Between the 2021 and 2024 academic years, the Indiana University K-12 Student Success Corps (IU K-12 SSC) served nearly 2,500 students statewide, resulting in improved academic and social-emotional outcomes, their recently released 2021-24 Impact Report shows. IU K-12 SSC assists students in grades K-12 with free in-person or virtual tutoring, mentoring and college and career… Read more »
K-12 Partnerships
Summer camp teaches high school students entrepreneurship skills
The IU Indianapolis Entrepreneurship Boot Camp offers students a hands-on, week-long experience exploring what it takes to start up a small business. Through collaboration between the IU Indianapolis Office of Community Engagement, the IU Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis, and the IU Herron School of Art + Design, the Entrepreneurship Boot Camp was held… Read more »
IU Student Success Corps Tutor learns just as much from students
While a student in pursuit of her degree in Psychology at IUPUI, a position as tutor for the IU Student Success Corps (IUSSC) on Handshake caught Ashlynn Beard’s attention. IUSSC provides virtual and in person tutoring for K-12 students in math, English, science and social studies. After talking with IUSSC School Liaison Ruth Ann Hankins, she… Read more »
Research will inform programs to address needs of Black, Latinx and immigrant youth
There is little question that many Black, Latinx and immigrant youth are experiencing socio-emotional trauma caused, in part, by racism and other systemic ills. But are there programs in place that address their needs? That is the question that a research project recently funded by the IU Racial Justice Research Fund seeks to answer. The… Read more »
IUPUI student shares experience as tutor/mentor for IU Student Success Corps program
IUPUI student, Kristina Gill, has served as a tutor/mentor for the IU Student Success Corps (IU SSC), formally the Indiana Kids program, since 2018. Watch the video as Gill chats with Kayla Nunnally, Program Manager of IU SSC, about her overall experiences and biggest takeaways of being a tutor/mentor in the program. Gill tutored in… Read more »
Partnering to assess schools’ needs
Marion County Commission on Youth, or MCCOY, partnered with IUPUI on a recent project to assess school needs, including schools in Decatur and Warren townships and IPS. We spoke with Kate Roelecke, director of the Early Intervention and Prevention initiative for MCCOY, to learn more about this partnership. What was the goal of the project?… Read more »
Preparing all students for the future
For more than 10 years, IUPUI has partnered with a Near West school geared toward students experiencing circumstances that may present a barrier to education. Indianapolis Met High School students are often facing issues such as teen pregnancy, homelessness, and involvement with the criminal justice system. Through its partnership with the school, IUPUI brings faculty… Read more »
IU Student Success Corps tutor working with students she connected with in college
As part of her work with IU Student Succes Corps , a tutoring and mentoring program for students statewide, Natalie was placed at Lawrence Central High School and Thomas Carr Howe High School to work with students in the schools. Natalie worked one-on-one with students from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and supported students with… Read more »