Academic Supports Program
What are the three components of the Academic Supports Program?
Mentorship, Internship, Peer Counseling
How many families are in the Mentorship Program?
5
True or False: All post-graduate participants do not have to attend an additional training
False
True or False: The Academic Supports Program was the first established retention project at UCLA
True
What does the Swahili term Ujima mean?
Collective Action and/or Collective Work and Responsibility
What three events comprise the By My Own Kind series?
Dissed by My Own Kind
Loved by My Own Kind
Appreciated by My Own Kind
What year was the Academic Supports Program founded?
1988
What field of study is the green family associated with?
STEM: Other Fields (outside of Medical School)
Name three activities on the Points Packet
Points Packet Activities
- Attended Revelations Night
- Family had the highest proportion of attendance at Revelations Night
- Created a Family Name
- Had a phone/video chat with my match/ family member
- Had lunch with my match and/or a family member
- Had a session with an ASP Peer Counselor (SAC 105)
- Volunteered with a Sister Project
- Completed a 4 Square Goal Sheet and/or Strengths & Challenges Worksheet with an ASP Peer Counselor
- Attended the by My Own Kind series
- Went to office hours
- Attended an ASU General Body Meeting
- Completing the Evaluation Form
- Completing the Letter to My Future Self
What are two goals of the Retention Committee for the 2020-2021 school year?
Retention Campaign Goals include:
-Pair Black students through Peer Resource Connection Survey
-Host undergraduate panel on deconstructing stigmas and career paths
-Attain 100 participants for the Mentorship Program
-Provide counseling to 200 students through ASP
-Increase SHAPE, AEP, and ASP participation
-Motivate the Black Bruin community
-Readmit 20 Black Bruins for the 2020-2021 school year
-Secure a fund for an annual scholarship for dismissed students and students invested in retention
-Support 30 students in getting off of Academic Action
What is the role of family heads?
Responsibilities of Family Heads: Communicate with their family members, Assist with Event Planning, Input Information into the Tracking System
What are two things you learned about two of your Mentorship family members, during the icebreaker Two Truths & a Lie?
Responses may vary!
Name the ASP staff members who serve on the Mentorship component
Audrey, Cydni, Kelechi, Zayala
What are the 2020-2021 themes for Mentorship?
Accountability and Collective Action
Self-Learning and Self-Love
Professional Development
Name at least three expectations for the Mentorship Program
Program Expectations: Transparency, Consistent Communication, Confidentiality, Support, Accountability, Facilitation of Empowerment