Presenters: Toks Fashola (Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of Education), Shirleyne McDonald (Director of Financial Aid Communication and Service, Financial Aid), Gene Logan (Director, AU Central), Amaarah DeCuir (Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of Education), Andrea Felder (Vice Provost for Undergraduate Enrollment), Riley Campbell (Former Dual Enrollment Student, Class of 2025), Aaron Jackson (Former Dual Enrollment Student, Class of 2024), Jayla Nickens (Former Dual Enrollment Student, Class of 2026) & Khai Campbell (Former Dual Enrollment Student, Class of 2027)
Time: 3:10 PM – 4:00 PM
Session Description
In this session, we present lessons learned, relationships built, collaborations, and successes of SOE’s dual enrollment program. The program recruits 11th grade students from DC Wards 7 and 8 who aim to become future teachers. As part of the session, student panelists will share about their experiences as Dual Enrollment students, and how it prepared them for transition to college, college success, and their future professions.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the importance of creating systems that provide opportunities for success for underrepresented students
- Explain the important roles that college access programs such as Early College and Dual Enrollment (DE) play in facilitating pathways for success for underrepresented students
- Reflect on the experiences of DE students that help to shape their success and belonging at AU
Watch a short introduction to the session topic:
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