In its third year, an IU tutoring and mentoring program continues to grow. Halfway through the 2018-2019 school year, the IUPUI Office of Community Engagement in partnership with six other IU campuses served students from more than forty Indiana counties through the Indiana Kids program, supported by a grant from Serve Indiana. Enrollment of sixth… Read more »
K-12 Partnerships
IUPUI looking to grow partnership with Crispus Attucks High School
Before graduating from Crispus Attucks High School, Kayla Saunders had already earned college credits and taken classes on campus at IUPUI, preparing her for what life as a college student would look like. Kayla participated in the IUPUI SPAN Division, which helps students get a head start on college, by taking classes on campus with… Read more »
IUPUI Fugate Scholars help prepare families for college admission
A group of IUPUI students helped local families prepare for college. On October 28, students and families across Indiana received free FAFSA filing help from financial aid experts during the 30th annual College Goal SundaySM presented by Indiana Student Financial Aid Association (ISFAA). George Washington Community High School (GWCHS) served as one of eight Indianapolis… Read more »
IU Southeast reached 200+ middle and high school students through free workshops and discussions
IU Indiana Kids program Teachers, principals and parents know the looks they get when they talk to their teens about college or other serious topics. But when IU Southeast has tried those same discussions with college students, they have found the teens are suddenly listening, program coordinator Emily Seay said. The information is no different… Read more »
IU Northwest builds relationships with schools in the Gary area
IU Indiana Kids program Over the last year, mentors and staff at IU Northwest have grown a relationship with a student transitioning from high school to college. And that is exactly what the IU Indiana Kids program seeks to recreate. Program coordinator James Wallace first met the student as a high school senior last year…. Read more »
IU South Bend had success in summer ’18 and is partnering with South Bend Cubs Foundation
IU Indiana Kids program A connection through baseball is helping grow a program meant for teens at IU South Bend. The IU Indiana Kids program is starting a new partnership with the South Bend Cubs Foundation and is recruiting the help of the IU South Bend baseball team to start an after-school program for students,… Read more »
IUPUI and Indianapolis community schools professionals engage in national forum
In May, 2018, twelve Indianapolis school and community professionals, as well as IUPUI urban education doctoral students, attended the Community Schools National Forum in Baltimore, Maryland, to connect on the topic of community schools, an approach that engages entire neighborhoods to organize and align community resources to foster student success. This national forum welcomed a… Read more »
What do we really mean when we use the word “Urban?”
By Yuri Smith, Guest Contributor I recently had the pleasure of reading an article titled, “Urban” Schooling and “Urban” Families: The Role of Context and Place,” by Vivian L. Gadsden1 and Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román. The article was in the Urban Education 2017, Vol. 52(4) 431–459. This article caught my attention because I grew up in… Read more »