San Diego Mesa College OutreachMay 6, 2014

Outreach Student Ambassadors

Ashley GarrisonMadison High

School

Brian GreenKearny SCT

Pt. Loma High School

Claudria SeefeldtClairemont High

School

Stephanie ChanKearny SIB

Marcel ClarkWest City

Continuing Ed

Erika CastroMission Bay High

School

Daisy MosquedaFA Work Study

Outreach in numbers

Total contacts 2012-13 (July 1-June 30): 28,313 Total contacts 2013-14 (July 1-April 30): 26,532 (~94%)

Total number of HS contacts 2012-13: 975Total number of HS contacts 2013-14: 1198 (~123%)

(July 1-April 30)

Total tours 2012-13 (July 1-June 30): 104Total tours 2013-14 (July 1-April 30): 135(~130%)

Outreach and SSSP

Current activities related to SSSP:• Application Workshops• Orientations

New for Spring 2014:• Pre-assessment workshops

• 6 sessions (Clairemont, Kearny Complex, Madison, Pt. Loma)

• Placement test proctoring at the high schools• 3 sessions (Clairemont, Pt. Loma)

• Group placement testing at Mesa College• 4 sessions (Kearny Complex, Madison)

Outreach Highlights

High School Outreach:• Ambassadors assigned to feeder schools to assist with:

• Application and orientation• Classroom and small group presentations/workshops• One-on-one and small group meetings with students• Financial Aid outreach• Assistance to counseling staff to promote a college-going

culture

• Promotion and support of First Year Experience program

• College nights, parent nights, college fairs• On-campus presentations and campus tours

• Feeder and non-feeder high schools• Special populations (Juvenile Court and Community Services

(JCCS), Deaf Community Services, Foster Youth)

Outreach Highlights

Community Outreach:• Linda Vista Multicultural Fair and Parade• Clairemont Day by the Bay• Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and SD

Multicultural Fair• SD County Fair• Chicano Park Day• Job fairs, education fairs, other community

fairs

Outreach Highlights

Continuing Education Outreach:• Student ambassador at West City CE• Ambassador placement at feeder CE sites in

2014-15• Matriculation days at CE sites to assist

students in the transition from CE to college

SDCCD WE, May 2012

Outreach Highlights

Financial Aid Outreach:• On-campus information tabling• Classroom presentations • Cash In on Community College Events

Testimonial

I just wanted to say thank you so much for the powerful event you organized for our students today... and I mean powerful!  

On the van ride back to school, the kids shared how impactful the student panel testimonies were and we all agreed that Pedro from EOPS reminds us of a stern, but loving, older male mentor who would push them, but never stop believing in them. Personally, I really appreciate how you asked the kids to look around the room and told them that this is what they could expect a college class to feel like because I believe you brought them one step closer to envisioning themselves as college students.  

Chris said that before this trip, he never thought he'd ever go to college, but that you guys persuaded him as of today... and for that alone, I'm eternally grateful. 

Can't wait to bring a larger group of students next Fall. Mark and I decided to open future fieldtrips to interested 10th and 11th graders as well as seniors. I've CC'd my principal and Senior Director so they are aware of how you and the Mesa College Outreach team have positively impacted the lives of our JCCS students.

Have a great weekend and I'll definitely keep in touch :)

-Jessica, JCCS

College Presentation and Campus Tour, May 2, 2014