To probe the sense of belonging of survey respondents, we used a summated scale of responses to the nine internally consistent Likert-type questions. This scale added the 0-10 A maximum score of 90 on the summated scale correlates to the highest sense of belonging. The sense of belonging of respondents in general improved over the semester if they participated in the program (Figure ). Students 1, 2, and 5 reported a -20% change or greater in sense of belonging by the concluding survey, with the remaining students experiencing changes from -7% to as high as +34%.