{"id":17375,"date":"2022-11-03T11:02:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T15:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/?p=17375&preview=true&preview_id=17375"},"modified":"2022-11-04T10:33:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:33:45","slug":"earlham-college-to-offer-weeklong-pre-college-experience-for-high-school-students-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/news-events\/earlham-college-to-offer-weeklong-pre-college-experience-for-high-school-students-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Earlham College to offer weeklong pre-college experience for high school students in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Earlham College has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Indiana Youth Programs on Campus initiative to launch a summer immersion experience for high school students. The grant is part of a statewide investment of more than $29 million to help young people in Indiana experience higher education programs that help them explore their interests, learn new skills and envision a future for themselves in college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlham Summer: A Pre-College Program for High School Students will serve up to 120 high school sophomores, juniors and seniors during two weeklong immersive experiences on campus, beginning June 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants will take classes led by Earlham faculty, learn about the admissions process, and stay overnight in campus residence halls. Students will also learn about new scholarship opportunities that are available to Indiana students, including INspire Earlham<\/strong><\/a>, a free tuition program for students from low- and moderate-income backgrounds. Transferrable college credits will be awarded to students who complete the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis program is intentionally designed to help the next generation of students envision how a college education can enrich their lives and support their future pursuits,\u201d said Jill Nelson, associate director of summer programs. \u201cWith our national reputation for outstanding classroom teaching and value, we\u2019re ideally positioned to provide access to a rewarding college education for students from all backgrounds and interests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“This program is intentionally designed to help the next generation of students envision how a college education can enrich their lives and support their future pursuits. With our national reputation for outstanding classroom teaching and value, we\u2019re ideally positioned to provide access to a rewarding college education for students from all backgrounds and interests.\u201d<\/p>Jill Nelson, associate director of summer programs<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Two separate weeklong sessions will be available from June 18-23 and 25-30. Lilly Endowment funding will make this opportunity available to Indiana families at little to no cost. Registration will be available later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A major gift from Earlham alumni Tom \u201957 and Nancy Newlin \u201956 will expand the program to a national audience by summer 2024 and support the long-term success of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIndiana\u2019s college-going rate has fallen behind the national average,\u201d said Gariot Louima, Earlham\u2019s senior associate vice president of strategic and diversity initiatives. \u201cThe gap is even wider for students of color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEarlham’s pre-college experience was designed to broaden students’ perceptions of their own readiness for college,\u201d he said. \u201cThis program aligns with our institutional priority of widening the path to an Earlham education.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coursework for the program is being offered by Earlham faculty and student-teachers enrolled in Earlham\u2019s Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program. Morning coursework will be based on students\u2019 academic interests and afternoon sessions will offer literacy-based skills that are needed to be successful in college. Social activities will be planned in the evenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe already have a really strong partnership with our local schools and many Indiana students are already learning from Earlham alumni in their classrooms,\u201d said Cammi Fulvi, director of the Graduate Programs in Education. \u201cWe want to build upon that partnership and bring even more students to our campus. I\u2019m also really excited about the opportunity for our M.A.T. students to begin their journey as teachers through this program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lilly Endowment launched this initiative, in part, to respond to the significant decrease in the number of Hoosiers pursuing higher education degrees. In 2015, 65 percent of Indiana high school graduates were going straight to college. The college going rate has dropped steadily since. In 2020, only 53 percent of Hoosiers were attending college the year after high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy supporting these efforts, we hope that more young people in Indiana will experience what it\u2019s like to be on a college campus and take part in meaningful programs that can help prepare them for success in college,\u201d said Ted Maple, the Endowment\u2019s vice president for education. \u201cIt is our belief that these programs will not only add to the academic enrichment of young people but also inspire them to see higher education institutions in Indiana as part of their plans for life after high school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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