Elmhurst University/District 88 Collegiate Extension Program

FAIN: ASB-292178-23

Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296)
Erika McCombs (Project Director: October 2022 to present)
Portia Ransom (Co Project Director: April 2023 to present)
Amy Ferraro (Co Project Director: April 2023 to present)

A two-year program engaging underserved high school students with college-level humanities study of diverse voices in literature, through student enrichment and teacher workshops

Elmhurst University, a small, private, liberal arts institution located near Chicago, proposes a National Endowment for the Humanities Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education Development project to enrich and enhance an existing program that introduces underserved high school students to college-level humanities study and encourages them to pursue higher education. High school seniors, most of whom are low-income, first-generation, and/or from racial/ethnic minority backgrounds, enroll in English and communications courses for which they receive collegiate credit from Elmhurst. Proposed project activities include establishing a two-day summer program on the Elmhurst campus for the rising high school seniors enrolled in collegiate credit courses, providing diverse and enriching field trips and access to public lectures for students enrolled in the collegiate credit courses, and offering annual one-day professional development workshops at Elmhurst for high school English teachers.