1. Multicultural Outreach
Presented By:
Kimberly Stewart-Brinston
Director, Multicultural Outreach
IUPUI Enrollment Services

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

3. Create Enthusiasm Middle School Outreach Middle School Visit Program
Middle School Career Conference
Middle School Educators Conference
Middle School Outreach Website
80% of students served through middle school outreach come from underrepresented populations

4. 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

5. 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

6. Creating Awareness Open Houses Shades of Brilliance Campus Day
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
May 20th Spring into the Future!!!

7. Create Awareness College Fairs High School Visits Bilingual Services
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)
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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Create Action Online Resources Multicultural Phone-A-Thons
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

11. Future Initiatives
Expanding current partnerships and creating new partnerships with internal and external entities
Recent program summary compiled by Student Life & Diversity
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

12. Challenges Limited Financial Resources Poor Graduation Rates
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

13. Any Questions????