CONTACT INFORMATION
Aramis Gutierrez, Director
Email: aramis.gutierrez@rutgers.edu
Aaron Reevey, Mentor Coordinator
Email: aaron.reevey@rutgers.edu
Why Mentoring?
No cost solution
Chickering's Seven Vectors of Development
Who Blazed the Trail For You?
Meet Our Scholars
Here's What You Can Do In Your Community...
Describe someone who has had an important influence in your life.
What we would like to offer you...
Start the conversation about college access
Identify key publics to partner with.
(Superintendents, school districts, donors, etc.,)
What qualities does this person have?
What was the most valuable lesson that they taught you?
Mentoring
Rutgers Future Scholars
Training, volunteers, pedagogy, evaluation materials, policy, curriculum, and research partners.
If in neighboring areas: open sessions on FASFA, Tutorinig, Mentoring for students and families.
Special summer courses at low cost.
Am I Smart Enough?
I can do this!
FAST ALONE. FAR TOGETHER.
Aramis Gutierrez, Director, Rutgers Future Scholars
Aaron Reevey, Mentor Coordinator,
Rutgers Future Scholars
Newark
Identifying, Training, and Supporting the Right Mentors to Serve Promising First Generation Teens.
Will I
Fit
in?
Rahway
I am
b/c
you are.
New Brunswick
Piscataway
A pipeline to improve HS success, college access, and completion
First generation college bound youth
Not a race-based program
Tuition scholarship through
federal/state, private aid
215 7th graders selected each year;
50 from each Rutgers home community, 15 from Rahway; 1000 Scholars in
grades 8-12th with nearly
300 at Rutgers. 110+ Schools 20+ districts
Networked Community: Rutgers, school districts, faculty, teachers, leaders,
local & regional community,
corporations, foundations
Incite peer institutions in-state
and nation-wide to identify a diverse
pool of talent
Investment in our Communities-- A Cost/Benefit: $30 Million for every 200 Scholars
Camden
Screening of Mentors
Weekly Mentor Training/ 3-Credit College Course
Weekly Mentoring Sessions
Specialized Mentoring Curriculum
Exposing Scholars to College Campuses
Can I
Afford
it?
College
is an
investment
in me.
Scholars
Future
Lisa, RFS Class of 2019,
"I am a future..."
1,800 Scholars Strong!