Supporting African American Students
Winter 2006 - course #3
Instructor: Gailda P. Davis
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Course Overview:
The percentage of African American students enrolled in college has steadily increased over the past two decades. African Americans make up approximately 12% of the total college enrollment at degree-granting institutions nationally and less than 10% of the total degrees conferred nationally. According to recent studies, 88% of African American students attend Predominately White Institutions of higher education. These students face unique challenges on their college campuses, and colleges are often challenged in turn to aid these students in successful completion of a degree program. In this course students will learn about:
- Key factors in the college experience of African American students.
- Theories related to African American student development.
- College adjustment, satisfaction, and perceptions of African American students.
- Persistence factors, marginality, and coping strategies related to African American students.
This course will also provide students with a chance to look at further research on African American college students, examine sources of support and services on college campuses for African American students, and identify such support agents on your college campus.
Learning Outcomes:
Active participants of this course will:
- Review research on trends in enrollment and demographics of African American college students.
- Examine key factors in the college experience of African American students.
- Understand theories of student development related to African American college students.
- Identify scholarly journals and websites that address issues related to African American college students.
- Compile a resource portfolio focused on topics within their area Student Affairs that relate to African American students.
- Identify resources and support structures on and around their campus for African American students.
- Identify key areas of concern, based on research, for African American students at their campus.
Individuals registering for CEUs will receive 1.0 CEU upon successful
completion of the course.
Instructor Bio:
Gailda P. Davis is a Program Director for a non-profit organization that supports college enrollment for low-income, urban students. She has approximately ten years experience within Student Affairs and Higher Education, having worked at large comprehensive universities and a small, private Historically Black University. She has served as a Pre-College Program Director, Residence Hall Director, Career Counselor, Director of Student Activities, and Dean of Students. Her academic credentials include a M.Ed. from Texas State University in San Marcos Texas in Counseling and Guidance with a focus on Student Affairs and a B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Davis has assisted numerous African American students and their families in the transition to college as well as in the successful completion of college.
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