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Where Have All The Men Gone?Solving the Dilemma
Is there a recruitment, persistence, and/or graduation challenge for men
of color at your institution?
If so, what are the factors, at your college, that impacts this?
What Does The Data Say?
2010-11 2012-
Created in response to the Maricopa Community College District Minority Male Initiative (MMI) in order to improve the retention and degree completion of minority male students enrolled in Maricopa County Community Colleges. Designed to promote: • Empowerment• Engagement• Success• Leadership• Brotherhood
WHERE DID WE BEGIN?
HIGH INTEREST IN
DEGREECOMPLETION
HIGH INTEREST INTRANSFER
TOBA/BS
NOCOLLEGE
EXPOSURE
FIRSTGENERATIONSTUDENTS
HIGHESTATTRITION
RATEIN DISTRICT
HOW DO YOU GET BUY-IN?• Campus leadership MUST acknowledge that
there is an issue AND that it needs to be solved• Retreat with campus stakeholders AND male
students.• Identify 3 focus areas• Identify the owners/champions• Get people to commit (taskforce, action plans)
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DISTRICT-W
IDE
INITIATIVES
MEN CHAPTERSON ALL
TEN (10)CAMPUSES
LED BY STUDENT OFFICERS
SUPPORTEDBY STAFFADVISORS
MEET REGULARLY.
HOST/PARTICIPATEPROGRAMMATICALLY
ALIGNED EVENTS
4TH ANNUALMEN
CONFERENCE(2014)
ATTENDNATIONAL
LEADERSHIPCONFERENCES
ACADEMICBOOTCAMP
SUMMERLEADERSHIP
RETREAT
ENROLLMENT /ADVISING/ACADEMIC WORKSHOPS/MENTORING
WHERE DO YOU BEGIN?
LET’S TALKImportant Stakeholders
Campus OwnersCampus Champions
Potential Focus Areas
Developing an Academic Component
• Math Summer Bridge• Academic Success Seminars• Test Taking• Writing Strategies• Textbook Reading
Student Academic
Data
• Tutoring • Library Services• Advising• Career Services• Study Sessions
Student Surveys
Institutional Climate
Psychological Factors
Environmental Factors
Societal Factors
Academic Factors
Developing an Academic Component 2.0
Adapted from Advancing Black Male Student Success from Preschool through Ph.D., edited by Shaun R. Harper and J. Luke Wood, published by Stylus Publishing, LLC, Chapter 5: Black Male Collegians in Community Colleges Factors Affecting Their Persistence and Academic Success, J. Luke Wood, Edward Bush, Terence Hicks, and Hassiem A. Kambui, pages 77 - 94, 2016.
To Start a Chapter
• Identify “Advisors”• Invite speakers• Engage with faculty &
community organizations
• Invite student leaders to speak at college & community events
• Identify senior student leaders to mentor younger leaders for sustainability within the Chapter
Induction CeremonyAs Chapters, we focus on • Academic Rigor• Leadership Opportunities• Philanthropic Endeavors• Annual Conference• Mentoring• Study Sessions• Early Registration
Male Empowerment Network
CREATING A SENSE OF PURPOSE
• Academic Success• Empowerment• Engagement• Leadership• Brotherhood
Bridge to Arizona State University• Keep the “Traditions”
• Induction Ceremony• Academic & Leadership
Focus• Network & Collaborate• Honor the
“Brotherhood”
MEN has worked over the last two years to engage a wide cross-sector partnership strategy from around the area.Enlisted(ing) the support and commitment of:• Community• Faith-based• Municipal • Businesses• Workforce development agencies • Community foundations
These groups have pledged to work closely together to supportthe MEN Initiative.
SPONSORSHIPS ● MENTORING ● INTERNSHIPS ● NETWORKING ● GUEST SPEAKERSWORKSHOP VOLUNTEERS/PRESENTERS ● PROFESSIONAL CLOTHING DRIVE
COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONGrowing collaborative of local stakeholders
SUSTAINABILITY• Treat it as an academic/retention program NOT a club• Divide out expenses and have various departments or budgets
“sponsor” specific activities• Incorporate into a class/course – academic interventions• Work with grants and foundation officers to look for solicited AND
unsolicited opportunities• Use “loaned executive” approach to secure a campus
coordinator(s)• Move the needle on matriculation/persistence• Have public awards and celebrations to showcase student success
Felicia L. Ganther, J.D.Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs@ [email protected]
Rosslyn R. Knight, M. Ed.Faculty Chair/ Reading and ESL@ Rio [email protected]
Jill L. Wendt, Ph.D.Asst Director of Student and Cultural Engagement@ [email protected]
