Student Success &
Retention Services
(SSRS)
Summer
Bridge
First Year Experience
Puente Project
Sankofa Scholars Program
SSRS MISSION
 to
create an enhanced academic and
retention support program to enable
academic success
Summer Bridge



Eases transition from high school to
college
4-unit course, Life Skills in Higher
Education
1-unit Orientation to College
SUMMER BRIDGE
Why Participate?

Meet other first-time college students

Learn what’s needed to succeed in college

Early enrollment in First Year Experience
First Year Experience
 Three
(3) linked courses Fall, Winter,
& Spring quarters including:
– English classes: writing & reading
classes through your first collegelevel composition course. Linked
with:
– Additional college-level classes such
as sociology, arts, psychology,
economics
First Year Experience
Why Participate?
 Remain
with the same group of
students during your first year
 Earn up to 45 general education
units in one year
 Learn from fantastic faculty
Puente Project
English Instruction
 English
Writing (EWRT 211) – Fall
quarter
 English Writing (EWRT 1A) – Winter
Quarter – transfer-level course
 Exploration of Mexican
American/Latino experience, history
and culture
Puente Project
Counseling
 Puente
counselor to prepare
Puentistas for transfer
 HUMA
20, Life Skills in Higher
Education – Fall quarter
 COUN 80, Latina/o Issues in Higher
Education – Winter quarter
Puente Project
Mentoring
 Academically
& professionally
successful mentors from the
community
 Provide resources for Puente
students, family, and the
community
Sankofa Scholars
Program
 Affiliated
Program
with state-wide Umoja
 Addresses
retention, persistence and
success of African-ancestry students
although open to all students
 Enables
students to see themselves
within a positive historical and cultural
context
Sankofa Scholars Program
 Integrated
instruction and
student services
 Courses with emphasis on
African Ancestry history and
literature
 Counseling
 Mentoring
Benefits of SSRS Programs
Supportive
community of
students and staff
Outstanding teaching
faculty, counselors, and
staff who care about your
success
Benefits (continued)
 Counseling:
personal
 Peer
academic, career, and
Advisors
 Home-base
◊ Field
trips
and cultural
events
Social
activities
Benefits (continued)
 Tutoring
 Study
groups
 Workshops
 Computer
lab for SSRS students only
SUMMER BRIDGE
First Year
Experience
Sankofa
AAPI
FYE
PUENTE
COUN. 100 CLASS
PUENTE Learning
Community
STAFF
Alicia Cortez
Puente Coordinator/
Counselor
Howard Irvin
Dean of Counseling &
Matriculation
David Coleman
SSRS Director/Counselor
Patty Guitron, SB/FYE
Coordinator/Counselor
Pauline Wethington
Counselor
Trish Rios Gibson
Counselor
Will Madden
Academic Advisor
Maria Perezalonso
Academic Advisor
Dina Crumpton
Administrative Asst.
Angelita Pabros, Division
Administrative Asst.
Graduating SSRS Peer Advisors
Tigist Keneni
UC San Diego
Whitnee Garrett
UC Berkeley or UC Davis
Luis Carrillo
San Francisco State
Heart Iloa
UC Los Angeles
2009-2010 SSRS Peer Advisors
Kadija Munye
Danny Briones
Sophia Hyatt
SUCCESS!!!!