Volume 15, Number 3, Winter 2020Pathways to the Profession: The UNCG Campamento Hispano Abriendo Nuestro Camino a la Educación (CHANCE) Program AUTHOR(S):
ABSTRACT This article highlights the UNCG CHANCE program, which is a unique experience that provides Latinx high school students with the opportunity to engage in an intensive five‐day college preparation, exposure to academic majors such as communication sciences and disorders, and leadership skills development experience. The program targets rising senior and junior high school students, encouraging them to attend a creative mix of days in the life of typical college students. These experiences include but are not limited to attending mini-classes, course registration, leadership development, team building activities, campus organizations, cultural experiences, college preparation, and civic responsibility. UNCG CHANCE participants engage with university professors, students, staff to develop a peer/professional network forging positive, healthy mentorship connections focused on academic success and personal growth. The ability to easily replicate a program of this nature makes the UNCG CHANCE program an investment that many universities can start with high institutional buy-in and reasonably low cost to the institution, Latinx students, and their families. DOI: DOWNLOAD FULL ARTICLE |