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SAAB/OMG Data Assessment Progress -
OMG
Center for Collaborative Learning is working
with SAAB National Headquarters to
develop a data collection system to evaluate the
overall impact on SAAB participants.
The first year of data collection with the
initial SAAB Pilot Assessment group has
been completed and the results are tremendous.
Read
the
SAAB Student Survey: Results - 1st
Administration
 Graduates
of SAAB are competitive in the
professional world of work and serve as role
models for inner-city neighborhoods throughout
the country. Over the past decade, SAAB has
helped to ensure the continued academic success
of African American males by helping 80% of
SAAB participants persist from their
freshman to sophomore year and helping 86% of
SAAB participants graduate. This success greatly
exceeds the 42% national rate of
retention for African American males that
persist from their freshman to sophomore year
and the 55% average national five-year
graduation rate for Black males. The SAAB
program has attracted national attention as an
innovative prototype for personal and academic
enrichment, and has been successfully expanded
to serve students at both public and private
four-year institutions, including both
predominantly white and historically Black
institutions.
Over the years,
SAAB has proven that through strong
leadership and personal dedication African
American college men can achieve personal and
academic success. An example of SAAB’s
many success stories would involve Chris, a
SAAB alumnus of one of the chapters on the
east coast. By Chris’s own admission, he entered
the SAAB program as a freshman struggling with
self-esteem and motivation issues. He attributes
much of his personal and academic success to his
SAAB experience stating that his
involvement enabled him to gain confidence and a
sense of purpose, which led to higher
self-esteem and an increased ability to
accomplish his goals in life. Today, Chris runs
a successful company and mentors many youth in
his community. He also provides scholarships for
aspiring young men desiring to go to college.
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