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Transition to College Internship and Alumni Engagement
The Transition to College Internship is an innovative joint venture between the Mayor's Office of Adult Education and The City University of New York (CUNY) for GED and ESOL graduates now in college. The internship goals are to strengthen adult education outcomes, including persistence rates, and to promote more successful transitions to college.
The success of the first intern cohort (Fall 2008) demonstrates that alumni from literacy programs who have transitioned to college are uniquely positioned to motivate and assist current GED students, as well as to support other GED and ESOL alumni in college to meet their education goals.
Participating interns earn three credits at Kingsborough Community College. They study leadership and community development, conduct fieldwork on community college campuses, and make presentations to community- and prison-based literacy programs.
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Learner Leadership
Analyzing data from the Student Voices Study, interns identified four strategies for strengthening the adult education system through student and alumni leadership. These were organized into a Learner Leadership Pyramid, reflecting the relative emphasis of each strategy
- Advocacy to help raise awareness of the importance of the adult education system and ways to strengthen it.
- Information and communication including "college knowledge," and other resources to those who need it.
- Outreach and Community Organizing to build strong relationships and active peer networks and reach out to new partners and allies.
- Support and motivation for current students and alumni to achieve their goals.
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Transition to College Internship Results
- Significant shifts in leadership capacities of
participating adult education alumni.
- Presentations at several national conferences,
including the National College Transition Conference.
- Alumni interns made presentations to approximately
350 GED students in 2008, with positive feedback from students and program
administrators.
- CUNY GED programs interested in continuing to partner
with alumni and Transition to College interns.
- Other programs interested in T2C presentations and want their alumni to participate.
For more information on how to apply for the Transition to College Internship, contact your program manager or the Office of Adult Education.
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Student Voices Study
In spring 2008, 141 adult learners participated in a study to better understand students' perspectives on the adult education system. Student input is important to guide the future of adult education in New York City.
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