{"id":4557,"date":"2014-01-14T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floc.org\/?p=4557"},"modified":"2018-10-06T10:15:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T10:15:46","slug":"a-look-at-college-night-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/a-look-at-college-night-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look at College Night 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4557 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/a-look-at-college-night-2013\/img_9253\/'><img width=\"940\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_9253-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_9253-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_9253-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_9253-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4562'>\n\t\t\t\tHigh school students converse with post-secondary students during the roundtable discussions.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p align=\"center\">On Wednesday, December 18<sup>th<\/sup>, FLOC held a College Night for our Scholars Program at George Washington University. The program was divided into two blocks: a college fair for the first hour, followed by age-specific workshops and roundtable discussions. Overall, the night was a resounding success\u2014we had 121 guests attend, over 25 post-secondary schools represented, and effective workshops for all involved. As someone who wasn\u2019t involved in the planning process, I was able to fully appreciate the night with no added stress. Here were my five biggest takeaways:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<b>The Spanish speaking parent workshop was met with tremendous optimism.<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4564\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4564\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4564\" src=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_9134-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_9134-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_9134-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_9134-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanish speaking parents participate in a workshop facilitated by Aurin Agramonte and Lisvette Garc\u00eda.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As we integrate more Spanish speaking families into FLOC, it\u2019s our job to find ways to accommodate their presence at our events. The college process is more than a student experience, and it\u2019s important that students\u2019 families are just as informed as they are.\u00a0The Spanish speaking workshop provided nearly identical content to the English version next door, giving information parents\u2019 were extremely receptive to as well as a platform for them to share their thoughts and experiences. It was so well received that many of the parents requested additional workshops in the future for more chances to learn and communicate, something we\u2019re now in the process of implementing.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<b>The post-secondary networking workshop was the highlight of the night.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In this workshop we had FLOC volunteers meet with our current post-secondary students to learn about potential avenues stemming from their studies, and to learn about jobs that may or may not be directly tied to their majors. Both sides felt the time was very worthwhile, and it\u2019s always exciting to continue to help our students beyond high school.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<b>The number one question I was asked during the college fair concerned my alma mater\u2019s athletic program.<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4573\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4573\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4573\" src=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20131218_182404-edited-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20131218_182404-edited-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20131218_182404-edited-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20131218_182404-edited-1024x653.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Coleman addresses questions from a student during the college fair.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And that\u2019s totally OK. The vast majority of the students that came to my booth weren\u2019t entirely sure what they wanted to study, and handing them a list of seventy undergraduate programs can cause more than just anxiety. Comfort on campus can be hugely influential in the mental well-being of a college student, so I was more than happy to talk about my school\u2019s demographics, clubs, and sport teams.<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Our students have high aspirations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was self-evident when the biggest complaint from the students regarding the event was that there weren\u2019t enough Ivy League schools represented during the college fair. I fielded a lot of questions in regards to certain majors, specific professors, the sincerity of advising departments, and professional placement. Overall I was very impressed.<\/p>\n<p>5.<strong> FLOC is awesome.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4569\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4569\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4569\" src=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_9086-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_9086-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_9086-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_9086-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naj\u00e9, a current post-secondary Scholar, proudly represents her college.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So maybe this isn\u2019t something I just figured out but how amazing is it that FLOC can offer help and guidance from first grade through high school until a post-secondary degree? These same individuals come back to help current students navigating the same process they went through, while simultaneously creating some type of beautiful, organic, self-sustaining network. FLOC now has a Postsecondary Success Coordinator who is working to expand this network to not only help current college students, but to aid in job placement as well. There\u2019s a reason I chose to suspend my life for a year to volunteer here, and nights like these make it easy to remember why.<\/p>\n<p>(Jim Coleman is an NTP Site Coordinator at FLOC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, December 18th, FLOC held a College Night for our Scholars Program at George Washington University. 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