Academic Coaching and Tutoring Services-Formerly known as Academic Support Services (ACTS)
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Active
Title(*REQUIRED)Name of your initiative
Academic Coaching and Tutoring Services-Formerly known as Academic Support Services
AcronymShort name to identify initiative (e.g., DI, DDEEA, UHS)
ACTS
TypeCategory that best characterizes your initiative
Support Services
Description of initiativeDescription of initiative
Tutoring was founded with TRIO in 1994 and was removed from TRIO/CeO in 2014 to expand to DDEEA programs (CeO, PEOPLE, POSSE, First Wave). Later in 2014 Pathways was added to the group as a pilot service. In the Fall of 2015 Power Knapps, and Chancellors Scholars was added to the group and the Academic Support Services was established ; Africa Lozano, Mollyjo Bautch, Nyesha Brown were first Cohort with DDEEA student interns; Robin Murphy, Africa Lozano, Jose Torres were first cohort that transitioned from tutoring in TRIO/CeO to DDEEA. In Fall of 2016, Badger Beginnings was another program that was added to the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement and provided services to students. By Fall of 2016, Academic Support Services was providing support to students in 7 programs ( CeO, PEOPLE, POSSE, FIRST WAVE, POWER KNAPPS, CHANCELLORS SCHOLARS, BADGER BEGINNINGS). Badger beginnings is no longer part of the division. McNair scholars program was added to the DDEEA in the spring of 2019 and considered the 7th program ACTS serves.
This initiative is on behalf of a registered student organization (RSO)Registered Student Organizations (RSO) are groups or associations that are operated by students at UW-Madison who are registered with the Center for Leadership and Involvement
Initiative is not on behalf of a RSO.
Division (Department)-Unit(*REQUIRED)Division, department, and unit responsible for initiative
General Services (VP DIVERSITY AND CLIMATE PROG)-CTR FOR EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY
Founding date(*REQUIRED)Date the initiative first took place. For events, this can be the same as the date the initiative took place, especially if it is a one-time event.
08/01/1994
Initiative mission statementGive a formal summary of the aims and values of the initiative or a live link
Academic Supports Students within the DDEEA ( ( CeO, PEOPLE, POSSE, FIRST WAVE, POWER KNAPPS, CHANCELLORS SCHOLARS, McNair Scholars (BADGER BEGINNINGS-no longer served) to enrich academic skills and, knowledge of any UW undergraduate course. Academic Support also allows the student to practice and obtain new study skills, strengthen academic skills from an academic coach who has been in the course
Vision statementGive an aspirational description of what your initiative would like to achieve or accomplish in the mid-term or long-term future, or provide a live link
Website URLProvide initiatives website URL. If there is none, please leave blank.
Initiative Start DateThe date the initiative began this fiscal year
07/01/2018
Initiative end dateSelect the date the initiative ends this fiscal year
06/30/2019
TagsTags are labels used to group similar initiatives
Academic: Advising, Tutoring, Class, Course, Lecture, STEM
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Initiative Data for Fiscal Year:
FY-2019 Logistics(*REQUIRED)
(*REQUIRED)Number of people who participated in the initiative
578
(*REQUIRED)Indicate whether or not participants had to pay a fee to participate
No
Indicate whether the initiative is open to those that were not a part of the targeted audience
No
Population Served(*REQUIRED)Intended audience of initiative:
Student
Undergraduate: Freshmen
First-Generation College Students
Low-Income Students
Undergraduate: Sophomores
Undergraduate: Seniors
Undergraduate: Juniors
Employee
Student Hourly
Ability
Person(s) with a Disability
Person(s) without a Disability
Ethnicity
Hispanic (Cuban, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicanx)
Hispanic: Other
Non-Hispanic
Gender
Men
Women
Transgender, Non-binary/genderqueer/gender fluid, Intersex, Stud/boi, Two Spirit, Not Listed
Orientation
Straight
Gay
Lesbian
Bisexual/pansexual/fluid, Same gender loving, Two Spirit, Not Listed
Queer
Asexual
Race
African American/Black
American Indian/Alaska Native
Asian-Other
Asian-Southeast (Cambodian, Vietnamese, Hmong, Laotian)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
White
Religion
Atheist/Agnostic/None
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Other
FY-2019 Contacts, Departments, and Sponsors(*REQUIRED)
AL
Africa Lozano
Phone (608) 890-2579
Email acts@cdo.wisc.edu