café con leche
TRANSCRIPT
We Expect to Make a Big Impactincrease in Hispanic enrollment and completion at the community college and university level
Beneficiaries: we will serve 1,000 participants
Determined to Benefit Students at Hispanic Serving InstitutesEducational Need Area of Student Recruitment and RetentionEducational Need Area of Student Experiential Learning
1. Collaborate with community-based organizations, libraries, churches, and colleges to create 5 “Café con Leche” activities per year ;
2. Meet monthly with parents to provide information regarding enrollment, financial aid, career counseling, and job opportunities;
3. Host an Encuentro Day or comparable activity each year of the grant.
4. Facilitate pathways to four year universities and incorporate hands-on activities regarding science and other careers at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi and at St. Edwards University;
5. Facilitate transfer and articulation agreements between Del Mar College, El Centro College/DCCCD, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, St. Edwards University and Houston Community College.
Houston Community College (HCC), Del Mar College (DMC), El Centro College, Dallas,St. Edwards University, and Texas A & M Corpus Christi developed a 24-month innovativeplan to recruit and retain Hispanic students into higher education.
Café con Leche means, “let’s talk;” our proposal is designed to recruit across fourTexas communities - Houston, Dallas, Austin, Corpus Christi - and demonstrate to studentsand parents the urgent need for an education.
A Collaborative Initiative between Five Colleges
Increase Hispanic students' knowledge about colleges, universities, and professional careers.
Increase the number of Hispanic students who enroll in a 2 or 4-year institutions of higher education or transfer from a community college to a four-year college or university.
El Centro CollegeCafé Con Leche
Tony PecinaCollege Director – School Alliances and Institutional
OutreachTiffanie Johnson
Project Coordinator
El Centro CollegeSchool Alliances and Institutional Outreach
Dual CreditCollege Transition Center
Outreach
El Centro CollegeCafé Con Leche
• El Centro College– 11,400 students (33% Hispanic)
• Dual Credit– 800 – 1000 Students (58.4 % Hispanic)
• College Transition Center– 45 to 50 University Recruiting Visits Each Semester– Student Transfer Plan
• Outreach– 13 DISD Schools – High Percentage Minority
El Centro CollegeCafé Con Leche
Activities
• Dual Credit– Register students– Meet with parents
• Outreach– Education is Freedom – College Fairs– Speak at Schools
• College Transition Center– Baylor Trip– Transfer Plans– University involvement (Free Application Day)
El Centro CollegeCafé Con Leche
Activities
January8th HPREP24th Townview (Dual Credit)25th Townview (Dual Credit)
Meeting w/Fredi Garcia (College App)
27th Booker T Washington (Financial Aid) February7th Booker T Washington (Dual Credit)
Meeting w/Laura (College App/FAFSA)8th Townview PTA (Dual Credit)11th Accuplacer Prep Workshop17th North Dallas (Financial Aid)19th DISD Goes To College21st Agape Temple College Fair
March5th Las Llaves del Exito9th Townview (Dual Credit)10th Townview (Dual Credit)11th Adamson College Fair/Career Day21st Hulcy Middle School College Fair22nd Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership Middle School (Dual Credit)24th Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership Middle School (Dual Credit)25th UNT Field Trip (Adamson)30th Frisco High School (Dual Credit)
El Centro CollegeCafé Con Leche
Activities
April5th Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership Middle School
(Dual Credit)7th Woodrow Wilson (College Application Blitz)9th Dia de la Familia14th Adamson (Dual Credit)15th North Dallas (Dual Credit)21st Adamson (Student Session)26th Baylor Field Trip (ECC)27th Adamson (Accuplacer Testing)
May5th Jack Lowe Middle School Career Fair6th Maynard Jackson Middle School College Fair
John F Kennedy Learning Center College FairDaniel Webster Elementary College Fair
17th Madison PTA (Dual Credit)
El Centro CollegeCafé Con Leche
Activities Examples
Las Llaves del Exito
W. H. Adamson High School – UNT Trip
El Centro CollegeCafé Con Leche
Activities Examples
Fredi Garcia – Future UT Dallas Student
Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership Middle School
El Centro CollegeCafé Con Leche
Activities Examples
James Madison High School
Woodrow Wilson High School
El Centro CollegeCafé Con Leche
• Encuentro Day• July 16, 2011 at El Centro Campus• Parents have signed up while registering students for
Dual Credit Courses• Will cover College 101, Credit Hours, Associate
Degrees, Bachelors, Masters, Majors, Transfers, Application to College, Financial Aid
• Breakfast (con café), Lunch, informational brochures, giveaways
• Will include Universities
USDA Café con LecheSpring Branch I. S. D. Beverly Litton
Raquel Leal
Houston Community College Dr. Maya DurnovoJodie KhanBrenda Anderson
TextSubtext
Gloria WhiteAllison Rasp
St. Edwards University
Welcome to St. Edward’s University
St. Edward’s Activities
• Café Con Leche Seminars/FAFSA Saturdays
• Encuentro Day Partnership with School of Education
• Hilltopper for a Day Summer Program
• Hilltop Mentors Program
• Articulation Agreements & Community College Recruitment
Café Con Leche Seminars
• Partnership with Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce- 6 FAFSA Saturdays
• Distributed information/helped families complete FAFSA/TAFSA
• Impacts:– Approximately 32 school sites over 6
Saturdays– 1,578+ attendees (parents & students)– 675+ FAFSA/TAFSAs filed
Encuentro Day
• Partnership with School of Education- Ready, Set, Teach
• Tours of campus lead by School of Education• Presented information on financial assistance
opportunities and college admissions• Impact: (97) high school students,
(64) parents, (18) teachers & school staff,
(15 guests) = 194
Hilltopper for a Day Summer Program
• Summer 2012 (details forthcoming)• Description: An immersion experience
where students/parents learn about admissions, financial aid/scholarships, student life, career opportunities (especially in STEM and agricultural fields), and participate in college tour
Hilltopper Mentors Program
• Description: A mentoring program that helps new & transfer students transition into university life
• Students are paired with faculty/staff member who meets/corresponds with them at least every other week
• Mentees and mentors participate in training and other activities throughout the year-long program
Articulation Agreements & Community College Recruitment• Working with Café Con Leche partners to
facilitate this process through CCL activities and articulation agreement process
• Working to recruit STEM and other students from Austin Community College campuses around Central Texas– Part-time recruitment coordinator:
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship grant– Admissions activities– Grant applications
Contact Information
St. Edward’s Project Coordinator:Dr. Gloria WhiteDirector, Sponsored [email protected]
St. Edward’s Project Co-Coordinator:Allison RaspGrants Officer, Sponsored [email protected]
Leonard RiveraDel Mar College
Café con Leche Update
Presented by:
Leonard Rivera
May 20, 2011
Presentation Overview
• Sponsored/Planned Activities
• Encuentro Day Video
Activities Held1. Thursday, January 13, 2011 6pm – Moody High School2. Wednesday, January 26, 2011 6pm – Robstown High
School3. Saturday, January 29, 2011 1-5 pm – Del Mar College
CED4. Monday, February 7, 2011 5-7pm – Sinton High School5. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 6pm – Miller High School6. Thursday, February 17, 2011 6pm --West Oso High
School7. Saturday, March 5, 2011 1-5p – Encuentro Day, Del Mar
College-West Campus
Café con Leche Sessions
Café con Leche Sessions
Summer Activities Planned
• Texas A&M University-CC Summer
Program, June 21-22, 2011
• Del Mar College Readiness Camp, July
12-14, 2011
Encuentro Day Video
Manuela GardnerTexas A&M University, Corpus Christi
Café con Leche Summer SessionTexas A&M University, Corpus Christi. June 21 -22, 2011
Café con Leche Summer SessionTexas A&M University, Corpus Christi. June 21 -22, 2011
Café con Leche Summer SessionTexas A&M University, Corpus Christi. June 21 -22, 2011
Time/Day Tuesday Wednesday
8:00-8:30 BREAKFAST
8:30-9:00 BREAKFAST
9:00-9:30 CAMPUS TOUR
9:30-10:00 WILL MEET AT UC
10:00-10:30 WENDY THOMPSON
10:30-11:00 LIBERAL ARTS
11:00-11:30 Science and Technology
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30 LUNCH
12:30-1300 LUNCH
1300-1330 ARRIVAL PATRICIA HILL
1330-1400 TRANSITION CENTER
1400-1430 Johanna Dubose Science and Technology
1430-1500 NURSING Lab tours, talk to professors
1500-1530 Engineering and graduate students
1530-1600 and LOAD BUSES
1600-1630 Computer Science LEAVE
1630-1700 CHECK INTO DORMS
1700-1730 FREE TIME
1730-1800 FREE TIME
1800-1830 SUPPER
1830-1900 SUPPER
1900-1930 POOL PARTY/LUAU
Transition center goals• Developing realistic expectations of university life • Assisting students to learn about and develop a meaningful
educational plan • Connecting students with University faculty, staff, and peers • Involving students as members of the campus community
and allowing them to culminate as responsible citizens in our diverse global community
• Discovering, communicating, and collaborating with other University areas and the community to build supportive programs for all students, resulting in retention and graduation
