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Mentoring for Success
蜜桃社区 Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5233 USA
(269) 387-4799
Fast Facts
Total number of participants served
- 2023-24: 242
Participant demographics
Population distribution by race and gender
- 2023-24
- Asian: 13/242 (5.37%)
- Black or African American: 44/242 (18.18%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 119/242 (49.17%)
- Multiracial: 25/242 (10.33%)
- White: 37/242 (15.29%)
- International: 4/242 (1.65%)
- Female: 153/242 (63.22%)
- Male: 85/242 (35.12%)
- Nonbinary: 4/242 (1.65%)
Population distribution by other identities
- 2023-24
- First-generation college: 186/242 (76.86%)
- Non-traditional: 30/242 (12.40%)
Retention rate
- 2022-23 to 2023-24: 233/242 (89.50%)
Total number of participants who completed the academic year with a GPA of 2.0 and above
- 2023-24: 228/242 (94.21%)
Total number of participants with a declared major by the end of their sophomore year
- 2023-24: 241/242 (99.59%)
Total number of participants who graduated within six years of enrollment to the University
- 2023-24: 49/52 (94.23%)
Service usage and offerings
- 2023-24
- Tutoring hours: 187
- Mentoring hours: 59
- Workshops: 7
- Study sessions: 2
- Speaker events: 1
- Unique participants (4S): 218
- High school tutoring sessions: 29
- Unique participants (GEAR UP): 405
Total number of participants served
- 2022-23: 219
- 2021-22: 292
- 2020-21: 323
- 2019-20: 296
- 2018-19: 298
- 2017-18: 306
Participant demographics
Population distribution by race and gender
- 2022-23
- Asian: 1/219 (0.46%)
- Black or African American: 48/219 (21.92%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 123/219 (56.16%)
- Multiracial: 18/219 (8.22%)
- White: 29/219 (13.24%)
- Female: 129/219 (58.90%)
- Male: 88/219 (40.18%)
- Nonbinary: 2/219 (0.91%)
- 2021-22
- Asian: 4/292 (1.37%)
- Black or African American: 72/292 (24.65%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 140/292 (47.94%)
- Multiracial: 25/292 (8.56%)
- White: 51/292 (17.46%)
- Female: 176/292 (60.27%)
- Genderqueer: 2/292 (0.68%)
- Male: 114/292 (39.04%)
- 2020-21
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 1/323 (0.31%)
- Asian: 6/323 (1.86%)
- Black or African American: 89/323 (27.55%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 147/323 (45.51%)
- Multiracial: 25/323 (7.74%)
- White: 59/323 (18.27%)
- Female: 202/323 (62.54%)
- Genderqueer: 2/323 (0.62%)
- Male: 119/323 (36.84%)
- Transgender: 1/323 (0.31%)
- 2019-20
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 1/296 (0.34%)
- Asian: 4/296 (1.35%)
- Black or African American: 81/296 (27.36%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 133/296 (44.93%)
- Multiracial: 18/296 (6.08%)
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 2/296 (0.68%)
- White: 57/296 (19.25%)
- Female: 187/296 (63.18%)
- Genderqueer: 1/296 (0.34%)
- Male: 107/296 (36.15%)
- Transgender: 1/296 (0.34%)
- 2018-19
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 2/298 (0.67%)
- Asian: 3/298 (1.01%)
- Black or African American: 71/298 (23.83%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 115/298 (38.59%)
- Multiracial: 15/298 (5.03%)
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 2/298 (0.67%)
- White: 66/298 (22.15%)
- Race undisclosed: 24/298 (8.05%)
- Female: 197/298 (66.11%)
- Genderqueer: 1/298 (0.33%)
- Male: 97/298 (32.55%)
- Transgender: 2/298 (0.67%)
- Gender identity undisclosed: 1/298 (0.34%)
- 2017-18
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 3/306 (0.98%)
- Asian: 4/306 (1.31%)
- Black or African American: 76/306 (24.84%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 98/306 (32.03%)
- Multiracial: 13/306 (4.25%)
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 7/306 (2.29%)
- White: 64/306 (20.92%)
- Race undisclosed: 41/306 (13.40%)
- Female: 199/306 (65.03%)
- Genderqueer: 1/306 (0.33%)
- Male: 95/306 (31.05%)
- Transgender: 9/306 (2.94%)
- Gender identity undisclosed: 2/306 (0.65%)
Population distribution by other identities
- 2022-23
- First-generation college: 188/219 (85.84%)
- Non-traditional: 19/219 (8.68%)
- 2021-22
- First-generation college: 237/292 (81.16%)
- Non-traditional: 21/292 (7.19%)
- 2020-21
- First-generation college: 248/323 (76.78%)
- Non-traditional: 19/323 (5.88%)
- 2019-20
- First-generation college: 217/296 (73.31%)
- Non-traditional: 21/296 (7.09%)
- 2018-19
- First-generation college: 190/298 (63.76%)
- Non-traditional: 24/298 (8.05%)
- 2017-18
- First-generation college: 178/306 (58.17%)
- Non-traditional: 32/306 (10.45%)
Total number of participants who completed the academic year with a GPA of 2.0 and above
- 2022-23: 190/219 (86.76%)
- 2021-22: 274/292 (93.84%)
- 2020-21: 291/323 (90.09%)
- 2019-20: 279/296 (94.26%)
- 2018-19: 278/298 (93.29%)
- 2017-18: 288/306 (94.12%)
Total number of participants with a declared major by the end of their sophomore year
- 2022-23: 215/219 (98.17%)
- 2021-22: 275/292 (94.17%)
- 2020-21: 305/323 (94.43%)
- 2019-20: 294/296 (99.32%)
- 2018-19: 298/298 (100.00%)
- 2017-18: 292/306 (95.42%)
Total number of participants who graduated within six years of enrollment to the University
- 2022-23: 35/37 (95.60%)
- 2021-22: 35/40 (87.50%)
- 2020-21: 42/48 (87.50%)
- 2019-20: 26/31 (83.87%)
- 2018-19: 36/46 (78.26%)
- 2017-18: 44/48 (91.67%)
Total number of participants served
- 2016-17: 280
- 2015-16: 330
- 2014-15: 388
- 2013-14: 454
- 2012-13: 410
- 2011-12: 275
Participant demographics
Population distribution by race and gender
- 2016-17
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 4/280 (1.43%)
- Asian: 10/280 (3.57%)
- Black or African American: 87/280 (31.07%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 96/280 (34.29%)
- Multiracial: 9/280 (3.21%)
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 2/280 (0.71%)
- White: 72/280 (25.71%)
- Female: 182/280 (65.00%)
- Male: 98/280 (35.00%)
- 2015-16
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 4/330 (1.21%)
- Asian: 9/330 (2.73%)
- Black or African American: 118/330 (35.76%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 96/330 (29.09%)
- Multiracial: 11/330 (3.33%)
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 4/330 (1.21%)
- White: 88/330 (26.67%)
- Female: 210/330 (63.64%)
- Male: 120/330 (36.36%)
- 2014-15
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 3/388 (0.77%)
- Asian: 13/388 (3.35%)
- Black or African American: 154/388 (39.69%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 80/388 (20.62%)
- Multiracial: 15/388 (3.87%)
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0/388 (0%)
- White: 123/388 (31.70%)
- Female: 254/388 (65.46%)
- Male: 134/388 (34.54%)
Population distribution by other identities
- 2016-17
- First-generation college: 169/280 (60.36%)
- Non-traditional: 28/280 (10.00%)
- Veteran: 1/280 (0.36%)
- 2015-16
- First-generation college: 179/330 (54.24%)
- Non-traditional: 32/330 (9.70%)
- Veteran: 1/330 (0.30%)
- 2014-15
- First-generation college: 301/388 (77.58%)
- Non-traditional: 37/388 (9.54%)
- Veteran: 1/388 (0.25%)
- 2013-14
- First-generation college: 234/454 (51.54%)
- Non-traditional: 33/454 (7.27%)
- Veteran: 1/454 (0.22%)
- 2012-13
- First-generation college: 207/410 (50.98%)
- Non-traditional: 25/410 (6.10%)
- Veteran: 0 (0%)
Total number of participants who completed the academic year with a GPA of 2.5 and above
- 2016-17: 191/280 (68.21%)
- 2015-16: 241/330 (73.03%)
- 2014-15: 285/388 (73.45%)
- 2013-14: 325/454 (71.59%)
- 2012-13: 292/410 (71.22%)
- 2011-12: 216/275 (78.55%)
Total number of participants with a declared major by the end of their sophomore year
- 2016-17: 242/280 (86.43%)
- 2015-16: 325/330 (98.48%)
- 2014-15: 352/388 (90.72%)
- 2013-14: 406/454 (89.43%)
- 2012-13: 407/410 (99.27%)
- 2011-12: 262/275 (95.27%)
Total number of participants who graduated within six years of enrollment to the University
- 2016-17: 43/44 (97.73%)
- 2015-16: 73/79 (92.41%)
- 2014-15: 65/76 (85.53%)
- 2013-14: 46/53 (86.79%)
- 2012-13: 27/28 (96.43%)
- 2011-12: 7/7 (100%)
Total number of participants served
- 2010-11: 341
- 2009-10: 230
- 2008-09: 306
- 2007-08: 280
- 2006-07: 20
Participant demographics
Population distribution by race and gender
- 2010-11
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 2/341 (0.59%)
- Asian or Pacific Islander: 14/341 (4.11%)
- Black or African American: 124/341 (36.36%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 33/341 (9.68%)
- Multiracial: 11/341 (3.23%)
- White: 129/341 (37.83%)
- Other: 28/341 (8.21%)
- Female: 216/341 (63.34%)
- Male: 125/341 (36.66%)
- 2009-10
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 4/230 (1.74%)
- Asian or Pacific Islander: 17/230 (7.39%)
- Black or African American: 93/230 (40.43%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 27/230 (11.74%)
- White: 88/230 (38.26%)
- Other: 1/230 (0.43%)
- Female: 147/230 (63.91%)
- Male: 183/230 (79.57%)
- 2008-09
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 7/306 (2.29%)
- Asian or Pacific Islander: 19/306 (6.21%)
- Black or African American: 119/306 (38.89%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 25/306 (8.17%)
- White: 123/306 (40.20%)
- Other: 13/306 (4.25%)
- Female: 186/306 (60.78%)
- Male: 120/306 (39.22%)
- 2007-08
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 9/280 (3.21%)
- Asian or Pacific Islander: 6/280 (2.14%)
- Black or African American: 139/280 (49.64%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 35/280 (12.50%)
- White: 80/280 (28.57%)
- Other: 11/280 (3.93%)
- Female: 169/280 (60.36%)
- Male: 111/280 (39.64%)
- 2006-07
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 1/20 (5.00%)
- Asian or Pacific Islander: 1/20 (5.00%)
- Black or African American: 15/20 (75.00%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 3/20 (15.00%)
- Female: 9/20 (45.00%)
- Male: 11/20 (55.00%)
Population distribution by other identities
- 2010-11
- First-generation college: 165/341 (48.39%)
- Non-traditional: 32/341 (9.38%)
- 2010-11
- First-generation college: 165/341 (48.39%)
- Non-traditional: 32/341 (9.38%)
- 2009-10
- First-generation college: 204/230 (88.70%)
- Non-traditional: 13/230 (5.65%)
- 2008-09
- First-generation college: 148/306 (48.04%)
- Non-traditional: 18/306 (5.88%)
- 2007-08
- First-generation college: 97/280 (34.64%)
- Non-traditional: 4/280 (1.43%)
- 2006-07
- First-generation college: 12/20 (60.00%)