Collaborating with Renaissance Scholars to serve overlooked undergraduate student populations SSERC Symposium May 31, 2019 Renaissance Scholars Program (RSP) and Student Success Equity Research Center (SSERC) Dr. Ruby Hernandez; Angel Mora; Elizabeth Moya, MSW; Sara Radoff, MA
Renaissance Scholars Program S tudents in the Renaissance scholars program include undergraduate students who belong to the communities of: Pushout from their homes due to ● their LGBTQ identity Former foster youth ● ● Formerly incarcerated Former wards of the court ● ● Children of parent/guardians who Experienced homelessness prior to ● have been incarcerated UCSC Forcible separation: ● ● Neglect in their homes deportation/refugee ● Guardians with severe mental illness or substance abuse 2
Show Resiliency Against Educational Barriers Disrupted Education Home Instability ● ● School Enrollment Issues ● Difficult to Reach ● ● Mental Health Concerns (Amili 2016; Arroyo 2015; Brabeck, K. M., Lykes, M. B., & Hunter, C., 2014; Clayton 2017; Conners, et.al, 2003; Enhow 2018; Gupton, 2017; Salazar, 2012; Hirano, 2014; Huang, Fernandez, Rhoden & Rigaud, 2018; Lenette, 2016; Miller,, Hess, Bybee, & Goodkind, 2018; Phan,2018;Reupert, A., & Maybery, D., 2007; Rojas-Flores, L., Clements, M. L., Hwang Koo, J., & London, J. (2017); Salazar, Haggerty,& Roe, 3 2016. Skobba, Meyers, &i Tiller, 2018; Tabak, et.al., 2016.; Tierney,2017)
Purpose of Study Deepen the program’s understanding of: ● Who they serve Effects of the program on particular student outcomes ● ● Kinds of services different groups of students value and need 4
Participatory Action Research Team Sara Radoff, STARS Director ● Angel Mora, RSP Intern/SSERC RA ● Ruby Hernandez, Postdoctoral Scholar ● Elizabeth Moya, RSP Program Advisor ● & Research Coordinator at SSERC SSERC Undergraduate Research Assistants: ● Leanne Grace Novo Aaron Roldan Alex Piper Alexis Calleros Christy Kobayu 5
Design Multimethod: Interviews Only Conducted by a SSERC RA/RSP Compensation: $25 Amazon gift card ● ● student Recorded & Transcribed ● ● Recruited by RSP staff & snowball ● Preliminary stages of being No demographics/Pseudonym analyzed using grounded theory ● Topics: Collected 9 thus far (Goal: 10) ● ○ Experiences in RSP ○ ○ Improvements for RSP 6
What opportunities does RSP provide for Renaissance Scholars?
“Sanctuary” 8
Involvement/ Engagement with RS Community 9
Student needs within RSP?
Outreach/Recruitment 11
Housing 12
Targeted Programming 13
Stafg 14
Summary Findings/Implications RSP provides purpose and a place to engage on campus, potentially improving ● retention RSP provides acceptance and stability to invisible populations (place & similar ● communities) ● Student outreach/recruitment is complicated by their status Housing and staff are in high demand for students ● ● Students unique difficulties require specialized staff & programming 15
Campus Recommendations Broadly, steady funding each year as likely more students enter into RSP ● ○ More staff at RSP, especially representative of communities Further efforts towards stability ● ○ Continuity of housing (replicating instability), funding (especially summer housing) Broader understanding of RSP among campus staff ● Staff have program information & aware of community indicators ○ ● Partnering with others on campus to create a coordinated effort to reach communities 16
Acknowledgements Renaissance Scholars Program (RSP) ● ● Student Transfer and Re-Entry Services (STARS) Student Success Equity Research Center (SSERC) ● ● Dr. Sam Foster, Dr. Rebecca Covarrubias, Dr. Margarita Azmitia SSERC Research Assistants: Angel Mora, Aaron Roldan, Alex Piper, Alexis ● Calleros, Christy Kobayu, Leanne Grace Novo, Matt Betts, & Jeremy Del Carpio 17
Question How can you or other programs on campus become involved to help serve RSP community students? What recommendations do you have? 18
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