About Ascender

The Ascender Program provides a holistic approach to student success, offering various options to suit the needs of the individual institution. CTN的路径创新在于我们专注于跨学科的基于素养的方法，以及对学生验证和文化相关性的承诺. 升天模式在学术严谨和同理心之间取得了平衡，除了参与批判性探究外，还培养了学生对大学和社区的归属感. Successful components of Ascender include:

• 从招聘和入学到毕业的咨询和辅导支持.
• A cohort model
• Learning communities (linked courses)
• Block scheduling
• Culturally-relevant curriculum (contextualization)
• Community mentoring
• Student leadership club (peer mentoring)
• On campus events and field trips focusing on transfer
• Family involvement and engagement
• 适应方法(从最低水平的发展教育到研究生和专业课程)

The Ascender Program has many components but at its core is literacy. Literacy enables students to master English classes in college. But that is only the beginning. Literacy is also essential for courses in every other discipline of study. The ability to read at a high level of comprehension, and write well-crafted papers, 从健康科学到制造业和工业工作再到STEM职业，对成功至关重要. Catch The Next Ascender项目旨在培养读写能力，为接受高等教育开辟道路. As we scale up the project in Texas, we are empowering students to succeed in whatever degree they select, and in whatever career they choose.

CTN升天计划为被选中在校园实施升天计划的大学教师和辅导员提供广泛的初始和持续的专业发展. These specially trained teams provide students with the following:

1. 一个加速的写作课程序列，结合文化相关的材料和教学方法，验证学生的经验, backgrounds, and communities.
2. Wrap-around student supports services, including counseling and advising, that provides students with sustained, in-depth, career and academic guidance throughout their enrollment at the
3. Mentoring by members of the professional community who are recruited, trained, 并与学生配对，与他们分享职业建议，以及他们将文化和家庭与学术和专业相结合的个人经验
4. Student Leadership Development through the Ascender student organization.

Do you qualify to be a part of Ascender Learning Communities?

如果你是圣安东尼奥学院的一名新学生，这将是你第一次上大学, please contact one of the Ascender Advisors.

For more information, contact:

Marissa Pollok
Grant Program Coordinator
mpollok5@e-hazir.net

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAC ASCENDER STUDENTS

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Catch the Next Ascender Program Student Engagement
CTN项目的学生参与部分解决了关注学生保留和工作技能的需求. CTN知道我们项目中学生参与的质量和数量将直接关系到我们学生的保留和成功. Our internships focus on the following areas: motivation and support, job preparedness, job training, skill building, and career counseling.

John Siceloff Journalism Internship
John Siceloff新闻实习是为了纪念Catch The Next的创始人而创建的, a renowned and award-winning journalist. 带薪实习的主要目标是为学生提供一个获得专业经验的机会，同时提高他们的市场技能. 实习生有机会提高他们的口头和书面沟通技能，并将所学知识应用于实际工作经验. In addition to learning the specialized skills of journalistic writing, many transferable and marketable job skills such as teamwork, the responsibility of meeting deadlines, checking sources, organization of materials, and time management are also obtained in this internship. Interns can expect to use these skills in most any chosen field, helping to prepare them to enter the workforce upon graduation.

Every year, 从Catch the Next的11个校区中各选出一名实习生，在一系列专业发展课程中接受记者的指导，磨练他们的写作和研究技能. The 2019-2020 cohort was mentored by Pulitzer-Prize winner Julia Preston, former national correspondent for the New York Times.

As members of the CTN communication team, 实习生在传播有关CTN活动和成就的信息方面发挥着至关重要的作用. In addition, to encourage interns to add their creativity to the communication team, they are asked to submit their ideas for articles.

Please reach out to me Dr. Joan Jaimes jjaimes23@e-hazir.net if you have questions.

Are you ready to apply? Here's the application and more details:

http://www.catchthenext.org/our-programs/student-internships/

About Catch The Next

Catch the Next, Inc. (CTN) is a national, 屡获殊荣的大学准备和完成组织致力于提高高等教育的公平结果. The CTN mission is to empower faculty, staff, 各机构提高服务水平低下社区的受教育程度，以缩小高等教育公平和成就差距. At San Antonio College, 升天学习社区(ALC)课程通过支持增强学生体验, learning opportunities, and motivation needed to complete a degree.

http://www.catchthenext.org/our-programs/ascender/