Building Equitable Youth Opportunities for Nursing Diversity

Project BEYOND-2 fulfills Marquette's Catholic, Jesuit identity by encouraging students from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue a rewarding career in professional nursing. Nursing students will join a community of belonging, as faculty, staff and leaders in the profession will assist in achieving academic success.

Pre-admission intensive session for new freshmen

Project BEYOND-2 offers an intensive, on-campus, five-day summer session to begin socialization and readiness for college. The session focuses on note-taking, study skills, test-taking strategies, stress and time management, professional writing, using university resources, applying for scholarships and accessing faculty assistance.

Academic and personal support

Sessions include alternating structured and non-structured sessions and presentations from faculty, university leaders, support services and other community leaders. Non-structured sessions allow students to ask questions, request discussion topics and build community.

Tutoring

• BEYOND-2’s Nurse Tutor Specialist offers individual and group tutoring
• Free tutoring from the Academic Resource Center.
• BEYOND-2 will help coordinate group tutoring.

Nurse mentor program

Juniors and Seniors have the opportunity to be paired with a nurse mentor. Mentors are Marquette faculty and professional nurses from the community and local health care systems.

Scholarship and stipend assistance

Assistance for students from diverse backgrounds who are eligible may be provided additional help.

Experiential Leadership Development

• Volunteer opportunities
• Programming to address the social determinants of education and health

Grant No. D19HP30849 -- Marquette: Building Nursing Diversity to Promote Equitable Communities

The Project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number D19HP30849, Marquette: Building Nursing Diversity to Promote Equitable Communities. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.