“Growing up, college was not part of the conversation. It was just basically survival—what kind of job are you going to get to support the family and things like that. Now the conversation has changed…My son has already picked out a major, the school he wants to go to, and he’s taking the necessary steps to getting the scholarships already, at 11 years old.”

—Gloria Turner



Scholarships change lives. Jesus, Monica and Gloria say the scholarships they received from CICF have changed their lives, as well as their parents and, in Gloria’s case, her two sons. These three smart and talented students sat down with For Good to talk about what it was like to set foot on a college campus for the first time, their surprise at the cost of books, advice for scholarship applicants and their plans for after college.

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Transcription of episode available below.



WHO YOU’RE LISTENING TO



* Laurie Burns – community collaborations and impact analyst at CICF

* Gloria Turner – student at IUPUI and CICF scholarship recipient

* Monica Hardy – student at University of Indianapolis and CICF scholarship recipient

* Jesus Marcial  – student at IUPUI and CICF scholarship recipient



DISCOVER MORE



* Scholarship opportunities available through CICF – application deadline is Feb. 5, 2019

* Education and scholarships vitally important – blog from Clayton De Fur, senior community investment officer at CICF

* A nontraditional scholarship for a nontraditional student – feature story on Two Oaks Scholarship at CICF

* Scholarship opportunities through La Plaza

* Scholarship opportunities through TeenWorks





LAURIE BURNS: I am Laurie Burns, community collaborations and impact analyst at CICF. I am honored to be here today with Monica Hardy, Jesus Marciel and Gloria Turner, three incredible individuals who have each received a scholarship from CICF. You all know me, but probably not each other. So let’s start with introductions, the scholarships you received, your school and your major. Monica, will you lead us off?

MONICA HARDY: I received the TeenWorks Scholarship. I go to University of Indianapolis. I’m a junior and I’m majoring in art education.

GLORIA TURNER: I’m Gloria. I’m IUPUI. I’m studying social work and the scholarship I received was Reach Your Potential Scholarship.

JESUS MARCIEL: Hi, my name is Jesus Marciel. Some of the scholarships I received include the La Plaza Scholarship, the Mexican Consulate Scholarship, Reach Your Potential Scholarship, The Michael and Anna Kurty Scholarship and the SADCO Scholarship. I go to IUPUI and I’m a senior in electrical engineering program.

LAURIE: Great. So I’d like to start by asking all of you what motivated you to go pursue your degrees at your respective institutions?

GLORIA: I was a transfer student from Ivy Tech and I learned about the opportunity to transfer from Ivy Tech to IUPUI, I thought that it would be a great opportunity to show my children that I could go further beyond my associate degree and then pursue my bachelors. Ever since being at IUPUI, I’ve grown so much and I feel like being a nontraditional student, being there and being in that space gives other people a look at, “Wow,