Annual Report
Mission Statement
Purdue Promise will champion access, affordability, and holistic support to facilitate opportunities for qualifying Indiana scholars to graduate on time, debt-free, and prepared for life after Purdue.
Purdue Promise has three core values:
- Include: Embrace and celebrate our diverse community.
- Support: Foster caring relationships based on trust and accountability.
- Empower: Cultivate confidence and courage in ourselves and others.
Vision Statement
Purdue Promise aspires to be a nationally recognized model for supporting low-income students, including those who identify as first-generation students and students of color.
Program Elements
Purdue Promise is both a scholarship and a support program. The “Once Purdue Promise, Always Purdue Promise” policy is a commitment that students will receive support through graduation.
- Scholarship: Purdue Promise functions as a gap scholarship, covering remaining financial need after the Division of Financial Aid applies all other eligible aid to scholars’ accounts. The 21st Century Scholars award covers tuition and regularly assessed fees, whereas Purdue Promise applies to other elements beyond the cost of attendance: room/board, books, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses. Scholarships are both donor-funded and Purdue-funded.
- Purdue 102: Scholars meet one-on-one with Student Success Coaches (SSCs) during VSTAR to sign their first scholarship contract. Scholars must agree to participate in the support program to receive the Purdue Promise award.
- Boiler Gold Rush (BGR): The Purdue Promise support program requires participation in BGR, Purdue’s welcome week experience. Purdue Promise covers scholars’ cost of participation.
- GS 197 – Purdue Promise First-Year Experience Course: The course is offered in the fall semester and designed specifically for Purdue Promise first-year scholars. The instructors for the course are scholars assigned to SSC’s. Scholars meet at least once with coaches outside of class during the semester.
- Student Success Coaching Meetings: Between GS 197 and GS 405, scholars meet with SSCs two to eight times per semester. The program uses an internal color-coding system based on several factors correlated with scholars’ academic standing and/or scholarship status. Green scholars are least at risk and meet at least twice with their coaches. Yellow scholars are at risk for academic probation status and meet with coaches two to three times. Red scholars are most at risk for academic dismissal and/or loss of scholarship. They meet with coaches four to eight times for academic and/or scholarship recovery.
- GS 405 – Advancing Tomorrow’s Leaders: Preparing for Employment and Life After College: The course is offered in the fall semester and focuses on transition into the workplace, financial literacy, and lifelong financial planning.
- Study Abroad: Purdue Promise coordinates and supplements the cost of a three-week, three-credit study abroad experience(s) during Maymester. Scholars typically pay $500 or less for the trip(s).
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): We require all Purdue Promise scholars to complete the FAFSA by April 15th annually as part of a student success coaching requirements.
- Logging Outreach and Mining Data: SSCs track all interactions with scholars, including details about personal successes and challenges. They use this data for evidence-based decision-making and advocacy. They regularly respond to “issue lists” to reduce barriers to success.
- 21st Century Scholar Campus Mentor Network: Staff commit to fostering collaborations with campus partners in order to assist participants and to remove barriers to scholars ‘success. Staff also encourage scholars’ maximum utilization of personal and professional networks.
- Free Printing: Purdue Promise supplements the annual printing quota scholars receive from the University by offering free printing on the fourth floor of the Krach Leadership Center.
Program Outcomes
As a result of participating in the Purdue Promise four-year experience, scholars will:
- Maintain or return to good academic standing.
- Maintain “on scholarship” status and utilize financial aid efficiently to graduate with a higher debt-free rate than the rate for undergraduate Indiana residents at Purdue.
- Report increased confidence in a defined set of life skills.
- Reflect on the value of their experiences and transferrable skills gained.
- Demonstrate preparation to enter the workforce, professional/graduate school, military, and/or supporting a family after college.
Notable Changes
The following changes for 2022-23 include:
- Jazmine Clifton was promoted to Director in October 2022; Dylan Whipple was promoted to Assistant Director in November 2022; Dianne Pedroza was promoted to Assistant Director in July 2023; Summer Bowman was hired as Senior Assistant Director in September 2023;
- Megan Borg, Joshua Delgado, Kara Natzel, Lily Peck, and Katelyn Simon were hired as Student Success Coaches in August 2023;
- Leaders evaluated program details and functionality based on climate assessment related to student and staff retention;
- The MAPS Academic Recovery program was restructured for increased effectiveness for scholars on Academic Notice;
- Developed partnership with Horizons to co-serve overlapping student populations;
- Created an ‘After Appointment Survey’ for scholars to reflect on their coaching and program experience;
- Submitted proposal to support scholars in the upcoming expansion to Purdue Indianapolis location;
- Dianne Pedroza graduated from Purdue Global with a Master’s of Higher Education degree with a Student Affairs focus in January 2023;
- Lilli Hertel and Quinton Skibinski started their Masters of Higher Education degree with a Student Affairs focus in January 2023;
- Hosted inaugural 21st Century Scholar and Purdue Promise Mixer in January 2023 and September 2023 fostering belonging and community within the program;
- Hosted the annual Maymester study abroad programs to Spain and Scotland during May 2023 with 31 scholars
- Scholars completed a pre-test and post-test for the Intercultural Development Inventory, which showed a collective (Spain and Scotland groups) 34 IDI point gain in improved student outcomes;
- Coordinated and facilitated the pre-BGR Welcome Orientation in August 2023 for all incoming 21st Century Scholars. The program was rebooted after a brief hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic;
- Strengthened campus and community partnerships, adding value to the 21st Century Scholars Campus Mentor Network; and
- The College Scholar Success Program is no longer a requirement by the state for scholars to renew their 21st Century Scholar award.
Our Data
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