The Education and Mentoring Department connects Santa Clara students with mentoring and tutoring programs in our own and the surrounding communities.
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Department Coordinator
Melanie Vezjak mvezjak@scu.edu Major: Marketing Minor: Sociology |
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Downtown College Prep (DCP)
Downtown College Prep is a charter high school guiding first-generation students towards success. Come volunteer for a rewarding experience tutoring students and telling them about what it's like attending college! Program Coordinator PJ Hummelt phummelt@scu.edu Major: Economics Minor: Music |
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ESL on Campus
Volunteers of ESL will provide free tutoring for the SCU workers. Our mission is to help these workers to practice and improve their language skills so that they can participate more fully in our community and work toward their academic goals. Program Coordinator Vivian Gao sgao1@scu.edu Major: Spanish |
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Kid's Club
Want to spend time with kids and get involved in the local community? Kid's Club is an after school program that focuses on giving children a positive and safe place to work on their math, reading, and writing skills. As a Kid's Club volunteer, you will be a friend and a tutor to elementary school students. Join us for this fun and meaningful opportunity! Program Coordinator Kennedy Sundberg ksundberg@scu.edu Major: Biology major/ English minor |
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Learning in an Urban Community with Higher Achievement (LUCHA)
Lucha is a program that sends Santa Clara students to a low-income elementary school in San Jose called Lucha, allowing them to work in the classroom. This provides the attention and focus to set young students from East San Jose up for continued academic success. Program Coordinator Sophia Sparagana ssparagana@scu.edu Major: Public Health & WGST |
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Sunol
Sunol Middle school is an alternative school for at trouble youth. Sunol works to foster an environment where these students can grow emotionally, socially, and intellectually in hopes of reintegrating them into their respective schools. Santa Clara mentors will work 1 on 1 in an interactive fashion with hopes of teaching mentees goal setting skills through a number of activities. Program Coordinator Riley Scherr rscherr@scu.edu Major: Anthropology |