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An Overview of our Student Mentoring Program

An Overview of our Student Mentoring Program. Victor Saenz, PhD Associate Professor & Executive Director, Project MALES University of Texas at Austin Engaging a Campus, Serving a Community Longhorn Center for Civic Engagement March 27 th , 2014. WHAT IS Project MALES?. *NEW*

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An Overview of our Student Mentoring Program

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  1. An Overview of our Student Mentoring Program Victor Saenz, PhD Associate Professor & Executive Director, Project MALES University of Texas at Austin Engaging a Campus, Serving a Community Longhorn Center for Civic Engagement March 27th, 2014

  2. WHAT IS Project MALES? *NEW* Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color Research Agenda Project MALES Student Mentoring Program Student Mentors/ Work-Studies Project MALES Student Council Latino Male Educational Success (K-16) Summer 2013 Launch; 14 institutional members (K-16)

  3. 3 What are the goals forProject MALES?

  4. 4 Project MALES Student Mentoring ProgramCURRENT PARTNERS • University of Texas – Austin • Division of Diversity and Community Engagement • Project MALES • Longhorn Center for Academic Excellence • UT Elementary School (*new partner) • Communities in Schools – Central Texas • XY-Zone • Travis High School (Austin ISD) • Lanier High School (Austin ISD) • Reagan High School (Austin ISD)

  5. 5 Project MALES Student Mentoring Program – Brief History

  6. 6 Project MALES Student Mentoring ProgramSTRUCTURE

  7. 7 Project MALES – LEARNING OUTCOMES/SKILLS

  8. 8 Project MALES - ACHIEVEMENTS • Funding/Support • Greater Texas Foundation • Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation • Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board • UT- Austin Division of Diversity and Community Engagement • National/State Recognition • College Access Award, Hispanic Scholarship Consortium • Mentoring Award, UTSA Mentoring Summit (Jan. 2014 • Mentions in: Diverse Magazine, Think Progress, Chronicle of Higher Education, Journal of Hispanic Higher Education • Partnerships with College Board & Institute of Higher Education Policy • Community Engagement/Raising Awareness • Annual UT Latino Male Symposium • Feria Para Aprender – since 2012 • Con mi MADRE • Fathers Active in Communities & Education (FACE) • Techcommunidad @ Dove Springs neighborhood • TG, College Access and Affordability Telethon

  9. 9 Project MALES - FUTURE • Service Learning Course – Fall 2014 • Through College of Liberal Arts • Reading assignments and critical discussions on mentoring and experiences of male youth in schools • Local Expansion of Mentoring Efforts • Middle Schools and Elementary Schools • Already at U.T. Elementary School • Partnership with Male Mentoring Initiatives • African American Male Research Initiative (AAMRI) @ UT-Austin • ACC & AISD efforts • Statewide Collaborations • Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color

  10. Consortium Membership FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS University of Texas Texas State University University of North Texas University of Texas San Antonio Prairie View A&M University* TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS El Paso CC District Austin Community College District Palo Alto College San Antonio College Northeast Lakeview College South Texas College Tarrant County College District Lone Star College District INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS La JoyaISD Austin ISD El Paso ISD* * New members

  11. The GOOD NEWS: A Growing Chorus

  12. What can we do about academic success for males of color?

  13. Thank You! • Project MALES Executive Staff • Victor B. Sáenz, PhD, Exec. Director • Associate Professor, UT-Austin • Enrique Romo, PhD, • Director, Project MALES, UT-Austin • Luis Ponjuan, PhD, Co-Director • Associate Professor, Texas A&M University For more info: www.projectmales.org Program Staff Sarah L. Rodriguez Claudia Garcia Louis Jorge Segovia Jose Del Real Mike Gutierrez Victor B. Saenz, Ph.D. vsaenz@austin.utexas.edu

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