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ENGAGING! First Generation, FTIC Commuter Students

Mari L. Nicholson-Preuss, Ph.D. Director, University Honors Program

Katrina Borders, M.Ed. Director, S.T.A.R. Program

John Hudson, Ph.D. Director, Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

C h r i s B i r c h a k , P Dean, University College h . D .

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# W e A r e G a t o Demographics & History r s

} 14, 438 Students Fall 2 0 1 4 ( + 5 } Non-Residential Urban e % F a l l c 2 0 1 3 ) P n u b l i c U } Nationally designated a n i v e r s i l t y G H S I a n d M } S a I 42% Hispanic t } 26% African American A } 65% FTIC Pell Eligible ( 2 0 1 3 )

} 2009 Freshman Summer Success Program (FSSP) e } 2010 Convocation & n i Common Reader l e } 2013 Admission Standards m —End of Open Enrollment i T } 2013 S.T.A.R. Program “Summer Fast Track” } 2014 Highest Fall Enrollment in UHD History

Journey to a Common Intellectual Experience UHD’s Common Reader and Freshman Convocation

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A Tradition in the Making 700 600 500 400 Males Females 300 Total 200 100 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Convocation Attendance since 2010

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} Outliers (2010) } The Immortal Life of Common Reading Henrietta Lacks (2011) Selections and Process } Mountains Beyond Mountains (2012) } The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (2013) } A Lesson Before Dying (2014) BIG READ! } Into the Beautiful North (2015)

} Who? } What? a d } When? g a n } Where? e i R t } Why? a n e o } How r C m } Successes m } Challenges? o C

Collaboration! Stakeholders, Resources and Critical Mass

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Who? FTICs Self Select F When? 4 Day Sessions . S } . S . Where? One Main P How? Grants & Collaboration } . a t } a Why? IT WORKS!!! } G l a } n c FSSP alumni consistently out perform the student body in terms of GPA, Retention e and Graduation Rates, and overall engagement in the university community

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S } Who? All FTICS . T } When? First Year . A } Bridge, Welcome, Orientation, . R } What? . P r } How? Title V Grant o } Why? Transition & Retention CAPS a g G r a l m a n a c Retention rates for students in the t e summer bridge program are 10% than that of all FTICs!

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H o n o r D s e 2 v 0 e 1 l 2 o - p 2 i 0 n 1 g University Honors Program and its 4 Affiliated Honor Societies

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Outreach Efforts to Engage the Community

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In Retrospect: Strategies and Possibilities