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SCIE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM ASSESSMENT

Ambassadors complete evaluations at the conclusion of each session. In seven of the eight sessions held
this academic year, 100% of the participants indicated that they agreed or strongly agreed with the
statement “So far, I’m glad I was selected to be a SCIE Ambassador.” In the fourth session, 91.6% of
participants agreed or strongly agreed with this statement. After participating in the session on
ambassadorship and allyship, 77% of the participants agreed or strongly agreed with the statement “As
a result of this session, I feel better able to be an ambassador and ally of inclusion.” Lastly, when asked
to rate the session overall, for seven of the eight sessions, 100% of our Ambassadors rated the session
as either excellent or very good. More complete data for all of the sessions can be found in Appendix D.

Ambassadors completed the College Experience Questionnaire during the first and final session of the
academic year. This inventory assesses feelings of cultural alienation among college students of color
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who attend predominantly White universities . Specific scores are not included in this document to
protect the privacy of our SCIE Ambassadors. However, it should be noted that the total scores of six of
our Ambassadors decreased in the second administration. One Ambassador was not present for the
closing session and, therefore, did not take the assessment. Another Ambassador drew a line through
the “Strongly Agree” column. As such, that inventory was not scored.

1 Spivey, T. E., & Richardson, T.Q. (2003). Cultural alienation, mental health and attitudes towards seeking
psychological help among college students of African descent. Unpublished manuscript. Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, P.A.
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