1. INROADS College Links Program/Executive Leadership Foundation Partnership
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2. College Links is the pre-college component of
the INROADS Internship experience. College Links
addresses the need to prepare and strengthen the
pipeline of underserved talent from high school
through the chief executive office. Our goal is to motivate and prepare
academically high-performing students for a holistic college and career
experience. College Links provides needed access to career immersion
activities and goal planning, while improving educational outcomes
for under-served students interested in STEM (Science, Technology
Engineering, and Math) and business careers.
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3. Early identification of high-potential COLLEGE LINKS OFFERS A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM OF
African American high school YEAR-ROUND SERVICE, COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING
sophomores interested in STEM STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES:
and business careers from
communities in the Chicago and • Year-round coaching and mentoring
Washington, DC communities. • Career exploration/exposure and development activities
• Achievement Camps - Development activities and workshops
Selection of College Links Scholars is a
at local universities, providing college acculturation
partnership with school systems and other
organizations who identify high-potential college-bound youth.  Career exploration/exposure and development activities
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including mentoring and career shadowing experiences
The College Links Process prepares talent for successful  Financial Aid/Literacy and College Savings Education
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matriculation into the INROADS College Component through  Year-Round Monthly Development Workshops
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career immersion, college preparatory, life skills and • Weekend workshops will be offered to students
leadership development activities. and parents/guardians
Year-round coaching, mentoring and academic support to  Community Service
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ensure College Links Scholars’ long-term academic, career  College Entrance and Retention Support
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and personal success.
• INROADS will ensure that a larger number of talented
youth are reached and coached to successfully navigate Students who successfully complete the College Links
the earliest stages of the career lifecycle
 • The College Links experiences will aid participants in program experience a greatly increased likelihood of
building study, business and personal skills and strengthen entering the INROADS College Component, provided they
academic and career interests meet specific eligibility requirements. As such, College Links
• The program offers voluntary programming is a “feeder” for the INROADS College Component.
support for parental involvement through the college
preparation process
COLLEGE LINKS PROGRAM INROADS WELCOMES AFRICAN
 • Focuses on education and leadership opportunities AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
for future generations of diverse corporate executives WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
• Will increase the pool of prospects to be integrated into TO APPLY:
the diversity leadership pipeline
• Sophomore for 2011-2012 school year
• Provides an opportunity for community and business leaders at a Chicago or Washington, DC school
to contribute hands-on support in partnership with INROADS
• 3.0 GPA or “B” average minimum
(mentoring, coaching, career shadowing)
• Strong academic standing with solid extracurricular activities
• Intent to attend a four-year college or university
SPECIFIC INROADS COLLEGE LINKS OUTCOMES INCLUDE: • Intent to pursue an academic major in the field of business
or STEM. This includes, but is not limited to, Accounting,
• Students increase knowledge of STEM and Business careers;
Finance, Communications, Marketing, Business Administration,
• Students develop college and career goals; Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering (Mechanical,
• Students graduate from high school with required GPAs Electrical, Computer, Industrial and Chemical) and Liberal
and courses for STEM and business school admission; Arts (Psychology, English or Sociology)
• Students increase aptitude of work-readiness competencies
such as Business Sophistication/Acumen; Management
Skills; Self-Management; Academic/Technical Skills; and
Valuing Diversity.
For more information, contact us at collegelinks@inroads.org or call 1-800-651-6411

4. This College Links Partnership is made possible with a generous grant from
The Executive Leadership Council and The Executive Leadership Foundation.
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INROADS, Inc. • 10 South Broadway • Suite 300 • St. Louis, MO 63102 • 1-800-651-6411 • collegelinks@INROADS.org • www.INROADS.org