Chapter Solution SharingChapter Challenge Solution(s)/Strategies/Resources

AAMU Mentor quality - Recruit more senior undergrads and grad students (rather than professors)

- Try to provide credit for mentors to earn through experience

ASU Long-distance partner HS - Have teacher take more responsibility

- Pick mentors from that local community

- Find other resources/community colleges in that local community to connect with the HS

- Do two meetings a month

o 1/mo mentors/coordinator go from university to HS

o 1/mo students go to university

- Use Skype as a supplemental meeting tool for students and mentors

Ark Late coordinator hire - Linking new hire with past employees to share info

CSU Student motivation throughout program

- Provide fun activities, especially early on

- Provide incentives for students (gift cards)

- Field trips

- Allow students to develop their own project topic (emotional investment in project)

- Recruit students from outside Federal Trio programs.

KSU Program timing (not starting on time)

- Being connected to existing chapters for ideas, reassurance – build chapter network/comfort for more open communication directly between chapters

- Work closely with lead teacher

- Creating her schedule/sticking with it – do something!

LSU Retention/motivation - Provide fun activities throughout process to maintain enthusiasm

- Include True Colors empowerment exercises as part of programming

UCD Mentor quality/motivation - Have program staff meet with graduate student coordinators to provide additional support

UNL Motivation; mentor pairing (students choosing same mentors)

- Provide more student-mentor icebreakers

- Allow for longer time before pairing

WVU Retention/motivation - Increase recruitment of students

- Be more selective of who is allowed in the program – revised student application form; one-on-one conversations with the student

- Have more meetings – especially venting sessions for students (sharing circles, one-on-one w/coordinator(s))

- Focus more on freshmen and sophomores b/c they have fewer commitments and are more enthusiastic

- Offer scholarship/incentive for every student that finishes

- Bring out intrinsic incentives/motivation for students, in addition to other incentives (Shawn Moore does “True Colors” workshop)