项目的成功

项目概述

项目的成功 is a four-year program created to help you gain skills and experiences necessary for your dream job after college. If you qualify you are automatically enrolled in 项目的成功. Keep an eye on your sycamore email for additional information about the optional bridge week program.

What can you expect from the program?

  • Take specialized classes focused on 领导, 职业准备, and being a complete professional after graduation.

  • Work with peer mentors, 成功的教练, and alumni mentors who answer your questions, give suggestions for success, and provide opportunities unique to 项目的成功 students.

  • Participate in exclusive service opportunities, 网络事件, domestic or international cross-cultural experiences, and 实习 and job shadowing opportunities.

  • Receive dedicated career counseling and preparation to help you make good choices, 制作简历, and get the skills you need for your dream job.

  • Access scholarship opportunities other students do not get, including study-abroad scholarships and 10 scholarships that will cover tuition costs for both your junior and senior year

An optional part of 项目的成功 you can choose to participate in is Bridge Week – a 5-day workshop before the start of the semester to learn your way around campus, 交朋友, and meet faculty and staff. You’ll get to live with other 项目的成功 students, take classes together, 发展学习小组, and get help when you need it.

指导

项目的成功 students will have a Residential Peer Mentor/项目的成功 Peer Mentor and an Alumni Mentor who will support them all four years to assist in their transitions and college life adjustments.  

Benefits of 指导

  • 获得实用 建议, encouragement, and support.

  • Learn from the experiences of others.

  • Increase social and academic confidence.

  • Become more empowered to make decisions.

  • Develop communication, study, and personal skills.

  • Develop strategies for dealing with both personal and academic issues.

职业准备

The primary focus of 项目的成功 is to help students graduate in 4 years and gain rewarding employment post-graduation.  Career readiness is essential. 在这个过程中, we will partner closely with the ISU 职业中心 all four years to help 项目的成功 students develop skills and prepare for their 实习 and future careers.

Participants will engage comprehensive 职业准备 practices that will include, but not be 有限的 to job shadowing, 实习, career exploration through FOCUS 2 career development program, and coursework dedicated to professional presence, 网络, and skills articulation. Professional skills will be supplemented with 职业准备 software, alumni mentoring and student employment opportunities related to their career field.  Additionally, participants will engage in career counseling in conjunction with coursework.

Scholarship Eligibility

学生 who participate in 项目的成功 are eligible for the following scholarship opportunities:

出国留学/本科 Research 奖学金: 每年, students can apply for scholarships to participate in either a study abroad or academic research experience. 

$1,000 Bridge the Gap: These are retention scholarships given to academically eligible students to continue their education but have a financial hold on their record, restricting them from registering for classes.

Summer Housing Scholarship: These are scholarships awarded to participants who cannot return to their home city/town for summer 2022 who wish to take summer classes on campus. 

Junior/Senior Tuition 奖学金: These are scholarships awarded based upon demonstrated academic excellence, 领导, and community engagement.

More information on the Optional Bridge Week Experience

项目的成功 participants may choose to engage in a 5-day workshop before the start of the semester (August 7th – 12th) to help them acclimate to campus, start building social and academic networks, 了解资源, and meet people who can help them on their academic journey.

学生 who participate in Bridge Week will:

  • build a supportive peer network, through participation in a Living Learning Community

  • establish relationships with ISU faculty and staff,

  • learn about campus resources and utilize them when necessary,

  • understand academic expectations and cultural differences between high school and college, and

  • develop skills that will transfer to their other courses and beyond.

空间是 有限的 to the first 200 students who apply, so reserve your spot today. The deadline is July 1, 2022.

Living-Learning Community

Bridge Week students will be in a living-learning community where students will live on the same floor within a residence hall and be paired with another 项目的成功 student. The floor will be staffed by both a Residential Peer Mentor and a Resident Assistant to provide peer support during your first year inside and outside the classroom. 学生 will live in this community for the entirety of their first year.

The benefits of participating in the Bridge Week living-learning community are: 

  • enhanced academic and social opportunities,

  • 提高绩点,

  • improved connection to faculty,

  • greater involvement in learning,

  • increased satisfaction with the ISU experience, and

  • increased persistence to graduation.

住宿和餐饮

Bridge Week students who will live on campus, housed on floors together in our recently renovated residence halls. All rooms are double-occupancy and the building has laundry and kitchen facilities on the mezzanine, as well as study and social lounges on every floor. 请填写 住房合同, choose the 项目的成功 learning community, submit the payment of $20 application fee, 然后付你的 注册订金 of $100. 

We will automatically pair students with another 项目的成功 student.

在这个项目之前, students will receive communication from 住宅生活 with details and instructions regarding housing.

Note: During Bridge Week, students will have access to ISU facilities, including Hulman Memorial Student Union, Cunningham Memorial 图书馆，和 Student Recreation Center, which features a lap pool, 休闲池, 声水疗, cardio and strength conditioning equipment, and a three-court gymnasium.

入学信息

  • Check-In: August 7, 2022. Specific details will be provided in July.

A student qualifies for 项目的成功 and Bridge Week with 2.4 - 3.高中GPA.

Student Feedback on 项目的成功

What was your favorite part of 项目的成功 overall? 

  • I liked that I came to college a week earlier

  • My favorite part was making new friends and during the first week getting to go to all the different activities.

  • I liked the fact that we were able to get on campus early and experience everything ourselves first before the first week.

  • I loved how I was able to get ahead of the game. 

What was your least favorite part of 项目的成功?

  • For the first week I only knew one person and I was afraid to make new friends.

  • 没有什么. I loved everything about it. It was well work the money and time.

  • I don’t think I have a least favorite part of the program.

Would you recommend 项目的成功 to incoming students? 为什么?

  • 是的, because the course helped see the world a little different and it helped me get ready for the next 4 years.

  • 是的, 项目的成功 has helped me overcome and learn a lot. It has helped me study and prepare for my classes more and be more social.

  • 是的.  It allows an early look at what college is like and gives you what strategies for different things that students have used in the past and gotten success from.

  • 是的, I think it’s a great opportunity for freshmen.

  • 我将. It definitely gave me a jump on things such as time management and ability to 交朋友.

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