This document summarizes a male mentoring program called Men of Delta at Delta College. It describes the program's participants, mentors, bi-weekly meetings, protocols for monitoring student progress, retention and academic status outcomes, success stories of students who improved their GPAs, community service projects, incentives, and plans to continue and expand the program. The program aims to support male students and help improve their academic performance through mentorship and accountability.

1. STUDENT SUCCESS
FOR
MEN OF DELTA
Can a Male Mentoring Program Make the Mark?
John L Neal, MS
Multicultural and Diversity Coordinator, Delta College

2. Men of Delta
 Fall, 2014
 14 Participants
 6 Voluntary (Flyers, Word
Of Mouth, Face To Face)
 8 Required (Athletics
Required Participation)
 4 Mentors (Joe Hernandez,
Eric Wiesenauer, Joe Lewis,
And John Neal)

3. Joseph Hernandez - Assistant Professor
Math & Computer Science
Eric Wiesenauer - Associate
Professor
Math & Computer Science
Joseph Lewis - Associate Professor
English Division
John Neal - Multicultural and
Diversity Coordinator

4. Men of Delta Meetings
Bi-weekly Meetings
Agenda Example Items:
Greet And Eat
Resources On Campus
And Upcoming Events
Motivational Speakers
Academic Accountability
Hot Topic Issues Directly
Related To Our Students
Academic Workshops

5. Men of Delta Protocol
Progress Reports (Once Per
Month)
Class Participation And
Homework Completion
Faculty-student
Communication*
Tutoring
Classroom Attendance
Communication (In Addition To
Meetings)
Weekly (Phone, Text, Email,
Facebook)
Monthly (One-on-one Face-
to-face)

6. Semester to Semester Retention and
Academic Status
Retention Academic
Status
Fall 2014 –
Winter 2015
66% 2 Caution
0 Probation
Winter 2015 –
Spring 2015
83% 0 Caution
0 Probation
Spring 2015 –
Fall 2015
80% 0 Caution
0 Probation
Fall 2015 –
Winter 2016
100% 0 Caution
1 Probation

7. Success Stories
Term GPA
Matthew J. * 0.0 (Developmental)
– 3.7 First Semester
in MOD (FA/14)
William C. 2.0 (Prior to Program)
2.3 (FA/14)
2.7 (WI/15)
Luis S. 1.8 (FA/14)
3.1 (WI/15)
Markell B. * 2.7 (Prior to
Program)
3.8 (SP/15)

8. Success Stories

10. Road Trips and Incentives
Local Community Projects
Campus visits
Incentive Based Activities
Detroit Pistons

11. Road Trips and Incentives
 Local Community Projects
 Campus visits
 Incentive Based Activities
 Detroit Pistons

12. Moving Forward
Continued Student
Recruitment
Returning Students
Role
Leadership
Conferences
Academic Based and
Career Based
Program

13. Student Interview

14. Questions?
John Neal, MS – Multicultural and Diversity
Coordinator, Delta College