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Institution Does your institution have an Adult Learning Committee or another team at your college that focuses on Adult Learner strategies? Do you have an “Embark Point of Contact” who supports your currently enrolled students who have been in the Foster Care system or who’ve experienced homelessness Do you have a Minority Advising Program (MAP) or a similar program supporting minority students if you are a Predominantly White Institution (PWI)? Do you have a campus-based food pantry available for your students? Does your institution have a policy or procedure for emergency housing assistance for students? Does your institution offer any micro-grants to those who are on track to graduate, but are having significant trouble paying for school? Does your campus offer any financial aid in exchange for student participation in service learning or other campus programs? Does your institution have activities to help students complete their FAFSA? Does your institution have a financial literacy program for all students that includes information about student loans and other forms of financial aid? Do you have a campus mentoring program that supports your currently enrolled students? What Federal or TRIO programs do you have on your campus? Do you have campus-based childcare available for your students? What kind (i.e. General, Peer-to-Peer, African American Male, first-generation students with faculty members who were first-generation, etc.)?
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College X X X X X X X X   Upward Bound   The Education Department was able to secure about 20 scholarships this past year (inaugural year) for students in the field doing student teaching.
Albany State University   X   X X X   X X       African American Males (MALES), African American Females (DIVAS), Peer-to-Peer (FYE classes)
Atlanta Metropolitan State College X     X   X   X X X Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound, Student Support Services   African American Male Initiative, Trailblazers Student Institute, Achieve Atlanta
Augusta University   X X X   X   X X X     General and Peer to Peer (Academic Success Center, Dr. Lorraine Evans, loevans@augusta.edu
African American Male (Academic Success Center, Mr. Jerry Oliver, jeoliver@augusta.edu
Clayton State University   X   X X X   X X   GEAR UP   For Fall 2019 we received an AAMI grant to support the launch of a living-learning community for our African American men living in our first-year learning hall.  This includes an informal networking/mentoring component with faculty and staff.
College of Coastal Georgia   X     X X X X X X Student Support Services   TRIO Student Support Services, Jennifer Silva, jsilva@ccga.edu
STEM IV, Courtenay Miller, cmiller@ccga.edu
Columbus State University   X   X X   X     X GEAR UP   African American Male Initiative, Peer-to-Peer for students in learning support and/or on probation
Johnnae Roberts, Student Life and Development (roberts_johnnae@columbusstate.edu)
Chris Holloway, CSU ADVISE, (holloway_christopher1@columbusstate.edu)
Melody Shumaker, Learning Support and First Year Experience (shumaker_melody@columbusstate.edu)
Dalton State College X X   X       X X   None    
East Georgia State College   X X X   X   X X X     African American Male Initiative
Georgia College and State University X   X         X X       African American Male Peer Mentors , Faculty- Student.
Georgia Gwinnett College           X X X X X     The School of Transitional Studies oversees mentoring and advisement programs for students understood as lacking access to education and success, with mentoring focus areas for first-generation students, students whose primary language is not English, students who are coming off of academic suspension, and students of color. GGC, however, offers mentoring and advisement to all students, including a blended model where full-time faculty provide advisement and mentorship both for general education and first-year students as well as for students in their majors. The Dean of the School of Transitional Studies, Justin Jernigan, is the main point of contact, jjerniga@ggc.edu.
Georgia Highlands College X   X X   X   X   X Upward Bound   AAMI
Georgia Institute of Technology X X X X X X X X X   X 1. Stamps President's Scholarship, Office of Special Scholarships, Chaffee Viets, chaffee,viets@psp.gatech.edu
2. Tech Promise Program, Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, Paul Kohn, paul.kohn@ssc.gatech.edu
3. Targeted Recruitment Teams (Women's recruitment team, Black student recruitment team, Hispanic student recruitment team), Undergraduate Admissions, Katie Mattli, kati.mattli@admissions.gatech.edu
4. GT Student Chapter of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 1st Year Mentorship Program, School of Mechanical Engineering, Jong-Woo Lee, jl@gatech.edu
Georgia Southern University     X X X X X X X X Student Support Services, Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement   General/Peer-to-Peer:  Kimberlee Yontz (FYE/SYE Programming) kimberleeyontz@georgiasouthern.edu; Malerie Payne (Academic Success Center) maleriepayne@georgiasouthern.edu
Hispanic/Latinx: Gabriela Fimbres Nemer (Academic Advisement) gfimbres@georgiasouthern.edu
TRIO Student Support Services: Corine Ackerson-Jones (TRIO) cackersonjones@georgiasouthern.edu
McNair Program - Issac Taylor itaylor@georgiasouthern.edu
Georgia Southwestern State University     X X X X X X       AAMI
Georgia State University   X X X X X X X X X Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement, GEAR UP X All freshmen are assigned neat-peer mentors, Eric Cuevas, ecuevas@gsu.edu
Supplemental Instruction, Eric Cuevas, ecuevas@gsu.edu
Black Student Achievement, Eric Cuevas
International Student Services, Heather Housely, hhousley@gsu.edu
Perimeter College campus tutoring centers, various
Goizueta Scholars mentoring, Eric Cuevas
Freshman Learning Community Mentors, Eric Cuevas
Georgia State University                          
Gordon State College X X X X   X   X   X Upward Bound   AAMI: Ryran Traylor rtraylor@gordonstate.edu
Gordon First (first-generation students): Emily Mumford emilym@gordonstate.edu
Kennesaw State University                          
Middle Georgia State University X X   X X X X X X X     Each student is assigned a faculty mentor in their area of study. The School Deans are responsible for this initiative.
Savannah State University   X   X X X   X X X Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound, Student Support Services   Peer to Peer -- Contact: Ms. Danita Townsend and Dr. Frank Williams
African American Male Initiative and Wright Choice Initiative Mentoring Program-- Contact: Mr. Chris Corinthian
Achieve Atlanta -- Contact: Ms. Danita Townsend
South Georgia State College       X   X   X          
University of Georgia   X X X     X     X     Black Educational Support Team (BEST):  Peer Mentoring Student Organization housed in Multicultural Services and Programs, John Alvarez Turner, Assistant Director, John.Alvarez-Turner@uga.edu
Latinos Invested in the Students of Tomorrow (LISTo):  Peer Mentoring Student Organization housed in Multicultural Services and Programs, John Alvarez Turner, Assistant Director, John.Alvarez-Turner@uga.edu
University of North Georgia X X X X X X   X X X Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement, None   African American Male Initiative; Bryan Dawson, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Psychological Science bryan.dawson@ung.edu
Peer-to-Peer, Dr. Carol Adams, Associate Vice President and Dean, carol.adams@ung.edu
Embark Point of Contact: Stacie Rowley, Assoc Dean for Student Life, stacie.rowley@ung.edu
University of West Georgia X   X X   X   X         These programs are housed in the Center for Diversity and Inclusion:

African-American Male Initiative (AAMI), Mike Hester (mhester@westga.edu)
Achieve Atlanta, Ashley Lewis (alewis@westga.edu)
Multicultural Achievement Program (MAP), Ashley Lewis (alewis@westga.edu)
Valdosta State University       X X X   X X X     African American Male Initiative - Caterina Orr (corr@valdsota.edu)
Future Black Educators - Joshua Wilson (joshwilson@valdosta.edu)
Blazer 2 Blazer Network - Bev Cribbs (bcribbs@valdosta.edu)
College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) - Alma Young (alyoung@valdosta.edu)