What do they have to do to stay in the program?
Don’t get arrested
Maintain satisfactory academic progress
Finish FASFA by March 10
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education expanded the ScholarCorps program to 20 universities in Indiana, including Ball State.
ScholarCorps is designed to help students in the 21st Century Scholars program stay in school and be successful.
LeAnna Level is Ball State’s first ScholarCorps member. Her job is to provide assistance to students and help to increase retention and their academic success. She focuses mainly on freshmen.
“I tell my students ‘I’m your 21st Century Scholar’s best friend,’” Level said. “If I can’t fix it, I know who can.”
The 21st Century Scholar program assists low-income students from the time they sign up for the program in middle school through four years of college.
There are about 1,800 members of the program at Ball State.
The program pays for four years of tuition, so Level said one of the big pushes is to make sure the students graduate in four years, so they don’t have to worry about funding another year of school or not finishing their degree because they can’t afford it.
Level said since many of the scholars are first generation college students, she can be a resource for them if they have any questions.
“Many of them don’t have someone at home they can just pick up the phone and call and say ‘Hey, I’m having a problem with my roommate, what do you suggest I do?’ because they don’t have parents who have been to college, so they don’t really know,” Level said.
According to in.gov, 60.3 percent of scholars are first-generation college students.
The goal of the program is to make sure students stay in school and have the resources they need to be successful.
“We really want to focus on academic success and making sure they’re happy at the university, making sure they’re getting good grades, so they can graduate in four years,” Level said. “We want them to have social success, be the best they can be all around. It’s not just about staying at Ball State, it’s about being successful at the school.”
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