EXPERIENCE - D'Youville College
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EXPERIENCE Experience D’Youville is a collection of opportunities that prepares students for college and upskills the community. Some of these experiences can be built into MOUs with local organizations and schools in order to form deeper and more meaningful partnerships.
PRE-COLLEGIATE
OPPORTUNITIES
COLLEGE TOURS FACULTY AND STAFF PRESENTATIONS
D’Youville is committed to Early exposure to a college makes a difference Our faculty members possess diverse expertise
in college and career planning and awareness, in a variety of subject areas. Additionally, our
contributing to students’ especially for low-income, first-generation, and staff coach students on a variety of topics,
educational pipeline. We other under-represented groups of students including financial aid, the admissions process,
who may have little exposure to the college and career mapping. We will arrange for a
have created age-appropriate environment. Delivered in a fun and mobile-friendly faculty or staff member to come to your local
opportunities for young students format, college tours will be delivered in way that is school or organization location to deliver a
both developmentally appropriate for the age group presentation in person or to present virtually
to engage in college experiences and that matches both the teachers’, parents’, and to your classroom or student group about a
in various subject areas. students’ interests. particular topic. Additionally, you may bring
students to campus to engage faculty members
Additionally, students will be CLASS AUDITS on-site.
acquainted with the college
Class audits expose student to class content and FACULTY CONSULTATIONS
environment, which will allow provide the opportunity to test out college by giving
them to explore different careers them the opportunity to: We will also partner expert faculty members
1. try courses offered in a particular major, with your organization or teachers to offer
and topics of interest. 2. experience the college classroom environment, guidance on projects or classes.
3. talk to other students, and
4. form an idea of the kind of preparation needed
for college classes.
SCIENCE SCOUTS CAMP (GRADES K-4)
In this four-day camp, students will explore and EARLY C OLLEGE
learn about biology, chemistry and physics. This BRIDGE PROGRAM
camp will take students on field trips, will engage
them in experiments, and all students get to take
part in Science Invention Day.
Earn college Choose a
credit & a college pathway
certificate by the and track in
INTERPROFESSIONAL time you graduate healthcare or
SUMMER CAMP (GRADES 9-12) high school. liberal arts.
One-part college preparation and one-part career
Attend summer Career
exploration, this four-day program prepares
camps that exploration
students academically and personally for college. and college
include field trips
Academic parts of the program include enrichment and hands-on preparation
courses in mathematics, science, written and experiences. experiences &
oral communication, career research, personal
coaching.
and professional development, and activities that
support college planning. Personal parts of the EARLY COLLEGE BRIDGE PROGRAM
program include financial literacy, application
practice, and career discovery. With various tracks The Early College Bridge Program is conducted in partnership with local high schools. This program is part
for high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, college preparation and part career exploration. Students take part in the Explore College Summer Camp
and seniors, this program offers something for all before their Junior and Senior Years. High school juniors and seniors have a chance to earn college credits
age groups and enough variety to keep students while still in high school that can lead to an associate’s degree. This whole-student program partners college
wanting to come back each summer. faculty with high school teachers to offer transferable college-credit courses during the junior and senior
years, prepares high school teachers to teach at the college level, and offers college academic services to
assist students.COMMUNITY
OPPORTUNITIES
D’Youville is committed to
contributing to developing
the human capital in our
region. We have created
experiences for adults to
develop various skills and
knowledge to help them be COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS COLLEGE-BOUND PARENT ACADEMY
successful in job searches, D’Youville offers a variety of workshops for adults, ranging The Parent Academy is held on the first
career changes, personal from going back to college, financial literacy, job searches, Saturday of the months (September – June).
career mapping, communication skills, creating change, Parents are exposed to a variety of workshops
development, and in becoming a leader, starting a business, and technology specifically designed to provide effective
supporting their families. skills development delivered by students and faculty. strategies for supporting the college bound
Examples include: student. Collectively, students and parents will
• Back to school services fair be involved in a variety of speaker seminars to
• Community health worker training offer additional expertise and useful resources,
• How to navigate the college application process as well as trips to tour D’Youville.
• Basic computer skills
• Nutrition & meal prepping on a budget
• Budgeting and personal finance
• Free chiropractic clinicYou can also read
