A Master Class in Serving Specialized Student Populations
Your general orientation covers the essentials, but what about the students who need something more? Scholarship recipients, dual-enrollment, Pell-eligible, student athletes, and other specialized populations often have distinct needs, expectations, and support structures that a one-size-fits-all orientation can't fully address. And when it comes to paying to adequately welcome and prepare these populations, where does the money come from?
In this Webinar:
Alexis Mercado, Acting Director of the Octavius Catto Scholarship at the Community College of Philadelphia, built a dedicated orientation experience to connect Octavius Catto Scholarship recipients with the specific resources, requirements, and community to set them up for success.
In this webinar, you'll discover:
- The case for specialized orientation experiences, and how to make them work within your existing setup
- How CCP's Octavius Catto Scholarship office structured their orientation and the decisions that shaped it
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Practical funding sources that your institution likely already has access to
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