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College of Education and Human Development

Meet AJ: Higher education and �鶹��ý affairs

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Higher education and �鶹��ý affairs at WMU

The higher education and �鶹��ý affairs (HESA) concentration in the educational leadership program is offered in-person in Kalamazoo with �鶹��ý to take some of your electives online. The HESA program operates like a cohort-based program with most �鶹��ýs starting in fall semesters. Students from all undergraduate majors are welcome and the program serves full-and part-time �鶹��ýs. The 39-credit hour curriculum combines a �鶹��ý development and leadership theory core, diversity and inclusion electives, and two individualized field experiences.

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�鶹��ý the Sieta Scholars Program

Overview

The Seita Scholars Program is part of a larger initiative to change the college going paradigm of youth in the foster care system. Currently, only 2 percent to 4 percent of youth from the foster care system will earn a college degree (Casey Family programs, 2010).

Program overview

Goals

Create transitions that lead to success in college and career for �鶹��ý �鶹��ýs from foster care ages 18 to 25 years old
Develop a community of scholars among WMU �鶹��ýs who have aged out of foster care, and create a safe community to deconstruct and reconstruct identity
Educate WMU �鶹��ýs from foster care and their support network to enhance their professional skill set
Transform WMU �鶹��ýs from foster care by integrating experiences from �鶹��ýs’ past to build �鶹��ý for their future

Outcomes

Graduation rates for the Seita Scholars Program far exceed this national average, as over 30 percent of Seita Scholars who are first-time-in-any college and nearly 50 percent of all Seita Scholars achieve an undergraduate degree. Many go on to pursue graduate school.

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