Purpose of the college partnerships
The College Partnership Program started several years ago when teachers at King and Moulton expressed a desire for their students to have opportunities to learn about the career options and areas of study available at each of the undergraduate colleges at ISU. In the partnership, each undergraduate college is paired with a grade level:
Grade LevelSponsor College
| Kindergarten | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |
| First Grade | College of Design |
| Second Grade | College of Business |
| Third Grade | College of Human Sciences |
| Fourth Grade | College of Liberal Arts and Science |
| Fifth Grade | College of Engineering |
Each college is encouraged to engage with their partner grade level at least once throughout the year - either through in-the-classroom lessons or on-campus field trips. The partnership, however, is not limited. That is, if a grade is studying something that falls into the realm of a different college, those engagements will also be encouraged! The goal is that every student will have been exposed to each college at least once during their K-5 elementary years.