Peer Mentoring Program
The program was implemented to provide information, campus visits and workshops, with involvement from SDSU faculty and student service personnel, making student transition more seamless and assuring greater academic success once students enroll in classes.
Institution:
San Diego State University
Academic Level:
Baccalaureate
Issue Area:
Transfer
Year:
2010
Designation:
SEMILLAS
Key Personnel:
Murillo, Louis
Address:
Office of Collaborative Programs
Address 2:
San Diego State University
Address 3:
5500 Campanile Drive
City:
San Diego
State:
CA
Zip:
92182 Goal/Mission:
This project is designed to build on the success of a prior pilot effort and to focus on the following: 1) Increase the number of students involved in the Southwestern College SDSU Peer Mentoring Program; expand the emphasis to include other students besides Education Opportunity Program transfer students. It is anticipated that as many as 125 students will benefit from this expanded focus. 2) Include San Diego City College in the initiative. It is anticipated that as many as 75 students will benefit from this initiative. 3) Solicit other CSU campuses who want to investigate the feasibility of starting a Peer Counseling Program with their respective local community colleges which serve a significant number of Latino transfer students.
Outcome:
Program targets to expand beyond the original 60-student cohort of the pilot effort to include the other 23 campuses of the California State University. The aim of the program is to improve access to San Diego State University from feeder community colleges that transfer significant Latino students and to increase the success rate of these students in the form of completing their degree in less than six years overall.
Notes:
This program is attempting to replicate promising practices. The evidence of effectiveness for this program is not yet available.
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