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Los Jefes

Los Jefes. Marcus Jensen Michael Martinez Autumn Prull Kellie Stewart Vanessa Wu. An International Student Perspective. My actual life in the U.S. My expectation of college life in the U.S. Presentation Overview. Situation : Lack of interaction between minority and majority students.

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Los Jefes

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  1. Los Jefes Marcus Jensen Michael Martinez Autumn Prull Kellie Stewart Vanessa Wu

  2. An International Student Perspective My actual life in the U.S. My expectation of college life in the U.S.

  3. Presentation Overview Situation: Lack of interaction between minority and majority students. Solution: Targeting freshmen at IntroDUCKtion to increase interaction, extending through fall term. Implementation: Pilot program assisted by ASUO and IntroDUCKtion staff, as well as student mentors and incentives.

  4. Why this situation needs our focus… Minority - students of color such as Latino, African American, Native American, International Students, and other various ethnicities Majority - Caucasian or domestic students

  5. Interaction Barriers • Language - ”You must submit results of a standardized language test” (UO Admissions Website) • Stereotypes - “ghetto”, “rich”, “close minded” • Atmosphere - “timid”, “forced”, “awkward”, “selective”, “ignorant”

  6. 6.6% Increase in undergraduate minority students at the University of Oregon in the last 5 years. 2,034 minority students enrolled this term.

  7. 55.2% Of students made more friends their freshman year than their sophomore, junior or senior year.

  8. 59% Of students interacted with minority students less than 4 hours per week.

  9. 54% Of students (175) had taken only one or two multicultural courses.

  10. 341% In-state: $178.00 per credit hour International and Non-resident: $608.00 per credit hour

  11. 68% Freshman: ASUO, Student Orientation Staff, Multicultural Recruitment Long Term Goal: Upon graduation, students that participated in this program will report increased and more frequent interactions between minority and majority students.

  12. Creating unity one freshman at a time…

  13. Ideally, this pilot program will: • Diminish Intimidation • 2. Create a platform for both groups to interact

  14. Give Back to Eugene

  15. Recruiting the Mentors

  16. Breaking the Ice

  17. Putting the Plan into Action

  18. Ranking the Projects

  19. Questions and Comments

  20. The time is now. Add your piece to our puzzle.

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