LCSP 2013 Annual Report

D i v i s i o n o f D i v e r s i t y a n d C o m m u n i t y E n g ag e m e n t

The University of Texas at Austin • Division of Diversity and Community Engagement

Longhorn Center for School Partnerships Neighborhood Longhorns • UT Outreach • ChemBridge • SPURS • Math Masters Staff Directory Dr. Kenya Walker

Patrick Patterson

Assistant Vice President Longhorn Center for School Partnerships 512-232-4627 kwalker@austin.utexas.edu

Executive Director UT Outreach–Austin and Neighborhood Longhorns Program 512-232-4603 patrickkpatterson@austin.utexas.edu

Celina Ruiz-Snowden

Brian English

Assistant Director Neighborhood Longhorns Program 512-232-4654 hopscotch@austin.utexas.edu

Director, UT Outreach–Dallas 214-426-1233 brian.english@austin.utexas.edu

Paola Rodriguez

Director, UT Outreach–Houston 713-636-6400 kbordelonii@austin.utexas.edu

Program Coordinator Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs 512-232-4611 P.Rodriguez@austin.utexas.edu

Dr. Shannon Stokes Curriculum Coordinator and Lecturer, ChemBridge stokessn@austin.utexas.edu

Eric Dieter Director, Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs 512-232-4700 ericdieter@austin.utexas.edu

Kenneth Bordelon II

Steve Chapa Director, UT Outreach–Rio Grande Valley 956-618-7337 steve.chapa@austin.utexas.edu

Lori Reyes Director, UT Outreach–San Antonio 210-438-6814 lmreyes@mail.utexas.edu

Susan May Senior Program Coordinator, Math Masters Charles A. Dana Center skmay@austin.utexas.edu

Dr. Jane Arledge Lecturer, Math Masters 512-471-0900 arledge@math.utexas.edu

Longhorn Center for School Partnerships The University of Texas at Austin 505 E. Huntland Drive, Suite 270 Austin, Texas 78752

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2012–2013 Annual Report Longhorn Center for School Partnerships Academic Diversity Initiatives and STudent Engagement

The University of Texas at Austin • Division of Diversity and Community Engagement • Academic diversity initiatives

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Message from Dr. Moore Through the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement’s Academic Diversity and Student Engagement Initiatives, the University of Texas at Austin supports students from underserved schools throughout the state. Most of the students who attend underserved schools do not have the same academic opportunities as students whose schools are located in wealthier areas. Our programs through the Longhorn Center for School Partnerships (LCSP) address these inequities by offering students opportunities to succeed academically, to prepare for college and to participate in enrichment activities.

The LCSP programs begin serving students in elementary school through the Neighborhood Longhorns Program and continue serving students throughout high school with the UT Outreach Centers and our dual-credit programs—ChemBridge, Math Masters and SPURS. Students have the opportunity to prepare for college-level work and build the confidence they need to achieve academic and personal goals.

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In collaboration with Texas Athletics, the College of Natural Sciences, the Departments of Rhetoric and Writing, Chemistry, and Mathematics and the Charles A. Dana Center, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement is committed to connecting schools with the best practices found in research and in the field to increase student success.

Dr. Leonard Moore Associate Vice President for Academic Diversity Initiatives and Student Engagement Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts

Acknowledgements from Dr. Walker Within Academic Diversity and Student Engagement Initiatives, the Longhorn Center for School Partnerships (LCSP) is a portfolio of programs that provide college readiness services for underrepresented students, including both academic achievement and college awareness initiatives. The rigorous statewide Pre-College Academic Readiness programs include ChemBridge, SPURS, and Math Masters. The integrated college awareness programs include Neighborhood Longhorns and the UT Outreach Centers in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio. The programs in the LCSP serve more than 10,000 students annually.

With representatives on the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement’s Education Pipeline Council, LCSP plays an important role in providing strategic direction for the division’s pre-college and college programs that work collaboratively to create successful pathways for underrepresented students throughout the education system.

1. A Zavala Elementary School student receives extra help from Amir Emamian, a Neighborhood Longhorns staff member.

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2. Students enjoy college awareness presentations at UT Austin.

3. Dr. Shannon Stokes facilitates a ChemBridge teacher professional development workshop.

4. UT Outreach–San Antonio students enjoy their visit to UT Austin.

5. ChemBridge teachers discuss their lab experiments.

Dr. Kenya L. Walker Assistant Vice President Longhorn Center for School Partnerships

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The Longhorn Center for School Partnerships:

Neighborhood Longhorns Program

Promoting a College-Going Culture at The University of Texas at Austin 1

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Mission

2012-2013 NLP Demographic Information

The Neighborhood Longhorns Program, uniquely partnered with The University of Texas, is a nonprofit, incentive-based learning program that provides economically disadvantaged youth with the resources to build a strong academic future.

The Neighborhood Longhorns Program served approximately 6,123 students during the 2012-13 academic year. The partnership with Austin Independent School District continues at 28 campuses, including 25 elementary schools and three middle schools. It also serves students at the University of Texas Elementary School, a public charter school, and through the NLP office.

Program Overview

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NLP Charts 2012-2013 The Neighborhood Longhorns Program (NLP), established NLPCharts Charts2012-2013 2012-2013 NLP in 1991, is an educational incentive program operated in Participating Schools partnership with Texas Athletics and the Austin Independent AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AUSTIN INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOLDISTRICT DISTRICT SCHOOL School District (AISD). NLP serves elementary and middle Allison Elementary AUSTIN Overton Elementary AllisonElementary Elementary Palm Elementary Overton Elementary Allison Overton Elementary Andrews Elementary School school students in 30 Title I schools and through the NLP Andrews Elementary Paredes Middle Palm ElementarySchool School Andrews Elementary Palm Elementary Barbara Jordan Elementary School office for students whose schools are not part of the NLP Barbara Jordan Elementary Paredes Middle School Barbara Jordan Elementary Paredes Middle School Dawson Elementary Pickle Elementary program. Students are eligible for academic awards if they Galindo Elementary DawsonElementary Elementary Rodriguez Elementary PickleElementary Elementary Dawson Pickle GalindoElementary Elementary Sanchez Elementary RodriguezElementary Elementary Galindo Rodriguez meet certain criteria throughout each grading period. Awards Govalle Elementary GovalleElementary Elementary Sims Elementary SanchezElementary Elementary Govalle Sanchez Houston Elementary assemblies are conducted at each school where University HoustonElementary Elementary T.A. Brown Elementary SimsElementary Elementary Houston Sims of Texas students and student-athletes present each eligible Langford Elementary Langford Elementary T.A. Brown Elementary Langford Elementary T.A. Brown Elementary Linder Elementary Webb Middle School student with educational incentives for their academic Linder Elementary Winn Elementary WebbMiddle MiddleSchool School Linder Elementary Webb Kealing Middle School KealingMiddle MiddleSchool SchoolWilliams Elementary WinnElementary Elementary Kealing Winn achievements. In addition, students receive an award from Menchaca Elementary MenchacaElementary ElementaryWooldridge Elementary WilliamsElementary Elementary Menchaca Williams Whataburger for their participation in the Whatajob ReadingMetz Elementary MetzElementary Elementary WooldridgeElementary Elementary Metz Wooldridge Oak Springs Elementary Wooten Elementary Program.

Oak Springs Elementary Wooten Elementary

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Oak Springs Elementary Wooten Elementary Ortega Elementary Zavala Elementary OrtegaElementary Elementary ZavalaElementary Elementary Ortega Zavala

Program Objectives • Improve overall Hispanic/Latino/a 78% grade performance Hispanic/Latino/a 78% 78% Hispanic/Latino/a

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• Improve reading, math, science, and language arts skills Caucasian 14%

Caucasian 14% 14% Caucasian 18 18 African American 2% • Increase student retention rates African American 2% 55 African American 2% American/ 4% • Asian Provide scholarship awards for students Pacific Islander AsianAmerican/ American/ Asian 4% 33 PacificIslander Islander 4% Pacific a college educations Other 1% Other 1% 1% Other 11

1. H igh school students learn about college from undergraduates in the Multicultural Engagement Center.

N = 125

2. Students interact during a visit to the UT campus.

Asian American/ 4% Pacific Islander AsianAmerican/ American/ Asian 4% PacificIslander Islander 4% Pacific

3. Many UT Outreach students return to campus to enroll

Participants by Race/Ethnicity Hispanic 80% Hispanic 80% 80% Hispanic White 5% White 5% White 5% African American 10% AfricanAmerican American 10% 10% African Asian American 2% AsianAmerican American 2% 2% Asian Other 3% Other 3% 3% Other

to apply towards

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Student Performance Outcomes

4. Students explore the UT Austin campus during a campus tour.

5. Students learn about college admissions at UT Austin.

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Last year 1,584 students received academic awards and 421 students 421 400 400 Superstar 421 received Superstar Scholarships of 421 ScholarshipsSuperstar Superstar $100 each.

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Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs

UT Outreach

UT Outreach ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Chelsea Redic

Mission UT Outreach targets and serves underrepresented students by providing college readiness enrichment activities designed to assist them in graduating from high school and matriculating to institutions of higher education, including The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Outreach 2012–2013 Participant Demographic Information

Graduating from Dallas’ Lincoln High School, I was among a graduating class full of first-generation college students.

Therefore, the entire admissions process was like nothing I had ever encountered. Actually, to this day I can’t correctly pronounce the acronym FAFSA without getting tongue-tied, but prior to enrolling in UT Outreach, many of my fellow classmates, including myself, didn’t even know what it stood for. Aside from general college admission information, UT Outreach was instrumental to my 2011 acceptance to UT. Working weekly with UT Outreach staff not only facilitated my overall college admission process to multiple schools, but it also allowed me to tailor my essays specifically to UT standards.

Enrolling in my school’s program helped me eloquently portray that I was a noteworthy candidate in the admissions process where I would initially be at a disadvantage, coming from an inner city school and not ranking in the top 8%.

UT Outreach served a total of 2,553 students during the 2012-13 academic year in 43 Texas high schools. Eighty percent of the participants will be first-generation college UT Outreach Charts 2012-2013 students, and 83% are from low-income household.

UT Outreach Charts 2012-2013 UT Outreach Charts 2012-2013

Program Overview

Participating Schools

OUTREACH CENTER DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL In 1987, UT Outreach began its long-standing presence OUTREACH CENTER DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL AUSTIN Austin ISD Akins, Anderson, Austin, Bowie, AustinHIGH ISD SCHOOL Akins, Anderson, Austin, Bowie, in five cities: Austin, Dallas, Houston, Rio Grande Valley Crockett, Eastside, Garza, Lanier, OUTREACH CENTERAUSTIN DISTRICT Crockett, Eastside,Travis Garza, Lanier, LASA, LBJ, Reagan, McCallum, Austin ISD Akins, Anderson, Austin, Bowie, and San Antonio. The UT Outreach Centers provideAUSTIN a LASA, LBJ, Reagan, McCallum, Travis Pflugerville ISD Crockett, Eastside, Connally Garza, Lanier, Pflugerville ISD Reagan, McCallum, ConnallyTravis comprehensive college preparatory program for selected Round Rock ISD LASA, LBJ,Cedar Ridge Rock ISD Cedar Ridge Pflugerville ISD ISD RoundConnally students in targeted high schools. Group and individual DALLAS Dallas Lincoln, North Dallas, Roosevelt, DALLAS Dallas Cedar ISD Ridge Lincoln, North Dallas, Roosevelt, Round Rock ISD Skyline, South Oak Cliff, Sunset services are designed to enhance a student’s academic Skyline, South Oak Cliff, Sunset Kashmere, Madison, Waltrip, DALLAS HOUSTON Dallas ISDHouston ISD Lincoln, North Dallas,Lee, Roosevelt, success in high school and to increase admissibility to HOUSTON Houston ISD South Kashmere, Lee, Madison, Waltrip, Washington, Worthing, Skyline, Oak Cliff, Sunset Yates Washington, Worthing, Yates their chosen college. Staff members assist students

by RIO GRANDE VALLEY McAllen ISD Lamar,Waltrip, Memorial, HOUSTON Houston ISD Kashmere,Achieve, Lee, Madison, RIO GRANDE VALLEY McAllen ISD Achieve, McAllen, Nikki Rowe Lamar, Memorial, Washington, Worthing, Yates holding monthly meetings with them on academic subject McAllen, Nikki Rowe Mission ISD Collegiate, Mission, RIO GRANDE VALLEY McAllen ISD Achieve, Lamar, Memorial, Veterans Mission ISD Collegiate, Mission, requirements, SAT/ACT test preparation, college and McAllen, Nikki RoweMemorial Veterans Memorial Phar-San Juan-Alamo ISD Memorial, Mission ISD Collegiate, Mission, T-STEM student financial aid application assistance, as well as Phar-San Juan-Alamo ISD Memorial, T-STEM Veterans Memorial SAN ANTONIO Harlandale ISD Harlandale other college-related information.

Juan-Alamo ISD T-STEM SANPhar-San ANTONIO ISD Brackenridge, Harlandale San AntonioHarlandale ISD Memorial, Edison, SAN ANTONIO UT Outreach serves at least 30 students per grade level at target high school campuses. Eligible students who are selected for the program will receive college readiness services. UT Outreach students who rank in the Top 10% of their class may qualify to participate in the Longhorn Pre-College Academy and receive college readiness services that are specifically geared toward admission to UT Austin.

San Antonio ISDFox Tech, Lanier Brackenridge, Edison, Harlandale Brackenridge, Edison, Fox Tech, Lanier

Harlandale ISD San Antonio ISD

Fox Tech, Lanier

Program Participants by Race/Ethnicity Hispanic 69% 5% Hispanic Caucasian 69% Caucasian 5% Caucasian 5%

Hispanic/Latino/a 67%

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African American 20%

• UT Outreach staff members meet with participating students monthly during advisory periods (or another designated time during the school day) to provide college readiness workshops • Weekend and evening college readiness workshops are held at least once per month for all participants • Students participate in leadership development activities, community service opportunities, field trips and summer enrichment camps

African American 20% African American 20%

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Asian American 4%

Asian2% American 4% Other Asian American 4%

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Other 2%

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Student Performance Outcomes for High School Seniors COLLEGE MATRICULATION

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Hispanic/Latino/a 67% Caucasian 2% 5 Hispanic/Latino/a 67% Caucasian 2% 5 208 Caucasian 2% African American 20% African American 20% 61 African American 20% Asian American/ 4 Pacific Islander 1% Asian American/ 10% Islander 1% Asian 33 American/4 OtherPacific Pacific Islander 1% Other 10% Other 10%

I am currently a third-year marketing major in the McCombs School of Business at UT and an active student on campus. I’m a member of McCombs Diversity Council, American Marketing Association, and University Fashion Group. My involvement with UT Outreach provided me with a support system that continues to support my academic and personal endeavors, with the most recent being my acceptance to a Fall study abroad program in the Czech Republic. Post-graduation, I plan to relocate to a region that will allow me to pursue a career as a marketing consultant, specializing in beauty, apparel, or related consumer goods.

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Hispanic 69%

Program Elements

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Chelsea Redic

Reflecting back on the many UT Outreach-sponsored activities I attended, the one that resonated best with me was a series of alumni luncheons that were hosted in my school’s library.

Meeting bi-monthly with various alumni of color proved to be very insightful and inspirational and has helped usher me to my present standing.

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Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs

SPURS ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Sharla Stewart I learned about SPURS from my advanced placement English teacher. I am glad I participated because it taught me how to write a critical and rhetorical analysis essay, as well as what university professors expect from students. Another helpful part of the program was the school trip to UT Austin. While on campus, I was able to attend a rhetoric class and have a current student look at my paper and give me tips on how to improve it.

I would advise current SPURS students to do their best work and to not be afraid to ask questions. I would also recommend getting to know your professors and teaching assistants. The best class I have taken by far is Black Power Movement taught

by Dr. Leonard Moore. In grade school you learn a limited amount of Black history, but in college you learn about things more in depth, and you get a full understanding of the history of your own people.

Sharla Stewart Senior, The University of Texas at Austin Major: Ethnic Studies (African and African American) SPURS Alumni, 2009-2010 Central High School, Beaumont ISD

Currently, I am majoring in African and African American diaspora studies and minoring in education. I also intern at a law firm. I plan to attend law school after I graduate so that I can work in the area of family court and child protective services. I love working with kids!

UT Austin has always been my dream school, and I am so glad that I am here!

ChemBridge:

Bridging the Gap from High School to College

Mission Using chemistry to bridge the gap from high school to college via a set of dual-credit chemistry courses, the ChemBridge Program provides college preparatory experiences to participating students in high schools that are underrepresented at postsecondary institutions.

ChemBridge 2012–2013 Participant Demographic Information ChemBridge served 337 students during the 2012-13 academic year. Twenty-one Texas high schools participated in the program. Of ChemBridge senior questionnaire respondents, 92% matriculated to a postsecondary institution immediately following high school graduation by Fall 2013.

Program Overview

African American 20% African American 20%

Program Elements • A two-semester dual-credit chemistry opportunity for high school juniors and seniors that offers Chemistry in Context I (CH 304K) and Chemistry in Context II (CH 305), which are generally taken by non-science majors and correspond to 1305 and 1307 in the Texas Common Course Numbering system • Week-long summer and two-day winter teacher professional development workshops that focus on course curriculum, pedagogy, technology components and program procedures • High school student full-day visitation to The University of Texas at Austin that offers both academic and college awareness activities

African American 20% Asian American 4%

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Other Asian .2% American 4% Asian 4% Other .2% Not Reported .8% American

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ChemBridge Charts

ChemBridge Charts 2012-2013 ChemBridge Charts 2012-2

Started in 2003, ChemBridge is a collaborative partnership Participating Schools among participating Texas high schools, the College of DISTRICT DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Natural Sciences and the Division of Diversity and DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL ISD Lanier, LBJ, Reagan, Travis Austin ISD Austin Lanier, LBJ, Reagan, Travis Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Beaumont ISD Austin ISD Lanier, Beaumont ISD Central CentralLBJ, Reagan, Travis Austin. Within the support network of students’ high Copperas Cove Beaumont ISDISD ISD Copperas Cove Central Copperas Cove Copperas Cove Copperas Cove Skyline ISD Copperas Cove school campuses, ChemBridge allows underrepresented Dallas ISD Dallas ISD Skyline Dallas ISD Skyline Granger ISD Granger Granger ISD Granger high school students to earn six hours of college Chemistry Houston ISD Granger ISD Madison, Yates Granger Houston ISD Madison, Yates in Context credit upon satisfactory completion of the IDEA Public Schools Houston ISD IDEA Frontier, IDEA Madison, QuestYates IDEA Public Schools IDEA Frontier, IDEA Quest web-based courses. Concurrently, students earn two IDEA Public Schools IDEA Frontier, IDEA Quest Manor ISD Manor Manor ISD Manor Manor Brackenridge, Burbank, Edison, semesters of high school credit for an advanced science San Antonio ISDManor ISD Brackenridge, Burbank, Edison, San Antonio ISD Jefferson, Burbank, Lanier San Antonio ISDHighlands, Houston, Brackenridge, Edison, class that serves as an Advanced Measure under the Texas Highlands,Houston, Houston, Jefferson, Lanier Highlands, Jefferson, Lanier Catholic Diocese of Laredo St. Augustine (Non-target campus) Education Agency Distinguished Achievement Program.

Catholic Diocese St.Augustine Augustine(Non-target (Non-target campus) Catholic DioceseofofLaredo Laredo St. campus) Additionally, ChemBridge exposes students to several science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Program Participants by Ethnicity (STEM) fields through its Chemistry in Context curriculum Hispanic 69% 69% and interactive campus visits to The University of Texas at Caucasian 5% Hispanic Hispanic 69% Caucasian 5% Austin.

Caucasian 5%

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SPURS:

Math Masters

Students Partnering for Undergraduate Success

Math Masters Charts 2012-2013

Mission Through enhanced writing curriculum developed for university undergraduates, the mission of the Students Partnering for Undergraduate Rhetoric Success (SPURS) Program is to improve the college readiness of students from Texas high schools that are underrepresented in postsecondary institutions.

SPURS Charts 2012-2013

The SPURS dual-credit pilot served 203 students during the 2012-13 academic year. Ten Texas high schools participated in the program. Of SPURS senior questionnaire respondents, 98% matriculated to a postsecondary institution immediately following HIGH SCHOOL high school graduation by Fall 2013.

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Program Overview

Austin ISD

Crockett, Reagan

Beaumont ISD

Central

DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Students Partnering for Undergraduate Rhetoric Success Houston ISD Madison, Yates Participating Schools Austin ISD Crockett, Reagan (SPURS) was developed in 2005 to offer college preparatory IDEA Public Schools Frontier, Mission, Quest, San Benito Beaumont ISD Central DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL writing experiences to high schools that are underrepresentedSan Antonio ISD Houston Brackenridge ISD Madison, Yates Austin ISD Crockett, Reagan in postsecondary institutions. Since the implementation of a IDEA Public Schools Frontier, Mission, Quest, San Benito Beaumont ISD Central San Antonio ISD Brackenridge dual-credit pilot during the 2011-12 academic year, SPURS has Houston ISD Madison, Yates fully transitioned to a dual- credit program that allows high IDEA Public Schools Frontier, Mission, Quest, San Benito San Antonio ISD Brackenridge school juniors and seniors to earn three hours of college credit for Rhetoric and Writing (RHE 306) via web-based curriculum at their high school campuses. SPURS provides high school Hispanic 70% Program Participants

by Ethnicity students with college-level instruction in writing and critical Caucasian 6% thinking that will equip them with advanced preparation in Hispanic 70% communication and analysis.

African American 19%

SPURS is a collaborative partnership among participating Texas high schools, the Department of Rhetoric and Writing and Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin.

Caucasian 6% Hispanic 70%

African American 19% Caucasian 6% Asian American 3% Other 1% African American 19% Asian American 3%

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Other 1%

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Program Elements

Asian American 3%

Other 1%

• A two-semester dual-credit opportunity for high school juniors and seniors offers Rhetoric and Writing (RHE 306), a course that is a requirement for first-year undergraduates at the university and corresponds to ENGL 1301 in the Texas Common Course Numbering system • Week-long summer and two-day winter teacher professional development workshops that focus on course curriculum, pedagogy, technology components and program procedures • Visits to participating high school classes by the SPURS Curriculum/Program Coordinator • High school student full-day visitation to The University of Texas at Austin that offers both academic and college awareness activities

Mission

SPURS 2012–2013 Participant Demographic Information

N = 203

Student Performance Outcomes EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT

80%

(Grade above C)

Note: Students who do not EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT 80% earn credit for SPURS receive a (Grade above C) Q-drop, resulting in no adverse implications for their official UT 20% 80% transcript.

(Grade above C)

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The mission of Math Masters is to prepare underrepresented high school students for success in college though the AUSTIN ISD implementation of advanced mathematics coursework.

Math Masters 2012–2013 Participant Demographic Information

Math Masters Cha The Math Masters Program served 851 students during IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS the 2012-13 academic year. Six high schools in participated Lanier High School Frontier High School in the program.

SPURS Charts 2012-2013

LBJ High School

Program Overview SPURS Charts 2012-2013

Travis High School

The three-year Math Masters pilot launched in the fall of 2011 as a collaborative partnership between AISD, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE), the Charles A. Dana Center and the Department of Mathematics at The University of Texas at Austin. Math Masters is designed to prepare students from underrepresented Texas high schools with the skills necessary for successful completion of college-level math courses. Using college readiness standards provided by the Texas Education Agency, the first year of the program assisted participating students in achieving mastery in Algebra II. The second year of the program provided curriculum in Pre-calculus or Advanced Quantitative Reasoning. The third year of the program will provide a dual credit Calculus course (M 408N).

Participating Schools AUSTIN ISD

IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Lanier High School

Frontier High School

LBJ High School

Quest High School

Reagan High School Travis High School

Program Participants by Race/Ethnicity Hispanic 76% Caucasian 5% African American 14% Asian American 1%

Other 5%

Hispanic 76%

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Program Elements During the 2013–14 academic year, Math Masters will consist of the following main elements: • A dual-credit calculus course (M 408N) that offers an online curriculum subscription operated through Agile 100 Mind 80 • A summer teacher 84%100 professional development workshop that60focuses on course curriculum, pedagogy, technology components and80 program84% procedures 40

Quest High School

Reagan High School

Caucasian 5% African American 14%

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Cohort data are being collected over a three-year period Other 5% to assess student outcomes in the areas of mathematical college readiness and college matriculation. Next year N = 851 student outcome data will be available for the pilot project.

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Math Masters

Students Partnering for Undergraduate Success

Math Masters Charts 2012-2013

Mission Through enhanced writing curriculum developed for university undergraduates, the mission of the Students Partnering for Undergraduate Rhetoric Success (SPURS) Program is to improve the college readiness of students from Texas high schools that are underrepresented in postsecondary institutions.

SPURS Charts 2012-2013

The SPURS dual-credit pilot served 203 students during the 2012-13 academic year. Ten Texas high schools participated in the program. Of SPURS senior questionnaire respondents, 98% matriculated to a postsecondary institution immediately following HIGH SCHOOL high school graduation by Fall 2013.

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Program Overview

Austin ISD

Crockett, Reagan

Beaumont ISD

Central

DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Students Partnering for Undergraduate Rhetoric Success Houston ISD Madison, Yates Participating Schools Austin ISD Crockett, Reagan (SPURS) was developed in 2005 to offer college preparatory IDEA Public Schools Frontier, Mission, Quest, San Benito Beaumont ISD Central DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL writing experiences to high schools that are underrepresentedSan Antonio ISD Houston Brackenridge ISD Madison, Yates Austin ISD Crockett, Reagan in postsecondary institutions. Since the implementation of a IDEA Public Schools Frontier, Mission, Quest, San Benito Beaumont ISD Central San Antonio ISD Brackenridge dual-credit pilot during the 2011-12 academic year, SPURS has Houston ISD Madison, Yates fully transitioned to a dual- credit program that allows high IDEA Public Schools Frontier, Mission, Quest, San Benito San Antonio ISD Brackenridge school juniors and seniors to earn three hours of college credit for Rhetoric and Writing (RHE 306) via web-based curriculum at their high school campuses. SPURS provides high school Hispanic 70% Program Participants

by Ethnicity students with college-level instruction in writing and critical Caucasian 6% thinking that will equip them with advanced preparation in Hispanic 70% communication and analysis.

African American 19%

SPURS is a collaborative partnership among participating Texas high schools, the Department of Rhetoric and Writing and Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin.

Caucasian 6% Hispanic 70%

African American 19% Caucasian 6% Asian American 3% Other 1% African American 19% Asian American 3%

N = 203

Other 1%

N = 203

Program Elements

Asian American 3%

Other 1%

• A two-semester dual-credit opportunity for high school juniors and seniors offers Rhetoric and Writing (RHE 306), a course that is a requirement for first-year undergraduates at the university and corresponds to ENGL 1301 in the Texas Common Course Numbering system • Week-long summer and two-day winter teacher professional development workshops that focus on course curriculum, pedagogy, technology components and program procedures • Visits to participating high school classes by the SPURS Curriculum/Program Coordinator • High school student full-day visitation to The University of Texas at Austin that offers both academic and college awareness activities

Mission

SPURS 2012–2013 Participant Demographic Information

N = 203

Student Performance Outcomes EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT

80%

(Grade above C)

Note: Students who do not EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT 80% earn credit for SPURS receive a (Grade above C) Q-drop, resulting in no adverse implications for their official UT 20% 80% transcript.

(Grade above C)

20% 20%

The mission of Math Masters is to prepare underrepresented high school students for success in college though the AUSTIN ISD implementation of advanced mathematics coursework.

Math Masters 2012–2013 Participant Demographic Information

Math Masters Cha The Math Masters Program served 851 students during IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS the 2012-13 academic year. Six high schools in participated Lanier High School Frontier High School in the program.

SPURS Charts 2012-2013

LBJ High School

Program Overview SPURS Charts 2012-2013

Travis High School

The three-year Math Masters pilot launched in the fall of 2011 as a collaborative partnership between AISD, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE), the Charles A. Dana Center and the Department of Mathematics at The University of Texas at Austin. Math Masters is designed to prepare students from underrepresented Texas high schools with the skills necessary for successful completion of college-level math courses. Using college readiness standards provided by the Texas Education Agency, the first year of the program assisted participating students in achieving mastery in Algebra II. The second year of the program provided curriculum in Pre-calculus or Advanced Quantitative Reasoning. The third year of the program will provide a dual credit Calculus course (M 408N).

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IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Lanier High School

Frontier High School

LBJ High School

Quest High School

Reagan High School Travis High School

Program Participants by Race/Ethnicity Hispanic 76% Caucasian 5% African American 14% Asian American 1%

Other 5%

Hispanic 76%

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Program Elements During the 2013–14 academic year, Math Masters will consist of the following main elements: • A dual-credit calculus course (M 408N) that offers an online curriculum subscription operated through Agile 100 Mind 80 • A summer teacher 84%100 professional development workshop that60focuses on course curriculum, pedagogy, technology components and80 program84% procedures 40

Quest High School

Reagan High School

Caucasian 5% African American 14%

Longitudinal Review

Asian American 1%

Cohort data are being collected over a three-year period Other 5% to assess student outcomes in the areas of mathematical college readiness and college matriculation. Next year N = 851 student outcome data will be available for the pilot project.

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Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs

SPURS ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Sharla Stewart I learned about SPURS from my advanced placement English teacher. I am glad I participated because it taught me how to write a critical and rhetorical analysis essay, as well as what university professors expect from students. Another helpful part of the program was the school trip to UT Austin. While on campus, I was able to attend a rhetoric class and have a current student look at my paper and give me tips on how to improve it.

I would advise current SPURS students to do their best work and to not be afraid to ask questions. I would also recommend getting to know your professors and teaching assistants. The best class I have taken by far is Black Power Movement taught

by Dr. Leonard Moore. In grade school you learn a limited amount of Black history, but in college you learn about things more in depth, and you get a full understanding of the history of your own people.

Sharla Stewart Senior, The University of Texas at Austin Major: Ethnic Studies (African and African American) SPURS Alumni, 2009-2010 Central High School, Beaumont ISD

Currently, I am majoring in African and African American diaspora studies and minoring in education. I also intern at a law firm. I plan to attend law school after I graduate so that I can work in the area of family court and child protective services. I love working with kids!

UT Austin has always been my dream school, and I am so glad that I am here!

ChemBridge:

Bridging the Gap from High School to College

Mission Using chemistry to bridge the gap from high school to college via a set of dual-credit chemistry courses, the ChemBridge Program provides college preparatory experiences to participating students in high schools that are underrepresented at postsecondary institutions.

ChemBridge 2012–2013 Participant Demographic Information ChemBridge served 337 students during the 2012-13 academic year. Twenty-one Texas high schools participated in the program. Of ChemBridge senior questionnaire respondents, 92% matriculated to a postsecondary institution immediately following high school graduation by Fall 2013.

Program Overview

African American 20% African American 20%

Program Elements • A two-semester dual-credit chemistry opportunity for high school juniors and seniors that offers Chemistry in Context I (CH 304K) and Chemistry in Context II (CH 305), which are generally taken by non-science majors and correspond to 1305 and 1307 in the Texas Common Course Numbering system • Week-long summer and two-day winter teacher professional development workshops that focus on course curriculum, pedagogy, technology components and program procedures • High school student full-day visitation to The University of Texas at Austin that offers both academic and college awareness activities

African American 20% Asian American 4%

N = 337

Other Asian .2% American 4% Asian 4% Other .2% Not Reported .8% American

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Started in 2003, ChemBridge is a collaborative partnership Participating Schools among participating Texas high schools, the College of DISTRICT DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Natural Sciences and the Division of Diversity and DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL ISD Lanier, LBJ, Reagan, Travis Austin ISD Austin Lanier, LBJ, Reagan, Travis Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Beaumont ISD Austin ISD Lanier, Beaumont ISD Central CentralLBJ, Reagan, Travis Austin. Within the support network of students’ high Copperas Cove Beaumont ISDISD ISD Copperas Cove Central Copperas Cove Copperas Cove Copperas Cove Skyline ISD Copperas Cove school campuses, ChemBridge allows underrepresented Dallas ISD Dallas ISD Skyline Dallas ISD Skyline Granger ISD Granger Granger ISD Granger high school students to earn six hours of college Chemistry Houston ISD Granger ISD Madison, Yates Granger Houston ISD Madison, Yates in Context credit upon satisfactory completion of the IDEA Public Schools Houston ISD IDEA Frontier, IDEA Madison, QuestYates IDEA Public Schools IDEA Frontier, IDEA Quest web-based courses. Concurrently, students earn two IDEA Public Schools IDEA Frontier, IDEA Quest Manor ISD Manor Manor ISD Manor Manor Brackenridge, Burbank, Edison, semesters of high school credit for an advanced science San Antonio ISDManor ISD Brackenridge, Burbank, Edison, San Antonio ISD Jefferson, Burbank, Lanier San Antonio ISDHighlands, Houston, Brackenridge, Edison, class that serves as an Advanced Measure under the Texas Highlands,Houston, Houston, Jefferson, Lanier Highlands, Jefferson, Lanier Catholic Diocese of Laredo St. Augustine (Non-target campus) Education Agency Distinguished Achievement Program.

Catholic Diocese St.Augustine Augustine(Non-target (Non-target campus) Catholic DioceseofofLaredo Laredo St. campus) Additionally, ChemBridge exposes students to several science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Program Participants by Ethnicity (STEM) fields through its Chemistry in Context curriculum Hispanic 69% 69% and interactive campus visits to The University of Texas at Caucasian 5% Hispanic Hispanic 69% Caucasian 5% Austin.

Caucasian 5%

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UT Outreach

UT Outreach ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Chelsea Redic

Mission UT Outreach targets and serves underrepresented students by providing college readiness enrichment activities designed to assist them in graduating from high school and matriculating to institutions of higher education, including The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Outreach 2012–2013 Participant Demographic Information

Graduating from Dallas’ Lincoln High School, I was among a graduating class full of first-generation college students.

Therefore, the entire admissions process was like nothing I had ever encountered. Actually, to this day I can’t correctly pronounce the acronym FAFSA without getting tongue-tied, but prior to enrolling in UT Outreach, many of my fellow classmates, including myself, didn’t even know what it stood for. Aside from general college admission information, UT Outreach was instrumental to my 2011 acceptance to UT. Working weekly with UT Outreach staff not only facilitated my overall college admission process to multiple schools, but it also allowed me to tailor my essays specifically to UT standards.

Enrolling in my school’s program helped me eloquently portray that I was a noteworthy candidate in the admissions process where I would initially be at a disadvantage, coming from an inner city school and not ranking in the top 8%.

UT Outreach served a total of 2,553 students during the 2012-13 academic year in 43 Texas high schools. Eighty percent of the participants will be first-generation college UT Outreach Charts 2012-2013 students, and 83% are from low-income household.

UT Outreach Charts 2012-2013 UT Outreach Charts 2012-2013

Program Overview

Participating Schools

OUTREACH CENTER DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL In 1987, UT Outreach began its long-standing presence OUTREACH CENTER DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL AUSTIN Austin ISD Akins, Anderson, Austin, Bowie, AustinHIGH ISD SCHOOL Akins, Anderson, Austin, Bowie, in five cities: Austin, Dallas, Houston, Rio Grande Valley Crockett, Eastside, Garza, Lanier, OUTREACH CENTERAUSTIN DISTRICT Crockett, Eastside,Travis Garza, Lanier, LASA, LBJ, Reagan, McCallum, Austin ISD Akins, Anderson, Austin, Bowie, and San Antonio. The UT Outreach Centers provideAUSTIN a LASA, LBJ, Reagan, McCallum, Travis Pflugerville ISD Crockett, Eastside, Connally Garza, Lanier, Pflugerville ISD Reagan, McCallum, ConnallyTravis comprehensive college preparatory program for selected Round Rock ISD LASA, LBJ,Cedar Ridge Rock ISD Cedar Ridge Pflugerville ISD ISD RoundConnally students in targeted high schools. Group and individual DALLAS Dallas Lincoln, North Dallas, Roosevelt, DALLAS Dallas Cedar ISD Ridge Lincoln, North Dallas, Roosevelt, Round Rock ISD Skyline, South Oak Cliff, Sunset services are designed to enhance a student’s academic Skyline, South Oak Cliff, Sunset Kashmere, Madison, Waltrip, DALLAS HOUSTON Dallas ISDHouston ISD Lincoln, North Dallas,Lee, Roosevelt, success in high school and to increase admissibility to HOUSTON Houston ISD South Kashmere, Lee, Madison, Waltrip, Washington, Worthing, Skyline, Oak Cliff, Sunset Yates Washington, Worthing, Yates their chosen college. Staff members assist students

by RIO GRANDE VALLEY McAllen ISD Lamar,Waltrip, Memorial, HOUSTON Houston ISD Kashmere,Achieve, Lee, Madison, RIO GRANDE VALLEY McAllen ISD Achieve, McAllen, Nikki Rowe Lamar, Memorial, Washington, Worthing, Yates holding monthly meetings with them on academic subject McAllen, Nikki Rowe Mission ISD Collegiate, Mission, RIO GRANDE VALLEY McAllen ISD Achieve, Lamar, Memorial, Veterans Mission ISD Collegiate, Mission, requirements, SAT/ACT test preparation, college and McAllen, Nikki RoweMemorial Veterans Memorial Phar-San Juan-Alamo ISD Memorial, Mission ISD Collegiate, Mission, T-STEM student financial aid application assistance, as well as Phar-San Juan-Alamo ISD Memorial, T-STEM Veterans Memorial SAN ANTONIO Harlandale ISD Harlandale other college-related information.

Juan-Alamo ISD T-STEM SANPhar-San ANTONIO ISD Brackenridge, Harlandale San AntonioHarlandale ISD Memorial, Edison, SAN ANTONIO UT Outreach serves at least 30 students per grade level at target high school campuses. Eligible students who are selected for the program will receive college readiness services. UT Outreach students who rank in the Top 10% of their class may qualify to participate in the Longhorn Pre-College Academy and receive college readiness services that are specifically geared toward admission to UT Austin.

San Antonio ISDFox Tech, Lanier Brackenridge, Edison, Harlandale Brackenridge, Edison, Fox Tech, Lanier

Harlandale ISD San Antonio ISD

Fox Tech, Lanier

Program Participants by Race/Ethnicity Hispanic 69% 5% Hispanic Caucasian 69% Caucasian 5% Caucasian 5%

Hispanic/Latino/a 67%

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African American 20%

• UT Outreach staff members meet with participating students monthly during advisory periods (or another designated time during the school day) to provide college readiness workshops • Weekend and evening college readiness workshops are held at least once per month for all participants • Students participate in leadership development activities, community service opportunities, field trips and summer enrichment camps

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Hispanic/Latino/a 67% Caucasian 2% 5 Hispanic/Latino/a 67% Caucasian 2% 5 208 Caucasian 2% African American 20% African American 20% 61 African American 20% Asian American/ 4 Pacific Islander 1% Asian American/ 10% Islander 1% Asian 33 American/4 OtherPacific Pacific Islander 1% Other 10% Other 10%

I am currently a third-year marketing major in the McCombs School of Business at UT and an active student on campus. I’m a member of McCombs Diversity Council, American Marketing Association, and University Fashion Group. My involvement with UT Outreach provided me with a support system that continues to support my academic and personal endeavors, with the most recent being my acceptance to a Fall study abroad program in the Czech Republic. Post-graduation, I plan to relocate to a region that will allow me to pursue a career as a marketing consultant, specializing in beauty, apparel, or related consumer goods.

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Reflecting back on the many UT Outreach-sponsored activities I attended, the one that resonated best with me was a series of alumni luncheons that were hosted in my school’s library.

Meeting bi-monthly with various alumni of color proved to be very insightful and inspirational and has helped usher me to my present standing.

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The Longhorn Center for School Partnerships:

Neighborhood Longhorns Program

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2012-2013 NLP Demographic Information

The Neighborhood Longhorns Program, uniquely partnered with The University of Texas, is a nonprofit, incentive-based learning program that provides economically disadvantaged youth with the resources to build a strong academic future.

The Neighborhood Longhorns Program served approximately 6,123 students during the 2012-13 academic year. The partnership with Austin Independent School District continues at 28 campuses, including 25 elementary schools and three middle schools. It also serves students at the University of Texas Elementary School, a public charter school, and through the NLP office.

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NLP Charts 2012-2013 The Neighborhood Longhorns Program (NLP), established NLPCharts Charts2012-2013 2012-2013 NLP in 1991, is an educational incentive program operated in Participating Schools partnership with Texas Athletics and the Austin Independent AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AUSTIN INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOLDISTRICT DISTRICT SCHOOL School District (AISD). NLP serves elementary and middle Allison Elementary AUSTIN Overton Elementary AllisonElementary Elementary Palm Elementary Overton Elementary Allison Overton Elementary Andrews Elementary School school students in 30 Title I schools and through the NLP Andrews Elementary Paredes Middle Palm ElementarySchool School Andrews Elementary Palm Elementary Barbara Jordan Elementary School office for students whose schools are not part of the NLP Barbara Jordan Elementary Paredes Middle School Barbara Jordan Elementary Paredes Middle School Dawson Elementary Pickle Elementary program. Students are eligible for academic awards if they Galindo Elementary DawsonElementary Elementary Rodriguez Elementary PickleElementary Elementary Dawson Pickle GalindoElementary Elementary Sanchez Elementary RodriguezElementary Elementary Galindo Rodriguez meet certain criteria throughout each grading period. Awards Govalle Elementary GovalleElementary Elementary Sims Elementary SanchezElementary Elementary Govalle Sanchez Houston Elementary assemblies are conducted at each school where University HoustonElementary Elementary T.A. Brown Elementary SimsElementary Elementary Houston Sims of Texas students and student-athletes present each eligible Langford Elementary Langford Elementary T.A. Brown Elementary Langford Elementary T.A. Brown Elementary Linder Elementary Webb Middle School student with educational incentives for their academic Linder Elementary Winn Elementary WebbMiddle MiddleSchool School Linder Elementary Webb Kealing Middle School KealingMiddle MiddleSchool SchoolWilliams Elementary WinnElementary Elementary Kealing Winn achievements. In addition, students receive an award from Menchaca Elementary MenchacaElementary ElementaryWooldridge Elementary WilliamsElementary Elementary Menchaca Williams Whataburger for their participation in the Whatajob ReadingMetz Elementary MetzElementary Elementary WooldridgeElementary Elementary Metz Wooldridge Oak Springs Elementary Wooten Elementary Program.

Oak Springs Elementary Wooten Elementary

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Oak Springs Elementary Wooten Elementary Ortega Elementary Zavala Elementary OrtegaElementary Elementary ZavalaElementary Elementary Ortega Zavala

Program Objectives • Improve overall Hispanic/Latino/a 78% grade performance Hispanic/Latino/a 78% 78% Hispanic/Latino/a

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Caucasian 14% 14% Caucasian 18 18 African American 2% • Increase student retention rates African American 2% 55 African American 2% American/ 4% • Asian Provide scholarship awards for students Pacific Islander AsianAmerican/ American/ Asian 4% 33 PacificIslander Islander 4% Pacific a college educations Other 1% Other 1% 1% Other 11

1. H igh school students learn about college from undergraduates in the Multicultural Engagement Center.

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Asian American/ 4% Pacific Islander AsianAmerican/ American/ Asian 4% PacificIslander Islander 4% Pacific

3. Many UT Outreach students return to campus to enroll

Participants by Race/Ethnicity Hispanic 80% Hispanic 80% 80% Hispanic White 5% White 5% White 5% African American 10% AfricanAmerican American 10% 10% African Asian American 2% AsianAmerican American 2% 2% Asian Other 3% Other 3% 3% Other

to apply towards

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4. Students explore the UT Austin campus during a campus tour.

5. Students learn about college admissions at UT Austin.

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Last year 1,584 students received academic awards and 421 students 421 400 400 Superstar 421 received Superstar Scholarships of 421 ScholarshipsSuperstar Superstar $100 each.

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Message from Dr. Moore Through the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement’s Academic Diversity and Student Engagement Initiatives, the University of Texas at Austin supports students from underserved schools throughout the state. Most of the students who attend underserved schools do not have the same academic opportunities as students whose schools are located in wealthier areas. Our programs through the Longhorn Center for School Partnerships (LCSP) address these inequities by offering students opportunities to succeed academically, to prepare for college and to participate in enrichment activities.

The LCSP programs begin serving students in elementary school through the Neighborhood Longhorns Program and continue serving students throughout high school with the UT Outreach Centers and our dual-credit programs—ChemBridge, Math Masters and SPURS. Students have the opportunity to prepare for college-level work and build the confidence they need to achieve academic and personal goals.

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In collaboration with Texas Athletics, the College of Natural Sciences, the Departments of Rhetoric and Writing, Chemistry, and Mathematics and the Charles A. Dana Center, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement is committed to connecting schools with the best practices found in research and in the field to increase student success.

Dr. Leonard Moore Associate Vice President for Academic Diversity Initiatives and Student Engagement Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts

Acknowledgements from Dr. Walker Within Academic Diversity and Student Engagement Initiatives, the Longhorn Center for School Partnerships (LCSP) is a portfolio of programs that provide college readiness services for underrepresented students, including both academic achievement and college awareness initiatives. The rigorous statewide Pre-College Academic Readiness programs include ChemBridge, SPURS, and Math Masters. The integrated college awareness programs include Neighborhood Longhorns and the UT Outreach Centers in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio. The programs in the LCSP serve more than 10,000 students annually.

With representatives on the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement’s Education Pipeline Council, LCSP plays an important role in providing strategic direction for the division’s pre-college and college programs that work collaboratively to create successful pathways for underrepresented students throughout the education system.

1. A Zavala Elementary School student receives extra help from Amir Emamian, a Neighborhood Longhorns staff member.

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2. Students enjoy college awareness presentations at UT Austin.

3. Dr. Shannon Stokes facilitates a ChemBridge teacher professional development workshop.

4. UT Outreach–San Antonio students enjoy their visit to UT Austin.

5. ChemBridge teachers discuss their lab experiments.

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D i v i s i o n o f D i v e r s i t y a n d C o m m u n i t y E n g ag e m e n t

The University of Texas at Austin • Division of Diversity and Community Engagement

Longhorn Center for School Partnerships Neighborhood Longhorns • UT Outreach • ChemBridge • SPURS • Math Masters Staff Directory Dr. Kenya Walker

Patrick Patterson

Assistant Vice President Longhorn Center for School Partnerships 512-232-4627 kwalker@austin.utexas.edu

Executive Director UT Outreach–Austin and Neighborhood Longhorns Program 512-232-4603 patrickkpatterson@austin.utexas.edu

Celina Ruiz-Snowden

Brian English

Assistant Director Neighborhood Longhorns Program 512-232-4654 hopscotch@austin.utexas.edu

Director, UT Outreach–Dallas 214-426-1233 brian.english@austin.utexas.edu

Paola Rodriguez

Director, UT Outreach–Houston 713-636-6400 kbordelonii@austin.utexas.edu

Program Coordinator Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs 512-232-4611 P.Rodriguez@austin.utexas.edu

Dr. Shannon Stokes Curriculum Coordinator and Lecturer, ChemBridge stokessn@austin.utexas.edu

Eric Dieter Director, Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs 512-232-4700 ericdieter@austin.utexas.edu

Kenneth Bordelon II

Steve Chapa Director, UT Outreach–Rio Grande Valley 956-618-7337 steve.chapa@austin.utexas.edu

Lori Reyes Director, UT Outreach–San Antonio 210-438-6814 lmreyes@mail.utexas.edu

Susan May Senior Program Coordinator, Math Masters Charles A. Dana Center skmay@austin.utexas.edu

Dr. Jane Arledge Lecturer, Math Masters 512-471-0900 arledge@math.utexas.edu

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