Chapter Solution Sharing
Chapter
Challenge
AAMU
Mentor quality
ASU
Long-distance partner HS
Solution(s)/Strategies/Resources -
Recruit more senior undergrads and grad students (rather than professors)
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Try to provide credit for mentors to earn through experience
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Have teacher take more responsibility
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Pick mentors from that local community
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Find other resources/community colleges in that local community to connect with the HS
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Do two meetings a month o
1/mo mentors/coordinator go from university to HS
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1/mo students go to university
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Use Skype as a supplemental meeting tool for students and mentors
Ark
Late coordinator hire
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Linking new hire with past employees to share info
CSU
Student motivation throughout program
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Provide fun activities, especially early on
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Provide incentives for students (gift cards)
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Field trips
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Allow students to develop their own project topic (emotional investment in project)
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Recruit students from outside Federal Trio programs.
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Being connected to existing chapters for ideas, reassurance – build chapter network/comfort for more open communication directly between chapters
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Work closely with lead teacher
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Creating her schedule/sticking with it – do something!
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Provide fun activities throughout process to maintain enthusiasm
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Include True Colors empowerment exercises as part of programming
KSU
LSU
Program timing (not starting on time)
Retention/motivation
UCD
Mentor quality/motivation
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Have program staff meet with graduate student coordinators to provide additional support
UNL
Motivation; mentor pairing (students choosing same mentors)
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Provide more student-mentor icebreakers
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Allow for longer time before pairing
WVU
Retention/motivation
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Increase recruitment of students
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Be more selective of who is allowed in the program – revised student application form; one-on-one conversations with the student
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Have more meetings – especially venting sessions for students (sharing circles, one-on-one w/coordinator(s))
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Focus more on freshmen and sophomores b/c they have fewer commitments and are more enthusiastic
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Offer scholarship/incentive for every student that finishes
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Bring out intrinsic incentives/motivation for students, in addition to other incentives (Shawn Moore does “True Colors” workshop)