MultiCultural Student Services
Currently Seeking
The Multicultural Student Services Program is actively seeking students who would like to receive additional academic and personal support to assist in achieving their academic goals. If you are a student experiencing academic challenges, having difficulty adjusting to the college environment or just need a little extra support to keep you focused and on track, this program is for you. Our experienced mentors and our wide variety of workshops and activities provide something beneficial for all of our students.
Goals That Help Ensure Success
The goals of the Multicultural Student Services Program are to:
- Ensure that first year students make a successful transition to FCC
- Improve grade point averages and retention rates of first-year students
- Assist students in completing their program of study, transferring to four-year institutions, and/or entering the work force
- Provide counseling, information, and support services to meet students’ developmental and educational needs
- Provide academic and student development opportunities which will enhance college persistence and personal growth
Program Activities and Supports
Peer Mentoring
Cultural Field Trips
Group Social Activities
Cultural Awareness Seminars
Academic and Personal Development Workshops
Leadership Development Activities
Inspirational Reading Initiatives
Critical Thinking Exercises and Discussions
Mentor/Mentee Relations
Awards and Special Recognitions
Specialized Career Counseling
Tailored Academic Advising
Tutoring Support
Academic Early Alert Program
Special Program
Big 6 Male Institute (Big 6 Program)
Academic Excellence, Endurance, Hope, Self Awareness, Leadership, Civic Responsibility
The Big 6 Program is designed to provide males of color, especially African American males, with the necessary support, academic development, and life training to improve academic achievement in Frederick Community College (FCC) and in the Frederick community. This all-male program will encompass a wide array of researched educational strategies proven to assist African American males and recommendations set forth by the Task Force on the Education of Maryland’s African-American Males. Workshops and activities will be conducted on a weekly basis and will take place during the school day and/or on the weekends. Workshops and activities will be designed to educate, motivate, challenge, and support males in reaching their fullest life potential and to achieve academic excellence in the classroom. The academy will use Afro-cultural teaching pedagogy to effectively engage the African American male learner and provide cultural competence training to teachers at FCC. In addition, the program will provide participants with a mentor, community service opportunities, an Afrocentric centered curriculum and literature to increase cultural consciousness that will be relevant to their real world experience.
The Big 6 Program represent 6 core values or principles that are vital to the long term development and success of men of color. One or more of these 6 values will be infused into all the workshops and activities of the program
Questions/How to become part of the program?
For more information on how to become apart of the Multicultural Student Services or the Big 6 Program, please contact Chad Adero at 301.846.2531, stop by the Multicultural Student Services Program office Administration Building 209, or email us at cadero@frederick.edu.
Program Contact Info.
Chad Adero
Director, Multicultural Student Services
301.846.2531 Office
301.846.2599 Fax
Program Location: Administration Building 209
*Office Hours
M-F 8:30-12:00 & 1:00-4:30
*During June and July, Friday hours are 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Note
Workshops and activities are conducted on a monthly basis. Check the colleges activities bulletin boards located throughout the campus building to find scheduled times and locations of events.
