Nights (conducted at TCC campus) – Parents are invited to attend an information session and find out the status of their student and what they have completed and what they still lack.

Summer follow-up – continue to communicate with students via post-cards, phone, chat, text, in-person to remind them to complete any of the steps they need in order to register (meningitis, re-test, transcripts, orientation, see an advisor, etc.).

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.

PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)

PROGRAM OUTCOMES: Historically students who participate in our program have had higher success rates compared to the general FTIC population. Data from the past 10 years show fall to fall retention, on average, is about 11% higher than the general FTIC students; fall to spring about 6% higher, and 4-year graduation rate average is 3% higher.

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Office of Student Recruitment & Outreach

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Noemi Vela at noemi.vela@tccd.edu or 8175151520

The College, Career, & Financial Health (CCFH) outreach program was created to encourage and assist with postsecondary enrollment for elementary through secondary school students in Victoria College’s service area. The CCFH Coordinator is responsible for facilitating a pipeline to postsecondary enrollment from a very early age.Through various financial literacy sessions, students are able to explore career and college opportunities, as well as identify smart financial habits and options for future goals. Specifically, at the high school level, the CCFH Coordinator works diligently to increase the percent of service area secondary students who complete the ApplyTexas application, submit their FAFSA, and complete at least one scholarship application before high school graduation.

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: Enrollment Services

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Sabrina Romo at Sabrina.Romo@VictoriaCollege.edu or 361-582-2543

Texas Southern University envisions the advancement and attainment of goals for this sector of students by responding to the national and statewide data to re-enroll students from the 36 million current SCND population, reaching out with tailored programs and policies to meet their needs.

Texas Southern University caters to non-traditional undergraduate and graduate students who have excellent potential to complete a degree but need flexibility, opportunity, and accessibility to various completion options.

The TSU College of Transdisciplinary Studies programs affords students the opportunity to pursue transdisciplinary studies by selecting from a variety of degree programs that target vital local, national, and global workforce opportunities.

8 Bachelor's Degrees and 4 Master's Degrees have been developed.

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: College of Transdisciplinary Studies

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Aisha Morris-Moultry at completeu@tsu.edu or 713.313.1262

Today’s college attendees are more mobile than any time in history. They have many choices to complete a credential of value, and college hopping is commonplace. Unfortunately, this results in situations where students have completed almost all their requirements but left without a credential. The population of “almost grads” is growing, creating a dearth of qualified employees in the workforce. Through ODC, three North Texas higher education institutions actively engaged with “almost grads” to provide them the assistance they needed to complete a credential of value. ODC began by extracting students within 15 credit hours of credential completion. Accelerating Student Success funds encouraged students to enroll when they faced barriers such as not enough time to complete a FAFSA, having excessive hour fees, or a small financial incentive to re-enroll. ODC helped cover the remaining credits to graduation without any further roadblocks…just a carrot to convince students to complete their graduation goals.

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)

PROGRAM OUTCOMES: 331 students have been awarded scholarships to complete their degree. We are still finalizing numbers and some are enrolled in fall 2023, but we anticipate a very high percentage will graduate specifically due to this program.

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Student Success - Collin College; Financial Aid - UNT and NCTC

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Jay Corwin at jcorwin@collin.edu or 972-549-6320

Victoria College's Community Connection Center - Wrap Around Services supports the students in pursuit of their vocational and academic goals through the provision of career and transfer assistance, as well as, social support services. Students seeking their vocational and academic goals often struggle to maintain progress due to life's challenges that can derail academic success for a myriad of reasons. Support services are available to all students who need assistance in areas of housing and utilities, food and clothing insecurities, medical and mental health, transportation, childcare and emergency needs. With full awareness of our students’ goals, Victoria College is equipped with transfer and career services to assist the student in securing their next steps, either transfer preparation or career exploration.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.

PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Advising, Counseling, & Support Services Department

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Bobby Cubriel at robert.cubriel@victoriacollege.edu or 361-572-6404

Complete U at TSU is geared toward recruiting students from five community colleges partners, including: Alvin Community College, College of the Mainland, Galveston College, Houston Community College, and Lone Star College to assist students with successfully transferring into Texas Southern University and completing their baccalaureate degree. Students from these institutions are supported through orientation/onboarding, scholarships, and career planning.

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: College of Transdisciplinary Studies

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Aisha Morris Moultry, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.S. at aisha.moultry@tsu.edu or (713) 313-1262