Spelman College

350 Spelman Lane S.W.

Atlanta, GA 30314

http://www.spelman.edu/

 

 

CAMPUS AT A GLANCE & KEY FACTS

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Founded in 1881, Spelman is a private, independent, liberal arts, historically black college for women. Spelman ALIVE is an initiative that promotes: Academic Excellence, Leadership Development, Improving Our Environment, Visibility of Our Achievements and Exemplary Customer Service. Spelman College is dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and the intellectual, creative, ethical and leadership development of its students.  Spelman empowers the whole person to engage the many cultures of the world and inspires a commitment to positive social change.    

 

Location: Atlanta, GA

Enrollment: 2207 Students

Other interesting tidbits: Spelman is part of the largest consortium of historically Black institutions of higher learning in the world. Its four partner institutions include Clark Atlanta University, the Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse College and Morehouse School of Medicine. Spelman shares cross-registration with its undergraduate partners. They also share the Robert W. Woodruff Library.

 

 

BONNER PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

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Type of Program: Bonner Scholars Program

Year Began: 1992

Bonner Program Website: www.spelman.edu/service

Where is the Bonner Program located:  The Bonner Office of Civic Engagement (BOCE) in the Manley College Center

Number of Bonner Students: 64

Highlighted Bonner Specific Programs:

 

  

 

CAMPUS-WIDE ENGAGEMENT AT A GLANCE

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Mathematical Applications Shine To Encourage Rising Scholars

 

MASTERS is an after-school math enrichment program where Spelman College students work with 3rd-middle school-aged students in the Washington Cluster. In this program, participants complete engaging projects that incorporate basic math. Ultimately, young students will learn why understanding math is an invaluable skill.

 

Girl-Power Foundation, Inc. (GRL-PWR) is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to empowering young girls. GRL-PWR’s mission is to teach young girls the importance of building strong self-esteem, setting goals to achieve, and serving others.

 

 

 

 

 

Spelman College embarked on a mission with BookNook, Inc. to increase literacy prevention in primary grade students throughout the Washington Cluster Schools with the emphasis on 3^rdgrade reading proficiency.  In the spring of 2018, Hollis Innovation Academy was the first school paired with the Spelman College students in partnership with the BookNook, Inc. literacy program.  BookNook’s online reading program provides a reading initiative that is individualized, adaptive, engaging with a high rating of improvement in reading fluency, comprehension and vocabulary. 

 

BookNook, Inc. designed an individualized reading program to target deficiencies of identified students who are reading below grade levels at the following schools: Hollis Innovation Academy, Brown Middle School, Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy, and M. Agnes Jones Elementary. Weekly reports monitor students’ progress. Spelman students work closely with these students implementing the prescribed reading strategies to ensure success. In addition, quarterly assessments and post-tests will be utilized to determine growth.

 

During the 2018-2019 school year, SpelREADS recruited, trained, and provided in-service trainings for all SpelREADS Reading Guides.  In addition, the Bonner Office of Civic Engagement hosted monthly reflection dinners and an end of semester wrap-up reception for all participants. Schools student participants also had an opportunity to visit Spelman campus to experience a day in the life on a college campus. We also plan to expand the SpelREADS Program to include a family at-home track where parents can be trained to assist their children at home and during official school closures and breaks.