Proyecto Pa'Lante is a recruitment and educational assistance program. It provides academic support services to primarily Latino students from Chicago and the surrounding suburbs that demonstrate academic potential, but may not meet general admission requirements. Proyecto Pa'Lante students are provided with personal and academic support services designed to increase scholastic achievement and persistence towards graduation. It is a two-year support program that admits approximately one hundred students per year and serves about three hundred students at any given time. In addition, it offers integral information about surviving and excelling in college such as success strategies and coping mechanisms, as well as share personal anecdotes about being students at Northeastern Illinois University through our one on one advising and through our college success courses that are taught by Proyecto Pa’Lante staff. Proyecto Pa’Lante is housed in the area of Academic Development which provides quality academic and support service programs for NIU students. Academic Development works to establish and continue liaisons between all support services within the University; encourages innovative approaches to instruction; assists under-prepared students; collaborates with other institutions in support of programs and services for entering student populations; and coordinates a series of annual Heritage conferences.
Institution:
Northeastern Illinois University
Academic Level:
Baccalaureate
Issue Area:
Outreach
Issue Area:
Support Services
Year:
2007
Designation:
Examples of Excelencia
Designation:
Finalist
Key Personnel:
Diaz, Teresita
Address:
Northeastern Illinois University
Address 2:
Classrm Bldg Rm 4029
Address 3:
5500 N. St Louis Avenue
City:
Chicago
State:
IL
Zip:
60625 Website:
Goal/Mission:
Proyecto Pa'Lante is at the Northeastern Illinois University—the only Hispanic Serving Institution in the Midwest. The Program is committed to: recruiting primarily Latino students who demonstrate academic potential but do not meet general admission requirements; providing support in the areas of academic advisement, tutoring, vocational, career, personal, and financial counseling; providing an environmental support system relevant to the development of a positive self-image and a feeling of belonging.
Outcome:
Since 2002, Proyecto Pa’Lante has graduated 143 students from Northeastern Illinois University and has an 80% persistence rate from year one to year two at the University, which is higher than the cohort of students who are not participating in Proyecto Pa’Lante. In addition, 345 students during the past five years have been recognized for academic achievement having earned at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Proyecto Pa’Lante students are also persisting at a better rate on average from their first year to their second year. Since Proyecto Pa’Lante is a two year program, the persistence rates are further evidence that it is contributing to the students’ success.
Notes:
General Phone Number: (773) 442-5460
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