Transcript Chicano/Latino Student Success Task Force (PPT)

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Mission
Committee of SJSU Faculty, Staff
and Students committed to
improving the achievement gap of
Chican@/Latin@ students at
San Jose State University
So What?
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By 2045, Chican@/Latin@s will be the ethnic
majority of the United States (US Census)
Ethnic Majority Shift by Age-Based Milestones
- 7 year olds (2017)
- 18 year olds (2025)
- 25 year olds (2030), etc.
Yet, Chican@/Latin@ are not graduating from
college with the same success rates as NonChican@/Latin@s
Message to students: YOU MATTER! YOUR
SUCCESS MATTERS!
Barriers to Success
- College Preparation/
Academic Rigor
- Lack of Institutional
Knowledge
- Financial Support
- Family Responsibilities
- Managing Personal
Freedom/Accountability
Need More Reasons to
Support?
- Campus Graduation Initiatives
- WASC Recommendation
- NSSE Survey Results
All Support the work being done to
support URM Students
How can you help?
Join the Task Force
- Got Project Ideas to support student
engagement/success? Let us help
- Be present outside the classroom, attend events
- www.sjsu.edu/adelante
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