LEAD Scholars Program Leadership Excellence and Academic Development

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• LEAD Scholars Program Leadership Excellence and
  Academic Development
• Erin Kimura-Walsh, Assistant Director

www.scu.edu
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Purpose

• The LEAD Scholars Program
• Fosters college success of first generation
  college students (those whose parents have not
  attended college)
• Challenges participants academically while
  exposing them to university culture and community

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Timeline

• Established as Bridge Program in 2002 with
  James Irvine Foundation grant
• 30 students in the first Bridge Program 2003-2004
• Housed in Drahmann Center
• Transformed into the LEAD Scholars Program 2007
• LEAD Leadership Excellence and Academic
  Development
• Housed in Office of Honors and Fellowships

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Selection Process

• 60 first generation college students each year
• Financial need (FAFSA)
• Receiving need-based and merit-based aid
• Not participating in other University honors
  programs
• Distributed across demographic groups
• Gender
• Race
• Geography
• Majors
• Academic performance

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Participants by Race and Gender
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Program Components

• Summer before first year
• Orientation Sessions 2 3
• LEAD Week
• First year
• LEAD CTW 1 2
• LEAD Research Symposium
• LEAD Seminars
• LEAD 1, fall Transition and Resources
• LEAD 2, winter Leadership Exploration
• LEAD 10, spring Optional ELSJ course, Creating
  College Going Communities
• All four years
• Academic and professional development
  opportunities

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LEAD Week Activities
CTW 1 and LEAD Week elective in Engineering,
Chemistry, Business, or Humanities/Social Sciences
Small mentoring groups and large group community
building
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LEAD Research Symposium
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Persistence Rates

• First to second year persistence
  (class of 2011 2012)
• LEAD Scholars 96
• Comparison Group 90
• Second to third year persistence
  (class of 2011)
• LEAD Scholars 93
• Comparison Group 79

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Future Developments

• Increasing stability and continuity
• Development of programming for 2nd, 3rd and 4th
  year students
• Research seminar for juniors and seniors
• Use of research to improve programming
• Alumni outreach
• Alumni network and panels
• 10th anniversary celebration (2013-2014)