1. Class 7

2.  Make it simple  Make it clear  Don’t let technology dominate

3. Dark room: Dark background with light letters Lighted room: Light background with dark letters

4.  Maximum of two READABLE typefaces  Keep it short, especially titles  Leave empty spaces  No punctuation marks  Few or no citations

5.  Don’t include every word you will say  One idea per slide  Use a big font ◦ This is 40 points ◦ This is 36 points ◦ This is 32 point

6.  Outlines rather than text  Tables rather than text  Graphs rather than Tables

7. General College Stress Minority Status Stress Academic Social/ Emotional Financial University climate Academic Confidence Ethnic discrimination Inter-ethnic pressure

8.  University Climate Stress ◦ perceptions of the campus environment as unwelcoming to members of the student’s group  Academic Confidence ◦ concerns about the adequacy of their academic preparation and ability that are compounded by their racial, ethnic and social class background  Ethnic Discrimination ◦ concerns related to personal experiences of prejudice and discrimination based on the person’s ethnicity or race  Inter-Ethnic Pressure perceptions of negative relations among students from different racial and ethnic groups, including white students

9.  University Climate Stress ◦ perceptions of the campus environment as unwelcoming to members of the student’s group  Academic Confidence ◦ concerns about the adequacy of their academic preparation and ability that are compounded by racial, ethnic and social class background

10.  Ethnic Discrimination ◦ Concerns related to personal experiences of prejudice and discrimination based on the person’s ethnicity or race  Inter-Ethnic Pressure perceptions of negative relations among students from different racial and ethnic groups, including white students

11. General College Stress Ethnic Minority Stress Academic Social/ Emotional Financial University climate Academic confidence Ethnic discrimination Inter-ethnic pressure

12.  Compensatory Factor ◦ Shows a direct unique relation to outcome in presence of risk factor  Protective Factor ◦ Buffers (moderates) the relation of risk factor to outcome

13.  309 students in a major urban university in the southwest  In terms of gender 53% were men  In terms of age the mean was 21 years old an the range was 18 to 29 years old  69% were of Mexican descent and 70% were born in the US  Most (59%) were first generation in college

14. Participants N = 309Major urban university in the Southwest Gender 53% Men 47% Women AgeMean = 21 Range: 18 to 29 Sub-Group69% Mexican Descent Place of Birth70% U.S. Parental Education 59% neither parent attended college