I’m SO Glad: Examining the Significance and Legacy of First-Year Experience Programs at HBCUs

• In Event: Friday Roundtable Session 4:55 pm
  In Roundtable Session: #HBCUsMatter: Legacy Matters (Table 13)

Abstract

For well over 150 years, HBCUs have successfully and intentionally filled the needs of historically marginalized populations such as African Americans, women, Indigenous people, etc. Research supports that it is the interconnected nature of academic preparation, campus culture/traditions, and a sense of belonging to a broader and collective community that contributes to academic, but also personal and professional success. The purpose of this study was to gather, examine, synthesize, and analyze data regarding the long-term impact of culturally aligned, historically centered, and asset-based strategies of first year experience programs at HBCUs. Respondents in this study noted that there were non-cognitive, social, cultural, and other psychosocial variables which sustained their matriculation during their years of matriculation at their HBCU.

Authors

• Janeula M. Burt, Bowie State University

• Demetrius Briscoe, Bowie State University

• Morgan Tate, Bowie State University

• Mark Ukah, Bowie State University

• Madison Hall, Bowie State University

• Tremilade Aladeokin, Bowie State University

• Jaime Mercer, Bowie State University