David Kenton, JD Grace Gowdy , MSW

1. Unconquered ScholarsAn Initiative of the Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement at Florida State University David Kenton, JD Grace Gowdy, MSW

2. Outline of Presentation • Program Introduction • History • Demographics • Program Structure • Student Involvement in Program • Program Evaluation

3. Program Introduction • CARE: Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement Retention Office for first-generation Pell-eligible college students • Unconquered Scholars: facilitated through CARE Initiative targeting the retention of CARE students who were formerly in foster care, relative care, or a ward of the State

4. Program Introduction

5. Program Introduction

6. Program Structure Highlights

7. Student Involvement in Program To help articulate the program further, here is a list of the student’s involvement in the program.

8. Program Evaluation • Surveys given at the beginning of each Fall and Spring semester covering three of the four program pillars: academic readiness, social support, and financial literacy. • The crisis management pillar is measured by the number of referrals the Coordinator makes to the on-campus resource network. • For the 2013 – 2014 school year, our evaluation is as follows:

9. Questions? David Kenton: dkenton@fsu.edu Grace Gowdy: gambrose@fsu.edu CARE Office: care@fsu.edu