Multicultural Outreach

Presented By:

Kimberly Stewart-Brinston

Director, Multicultural Outreach

IUPUI Enrollment Services

Goal of Multicultural Outreach Efforts Create Enthusiasm Create Awareness Create Partnerships Create Action

Create Enthusiasm Middle School Outreach

Middle School Visit Program Middle School Career

Conference Middle School Educators

Conference Middle School Outreach Website80% of students served through middle school

outreach come from underrepresented populations

Create Enthusiasm

Campus Visit Program 21st Century Scholars

Marion County, Hamilton County, Tippecanoe County

Gear-Up/ Upward Bound/ Education Talent Search/ TRIO Programs

Gary, Evansville, Richmond, Indianapolis, Joliet, Peoria

Create Enthusiasm

Empowerment Sessions Cultural Significance of Attending College

History of college attendance Responsibility to community

Benefits for the Individual Economic Educational Social

Enrollment Steps Career/ major exploration College selection

Financial Options Financial aid process Scholarship searching

Creating Awareness Open Houses

Shades of Brilliance Open house for Juniors and

Seniors in Fall Open house for 7th – 11th

graders in Spring Campus Day

Our Experience at IUPUI Receptions

21st Century Scholars, Nina Mason Pulliam Scholarship Program, Norman Brown Diversity & Leadership program

Pre-College Corner

Create Awareness

College Fairs Expanded outreach area to include fairs in various parts of the state

including Gary, Hammond, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, and South Bend High School Visits

Expanded outreach area to include schools in Lake and Allen County Bilingual Services

Tour & Information Sessions in Spanish Spanish Hotline (317)278-6708 Spanish Brochure

Counselor Breakfast Hosted first counselor breakfast for guidance counselors in Lake

County- 2004 Will host a counselor breakfast and information session for students and

families in Terre Haute and Fort Wayne

Create Awareness

Indian Market Mayor’s Latino Forum Cinco De Mayo Celebration IPS Back to School Carnival Fiesta Indianapolis 100 Black Men College Fair Church sponsored college

awareness programs

Create Partnerships Creating Partnerships

Northview Middle School Faculty to Faculty Collaboration

Indianapolis Urban League’s Career Track Program

Career Conversations & Campus visits

Indiana Black Expo Participation in Summer Celebration,

Kid’s World, Children’s Day, MLK Essay Contest, and Saving Our Youth Celebrity Basketball Game

Project Stepping Stone Collaboration with the National

Society of Hispanic MBA’s, IU Kelley School of Business-Indianapolis, and Campus & Community Life

Program to provide Latino high school juniors and seniors with information on careers in business and the college enrollment process

Create Action Online Resources

College Search Guide – online notebook that provides prospective students with general information on the college enrollment process

College Online Notebook- online notebook that provides newly admitted students with information regarding next enrollment steps and IUPUI programs/ services

Multicultural Phone-A-Thons Fall Semester

Invite prospective students to attend Shades of Brilliance & answer any questions

Spring Semester Contact newly admitted students to

promote IUPUI’s diversity related scholarships, the Summer Bridge Program, College Goal Sunday, and Campus Day

Summer Calls Answer any questions the students and/or

the parent might have and encourage students to sign up for orientation

Future Initiatives Expanding current partnerships and creating new partnerships with internal and

external entities

Recent program summary compiled by Student Life & Diversity www.diversity.iupui.edu

Invite more organizations to have functions on our campus Include current students, faculty, staff, and alumni in multicultural outreach efforts

MOVE- Multicultural Outreach Volunteer Educators Multicultural Outreach Ambassador Scholars

Provide more resources to organizations encouraging minority and low-income youth to pursue post secondary education

PDF versions of planning tools & exercises Multicultural outreach – college planning toolkit

Create promotional materials that highlight diversity at IUPUI First-Generation Information Card Diversity Information Card

Improve contact management for multicultural outreach purposes

Challenges

Limited Financial Resources Students have high need and

limited financial literacy Poor Graduation Rates

Graduation rates in areas with large minority populations

IUPUI’s graduation rates Explaining Delayed Gratification

Why invest time now Combating Stereotypes

Helping students to see themselves as “college material”

Increased Competition For Best& Brightest Everyone wants the best and

brightest minority students

Any Questions????