Program Overview
The Alfie Scholars Program provides:
$15,000 Annual Scholarship
Our hope is this scholarship will make attending the university possible for underrepresented transfer students from diverse backgrounds.
Intensive immersion summer program
The Alfie Scholars spend their first summer delving into the social issue for which they wish to lead a change, begin the foundation of civility leadership skills, satisfy a Core Curriculum course, and build relationships that will impact them for years.
Individual advising and instruction
Led by our expert Alfie Scholars Director, the entire Alfie Scholar Team is available to counsel, support, and provide guidance for the scholars.
Civility Leadership training
Civility leadership includes a commitment to personal growth, to academic excellence skills development, and to engaging in conversations and actions that increase the common good.
$15,000 Scholarship
The Alfie Scholars Program is proud to offer a $15,000 annual scholarship to students who are accepted into the program. Provided by the Civility Fund, the scholarship furthers our mission of providing access to higher education for students who come from diverse backgrounds.
The Summer Experience
Required for both junior and senior Alfie Scholars, the summer experience is a cornerstone of the Alfie Scholars Program and develops scholars’ potential for civility leadership, personal growth, and academic success.
Core curriculum courses
Alfie Scholars attend, as a cohort, two of their required core curriculum philosophy courses during summer sessions before their junior and senior years. These courses provide wrap-around academic enrichment instruction and other educationally enriching activities to prepare them to be civility leaders.
Research paper and conferences
Each summer, Alfie Scholars research, present, and write about an issue of social significance about which they want to influence a change for the common good. They learn to examine their issue through the lenses of civility and philosophy, and to analyze critically, creatively, and collaboratively in their search for solutions. At the end of the summer, each class presents their papers at a professional level conference.
Individual Advising and Instruction
Each Alfie Scholar has access to our team of education professionals for support and guidance including Program Director Carol Cochran. This ensures that each student receives the advising they need to complete their degree with excellence.
Civility Leadership Training
The Alfie Scholars Program aims to transform students into leaders committed to finding solutions to complex issues we face today. In addition to the summer programs their junior and senior years, Alfie Scholars receive intense training in civility leadership including cultivating emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and self-care; addressing bias, managing difficult conversations, and resolving conflict; decreasing othering and increasing community through shared humanity.