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• Essential Strategies that Support CAMP Student
  Retention

Josh Rutland, Recruiter Grabiela Ramirez,
Retention Counselor
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• Essential Strategies that Support CAMP Student
  Retention

• Agenda
• Overview
• Best Practices
• Recruitment
• Financial Services and Assistance
• Academic and Personal Skills
• Follow-up Services
• Retention Program
• Resources
• Q A

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College Persistence

• Academic Development
• Faculty Concern
• Faculty interest in students
• Quality of college environment

Source Evelyn LeSure-Lester Chapman University,
California
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Best Practices Recruitment

• Collaborative relationship exists
  between CAMP and Migrant Education Agencies
• Build and maintain positive rapport with
  students
• Recruitment of siblings of former CAMP
  participants

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Best Practices Financial Services and Assistance

• Close working relationship with colleges
  financial aid officer
• Personal assistance with FAFSA report
• Financial support for testing, SAT/ACT exams, and
  CLEP

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Best Practices Financial Services and Assistance

• Financial incentives such as monthly stipends
• Employment opportunities in HEP/CAMP program
• Employment opportunities in the community

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Best Practices Development of Academic and
Personal Skills

• CAMP orientation program
• Advising and scheduling assistance
• Encourage enrollment in freshmen seminar courses
• Academic and personal counseling

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Best Practices Development of Academic and
Personal Skills

• Build positive relationship with faculty and
  staff
• Skill enhancement workshops
• Engagement in college clubs and activities
• Career development counseling

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Best Practices Development of Academic and
Personal Skills

• Referral to Student Support Services
• Careful monitoring of academic progress report
• Peer tutoring in math and English
• Daily tutoring in academic coursework

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Best Practices Development of Academic and
Personal Skills

• Service learning opportunities
• Path to Scholarships workshop
• Summer internship opportunities
• SAF, INROADS, and Bert Corona Leadership
  Institute

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Best Practices Follow-up Services

• Survey participants using tracking data
  collection
• Identify summer job opportunities for students
• National Student Clearinghouse

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National Student Clearinghouse

• Results of our search of the National Student
  Clearinghouse for CAMP students for
• Cohort 2004-2005
• Cohort 2005-2006
• Cohort 2006-2007
• 96 records were submitted
• 79 records were found with subsequent attendance
• Results included a control report, an aggregate
  report, and a student-specific report

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National Student Clearinghouse Results
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National Student Clearinghouse Results
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The Goizueta Foundation
The purpose of The Goizueta Foundation is to
assist organizations that empower individuals and
families through educational opportunities to
improve the quality of their lives.
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The Goizueta Foundation
History
Mr. Roberto C. Goizueta established The Goizueta
Foundation in 1992 to provide financial
assistance to educational and charitable
institutions.  The Foundation is a
private, general purpose, grant-making foundation
which includes a limited staff and an Executive
Committee comprised of five people. 
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History at ABAC Hispanic/Latino Retention Program

• The year 2004 implemented the first collaboration
  with The Goizueta Foundation.
• The College of Advancement at ABAC brought forth
  a proposal to The Goizueta Foundation to
  establish a scholarship for Hispanic/Latino
  students at ABAC.
• In August of 2007 a second grant was written to
  The Goizueta Foundation.
• Retention of first year CAMP students.

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Hispanic/Latino Retention Program
Programs Available

• Currently there are three (3) programs available
  at ABAC provided by The Goizueta Foundation.
• Scholars Scholarship
• Retention Program
• Need-Based Scholarship
• These three programs are focused with the same
  goal in mind to enroll, retain, and graduate
  Hispanic/Latino students.

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Hispanic/Latino Retention Program
Scholars Scholarship
The intent of the Goizueta Foundation Scholars
Scholarship is to fully support the cost of an
academic year which includes unfunded tuition,
fees, books, and other expenses related to the
cost of education to the extent available funds
allow.
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Hispanic/Latino Retention Program
Scholars Scholarship

• Eligibility Criteria
• Be of Hispanic/Latino Descent
• Accepted to ABAC
• Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher
• Be able to demonstrate a financial need
• Reside in the United States
• This scholarship is a competitive, academic
  scholarship
• Residency status is not considered for this
  scholarship

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Hispanic/Latino Retention Program
Retention Program
The purpose of the Hispanic/Latino Retention
Program is to retain students after they have
successfully completed their first year at
ABAC. Priority is given to CAMP students.
Application Process This program allows these
students to continue their second year of college
by assisting them with unfunded tuition, fees,
books, room, and board.
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Hispanic/Latino Retention Program
Retention Program

• Eligibility Criteria
• Be of Hispanic/Latino descent
• Successfully completed one year of college at
  ABAC
• Eligible for federal financial aid (FAFSA)
• Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 or above
• Willing to participate in community service
• For this scholarship, residency status is
  considered

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Hispanic/Latino Retention Program
Need-Based Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to equalize
the tuition rate or help defray the cost of
college when federal, state or private funds are
inadequate for Hispanic/Latino students accepted
at ABAC. This scholarship is not intended to
provide a complete financial support package to
each student. This scholarship does intend to
provide some financial assistance to make access
to college a reality.
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Hispanic/Latino Retention Program
Need-Based Scholarship

• Eligibility Criteria
• Be of Hispanic/Latino descent
• Reside in the United States
• Be accepted to ABAC
• Demonstrate financial need
• Residency status is not considered for this
  scholarship
• Ineligible for CAMP, The Scholars Scholarship,
  or the Retention Program

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Best Practices Hispanic/Latino Retention Program

• Retention orientation program
• Skill enhancement workshops
• Build positive relationship with faculty and
  staff
• Involvement in campus clubs and activities
• Social Activities

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Best Practices Hispanic/Latino Retention Program

• Careful monitoring of academic progress reports
• Academic and personal counseling
• Personal assistance with FAFSA
• Service learning opportunities
• Four-year college transfer and admissions support

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Hispanic/Latino Retention Program Retention
Results
Former CAMP students
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Hispanic/Latino Retention Program Retention
Results
Former CAMP students by Cohort
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Best Practices Hispanic/Latino Retention Program
Testimonials

• I found out about a scholarship opportunity to
  help me pay for my second year of college.
  Evelyn Fuentes, Nursing major
• I decided to come to ABAC because of the CAMP
  program and I continued because of the Retention
  Program scholarship. Jonathan Luna, Criminal
  Justice major
• I wanted to come back to ABAC because there was
  opportunities for me here. Marisa Herrera,
  Psychology major
• The reason I decided to stay at ABAC after my
  first year was because of the opportunity to be
  in the Retention Program. Gustavo Resendiz,
  Nursing major

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Resources

• The Goizueta Foundation
• http//www.goizuetafoundation.org/
• The Goizueta Foundation at ABAC
• http//www.abac.edu/foundation/Scholarships/other_
  scholarships.htm
• Path to Scholarships
• http//www.needcollegemoney.com/
• FASFA
• http//www.fafsa.ed.gov/
• INROADS Internships
• http//www.inroads.org/
• SAF Internships
• www.saf-unite.org

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Resources

• Bert Corona Leadership Institute
• www.bcli.info
• Student Support Services
• http//www.ed.gov/programs/triostudsupp/index.html
  
• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
• www.abac.edu
• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
• CAMP Website
• www.abac.edu/camp
• Darton College Ropes Course
• Michael.white_at_darton.edu

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Contact Information
Josh Rutland, Recruiter College Assistance
Migrant Program jrutland_at_abac.edu 229-391-4884 Gr
abiela Ramirez, Retention Counselor The
Hispanic/Latino Retention Program gramirez_at_abac.ed
u 229-391-4885