1. Student Success & Retention Services (SSRS)
Summer Bridge
First Year Experience
Puente Project
Sankofa Scholars Program

2. SSRS MISSION
to create an enhanced academic and retention support program to enable academic success

3. Summer Bridge Eases transition from high school to college
4-unit course, Life Skills in Higher Education
1-unit Orientation to College

4. SUMMER BRIDGE Why Participate?
Meet other first-time college students
Learn what’s needed to succeed in college
Early enrollment in First Year Experience

5. First Year Experience
Three (3) linked courses Fall, Winter, & Spring quarters including:
English classes: writing & reading classes through your first college-level composition course. Linked with:
Additional college-level classes such as sociology, arts, psychology, economics

6. First Year Experience Why Participate?
Remain with the same group of students during your first year
Earn up to 45 general education units in one year
Learn from fantastic faculty

7. Puente Project English Instruction
English Writing (EWRT 211) – Fall quarter
English Writing (EWRT 1A) – Winter Quarter – transfer-level course
Exploration of Mexican American/Latino experience, history and culture

8. Puente Project Counseling
Puente counselor to prepare Puentistas for transfer
HUMA 20, Life Skills in Higher Education – Fall quarter
COUN 80, Latina/o Issues in Higher Education – Winter quarter

9. Puente Project Mentoring
Academically & professionally successful mentors from the community
Provide resources for Puente students, family, and the community

10. Sankofa Scholars Program
Affiliated with state-wide Umoja Program
Addresses retention, persistence and success of African-ancestry students although open to all students
Enables students to see themselves within a positive historical and cultural context

11. Sankofa Scholars Program
Integrated instruction and student services
Courses with emphasis on African Ancestry history and literature
Counseling
Mentoring

12. Benefits of SSRS Programs
Supportive community of students and staff
Outstanding teaching faculty, counselors, and staff who care about your success

13. Benefits (continued) Counseling: academic, career, and personal
Peer Advisors
Home-base

14. Field trips and cultural events
Social activities

15. Benefits (continued) Tutoring Study groups Workshops
Computer lab for SSRS students only

16. SUMMER BRIDGE
First Year Experience
AAPI
FYE
Sankofa

17. PUENTE Learning Community
PUENTE COUN. 100 CLASS
PUENTE Learning Community

18. STAFF Alicia Cortez Puente Coordinator/ Counselor Howard Irvin
Dean of Counseling & Matriculation
David Coleman
SSRS Director/Counselor
Patty Guitron, SB/FYE
Coordinator/Counselor
Pauline Wethington
Counselor
Trish Rios Gibson
Counselor
Will Madden
Academic Advisor
Dina Crumpton
Administrative Asst.
Maria Perezalonso
Academic Advisor
Angelita Pabros, Division
Administrative Asst.

19. Graduating SSRS Peer Advisors
Tigist Keneni
UC San Diego
Whitnee Garrett
UC Berkeley or UC Davis
Heart Iloa
UC Los Angeles
Luis Carrillo
San Francisco State

20. SSRS Peer Advisors
Kadija Munye
Danny Briones
Sophia Hyatt

21. SUCCESS!!!!