By Dr. Karen Laughlin, FSU Dean, Division of Undergraduate Studies

2. Summer
Bridge
Program
CARE Tutorial
Lab
Financial Aid
Unconquered
Scholars
Academic
Advising
College Life
Coaching
Collegiate Division

3. Upward
Bound TRiO
Program
College
Reach-Out
Program
Pre-Collegiate Division

4. Approx. 400 First-
Generation Students
CARE
Summer
Bridge
Program
So how does this actually work at
FSU?

5. Summer Bridge Program
1. Seven credit hours of coursework
2. Ten required study hours in the CARE
Lab per week
3. Four Group-Specific Activities
*Professional Development
*Social
*Community Service
*Diversity
4. Weekly General Assembly
5. Weekly Faculty/Staff Lunch
6. CARE Brunch with FSU
Administration

6. After the Summer…What Happens Next?
Freshman Year Sophomore Year Junior Year Senior Year
Monthly General Assemblies (7
Total)
3 General Assemblies for the
Fall & 3 General Assemblies for
the Spring
3 General Assemblies for the
Fall & 3 General Assemblies for
the Spring; (partnered with
Seniors)
Senior graduation ceremony
3 small groups; Advisor
Meetings
Success coaching bi-weekly for
the entire academic year
“Next Steps”-professional
development small groups
“Next Steps”-professional
development small groups
Lab Hours:
3.5 and up=5 hours
3.0-3.4999= 8 hours
2.00-2.999=10 hours
0.00-1.99= 13 hours
Lab Hours- 2.3 and below
AIP = 13 hours (below 2.0)
2.3-2.0= 10 hours
Road to Graduation:
GRE/LSAT Workshops;
Grad School Field Trip;
Career Center Workshops;
Money Management
Road to Graduation:
GRE/LSAT Workshops;
Grad School Field Trip;
Career Center Workshops;
Money Management
Progress (Mid-Semester
Report)
Progress (Mid-Semester
Report-2.3 and below)
AIP for those below GPA
requirement/transcript hold if
necessary
Senior graduation ceremony
partnered with the Center for
Leadership & Social Change
Apply to
Internship/Supplemental
Educational Experience
Apply to
Internship/Supplemental
Educational Experience
Apply to
Internship/Supplemental
Educational Experience
Apply to
Internship/Supplemental
Educational Experience

7. Training in Financial Literacy
1. Financial Aid Counseling
2. Financial Management
Workshops
3. Scholarship & Internship
Database
4. Researching/ Evaluating/
Verifying Financial Aid

8. Advising & Coaching
Advising
• Academic Planning & General
educational needs
• Academic Improvement Plans
• Exploratory Advising & Major
Changes
Coaching
• One-on-One Personal College Life
Coaching
• Sophomores coached for a full year
• Referrals and resources to campus
partners

9. CARE Tutorial Lab
• FREE Tutoring
• Individual Study Rooms
• Computers & Printing
• Book check-out
• Academic & Study
Counseling
• Over 40,000 total visits
each academic year

10. Unconquered Scholars
• Foster care, homeless,
wards of the state
• Face additional barriers
to college completion
• Receive 1-on-1 Support
from CARE Staff
• Crisis Support
• Group Meetings and
Socials
• Special Events
• Volunteering

11. Unconquered Scholars
• Since inception in 2012, Program has
enrolled 64 students. 61 are actively
involved now and 1 graduated in 3
years.
• 18 Unconquered Scholars will be
graduating in 2016.
• Nationally only 2% of students who
age out of foster care graduate with a
bachelor’s degree.
• Selected Campus Activities:
● Honor Society Inductees
● Marching Chiefs
● Housing Resident Assistant
● Student Government
● Dean’s List
● Campus RSO Executive Boards
● Mr. NAACP

12. CARE is Expanding & Working!!
Enrollment:
– 60 students Summer 2000
– 398 students Summer 2015
– Over 3000 applications for 2016
• (est. enrollment 410)
• Achievements:
– CARE 2008 cohort graduation rate: 81%
• (2% above the FSU general population)
– CARE 2014 Fall-Fall retention: 93%
• (1% above general population)
– Unconquered Scholars overall program retention 94% (60 of
64 retained or graduated since 2012)
– Average Fall term GPA for CARE 2015: 3.28
• 44.2% above 3.5
• 29 students (7.3%) earned a 4.0

13. Accolades for CARE
– INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity
(HEED) Award (2014 & 2015): FSU recognized for efforts in
diversity
– National Association of Student Personnel Administrators-
Florida (2015): Unconquered Scholars Program recognized as
the Program of Distinction
– Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP)(November 2015):
FSU recognized as Exemplar Institution for Access and Student
Success
– University Business Magazine (November 2015) – Unconquered
Scholars Program recognized as a Model of Excellence

14. CARE in the Media
1. National Center for Homeless Education (April 2015) – Publication
featured CARE & Unconquered Scholars Programs
2. University World News (August 2015) – Unconquered Scholars
featured for work with homeless students
3. National Alliance to End Homelessness (August 2015) – Publication
featured CARE & Unconquered Scholars Programs
4. Chronicle of Higher Education (August 2015) – Article featured CARE
& Unconquered Scholars Program
5. Tallahassee Democrat (September 2015) – CARE recognized for
being awarded $2.2 Million for Student Support Services & Student
Support Services-STEM grants
6. EAB Daily Briefing (November 2015) – Featured Unconquered
Scholars among programs that help homeless students over the
break periods
7. PBS News Hour (Aired March 2016): Feature story about CARE and
Unconquered Scholars student

15. Scholarships are Critical for
Student Success
• First Generation Matching Grants
• Housing Scholarships
• Meal Plan Scholarships
• Book Scholarships

16. Questions?
http://care.fsu.edu/
http://undergrad.fsu.edu/