A mission of the College for West Virginians Campaign is to recruit new communities to establish Go Centers, recruit new G-Force members, support the operation of a network of Go Centers and G-Force members and facilitate one-on-one mentoring to support G-Force members in their efforts to assist their peers in developing the ATTITUDE, APTITUDE and ACCESS required to successfully transition from high school graduation to post-secondary education.
WHAT IS A GO CENTER?
A Go Center is a single unit in a grassroots network of community-managed college recruiting centers located in communities across the state of West Virginia, mainly in middle schools and high schools.
While each Go Center will have programs and projects developed around local resources, all Go Centers will have the following common elements:
- Align with the College For West Virginians "Education. Go Get It." slogan, logo and marketing efforts
- Operate as a statewide network of community level recruiting centers
- Operate as high school and college student-led centers with adult and higher education support
- Have physical facilities and computer connectivity linking them to online resources
- Are organizational hubs for local marketing and outreach efforts
- Serve as a local coordination point for resources supporting the College for West Virginians Campaign
- Facilitate and extend existing partnerships and develop new partnerships among K-12 schools, institutions of higher education, and business and other groups in the community.
WHAT IS A G-FORCE MEMBER?
A G-Force member is a trained mentor who works with others in a Go Center and in his or her community as well.
WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT ABOUT ATTITUDE, APTITUDE AND ACCESS?
Through Go Centers, G-Force members will focus on issues of ATTITUDE, APTITUDE and ACCESS and will develop projects at multiple grade levels to support campaign goals related to these areas.
ATTITUDE - refers to developing the mental attitude in students and parents that a college education is possible and obtainable and that they will make the necessary sacrifices to achieve that goal.
APTITUDE - refers to the development of adequate academic skills at each grade level that allow students to successfully transition from grade level to grade level and ultimately lead to obtaining college level credentials.
ACCESS - refers to successfully removing barriers that would prevent an academically prepared student with the desire to pursue college from achieving that goal.