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Joyce E. Suber, Director of College Counseling Resources, National Research Center for College & University Admissions.
This session will delve into the challenges presented by the current shortage of African-American graduates entering into the field of education. The need for positive African-American role models in the classroom is greater now than ever before. The presenter will discuss and detail bold new initiatives intended to address these issues being put into action by the National Alliance of Black School Educators and the National Research Center for College & University Admissions. Attendees will receive detailed information on the trends in African-American student interest in the field of education as evidenced by historical data drawn from the NRCCUA database. Utilization of the NRCCUA database insures that the results are statistically valid across geographic, socio-economic and academic performance breakdowns. Trends will be examined, and the discussion will address the economic and socio-cultural factors that are contributing to the problem at hand.
Ryan Munce & Larry Erenberger, Center for Enrollment Leadership National Research Center for College & University Admissions
This session will provide research and analysis about how Hispanic students’ choice process changes over time depending on which college information sources they use to consider sets of colleges. Attendees will receive detailed information on the growth of the Hispanic student population and the cultural and demographic factors that influence how the Hispanic student approaches the college choice process. This presentation will examine data gathered through an ongoing research project begun during 2005 and continuing throughout 2007 focusing on how Hispanic students view the college planning process and exactly how they progress through it. This research provides an unprecedented view into the way Hispanic students evaluate postsecondary options, whom they consult for advice and how much time they spend on each step of the process.
Amy Anderson, Office of Student Success & Outreach, University of Georgia
Currently, recruitment and retention initiatives are mainly focused on the incoming first-year, first-time, and degree-seeking minority student. However, in the midst of our efforts, institutions are losing students from the sophomore class. This workshop will explore the plight of sophomore students, their characteristics and unique needs. Participants will then investigate what is being done in offices to assist the sophomore student of color.
Stephanie Geyer, Noel Levitz
Using the data from the national research program, E-Expectations, this session will explore the preferences for Web site experiences and e-communications of college-bound students of color. We’ll understand what content is top-of-mind for students when they visit your site and how they would like to use the Web and other forms of e-communications to begin a dialogue with your campus.
Jim Mager and Beth Richter, Noel-Levitz
For more than two decades Noel-Levitz has worked with hundreds of institutions to provide strategic direction to the recruitment and retention of students of color. This session will provide an overview of the analytic tools, services, and approaches that have proven to be successful. Participants will receive a comprehensive checklist of best practices and have the opportunity to comment on these strategic approaches.
Wes Butterfield, Noel-Levitz
More and more of your campus’s resources are being gobbled up in the form of financial aid. What’s the best way to use your limited pool of resources? Let’s walk through an eight-step program that will help your families understand the financial aid process from the prospect stage through graduation and will help you use your resources most effectively.
Beth Richter, Noel-Levitz
Together, we’ll review the latest findings from more than 90,000 records of our College Student Inventory of the Retention Management System, looking closely at these national data by ethnicity. Together, we will reflect upon implications of these findings, and consider ways by which culturally sensitive environments and effective interactions may be created.
Murray Edwards, Michigan State University
This workshop will introduce participants to MAGIC, an exciting one-week precollege program. This program is designed to provide newly admitted racial ethnic students information on academic success strategies that help them make a smooth transition to college. MAGIC is designed to provide students with access to important MSU faculty and staff, exposure to and overview of many proven academic strategies and campus resources, and the opportunity to meet other incoming students. This highly interactive session will explore all components of this program providing feedback and directions on starting your own program.
Tyrone Bledsoe, Student African-American Brotherhood
This session, led by one of the nation's most passionate motivational speakers and social innovators, will provide participants with an opportunity to examine the challenges and conditions facing black and brown male students in education and their daily lives. Enhancing the educational attainment for black and brown male is a key issue of economic viability for our country. This session will encourage a "Call to Action" to address one of our nation’s greatest challenges--ensuring the educational access and success of a new generation of black and brown male who will take full advantage of their rights and privileges as productive citizens. One of the chapters of the Student African-American Brotherhood (SAAB) organization will be featured. "This is a don't-want-to-miss session!"
Dr. Anthony L. Moore, MidAmerica Nazarene University
This workshop is designed to assist university faculty, staff, students, and administration to understand the importance of moving beyond valuing diversity to intentionally embracing inclusion. The presenter will help participants identify different ways to help underserved student populations and students of color succeed academically and graduate. He will also distinguish valuing diversity vs. creating inclusion and provide practical strategies to encourage university personnel to understand, accept, respect, appreciate, and empower minority students to become an integral part of the university. Participants will also engage in question-answer dialogue regarding diversity and multicultural-related issues.
Mr. Arthur Gregg, University of Texas, Dallas
This interactive session is geared to help faculty and staff better serve our changing student population. These techniques will provide an understanding of the student vernacular as well as culture and begin a dialogue of language appropriateness in class, corporate America, and their own communities. Tips on understanding, advising and preparing these students will also be discussed.
Danielle Carter, Director for Multicultural Programs, Maryville University of St. Louis
Dr. Nina D. Caldwell, Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, Maryville University of St. Louis
The recruitment and retention of today’s African American males has been at the forefront of many discussions and research in higher education. However, little research has been done focusing on African American female college students. Therefore, the need to focus on issues that impact the recruitment and retention of African American female college students is essential. This session will focus on the importance of colleges and universities developing support programs for African American female college students and how these programs can help to retain students and foster a sense of belonging and connection to the institution. Participants will gain insight on the learning outcomes and steps involved in creating and implementing a program that specifically focuses on the needs of African American female college students at predominantly white campuses.
Maura Flaschner, Assistant Director, Office of Admissions, Iowa State University
Lee Furbeck, Associate Director, Office of Admissions & Scholarships, University of Kansas
Increasing diversity among a school’s staff, students, administrators and faculty is an integral first step toward achieving a healthy, welcoming campus climate for all students. If you are at a PWI, you may be wrestling with these and other questions as you formulate your recruitment plan. Do you need a specific multicultural recruitment plan? Can white staff members effectively recruit students of color? Are multicultural student visit days misleading? How can current students and alumni get involved in multicultural recruitment efforts? This session will examine these questions and provide several models and strategies that you can take back to your campus.
Bryant Smith, SmithC.A.N. Consultants
Research has shown that a connected and engaged student has a better chance of completing his or her education and having a positive experience while doing so. This workshop will provide participants with strategies for engaging students, examples of successful programs and activities as well as tips on how to use these programs to recruit and retain students. Participants will also have an opportunity to participate in an experiential learning activity to demonstrate the effectiveness of the student engagement philosophy.
Lasana Hotep, Arizona State University
Hip Hop is an international phenomenon that has captured the attention of youth throughout the world. This multimedia presentation will provide the history of Hip Hop and discuss its impact on youth of various cultural backgrounds. The goal of the presentation is the equip higher education professionals with a cursory understanding of Hip Hop, its nine elements and its messaging strategies. This information should provide a broader perspective and different appreciation for Hip Hop and its relationship to college students.
Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq., Executive Director, The Harbor Institute
Minorities often have an extensive involvement in collegiate Greek-lettered fraternities and sororities. These organizations contain invaluable resources to aid student service professionals and senior-level administrators in improving their recruiting and retention efforts for minority students. Our interactive workshop focuses on how to unlock this untapped potential. Best practices and strategies (covered in the workshop) that are instrumental in reaching this goal include: tools to proactively minimize hazing incidents to positively change the image of the Greek community and college/university as a whole (recruitment); tools to increase awareness in the areas of diversity, civility and interculturalism among the Greek community (retention); and proactive techniques to increase academic achievement in Greek-lettered organizations (graduation).
Terrell L. Strayhorn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Special Assistant to the Provost, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Gabrielle St. Leger, Intercultural Specialist, Multicultural Center, The Ohio State University
Drawing on Sanford's (Sanford, 1966) notion of challenge and support, presenters will explain the impact of academic success programs on black men's success in college, delineate specific elements of such programs that assist black men in navigating white collegiate environments, and provide recommendations for professional practice and future research. Interactive presentation style will range from lecture to dialogue and groupthink.
Will Casterlow, Enrollment Management & Student Services Advisor, Kent State University Stark Campus
Many students believe that sitting down with an academic advisor is just about scheduling classes. Academic advising is about more than just scheduling classes; it is a deliberate, purposeful and collaborative educational process. The Kent State University Stark Campus admissions and advising team worked to develop an advising plan to assist students in their efforts to navigate the university system. The Master Advising Plan (MAP) was designed to help students navigate the university structure, develop independence and define their importance within the university society.
Adele Lozano, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Santos Núñez Galicia, The University of Kansas
With recent trends of building cultural centers across the nation, these centers are asked the question can they aid in the recruitment and retention of students of color? From academic classes to hang-out locations for students, what role should centers play? Participants will be able to assess, "How can cultural centers attract new students and best serve the needs of current students?"
Eric Wilkinson, Pittsburg State University
Recruitment is often a challenge for any student, but sometimes that challenge is heightened with respect to recruitment of students of color to mid-size institutions. This interactive session will help provide insight into programming ideas that can aid in transforming your recruitment plan.
Nico Aguirella, University of Central Missouri
Juan Izaguirre, The University of Kansas
A panel of currently enrolled students from area colleges and universities will share their insights on what strategies and programs seem to be effective in attracting students of color to institutions of higher learning. Speaking from personal experience and preferences, students will provide telling information on what institutions can do more effectively in their approach to attract students of color to their campuses.
Todd Suddeth, Program Director, Todd A. Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male
The Todd A. Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male hosts an annual Early Arrival Program for incoming first-year African-American male students to establish relationships with faculty, staff, and current students and initiate students’ connection to The Ohio State University. The presentation will focus on the program’s structure and impact on engagement and retention.
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