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Sarah Ramos
Project Director
sramos2@trinity.edu
Melody Perez
Administrative Assistant
mperez8@trinity.edu
College Advising Corps
Sponsor
Overview
Even many of the highest-achieving disadvantaged students — young men and women who are well qualified to continue their education beyond high school — do not consider attending a four-year college, and many who say they plan to apply, never do. Trinity University College Advising Corps aims to increase the number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students entering and completing higher education.
By placing recent Trinity graduates as college advisers in local San Antonio-area high schools, advisers work full-time with high school students and assist them with planning their college searches, completing college admissions and financial aid applications, and enrolling at schools that will serve them well.
The College Advising Corps Model
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Utilizes a near-peer model so advisers are close in age to the students that they serve
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Partners with colleges and universities across the state, drawing on their infrastructure and resources;
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Advisers serve the whole school, rather than a cohort of particular students, to foster a school-wide college-going culture;
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Participates in a national external evaluation to quantitatively measure outcomes and qualitative results; and
- Focuses on best-fit colleges, encouraging students to attend schools that will serve them well both academically and socially.
Partner Schools
As a partner of the College Advising Corps (CAC) which consists of institutions of higher education in 16 states, Trinity joins other Texas chapters. Each chapter recruits, hires, and trains its own graduates to serve as college access advisers at selected partner high schools.
- Texas Christian University (TCU)
- Texas A&M University
- University of Texas at Austin
Application Process
Adviser Eligibility and Selection
In order to comply with the College Advising Corps "near-peer" advising model, all adviser candidates must meet these requirements in order to be considered for employment:
- Advisers must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited University at the time service begins in the high school, preference will be given to Trinity graduates.
- Advisers must be near-peers to the high school students they serve. Therefore, advisers should be traditional-aged college students and no more than six (6) years removed from their high school experiences.
- Advisers should have a successful academic record.
- Advisers are hired for a one year service commitment with an option to be re-hired for a second year. Advisers cannot serve with the Advising Corps for more than two years.
- Advisers must demonstrate a commitment to public service as evidenced by previous work in the community and/or among the targeted populations.
Training
Advisers receive intensive training before serving in a high school, completing a four-week practical curriculum that focuses on college access, college admissions, financial aid, student services, diversity, community service, and professionalism.
Find Your Adviser
Trinity University has made a commitment to work in the highest need high schools to provide access to all colleges and universities. Advisers work with school counselors to help students and their families become excited and informed about college.
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Harlandale Independent School District:
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Harlandale High School
Adviser Name: Karina Ortiz
Adviser Email: kortiz@trinity.eduMcCollum High School
Adviser Name: Mariely Soria
Adviser Email: msoria@trinity.edu
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KIPP Texas - San Antonio
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KIPP University Prep
Adviser Name: Quinton Owyang
Adviser Email: qowyang@trinity.edu
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North East Independent School District:
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LEE High School
Adviser Name: Arlen Montero
Adviser Email: amontero@trinity.eduMacArthur High School
Adviser Name: Emily Bobadilla
Adviser Email: ebobadil@trinity.eduMadison High School
Adviser Name: Joshua Oldenkamp
Adviser Email: joldenka@trinity.eduRoosevelt High School
Adviser Name: Kayla Griscom
Adviser Email: kgriscom@trinity.edu
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San Antonio Independent School District:
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Brackenridge High School
Adviser Name: Victoria Abila
Adviser Email: vabila@trinity.eduBurbank High School
Adviser Name: Emily Curry
Adviser Email: ecurry@trinity.eduEdison High School
Adviser Name: Christen Reyes
Adviser Email: creyes5@trinity.eduFox Tech High School
Adviser Name: Joshua Anaya
Adviser Email: janaya@trinity.eduHighlands High School
Adviser Name: Laura Gonzalez
Adviser Email: lgonzal6@trinity.eduJefferson High School
Adviser Name: Nathan Brown
Adviser Email: nbrown3@trinity.eduLanier High School
Adviser Name: Mitchell Markey
Adviser Email: mmarkey@trinity.eduSam Houston High School
Adviser Name: Eduardo Reyes Acosta
Adviser Email: ereyesac@trinity.edu
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Southwest Independent School District:
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Southwest High School
Adviser Name: Maria Moreno
Adviser Email: mmoreno2@trinity.edu