Abstract:
The purpose of this creative project was to design a pre-college/intervention
program in the form of a leadership conference at Ball State University for African
American sophomore and junior high school students within a lower socio-economic
class. The pre-college/intervention program will serve as an introduction to the collegiate
setting that will motivate participants to not only graduate from high school, but also
apply to and attend college. Participants will also have an opportunity to engage with
current college students of color who will serve as mentors. The mentee/mentor
relationship will be established as the participants explore a “typical” day in the life of a
college student through a shadow experience.