Our award winning global programs provide students with access to affordable education abroad opportunities in Cape Town, SA; Beijing, China; Mexico City, Mexico; and Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE. Over 80% of our students identify as Black (55%) and Latino (25%), thus creating an opportunity to engage international learning with other students of color in some of the most rapidly changing cities in the world.

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: 600

HOW TO ENROLL: Participants must apply to enroll in this program

WEBSITE TO APPLY: https://diversity.utexas.edu/globalleadership/

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

GradCast is a career placement service utilized by Vernon College for graduates of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. This service is free to qualifying students and provides for 1000 free resumes sent anywhere in the United States among over 600,000 employers in over 30 career and technical education programs of study. Student directory information (permissible under FERPA law) released to GradCast upon graduation includes name, address, graduation date, type of award, phone number, email address, and program of study. GradCast will contact the graduates through a series of automated emails, text messages, and/or phone calls to initiate this career placement service.

Gradcast tracks students to see if they are in the field in which they went to school for. We provide this service as a graduation gift to our CTE graduates. For Spring 2022, Vernon College's response rate was 75%. Students can be tracked at any length of time.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is online 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

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: 2680 students across all participating HSIs in 2021-22

HOW TO ENROLL: Participants must apply to enroll in this program

WEBSITE TO APPLY: https://hsicareer.org

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

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 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

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

The Integrated Education and Training (IET)- Contextualized Learning allows students seeking a high school equivalency credential or English language attainment the opportunity to participate and complete a credential of value that could ultimately lead to a career advancement and/or 'stackable' higher education degrees. The IET skills training leads to a high wage, high demand occupation and runs simultaneously with the GED and ESL program, additionally including a course that is focused on the reading, writing, verbal, and/or math skills needed to achieve and exceed in the training and career field. The IET program allows a student to accelerate the transition between an academic readiness program into workforce preparation training, which ultimately leads to credential completion and employment. The IET program provides tuition and supplies for those that qualify to help Adult Education students transition to a workforce Credential of Value while providing additional academic support to ensure student success.

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: 5

HOW TO ENROLL: Participants must apply to enroll in this program

EVALUATION STATUS: No data related to outcomes have been collected from this program

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Adult Education and Literacy

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Tiffani Price at tprice@odessa.edu or 4323556891

The International Leadership Program (ILP) is designed for students looking to enhance their leadership, communication, and teamwork skills. The program provides opportunities for professional development while serving the global SMU community. This program is open to ALL globally-minded SMU students - domestic, international, graduate, and undergraduate. SMU's International Student & Scholar Services office (ISSS) is home to the International Leadership Program. It is the goal of the ISSS office for international students to have meaningful experiences at SMU and to help them navigate and take advantage of the resources offered to students. Leaders are always ready to offer advice about living in the U.S., answer any questions about resources off/on-campus, and serve as a welcoming guide to new students. International Leaders enhance their leadership skills through regular leadership trainings, leading projects of their own design that enhance the international student experience, and providing support for in-person and virtual programs hosted by the International Student and Scholar Services Office. Participants are challenged to think critically about gaps in the support of global students and use this analysis to strategize programs or resources to address them. In doing so alongside their cohort peers, leaders develop the skills necessary to effectively work with those of different educational, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds.

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: International Student & Scholar Services

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Kelly Garcia at isss@smu.edu or 2147684475

Faculty are often the first people who know that students are having problems in (or out) of your classes that may affect their success or retention. Faculty and staff are asked to report students who are having academic, personal, financial or other concerns (excessive absences, disability services, homelessness) using an online form. The retention team will begin contacting these students within 24 or 48 hours of completing the report. The team includes Academic Advising, Disability Services, Dual Credit and Title V representatives.

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: 60

HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process

EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Academic Advising

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: ShaNelle Lawson at lawsons@lamarpa.edu or 409-984-6183

The LEADS Program: Learn, Experience, Achieve Defined Success, is a multi-faceted first year experience (FYE) program that is designed to create a foundation and culture of learning and engagement for students at Howard College. The program is implemented through the fall and spring semesters of each academic year. The program focuses on 1) acquisition and enhancement of academic skills, 2) career exploration and plan development, and 3) peer, campus, and community engagement. LEADS incorporates a mandatory zero week orientation as well as a student success course which meets graduation requirements for the college. Career clusters are created in alliance with the college's Pathways for Success model and have no more than 15 students in each group. Students participate in career clusters with their peers with similar career interests.

The program is designed as a holistic first year experience that will engage students in their college campus, their communities, and their academic experiences. It fosters student commitment to learning and to actively participating in their academic and career planning so that their experiences have meaning and purpose as they move through the educational journey. Each student will work both individually as well as in group settings in all segments of the program.

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: 454

HOW TO ENROLL: Students enrolled during registration process and discussion with advisor

EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Office of Student Affairs - Student Success

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Cindy Smith at csmith@howardcollege.edu or 432-264-5034

FRAME2 Your Future - Focused Route of Academics to Maximize Education & Employment is Panola College's QEP, which is a five-year effort that focuses on improving student learning and student success through the Learning Framework course taken by incoming freshmen. The course introduces students to support systems that help them achieve their education and career goals in the most efficient manner.

The purpose of this course is to transform student’s academic behavior and enhance college readiness and success by acquiring study strategies based on research theory, facilitating a connection with campus resources, and giving students an opportunity to explore
various college and career pathways.

After studying all materials and resources presented in the course, the student will be able to:
• Identify and describe theories of learning, cognition, and motivation.
• Identify and describe factors that impact learning.
• Demonstrate and apply the use of various learning strategies (i.e. goal setting, time management, organizational, and note-taking strategies).
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills by identifying individual strengths and weaknesses of various skills and making recommendations for self-improvement.
• Demonstrate effective written and/or oral communication with peers, instructors, and/or campus support personnel.
• Choose a career path and program of study through research and analysis of data derived from self-assessment (interest or skill inventories, self-evaluations, etc.).
• Develop effective strategies for managing your money while you are a student through research and analysis of self-assessment data and financial literacy activities.
• Build and take an active role, to include self-advocacy, in a learning community (e.g. connect with peers, instructors, support personnel, and essential campus resources which support student success)

The purpose of this course is to transform student’s academic behavior and enhance college readiness and success by acquiring study strategies based on research theory, facilitating a connection with campus resources, and giving students an opportunity to explore
various college and career pathways.

After studying all materials and resources presented in the course, the student will be able to:
• Identify and describe theories of learning, cognition, and motivation.
• Identify and describe factors that impact learning.
• Demonstrate and apply the use of various learning strategies (i.e. goal setting, time management, organizational, and note-taking strategies).
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills by identifying individual strengths and weaknesses of various skills and making recommendations for self-improvement.
• Demonstrate effective written and/or oral communication with peers, instructors, and/or campus support personnel.
• Choose a career path and program of study through research and analysis of data derived from self-assessment (interest or skill inventories, self-evaluations, etc.).
• Develop effective strategies for managing your money while you are a student through research and analysis of self-assessment data and financial literacy activities.
• Build and take an active role, to include self-advocacy, in a learning community (e.g. connect with peers, instructors, support personnel, and essential campus resources which support student success)

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: 459

HOW TO ENROLL: Advisors add this course to all first semester Panola College students.

EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Department of Education

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Rebecca Morris at rmorris@panola.edu or 9036932014

In the Learning Frameworks course, students study the research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition, and motivation; the factors that impact learning; and how to apply different learning strategies. Theoretical models of strategic learning, cognition, and motivation serve as the conceptual basis for the introduction of the college-level student academic strategies. Students use assessment instruments (e.g. learning inventories) to help them identify their own strengths and weaknesses as strategic learners. Students are ultimately expected to integrate and apply the learning skills discussed across their own academic programs and become effective and efficient learners. Students developing these skills should be able to continually draw from the theoretical models they have learned.

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: 1000

HOW TO ENROLL: Participants are automatically enrolled in this program if they meet eligibility requirements

EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally and externally collected

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Office of Instruction

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Billy Johnson at bjohnson@odessa.edu or 432.335.6712

EDUC 1100 is a required course for all students entering AC seeking an AAS, AS, or AA degree.

Course Description
A study of the: research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition and motivation; factors that impact learning; and application of learning strategies. Theoretical models of strategic learning, cognition and motivation serve as the conceptual basis for the introduction of college-level student academic strategies. Students use assessment instruments (e.g., learning inventories) to help them identify their own strengths and weaknesses as strategic learners. Students are ultimately expected to integrate and apply the learning skills discussed across their own academic programs and become effective and efficient learners. Students developing these skills should be able to continually draw from the theoretical models they have learned.

Learning Outcomes

1 - Students will evaluate strengths, abilities, values, and motivations and apply this self-knowledge to personal, educational and career goal-setting.

2 - Students will determine appropriate campus wrap around resources for assistance and engage in strategies to successfully navigate college and overcome personal and academic challenges.

3 - Students will evaluate and determine, by engaging in their Community and career pathway activities, the extent to which education and career expectations align with personal interests and goals.

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: 2800

HOW TO ENROLL: Students are enrolled in their first semester by their advisor unless they are enrolled in a co-req class.

EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: First Year Experience

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Amy Pifer at adpifer@actx.edu or 806-345-5620

Initially funded by a Title V grant for Hispanic-Serving Institutions from the US Department of Education, CASA is Connecting students to the campus community, Acclimating them to the rigors of academic life, helping them Succeed academically, and preparing them to Achieve and compete in college and beyond. The program guides students through the four CASA phases through three initiatives. Information Technology Enhanced Multidisciplinary Academic Learning Lounges (iMALLS) and the Center for Academic Advising and Transition (CAST) are designed to connect students to resources and opportunities to improve academic preparedness while Meaningfully Aligned Targeted Curriculum for Hispanic Students (MATCH) ensures students are receiving best-fit instruction based on proven methods. These three initiatives encompass twelve activities to engage students in research-based programs that facilitate in students a sense of belonging, influence, competence and efficacy. MATCH activities have assisted in increasing the number of students graduating with a degree or certificate within three years from a baseline of 14% to 26%. Hispanic completion was 25%. CAST tutoring and advising activities assisted in increasing the three-year transfer rate of students from a baseline of 6% to 12%. Hispanic transfer was 11%. iMALL activities have assisted in increasing the fall-to-fall persistence of FTIC fulltime students by 7% over the 2014 baseline of 50%. Hispanic student persistence was 61%.

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: 2,400 as of May 2022

HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to most of the activities in this program with the exception of Puente (MI Casa) and the English/Spanish Interpreter Program.

EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Lone Star College-North Harris Office of Academic Affairs

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Anne Albarelli at Anne.T.Albarelli@lonestar.edu or 281-618-5784

The Global GRIT Experience (GGE) has a mission to infuse the principles of grit mindset and behaviors into local and global communities. As a diverse campus, Lone Star College-Tomball seeks to be recognized as a leader in utilizing grit mindset to develop human potential. Some of the goals related to GGE are: make a difference in shifting negative experiences to positives experiences for students, create a Grit focused community that centers on redefining student abilities, support student success beyond college completion, make connection between policies and procedures and student needs in order to inform better practices, work with community partners to promote Grit within our students both on and off campus, create Grit mindset awareness and be a resource for other higher education institutions, increase student persistence, retention, and completion by 2% each academic year, and develop a Grit certification program for the LSC-Tomball community. The target population for GGE is all students enrolled at Lone Star College-Tomball. Additionally, we are seeking ways to increase participation with African American and Hispanic male students.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.

PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended 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: Office of Academic Affairs

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Katerina Wingfield at katerina.r.wingfield@lonestar.edu or 281-655-3618

The Male Achievement Program is a student success program designed to promote retention, persistence, academic performance and holistic wellbeing for Black, Indigenous, Latino/x, and men of color. The program is designed to address the needs of men of color by encouraging participants to exceed personally, professionally, and academically. The primary goal is to enable more men of color to successfully complete their education without interruption by providing support services, mentoring, and co-curricular activities.

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: 256

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 and externally collected in the past

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Dallas College

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dina M. Sosa-Hegarty, Ed.D. at dsosa@dcccd.edu or 972-238-6398

The Baylor McNair Scholars Program aims to prepare low-income, first generation and other underrepresented undergraduate students in acquiring the knowledge, skills and capacities necessary to successfully navigate a path to a Ph.D. program following graduation from Baylor. The program prepares Undergraduate students for the rigors of Ph.D. studies through immersion in research and a variety of scholarly activities.

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 Opportunity & Accessibility Resources

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Steven Fernandez at mcnair@baylor.edu or 2547103916