{"id":3701,"date":"2024-09-16T17:17:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T17:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/?p=3701"},"modified":"2024-09-17T17:38:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T17:38:44","slug":"giving-students-input-g3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/2024\/09\/16\/giving-students-input-g3\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Students Input: Reflections on the G3 Student Advisory Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giving Students Input: Reflections on the G3 Student Advisory Group<\/h1>\n

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The Community College Research Center (CCRC) is working on a study to examine the implementation and outcomes of Virginia\u2019s Get a Skill, Get a Job, Get Ahead (G3) program<\/a>, a last-dollar financial aid program to support community college students enrolled in workforce training programs in high-demand fields. The G3 Student Advisory Group (SAG)<\/a> was formed in 2023 to intensively engage a cohort of G3 students over the life of the project; document their backgrounds, college and career goals, and experiences as students; and, critically, provide input on CCRC\u2019s research approaches and activities<\/a>. Student Advisory Group members Jasmine Foreman and Caitlin Huynh sat down with Pascale Mevs from CCRC to discuss their experiences in G3 and in the advisory group. Foreman was attracted to the no-cost human services program at Tidewater Community College, and Huynh sought out in-demand skills in the healthcare field at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). Both highlight why they joined the Student Advisory Group, a promising model for bringing authentic input from students into the research process.<\/p>\n

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