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Advocacy CollegeKeys Compact™ Charter Members —Almost 500 Strong 
One of the College Board's boldest advocacy initiatives ever, the CollegeKeys Compact™, was introduced last October to advance the principle that all underserved students have a right to an affordable, accessible and successful college experience. Less than eight months later, 475 institutions had signed on to the CollegeKeys Compact™ before the July 1 deadline to become its charter members. To date, almost 10 percent of the College Board’s 5,400-plus member schools, colleges and universities have answered the call to action, making the commitment to help provide college access and success for all students, with special emphasis on low-income students. Although the number of signees continues to grow steadily — passing 500 at last count — the College Board’s membership is already a legion strong and ready for the work of Phase Two. “Now that we have secured these commitments, we are encouraging the institutions to share their effective practices and supporting data that demonstrate what the institution is doing to remove barriers to access and success,” said Jacqueline Woods, the Compact’s project manager. “In order for us to develop practices and policies to share with other institutions, we need to know what our members are doing successfully to increase the number of low-income students who ‘get ready for, get into and get through’ college.” The CollegeKeys Compact will be a prominent part of Forum 2008 in Houston, Texas, with a daylong seminar on Saturday, Nov. 8. Compact charter members will be invited to a breakfast, after which all participants are welcome to attend a general session followed by three breakout sessions, which will include member institutions highlighting their effective practices. The overall goal of the CollegeKeys Compact is to encourage college success for low-income students. Policies and practices for getting ready for college are designed to ensure that more low-income students are ready to go to college when they graduate from high school. Practices for getting into college are designed to make enrollment and full participation in college life possible for low-income students. Lastly, those policies and practices that assist students in getting through college are intended to provide essential academic support, financial aid and targeted social and emotional support. To view a list of all charter members, please click here.
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