Helping At-Risk Students
This group would work together to learn strategies, find tactics, and develop programming to engage and better meet the needs of our at-risk students for academic success once they enroll at Valparaiso University. In putting these ideas into action, our hope is that these students will feel more at home at the University and feel comfortable approaching faculty for academic help. Programming would include organizing 2 to 3 community service projects that would be open to all students, but with the primary focus being: 1) first generation college students, 2) commuter students, 3) under-represented minority students, 4) transfer students – especially transfers from community colleges, 5) students with accommodations. Note that in addition to faculty, this group will include selected staff who are directly involved in serving at-risk students.
