Meet AJ: Higher education and student affairs

College of Education and Human Development

Meet AJ: Higher education and student affairs

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Higher education and student affairs at 51��

The higher education and student affairs (HESA) concentration in the educational leadership program is offered in-person in Kalamazoo with opportunities to take some of your electives online. The HESA program operates like a cohort-based program with most students starting in fall semesters. Students from all undergraduate majors are welcome and the program serves full-and part-time students. The 39-credit hour curriculum combines a student development and leadership theory core, diversity and inclusion electives, and two individualized field experiences.

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About the Sieta Scholars Program

Overview

The Seita Scholars Program is part of a larger initiative to change the college going paradigm of youth in the foster care system. Currently, only 2 percent to 4 percent of youth from the foster care system will earn a college degree (Casey Family programs, 2010).

Program overview

Goals

Create transitions that lead to success in college and career for Western Michigan University students from foster care ages 18 to 25 years old
Develop a community of scholars among 51�� students who have aged out of foster care, and create a safe community to deconstruct and reconstruct identity
Educate 51�� students from foster care and their support network to enhance their professional skill set
Transform 51�� students from foster care by integrating experiences from students’ past to build opportunities for their future

Outcomes

Graduation rates for the Seita Scholars Program far exceed this national average, as over 30 percent of Seita Scholars who are first-time-in-any college and nearly 50 percent of all Seita Scholars achieve an undergraduate degree. Many go on to pursue graduate school.

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