Help Student Parents Succeed by Creating a Family-Friendly Campus Culture
By: Brianne Dávila, PhD, Giselle Navarro-Cruz, PhD, Ishia Barajas-Orozco, MS, Anna Liu, BA, and Sara Carrillo
What is a family-friendly culture in higher education? Cal Poly Pomona answered the question with cross-division investments to support student parents.
From Volume 50 Number 1 | October–December 2021
Abstract: Drawing on our research and advocacy efforts at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), we identified cross-division investments that have increased coordination and collaboration to provide holistic support and facilitate degree attainment for student parents. Efforts included securing internal and external funding, establishing a staff position dedicated to student parent support, designing a family-friendly study area in the university library, establishing a family-friendly campus team, supporting the establishment of the Parenting Broncos Club, and increasing overall awareness throughout campus.