College Mentor Contact Updates

Included here are all of the College Mentor Contact Updates to date:

#41 - December 2006
Announces SMART is working for CMC's and Foundation Name Change.

#40 - November 2006
Announces SMART update, requests CMC reports; requests CMC's to save April 26 & April 27, 2006 for the CMC Workshop; and, announces Achievers Alumni Association's "Day of Action."

#39 - September 2006
Announces SMART launch for exchange between the Foundation and our college partners in financial aid and the College Mentor Coordinators; provides two documents concerning college mentoring for Achievers and Governor's scholars; announces training for new College Mentor Coordinators, Monday, October 30th; announces Special Awards for Fall 2006; requests assistance from the College Mentor Coordinators from the National Opinion Research Center (NORC); Announces the recipients of special grants to enhance retention at the community colleges; announces state work-study positions; announces Host Support for Achievers Scholars gatherings.

#38 - March 2006
Announces the mailing of the Achievers Scholarship Renewal Form to all Achievers; announces Summer Scholarship Awards for 2006; announces College Mentor Coordinator Workshop survey; announces expected delivery of spring quarter reports; requests information regarding year-end celebration.

#37 - January 2006
Announces two new Officers: Peter Ruelas, Community College Relations Officer and Sarah Graham, Alumni Relations Officer; requests for missing reports; announces college graduations rosters to be sent to all four-year colleges; Congratulates Maria Reyna, CMC at Eastern Washington University as the winner of one of the mini grants offered by the Washington State Mentoring Partnership; Announces that January is National Mentoring Month.

#36 - November 2005
Announces new Director of College Relations; requests information regarding graduating Achievers; Announces availability of "mini grants" from the Washington State Mentoring Partnership program; Announces HERO a new program offered through the College Success Foundation; request for information about what Achievers are doing on their college campuses.

#35 - September 2005
Announces Special Awards for Fall 2005; announces scholarship holds for students failing Satisfactory Academic Progress; announces Host Support for College Mentor Coordinators; encourages CMC's at community colleges to have Achievers Scholars attend WCHSCR tours; announces Experience Washington State University; announces possible funding for mentoring activities; announces College Relations E-mail.

#34 - June 2005
Announces name change for College Mentor Contacts; announces when College Mentor Reports are due; announces College Mentor Recognition; announces training/orientation for new College Mentor Coordinators; Congratulates CMC for work with graduating Achievers; announces the College Relations Team's participation ACE 2005.

#33 - May 2005
Announces name change consideration for the College Mentor Contacts; announces training for new college mentor contacts in July; requests for names and addresses for community college Achievers who will transfer or graduate this spring; announces spring report due dates.

#32 - April 2005
Requests College Mentor Contact reports be submitted; promotes celebration events for Achievers Scholars at four-year colleges; announces the date and location for the College Mentor Contact Workshop and requests assistance with Achieves submitting the scholarship renewal forms.

#31 - March 2005
Announces new College Relations Team member, Terry Paull, College Relations Assistant; Announces scholarship funding for the summer 2005; announces the date for the next College Mentor Contact Workshop; announces that Scholarship Renewal Forms will be mailed on March 10th; a note of gratitude for assistance with the interviews for Achievers College Experience (ACE) Peer Counselors.

#30 - February 2005
Announces two new eligible colleges, Bastyr University and The Art Institute of Seattle; requests college mentor reports from the quarter colleges / universities; Requests information from four-year colleges / universities about graduating Achievers Scholars

#29 - June 2004
Announces more Achievers Scholars have graduated from college, spring 2004; Announces the number of Achievers Scholars awarded for the summer term; requests for end of term reporting for spring and a note of thanks to the staff at WSU for hosting the Achievers College Experience Summer Program.

#28 - May 2004
Requests for College Mentor Contact Workshop Evaluations; Announces special training for new College Mentor Contacts; discusses summer airwards for Achievers Scholarship recipients and announces the need for more Peer Counselors for the Achievers College Experience (ACE).

#27 - April 2004
Announces recognition for your college mentors; requests your college mentor contact reports; requests information regarding the Achievers Scholars completing their studies at the community colleges and announces CSF in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

#26 - March 2004
Announces the College Mentor Contact workshop date and place; Announces the summer scholarship awards; reminder that Achievers Scholars at community colleges are eligible for up to three years of scholarship assistance; and website location for the scholarship renewal form.

#25 - February 2004
Discusses the mailing of contact information to four-year in-state colleges; the mailing of scholarship renewal forms to Achievers; acknowledges graduating Achievers Scholar; and a "Save the Date" reminder for the College Mentor Contact Workshop.

#24 - January 2004
Reminds College Mentor Contacts to submit their end of term reports for fall term; announces January is National Mentoring Month; announces summer employment with the Foundation for the Achievers College Experience (ACE).

#23 - December 2003
Announces a new scholarship team member, Mary Herrick, Independent Student Services Officer; more Governors Scholars prepare to enter college winter term. Submit Host support forms for events held this fall.

#22 - November 2003
Announces the first Washington State Achievers Scholarship Club at WWU! Information requested about students with $1000 emergency scholarship funding for the fall term. Also, requests information for any Achievers Scholars who are enlisted in the Guard or Reserve and recent photos of Achievers Scholars.

#21 - September 2003
Announces new college mentoring documents for use by the College Mentor Contacts in training the College Mentors; Transfer Workshop for the University of Washington; and a note of gratitude to all expressing an interest in participating in the first round of the scholarship selection process.

#20 - September 2003
Provides a copy of the Achievers College Expectations; Encourages Community Colleges to host transfer workshops with a note about the Washington Council for High School-College Relations (WCHSCR) fall tour of community colleges throughout the state; Reminds the College Mentor Contact there is funding to assist with receptions

#19 - July 2003
Reminds you to submit your college mentor report for the spring term; reminds you to submit your host support reimbursement forms and that funding is available for your welcome receptions; lets you know that new rosters will be arriving soon; and, college contact information will be sent for updates.

#18 - June 2003
Thanks to all who presented and attended the College Mentor Contact workshop on May 30th. According to the feedback received, everyone felt the information shared was good. College Mentor Contact reports will be sent by June 16th, please return by June 27th. The scholarship team will be at WSU for the Achievers College Experience, June 23rd through June 27th. Don't forget to submit your "Shoutouts" to have your students recognized for their accomplishments!

#17 - May 2003
Thanks to all who have agreed to assist with our summer program at WSU; announces we are still missing a few college mentor contact reports; announces we will need information from those who will fly in for the College Mentor Contact workshop.

#16 - April 2003
Announces the new Assistant College Relations Officer, Kathy Battraw; announces the College Mentor Contact Workshop at Seattle University. Have you told us who will graduate from your college this year?

#15 - March 2003
Request for survey for the College Mentor Contact workshop; request for information about students who will graduate from your college this calendar year; providing information regarding Scholarship Renewal for the 2003- 04 academic year.

#14 - February 2003
Announces the retention rate for the first and second year Achievers Scholars to date; announces the third College Mentor Contact Workshop, May 30th, along with a survey for the upcoming workshop.

#13 - January 2003
Announces the reminder for winter enrollment rosters; answers to your questions regarding failed Satisfactory Academic Progress; Scholarship reviews completed for the fourth cohort of Achievers Scholars!

#12 - December 2002
Announces the retention of the first class of Achievers from fall 2001 to fall 2002; announces summer program positions available for our summer program.

#11 - November 2002
Requests information about students who are doing outstanding work on your campus.

#10 - October 2002
Explains financial limits of Achievers Scholarship in respect to special requests; requests for readers for the Achievers Scholarship selection.

#9 - September 2002
Outlines the new college mentor contact report procedures; announces limited awards for students late in filing their FAFSA's.

#8 - August 2002
Announces Achievers Scholars Expectations for college enrollment and Campus Contact Update.

#7 - July 2002
Announces Host Support for the College Mentor Contacts!

#6 - June 2002
Announces the new maximum scholarship amounts for the 2002-03 academic year, request for reading lists for rising freshmen.

#5 - May 2002
Announces the second College Mentor Contact workshop and the second Achievers Newsletter.

#4 - March 2002
Answers the question if the College Success Foundation will assist Achievers with the purchase of computers.

#3 - January 2002
Discusses renewing the Achievers Scholarship; renewing FAFSA; explains that all Achievers at the community colleges should be enrolled in a college transferable track of study; defines the difference between the Gates Millennium Scholarship Program and the Achievers Scholarship Program.

#2 - December 2001
Discusses enrollment requirements for the Achievers Scholarship; Satisfactory Academic Progress; how long a student has to use the Achievers Scholarship; and if the Achievers Scholarship will cover summer courses.

#1 - November 2001
Includes request for retention data and the first Achievers Newsletter; also, answers the question, what happens to the Achievers Scholarship if a student has to interrupt their attendance for a short period of time.