A Promising Connection: Increasing College Access and
Success through Civic Engagement
Campus Compact: Who we are?• A national coalition of 1,100 college and
university presidents representing six million students.
• Committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education.
• Public, private, two-year, four-year• Founded 1985• 35 state affiliate Campus Compacts
Presenters
Maggie Stevens, EdDIndiana Campus CompactExecutive Director
Jacob Vennie-VollrathWisconsin Campus CompactM3C Fellows Program
Director
Michelle SnitgenMichigan Campus CompactAssistant Director for Grant Programs
Renee ZientekMichigan Campus CompactExecutive Director
How did you get to college?
THE RESEARCH: ACCESS
Presidents Leadership Summit
Why a Presidents Leadership Summit?
Why look at Access and Success and its connection to Civic Engagement?
Global College Completion Rates
Civic Engagement: A Call to Action“I call on all Americans to stand up and do what they can to serve their communities, shape our history, and enrich both their own lives and the lives of others across the country.”
-President Barack Obama
Civic Engagement: A Promising Connection
Civic engagement increases student access and success
– H.S. Student: “Service-learning motivates me to keep on going.”
– College Student: “I applied my chemistry skills to water quality problems. I can use this knowledge anywhere in the world.”
Getting through K12 to Higher Ed• Increased attendance rates and decreased
suspensions (Laird & Black, 2002; Ohlson, 2009)
• Improved grade point averages and academic engagement
(Billig, 2007; Kraft, 2003)
• Enhanced sense of self (McGuire, 2006)
• Enhanced social consciousness (Furco, 2002; Lakin, 2006)
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Getting through K12 to Higher Ed
• Facilitation of the transition to adulthood (Nela, Kielsmeier, & Crossley, 2006)
• Greater impact on lower-income, ethnic minority, and at-risk youth
(Cress, Stokamer, & Drummond Hays, 2010; Melchior & Bailis,1999; Scales,2005)
• “Civic engagement is one way to insure that no child is left behind.”
(Gent, 2007)
• In a national study-- 65% of all high school students: motivation increases if classes connect learning with serving.
(Bridgeland, Dilulio, & Wulsin, 2008)
• 77% S-L students indicated that service learning encourages them to work hard
• Only 8% of low performing schools offer service-learning
• Youth from disadvantaged school districts less likely to have college access resources
(College Access, 2004; Darling-Hammond & Bransford, 2005; Evans, 2004)
• and are less likely to have cultural knowledge about college procedures
(Bourdieu, 1977; Zeldin, 2004).
Getting through K12 to Higher Ed
• 90% of college mentors earn college degree
• 90% of mentees better understand how a college degree can help their future
• 75% of mentees better understand which classes will best prepare them for college– 79% African American & 2/3 of American Indian
and Hispanic youth Strongly Agreed
California Campus Compact Youth-to-College Initiative
Getting through K12 to Higher Ed
Michigan Campus Compact: College Positive Volunteerism
Curriculum
What Would You Do with a Million Dollars?
$ 1,000,000 Individuals with bachelor’s degrees earn about $1 million more in a lifetime than a high school graduate 1
- $ 23,000 Average Student Loans for a 4 year degree 2 --------------------------------
$ 977,000 after paying student loans
1 U.S Department of Labor, 20062 National Center for Education Statistics at the US Department of Education, 2008
What could you do with a Million Dollars?
14 Hummers 4
11,108 Tickets to Disney World 3
25 Habitat for Humanity Homes2
2000 water wells1
1 Wine to Water2 Habitat for Humanity3.Disney4 Hummer5 Gucci6 Save the Children
400 Gucci Handbags 5
Sponsor 140 children for 20 years 6
Learn and Serve Grant Program2006 – 2009
Youth Outcomes
Participating youth reported:
• Increased success in school (49.1%)
• Increased interest in going to college (64.5%)
COLLEGE POSITIVE VOLUNTEERISMHELPING K-12 YOUTH TAKE STEPS TOWARD
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
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What is a College Positive Volunteer?
A college student who encourages and serves as a resource for youth, helping them to consider, plan for and pursue higher education.
CPV MOTTO:Where are you going to college?
And How can I help you get there?
CPV Training Goals
1. Understand what it means to be an ambassador of higher education
2. Comfortable having conversations with youth about college
3. Understand that CPVs are RESOURCES
4. Comfortable using the CPV Toolkit
CPV Toolkit
1. Before you Volunteer2. Elementary School3. Middle School4. High School5. Ways to Pay for College6. Additional Resources7. Glossary of Terms
CPV Activities by Length of Service Event-Based Short Term Extended Term
CPV Activities for K-12 Youth Elementary Students Middle School Students High School Students
CPV Activities
www.micampuscompact.org/cpvmain.aspx
CPV Website
Toolkit and Resources
Helpful Websites
About the CPV Program
Contact Us
CPV Expansion
Train the Trainer Resources
College Positive Mentoring
Online Training Module
CPV Spanish Translation
Adapting the Toolkit for Adult Learners
College Positive Activities for Youth with Disabilities
College Positive Activities to do Without a Computer
College Access Resources for Youth in Foster Care
College Positive Activities using MiCAP
GEAR
UP
TRIO Programs
Michigan College
Access Network
Michigan College Advising
Corps
College Goal Sunday
Promise Zones
Achieving the Dream
Community Foundations
Strategic Partnerships
Local College Access Networks
• Partnering on campus
Performing AdvocacyCommunity HealthTransnational ManagementBasic ChemistryColleges of EducationSpanish Language Courses
• Partnering between campus and community
College Positive CampusCollege Readiness ToursMath & Science Summer InstituteResidential ProgramsScholarship Essay Writing WorkshopStudent Panels @ K-12Youth MentoringKalamazoo Hispanic American CouncilK-12 Youth Tutoring Programs
• College Coaching Corps AmeriCorps Program
• Michigan Service Scholars AmeriCorps Program
Learn and Serve Grant Program2006 – 2010
Impact on College Students
College students reported: • Desire to graduate from college more or much more
because of participating in this service-learning program (96.8%)
• Retention rate of participation students was 92 % Average institutional retention rate at 78%
Funders
Department of EducationCollege Access Challenge
Grant Program
What helped you stay in college?
THE RESEARCH: SUCCESS
College Persistence and Completion
• Academic Content• Critical Thinking• Writing• Verbal Communication• Mathematics• Problem-Solving• Leadership• Interpersonal Skills• Cultural Competence• Civic Dispositions
• Retention• Degree Aspirations• H.S. Graduation• College Enrollment• College Degree• Future Engagement
College Persistence and Completion
• Critical thinking(Bowden & Marten, 1998; Cress, 2003; Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005)
• Academic Engagement, Retention, & Graduation
(Astin, 1996; Astin & Sax, 1996; Bringle & Hatcher, 2010; Gallini & Moely, 2003; Kielsmeier, 2009; Prentice & Robinson, 2010; MC3-- The Midwest Campus Compact
Citizen-Scholar, 2010; Vogelgesang, Ikeda, Gilmartin, and Keup, 2002)
• Identifying as future agents of positive community change
(Battistoni, 1997; Cress, Yamashita, Duarte, & Burns, 2010; Colby, Ehrlich, Beaumont, & Stephens, 2003, Eyler & Giles, 1994; Moely, McFarland, Miron, Mercer, & Ilustre,
2002; Gallini & Moely, 2003)
• Enhanced leadership skills(Cress, Astin, Zimmerman-Oster, and Burkhardt, 2001; Moely et al., 2002).
• American Association of Community Colleges– Critical thinking – Academic development– Communications– Leadership and teamwork
• Community College National Center for Community Engagement – Academic learning; degree aspirations – Discipline knowledge; pedagogical strategies– Homeland Security, emergency preparedness
College Persistence and Completion
• Campus Compacts of Northern New England– Retention, academic challenge and engagement,
interpersonal and community engagement
• Midwest Campus Compact Citizen-Scholar Fellowship Program– Retention, academic success
• Higher Education Research Institute– Academic success, interpersonal growth – Faculty engagement, engaged scholarship
College Persistence and Completion
MIDWEST CAMPUS COMPACT CITIZEN – SCHOLAR FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM
Midwest Campus Compact Citizen-Scholar Fellowship Program
• Administered by Wisconsin Campus Compact in close collaboration with participating state campus compacts.
• 7 state program on 47 campuses serving 600 students.
• Focused on first generation, low-income students.
• $1,132 AmeriCorps education award after students complete 300 hours of service with a local nonprofit organization.
Goals of the M3C Fellows Program
Cohort & Peer Network/Mentoring
Model
Facilitate civic
engagement and
campus/ community partnerships
Promote democratic values and citizenship
Provide financialsupport
The Results of the M3C Model
• Retention: Since 2005, 92% of the members who have completed the program return to college the following year.
(2005-2010 Data Collected from Participating M3C Campuses)
• Academic Success: The average GPA of M3C Fellows is 3.15 compared to 2.85 for Pell Grant Eligible students.
(2005-2010 Data Collected from Participating M3C Campuses)
• 94% of members agree or strongly agree that the M3C Program contributed strongly to their academic success.
• 98% of members agree or strongly agree that they can make their community a better place to live.
• Successful program integration and institutional change.
Civic Engagement: A Promising Connection
What has happened since the Presidents Leadership Summit?
• Contact your State Campus Compact Office to see what is planned.
• Share A Promising Connection with partners and use it as a catalyst for conversations and new ideas.
• Look for partnerships across your community and state with campuses, K-12 schools, youth serving agencies, and college access networks.
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Civic Engagement: A Promising Connection
Questions??
Presenters
Maggie Stevens, EdDIndiana Campus CompactExecutive [email protected]
Jacob Vennie-VollrathWisconsin Campus CompactM3C Fellows Program [email protected]
Michelle SnitgenMichigan Campus CompactAssistant Director for Grant [email protected]
Renee ZientekMichigan Campus CompactExecutive [email protected]
