Effective Early Outreach on College Campuses
- Math & Science Camp At WSU-Tri Cities
Target:Elementary School Students
Purpose:Provide students with hands-on science learning in a fun and safe environment.
Activities:Eight week-long themed Science Camps are provided to elementary school students on a college campus throughout the summer. Innovative activities and trained instructors engage children in week-long adventures of learning and fun. Students may sign-up for half-day or full-day options. There is a fee, but scholarships are available.
Results:Elementary school students build science skills in a fun and experiential way, while getting acquainted with a college campus.
Contact:
LoAnn Ayers
Washington State University Tri-Cities
(509) 372-7252
ayers@tricity.wsu.edu
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- I'm Going to College
Target:5th & 6th Grade Students
Purpose:Opportunity to experience what college is like and what is needed to pursue that goal.
Activities:Show me the Money, Applying for College, Financial Aid, Scholarships, Grants and Loans.
Results:Knowing how to go, and the importance of high career ambitions and preparation for college.
Contact:
JR Gomez
WSU Early Outreach Program
(509) 372-7288
jrgomez@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
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- Kid's College At Walla Walla Community College
Target:Elementary and Middle School Students
Purpose:Provide an opportunity for elementary school students to spend time on a college campus and, therefore, become more comfortable on a college campus. This will help them gain confidence in tapping into future opportunities provided on a college campus. Kids College also serves as a marketing and recruitment tool for the college.
Event Summary:During summer break, a week of afternoon adventures provides a collection of classes and activities. Classes and activities are led by community representatives and college instructors who provide interactive experiences in an invigorating college environment.
Results:Young students are introduced to new topics and participate in experiential activities on a college campus.
Contact:
Nancy Kress
Walla Walla Community College
(509) 527-4561
nancy.kress@wwcc.edu
Website: http://www.wwcc.edu/CMS/
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- UW In A Day At Toppenish Middle School
Target:Middle and High School Students
Purpose:UW in a Day provided Toppenish School District middle and high school students with the opportunity to find out about college opportunities from over thirty programs at the University of Washington. The event also provided professionals and community members with an opportunity to connect with the UW.
Activities:: One morning, 300 students listened to motivational speakers (provided in the cafeteria) and then were provided the opportunity to visit information booths from over thirty University of Washington programs and departments (set-up in the gymnasium).
Results:Students were reminded how important it is to include college as part of their future plans and then were provided information as to how they can make it happen.
Contact:
University of Washington Educational Outreach
(509) 865-8673
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- Academic Summer Academies At Columbia Basin College
Target:Middle and High School Students
Purpose:Connect secondary students with higher education, while providing them academic support which will help prepare them for college admittance. Summer Academies also provides time for students to become familiar with a college campus and, therefore, become more confident about going to college.
Activities:: The last two weeks in June, summer academies are provided at a local college. Intensive half-day sessions, dedicated to enhancing academic skills, provided interactive learning experiences in a college setting. Sessions are led by college instructors in the morning, Mondays through Thursdays.
Results:Middle and high school students build academic skills, while getting acquainted with a college campus, college instructors and campus life in a supportive setting.
Contact:
Cruz Gonzalez
Columbia Basin College
(509) 542-4430
cgonzalez@columbiabasin.edu
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- Lessons Learned In Early Outreach At Washington State University
Target:Middle and High School Students
Purpose:Connect secondary students with higher education, while providing them academic support which will help prepare them for college admittance. Summer Academies also provides time for students to become familiar with a college campus and, therefore, become more confident about going to college.
Activities:The last two weeks in June, summer academies are provided at a local college. Intensive half-day sessions, dedicated to enhancing academic skills, provided interactive learning experiences in a college setting. Sessions are led by college instructors in the morning, Mondays through Thursdays.
Results:Middle and high school students build academic skills, while getting acquainted with a college campus, college instructors and campus life in a supportive setting.
Contact:
Cruz Gonzalez
Columbia Basin College
(509) 542-4430
cgonzalez@columbiabasin.edu
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- Science And Leadership Camp At Central Washington University
Target:6th Grade Students
Purpose:Provide 6th grade students with hands-on experience with science, to promote leadership skills, academic and personal self-confidence, and the perception that they should attend college, and by participating in the program in a university environment, have the ability to succeed as college students.
Activities:Sixty 6th grade students participated in three days of leadership training and science curriculum on a college campus.
Results:Students gained self-confidence in academics and going to college.
Contact:
Beverly Vifian
Central Washington University
(509) 925-2607
vifianbb@fairpoint.net
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- The Signature Project – How Will You Make Your Mark? At WWCC
Target:6th Grade Students
Purpose:
Introduce 6th grade students to a college campus and possible career options. Event objectives include:
1. Motivate students to succeed in their current studies.
2. Provide students the opportunity to see three different campus programs or training opportunities.
3. Connect relevance of their current school work with their future as an adult.
Activities:In two shifts one morning, 580 students visited a college campus, many for the first time, and explored possible career options. Students were challenged with the question: “How will you make your mark?”
Results:Students spent two hours with a college student mentor and were introduced to three programs provided on campus.
Contact:
Gretchen Hormel-Tomkins
WSU GEAR UP
(509) 524-5163
ghormel-tomkins@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
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- Time To Experience Campus Life And Programs At Whitman College
Target:7th Grade Students
Purpose:Introduce 7th grade students to a college campus, campus activities and campus life. Provide an opportunity for 7th grade students to dream big about life and college. Acquaint students with Whitman campus and some campus activities.
Remind students that the work that they are doing in middle school makes an impact on what they want to do later.
Activities:A day of tours and activities were provided to 350 students. Students were introduced to a college campus, campus activities and campus life.
Results:Students spent the morning with a college student who provided insights about what is like to be in college, while students were introduced to classrooms and extra-curricular activities.
Contact:
Joshua Smith
Whitman College
(509) 527-5176
smithji@whitman.edu
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- Global Voices At Central Washington University
Target:7th Grade Students
Purpose:While visiting a college campus, 7th grade students will work with college students who are learning foreign languages and who are from other countries. During their college visit, 7th grade students will also:
a) Learn phrases from various foreign languages.
b) Experience the culture from countries around the world.
c) Write about the experience at the end of the event.
Activities:College students from Foreign Language Studies and Foreign Exchange Programs are recruited to lead cultural activities for a day. 7th grade students visit a college campus and are introduced to cultures from around the world, while getting acquainted with a college campus and college students.
Results:7th grade students spend time with college students, who introduce them to new cultures and college life. 7th grade students also write about their campus experience.
Contact:
Veronica Gomez-Vilchis
Central Washington University
(509) 963-1347
gomezv@cwu.edu
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- You Can Go To College! At The Evergreen StateCollege
Target:7th Grade Students
Purpose:Provide 7th grade students with an opportunity to truly experience a college campus, which will help students, realize that “Yes, YOU can go to college.”
Activities:The Evergreen State College dedicates one week each spring to providing 450 GEAR UP seventh grade students a day for campus exploration. During that week, 80 to 100 seventh grade students spend 5 hours on Evergreen Campus.
Results:: Once students have spent this time on campus, it is easier for them to include college as part of their long-term vision and plan.
Contact:
Larry Crowley
Oakville School District
crowlel@evergreen.edu
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- Pop Culture Festival At Central Washington University
Target:7th Grade Students
Purpose:7th grade students visit a college campus. While on campus, they participate in sessions led by college students who are majoring in Communication. The sessions are dedicated to the 7th graders being exposed to the following:
a) Media influences and/or affect of pop culture.
b) Objective TV viewing, reading newspapers and magazines more objectively, and increased awareness when listening to their popular music.
c) Long-term goals in education when creating their own rap song.
d) Write about the experience at the end of the event.
Results:7th grade students spend time on a college campus with college students. They are introduced to the influences of media, careers in communications and thinking about their future.
Contact:
Lois Breedlove
Central Washington University
(509) 963-1046
breedlov@cwu.edu
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- 7th Grade Cohort Campus Visits At Eastern Washington University
Target:7th Grade Students
Purpose:Provide students from remote towns the opportunity to explore a college campus, as well as become familiar and comfortable with a college campus. Provide hands-on activities and an interactive experience. Introduce adolescents to new things in a safe environment. Encourage students to take four years of math. Acquaint 7th grade students with what needs to be done to apply for college. Introduce students to a college tuition pay schedule and payment options.
At the end of the day, the students can see themselves in college – the seed is planted; students are talking about college and college programs when they’re returning home.
Activities:During one week in May, groups of 50 to 75 students spent a day on campus. Schools were assigned a day during that week. Students were provided the opportunity to explore a college campus, while being introduced to college admissions requirements, college programs and services.
Results:In one week’s time, 300 students spent time on a college campus and were provided college admissions information.
Contact:
Nancy Thomas
Eastern Washington University
(509) 359-4658
nancy.thomas@mail.ewu.edu
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- Charting Your Course For Success At Walla Walla Community College
Target:8th Grade Students
Purpose:Inspire eighth graders to challenge themselves in high school, to earn their high school diploma and to have a plan for what they want to do in order to increase their options as an adult. Also provide an opportunity to introduce students to Walla Walla Community College. Event objectives include:
Provide an opportunity for students to learn more about themselves and their career interests.
Remind students that it is essential that they graduate from high school.
Enable students to identify their education or training needs in order to help them achieve their career dreams.
Activities:In one morning, 350 students attended a large-group motivational presentation, a large-group college preparation presentation, and three small-group career exploration sessions and ate lunch near College Admissions and Student Services.
Results:Students were introduced to three careers and information about how to prepare for college in high school.
Contact:
Gretchen Hormel-Tomkins
WSU GEAR UP
(509) 524-5163
ghormel-tomkins@earlyoutreach.wsu.edu
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- 9th Grade Career & College Fair At Colville Institute For Extended Learning
Target:9th Grade Students
Purpose:Introduce 9th grade students from throughout the Northeast region of Washington State to a variety of career and college opportunities, while providing them time to experience the Colville Institute for Extended Learning.
Activities:125 students were introduced to a variety of career and college opportunities (tables were set-up “arena style” in the gymnasium), while providing them time to experience the Colville Institute for Extended Learning.
Results:Students were introduced to three careers.
Contact:
Nancy Thomas
Eastern Washington University
(509) 359-4658
nancy.thomas@mail.ewu.edu
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- Destination: Healthcare At Big Bend Community College
Target:9th and 10th Grade Students
Purpose:Destination: Healthcare is an exciting, innovative, fun, educational program designed to provide 9th and 10th grade students with pathways to careers in healthcare.
Activities:125 students participated in a three-day event dedicated to helping students explore careers in healthcare. Learning was achieved on multiple levels including: team work, healthcare career information, healthy living and safety information, world health information, geography, professionalism, creativity and business.
Results:Not only were students introduced to a wide range of healthcare careers, but also gained presentation and problem-solving skills.
Contact:
Kara Garrett
Big Bend Community College
(509) 793-2050
karag@bigbend.edu
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- U-DOC At The University of Washington (UW)
Target:10th and 11th Grade Students
Purpose:U-DOC is a high school summer enrichment program that seeks to foster, affirm and encourage students’ interest in the healthcare professions.
Event Summary:Each summer, the UW School of Medicine's Office of Multicultural Affairs offers a unique opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors who are interested in medicine and dentistry to experience health professions. U-DOC is an intensive 3-week summer program provided to 16 high school students who successfully complete the extensive application process.
Results:High school students are provided an opportunity to explore health care professions. Students are also introduced to the college application process and to campus life. This includes classroom time, study time, assignment deadlines and dormitory living. This experience allows students the time to explore who they are, how they can achieve their goals, and helps affirm that they can indeed go to college. Camp follow-up is comprised of connecting students with community service opportunities that continue career exploration in the medical field.
Contact:
Felicity Abeyta
Program Coordinator
(206) 616-5522
fabeyta@u.washington.edu
Website:http://depts.washington.edu/omca/leadership/
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