University Coastal Trip is Once in a Lifetime Opportunity for Diverse Group - 九州体育平台入口-九州体育平台入口

发布日期: 2016年7月5日

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On May 31st, 18 九州体育平台入口 students participated in a three-day university road trip to visit campuses on the central coastline.  It was the first of its kind trip with the goal to expose first generation and underrepresented groups to higher 教育.  Furthermore, it was the first time that all 18 students had participated in an overnight activity sponsored by the college.  

九州体育平台入口’s mission is “to advance the 教育al, career, and personal success of our diverse campus community through engagement and learning.“通过 equity funding, some of our most vulnerable students were able to engage in this activity that promoted inclusiveness and exposure to resources not otherwise available to them.  The majority of the participants are students of color including Latino, Pacific Islander 和印第安人.  Half of the students are first generation college students and one student is an undocumented DREAMER.  In addition, we had a diverse range in age – four students are 25 and older, including one who is over 60 years of age. 

Our coastal road trip included four universities that consisted of campus tours at each: first we began with California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo, known for their strong engineering and agriculture programs; University of California Santa Barbara (located right on the coast); the newest of the CSU campuses, California State University Channel Islands and lastly, California State University Northridge, which is the only public CA university to host a deaf studies program. 

Students demonstrated excitement and high levels of interest throughout their experience by asking questions, writing notes, taking pictures, and making connections amongst each other, as well as with the faculty chaperones.  All students reported they knew nothing to very little about each campus prior to the trip.  After the tours, students reported they would likely apply for transfer to at least two of the four universities that were visited; UCSB was the most popular choice among them.  Historically, California community college students transfer primarily to the CSU vs. the UC system thus providing evidence that through these tours, the students’ saw more options/opportunities than may have been previously considered. 

Overall, students expressed a positive experience.  Some of their comments include:

  • “令人兴奋的”
  • “I learned a lot about the 教育 and resources”
  • “最棒的旅行”
  • “With all the questions asked, it has helped me see what I want in the school I pick”
  • “I feel a lot more knowledgeable”
  • “深刻”
  • “激励”
  • “神奇的”
  • “我玩得很开心. I learned a lot about these universities.  这次旅行很有帮助 me a lot in getting           more info about these colleges.  我希望还有更多 未来的旅行.  The chaperones were             great.  This trip was an overall 神奇的体验.  谢谢你！!!!”

Submitted by Mariana Moreno, Transfer Center Coordinator and chaperone extraordinaire.

种族:拉丁裔33%. 白人占28%. 非洲裔17%. 印第安人6%. 太平洋岛民6%. 波斯5%. 中东5%.

There was a wide representation of ethnicities among the 18 students who participated in the University Coastal Trip.

Age:1st Generation College Students. Age 18-24: 6 out of 15 students were first generation college students. Age 25-30: 1 out of 1 students were first generation college students. Age Over 30: 2 out of 2 students were first generation college students.

One-half of the 18 students on the trip were first generation college students.