SSTRIDE Connect

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Overview

SSTRIDE Connect is the freshman-level component of the Undergraduate SSTRIDE (USSTRIDE) program at the Florida State University College of Medicine. It serves as a continuation of our pre-college SSTRIDE initiative, designed to support students as they transition from high school into college.

Students from our pre-college programs who enroll at FSU or other colleges in Tallahassee are invited to apply and participate. Through SSTRIDE Connect, participants gain early exposure to pre-health advising, community engagement and valuable academic and professional resources, all while building connections that strengthen their path toward a career in medicine.

Application for Membership

  • Eligibility: 
    Open to any former SSTRIDE and/or SSTRIDE Summer Institute students now freshmen at FSU, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Univerity or FSU Next at Tallahassee State College.
     
  • Application: 
    All former feeder students from SSTRIDE and/or SSTRIDE Summer Institute accepted to FSU, FAMU, or FSU Next at TSC can apply to be part of SSTRIDE Connect. To be admitted, students apply via the membership application, which will be reviewed by the program coordinator and staff. Students apply for membership after their high school graduation in June and will be notified of acceptance in mid-August.

SSTRIDE Connect Program Components

  • College Life Bootcamp (Summer)
  • Success Coaching
    • Get to know the students in one-on-one meeting (occurs at least once a semester)
    • Review student’s semester schedule
    • Review student’s grades
    • Refer to pre-health advisors, campus resources
  • Biweekly Student Meetings
    • Opportunity for the students to meet and socialize with each other
    • Workshops and guest speakers focused on first-year students success and wellbeing in college
    • Study group sessions
    • Organize a service project
  • Mentorship
    • Mentors from USSTRIDE assigned to each SSTRIDE Connect student
    • Students meet with mentors to get points
    • Assignments will be based on majors and schedules
    • Tutoring is also provided by USSTRIDE students through ACE at FSU: points
  • Social Events
    • Team building through escape rooms, obstacle courses, etc. at beginning of each semester
    • Virtual events: trivia, cooking classes, etc.
  • Incentives
    • Refreshments, food etc. for in-person meetings
    • Care packages for finals week
    • Point system for program participation
    • Awards ceremony based on points

Benefits to Joining SSTRIDE Connect

  • Connect with our office and our resources (pre-health advising, mentors/tutors, etc.)
  • Connect with other students with similar interests
  • Expedited application to USSTRIDE; assistance maintaining the prerequisite GPA for admission to the USSTRIDE program

SSTRIDE Connect

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Office Contacts

Parties interested in any aspect of the program should contact:
Shayetoria Peeples
Program Coordinator
Phone: 850-644-5329