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Haroot Hakopian

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs - Georgetown University, School of Continuing Studies

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Research paper thumbnail of Summer Bridge Programs as an Intervention for College Retention

Our capstone project explored the processes associated with the summer bridge program(SBP) for th... more Our capstone project explored the processes associated with the summer bridge program(SBP) for the Boniface Foundation in St. Louis, Missouri, an organization that funds programs within both the Access Academies and NativityMiguel Catholic school systems in St. Louis.
These two organizations operated summer school programs focused on remedial academics for their struggling students and asked us to explore what, if anything, was missing from their current program. Although approximately 94% of students from these schools were successfully admitted to college, Boniface noticed lower college retention and graduation rates for their alumni when compared with national averages for first-generation, low-income students as well compared with the average graduation rates for students from the same sociodemographic backgrounds at St. Louis University (SLU). In conjunction with St. Louis
University, Boniface wanted to use summer bridge program interventions to improve college retention for first-generation, low-income, and/or minoritized students from their schools.

Research paper thumbnail of Summer Bridge Programs as an Intervention for College Retention

Our capstone project explored the processes associated with the summer bridge program(SBP) for th... more Our capstone project explored the processes associated with the summer bridge program(SBP) for the Boniface Foundation in St. Louis, Missouri, an organization that funds programs within both the Access Academies and NativityMiguel Catholic school systems in St. Louis.
These two organizations operated summer school programs focused on remedial academics for their struggling students and asked us to explore what, if anything, was missing from their current program. Although approximately 94% of students from these schools were successfully admitted to college, Boniface noticed lower college retention and graduation rates for their alumni when compared with national averages for first-generation, low-income students as well compared with the average graduation rates for students from the same sociodemographic backgrounds at St. Louis University (SLU). In conjunction with St. Louis
University, Boniface wanted to use summer bridge program interventions to improve college retention for first-generation, low-income, and/or minoritized students from their schools.

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