Umoja Experience

Fullerton College Basic Skills Office UMOJA Experience: Reach for Excellence!
Coming together for a common purpose! Reach for Excellence is a unique mentoring, career and leadership development program that assist students with identifying and achieving their goals using the African American/Black experience. Students complete career and personal assessment with a counselor, participating workshops, seminars, field trips, and internships. Additionally, student are matched with a mentor for support, guidance, and information about careers or work. Students can also document leadership skills and community service on the college transcript that can be used for scholarships, university personal statements and employment. *Do you learn by doing?* *Want to learn about careers?* *Are you ready to develop new skills?* *Need support, guidance, or direction?* *Project R4E: You decide...We assist!*
MENTORING	GOALS
Life is comprised of a series of tasks and events which allow opportunities to both lead and follow. R4E was designed for both. Become a part of R4E mentoring program today! *"Surround yourself yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher" Oprah Winfrey* R4E mentoring program uses a three tier mentoring model. Based upon career and personal assessment outcomes, students are placed with a Fullerton College faculty/staff, community leader or peer mentor. Students and mentors arrange to meet a minimum of twice a month during the academic semester. Experience valuable networking. Gain knowledge, insight and techniques to succeed. Build dynamic professional relationships. Participate in workshops, seminars and field trips. It takes the commitment of a semester to experience the opportunity of a lifetime.	To enhance the development of basic skills and proved strategies for improving academic performance. To encourage successful course completion and increased transfer rates. To introduce students to campus resources so they can use them to their best advantage. To help students develop effective communication skills so that they may find their voices and achieve a sense of belonging, confidence and self-esteem. To develop and enhance students' cultural awareness of the Black experience and history through courses, events and activities that involve the Black community!
COURSEWORK
As part of their participation in the Umoja Experience, students will work with a counselor to ensure that the following coursework is a part of their student education plan. The courses promote personal and academic growth in three main areas: Basic Skills: All students seeking a degree, must show college-level proficiency in English and Math: Math (course level is dependent upon placement exam results) English (course level is dependent upon placement exam results) Reading (course level is dependent upon placement exam results) Cultural Enrichment: Ethnic studies courses help to develop and enhance your knowledge and understanding of African-American culture: ETHS 129F Introduction to African American Studies (3 units) ETHS 131F African-American History II (3 units) Student Development & Lifelong Skills: Students will benefit from the following two counseling courses designed to help you develop academic and college survival skills, explore career options, develop an academic education plan, identify lifetime goals and discuss any personal issues: COUN 151F - Career & Life Planning (3 units) COUN 101F - The College Experience (2 units)
For more information, please contact the Dawn Cook, Umoja Student Liaison Mondays (5-7pm) and Fridays (10am-12pm) Office of Special Programs College Center, Room 225, (714) 992-7772
Spring 2009 Event: Accepting Your Greatness with Paula McGee (From left to right) Dawn Cook, B.S.U. President; Paula McGee, Motivational Speaker; Dr. Ernest Bridges, UMOJA Coordinator

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