1. Connecting Hispanic and African American Students to Colleges & Universities Eunice Vivar High School Counseling Program Planner School District of Palm Beach County

2. Introduction  First Generation College Student

3. History of Historically Black Colleges and Universities  Before the Civil War, higher education for African American students was virtually nonexistent. The few who did receive schooling often studied in informal and sometimes hostile settings. Some were forced to teach themselves entirely.  Most HBCUs were established after the American Civil War with the intention of serving the black community.  Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, defines an HBCU as: “…any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary [of Education] to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation.”

4. HBCU  There are 106 historically black colleges and universities ( HBCUs ) in the United States, including public and private institutions, community and four-year institutions, medical and law schools.  18 states and the District of Columbia - Alabama, Arkansas, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

5. What is a Hispanic-Serving Institution?  A Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is defined as an institution of higher education that – 1)Is an eligible institution 2)Has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application.

6. HSI  409 institutions are considered an HSI.  21 states and Puerto Rico Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington

7. College Enrollment Rates/National  White 70%  Hispanic 62%  Black 56% -College Board

8. College Enrollment Rates/PBC

9. Graduation Rates/National  White 86%  Hispanic 73%  Black 69% -College Board

10. Graduation Rates/PBC  White – 87.5 %  Hispanic – 76.7%  Black – 64.5%

11. Counseling First Generation Students About College  Comprehensive school counseling program area

12. 1) Reach Out Early  Starts in Elementary  ASCA Mindsets  #CollegeFridays

13. 2) Extend the Scope of Your Counsel  Self assessments  Minimal knowledge of post-secondary requirements  Don’t assume any prior knowledge

14. 3) Involve the Family  Parent Nights  Coffee Talks  Community Agencies

15. 4) Give Special Help with College Search & Selection  Many colleges and universities have special programs for first generation students  Given scholarship money by FLDOE

16. 5) Give Special Help With College Applications  Qualifications for waivers of test fees and college applications  Educate about deadlines  Hesitant to complete online forms

17. 6) Give Special Help With Financial Aid Applications and Packages  Easy target for scams  FAFSA

18. 7) Explain What College Will Be Like  How to register  How to park  Housing  Scheduling

19. 8) Work With Organizations  Trio  Scholarship Foundations  State Colleges

20. Evolution of Recruitment Tour in Palm Beach County  8 years  Started with school board request

21. HBCU Tour  Select Schools (4)  2 day tour  Bus

22. HBCU Recruitment Tour  3 days  9 schools  bus

23. HBCU Recruitment Tour  All High schools  Palm Beach County Convention Center  2 days

24. HBCU/HSI Recruitment Tour  All High, Alternative and Charter Schools invited  More Colleges and Universites  2 days  Parent Night

25. Where to Start?  Permission  District priority

26. Designation of lead  Committee  Committee of one?

27. Audience  All schools versus targeted schools  Data, data, data

28. Venue  Schools versus meeting room  $$  Space  Buses/parking

29. Schedule  Venue Schedule

30. Schedule  School Tour Shedule

31. Duration  1 day versus 2  How many schools  How many students

32. Refreshments  Breakfast  Lunch  Night time activity?

33. Parent Night?  Partner with Title 1  Sororities  Fraternities

34. Marketing  Bulletins  Press Release  Radio  Church

35. Sample Bulletin

36. Sample Flyer

37. Where do you advertise?  Schools  Radio  TV  Churches

38. Sponsorships  Defray cost of venue, food  Fraternities, Sororities  Banks

39. Now What?  Schedule/Agenda

40. The BIG DAY  VOLUNTEERS

41. Check-In  Data, data, data

42. Keep Your Representatives Happy  Refreshments  Copies  Gentle reminder of record keeping

43. At the end of the day…  Tallies  Press Release

44. Videos  Year one ALL SCHOOLS https://vodcast.palmbeachschools.org/player/EWKBN  Year two ALL SCHOOLS HBCU/HIS https://vodcast.palmbeachschools.org/player/X5714

45. Press Releases

46. Press Release

47. How Do you Get Started?

48. Brainstorm

49. Questions

50. Thank You  Contact me with any questions: Eunice Vivar eunice.vivar@palmbeachschools.org 561-434-8820