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:

First-year female students who attended the Aggie Success Academy Summer Bridge Program. 

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

Application portal will close on May 1st.