Initiative 4 - Hostos Mentoring and Supporting Students Accepted in 2+2+2 Opportunities Program

Hostos Mentoring and Supporting Students in 2+2+2 Opportunities is designed to support students through mentoring and scholarships to establish a Hostos pipeline of talented transfer students to competitive institutions for completion of their undergraduate and graduate degrees. In 2022, this initiative launched the inaugural NextGen Public Health Scholars 2+2+2 Program, a unique partnership between Hostos Community College and the Columbia University School of General Studies and Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, that will prepare Hostos students for careers in public health and epidemiology. Selected students will receive full tuition coverage, stipends for books, transportation, mentorship, and access to internships and career development opportunities. A federal earmark grant awarded to Hostos in 2023 will strengthen and expand current dual/joint degree transfer programs with City College of New York in Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering programs, an Arts Administration degree program with Queens College, and the NextGen Public Health Scholars program with Columbia University.

Goals:

• Establish a Hostos pipeline of talented transfer students to competitive institutions.
• Ensure students receive high-quality opportunities to continue their education and pursue advanced degrees in high-demand fields.
• Create 2+2+2 transfer opportunities by building relationships with colleagues at the transfer institution, establishing programs, selecting, and mentoring students, and matching one-to-one grant opportunities offered by the receiving institution, based on availability of funding from the President’s Initiatives and new funding sources.

Cohorts 

2023 NextGen Public Health Scholars 

Ansumana Jammeh pursues an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and Science with a concentration in Healthcare Management. He aspires to become a public health physician and research scientist at a national/state health department or research institution that focuses on health disparities and improving health outcomes in underserved populations. In the future, he plans to use his epidemiological background to identify the root causes of health disparities marginalized populations face in our communities and develop innovative solutions to address these concerns through community clinics, outreach, health education and promotion programs.




Renata Tedaldi was born in Quito, Ecuador and immigrated to the United States when she was 2 years old. She grew up, for the majority of her life, as an undocumented immigrant and as a DACA recipient. In September 2021 she became a legal permanent resident and the first thing she did was enroll to the next semester available at Hostos Community College. She works as an office manager at a dental practice and a psychological practice. Growing up with little to no access to healthcare motivated her to pursue a career in public health. She wants to be able to make an impact in the population’s health outcomes, especially minority populations.

Recent News

Edxpansion of Hostos Mentoring and Supporting Students in 2+2+2 Programs

Reporting on Awardee Hawa Abraham

Reporting on Vasquez-Guillen Sisters

NextGen Public Health Scholars from left to right: Maria Vasquez Guillen, Hawa Abraham, and Andrea Vasquez Guillen.

NextGen Public Health Scholars at Fall 2022 Welcome Reception with Dean Lisa Rosen-Metsch, Columbia University School of General Studies (far left) and Dr. Charles Branas (far right), Chair of the Dept. of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health.

NextGen Scholars on their first day at Columbia University (Fall 2023).

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