Academic Year	2022-2023
Unit	Student Outreach and Retention (SOAR) Center
Domain	Civic & Community Engagement
Program or Event	SOARing for Education Affiliation Program
Number of Students	30
Assessed By	Pre & Post surveys of student opinions, beliefs Checklist of what student(s) did Student product (e.g., portfolio, journal) rated WITHOUT rubric
Uses of Results	Refining program/program changes Reporting results (EVERYONE SHOULD CHECK) Refining assessment tools/LOs Unit planning and/or budgeting Providing feedback to student/participant
Outcome	Through the Student-Initiated Outreach and Retention programs, UCI volunteers will foster critical dialogue, mentorship, and reimagine the educational system to improve college access, retention, and graduation rates for historically underrepresented and under-resourced communities within the surrounding Orange County and Los Angeles county area. UNIT OUTCOME: SIO/SIR program volunteers will attend a 3-part workshops series through a train-the-trainer (T4T) model to support high school college mentorship programs. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME: SIO/SIR program volunteers will gain knowledge and understanding to articulate the importance of educational equity, become agents of change as advocates for improving diversity rates and gain public speaking and presentation skills.
Benchmark	65% of SIO/SIR program volunteers will attend the 3 part-workshop series and be able to articulate the A-G requirements.