Latino Students – On-Demand Training

Data-Driven, Culturally Informed Programs & Services to Support Student Success & Degree Completion

Is your institution successful in enrolling, retaining, and graduating your Latino students?

Now, more than ever, institutions need to renew their focus on designing identity conscious, asset-based, and culturally relevant initiatives and support programs that promote Latino student success and degree completion.

Our expert presenters, who work at HSI’s, will break down the current national demographic and trend data on enrollment, retention, and persistence to graduation. They will share the emerging evidence-based persistence strategies for Latino students and how crucial creating culturally-engaging and culturally-relevant opportunities validate and proactively engage these students both socially and academically.

Engage your faculty and staff to utilize this data and these strategies in and out of the classroom to foster a sense of belonging and holistic wrap-around support to increase retention, persistence, and graduation rates.

Topics Covered

Get crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:

• Utilize the current national data and research to make informed decisions, create wrap-around support programs and act to ensure you meet the unique needs of your Latino students.
• Design support programs to meet students at their academic point of development, recognize their unique circumstances, and embrace their cultural backgrounds to create a sense of belonging and resiliency.
• Create initiatives that support culturally engaging and relevant opportunities to proactively engage them both socially and academically.
• Engage your faculty and staff to utilize national and trend data to foster a sense of belonging and holistic support both in and out of the classroom.
• Build a campus-wide support system and identify community resources to ensure your Latino students can overcome potential barriers to ensure their academic and social success.
• Explore creative ways to include and engage families in their student educational journey from the recruitment process through graduation.

Presenters

Dr. Amy Golden currently serves as Assistant Dean of Students and Executive Director for TRIO Programs at Arizona State University.
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Mercedes Amador is currently serving as the Executive Director for Student Development at Saint Xavier University located in Chicago, Illinois.
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