The Provost Scholars Program is a partnership between Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), select schools in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), and the East Cleveland City School District (ECCSD). The program was founded in 2013 by former Provost William “Bud” Baeslack and former East Cleveland City School District Superintendent Dr. Myrna Loy Patton Corley, to improve the academic outcomes of East Cleveland (Ohio) middle and high school students.
Currently, Scholars from H.W. Kirk Middle School, Ginn Academy, Cleveland School of the Arts, and Shaw High School are selected to expand their creative, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills by participating in a variety of academic-related activities at CWRU. Apart from activities, Scholars form mentoring relationships with volunteer CWRU faculty and participate in intensive seminars every Thursday. CWRU faculty and staff mentors assist Scholars with academic and career goal setting, forming healthy social and personal skills and other opportunities to achieve their life-long goals.