Creating a pre-college/intervention program at Ball State University for African American high school students

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.