S.I.S.T.E.R.S.
S.I.S.T.E.R.S. (Students Inspiring Success Through Education Retention and Service) is a one-year retention-focused mentoring program designed to promote overall academic and social development in female students at North Carolina A&T.
Target Population:
Primarily first-year, first-generation female students from North Carolina who are entering the university in an undeclared status
Program Initiatives
- Members will attend monthly meetings/workshops to enhance personal growth and development.
- Members will be housed together in the same residence hall for their first year.
- Members will also take College Success (FRST-101) as a cohort.
- Students will participate in various campus and community events to enrich their college experience.
- Members will be assigned a peer mentor through Mentor Collective.
Members of this program will:
- Receive intellectual, personal, and professional growth through the development of positive relationships within local and campus communities.
- Create a deeper appreciation for excellence in education, vocation, and service to the community.
- Become aware of campus educational resources and promote participant’s utilization of all services (i.e., tutorial, supplemental instruction, faculty interaction, etc.).
- Establish positive relationships with peers and faculty through effective verbal, non-verbal, and written communication.
- Identify strengths and areas of improvement for personal growth, leadership, and development through self-assessment and mentoring.
- Develop a sense of personal responsibility through systematic decision-making in personal and academic related issues.
- Enrich the learning experience, enhance critical thinking, and promote a desire for life-long personal development through servicing our community.
Program Coordinator: Antja Dionne Caldwell, adcaldwe@ncat.edu or (336) 285-4097
Housing LLC Contact: Claudette Drake, cndrake@ncat.edu or 336-285-4950
Residence Hall Location: Aggie Suites F
