Student Success

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Summer Scholars

Project Status: Monitor/Assess

The Summer Scholars is a three-week summer program followed by a year-long academic workshop that supports early access to campus resources, community, and academic coursework to ease the transition from high school/community college to college. 

Accomplished

AY 2023-2024

  • Adjusted Program to allow for Labor Day on September 2nd - added a half hour to each instructional day
  • Housing is - once again -  free for Scholars who have an AY Housing contract.
  • Removed the SSP lottery previously open to all students to enable the advancement of all required students

In Progress

AY 2023-2024

  • Working with Summer Scholars Advisory Committee to provide updated information to all incoming first-year students with less than a 3.0 GPA based on the new requirement passed by Faculty Senate in the Spring 2023
  • Currently hiring Instructors and Peer Mentors
  • Working on piloting Summer version of UNST 199: Qualities in Math Confidence  - available to Summer Scholars
  • Creating an SSP workshop survey to be sent out next week for Scholar feedback

Project Team

Sponsor: Erica Wagner
Project Leads: Shoshana Zeisman-Pereyo and Sonja Taylor
Project Coordinator: Lexi Valbjorn
Team: Andrea Garrity and Lexi Valbjorn
Collaborators: University Studies, Global Diversity and Inclusion, Admissions, Advising and Career Services, Transfer and Returning Students Resource Center