Board Members:

Dr. Dean Kumpuris Founder & Board Chair Kumpuris, Gordon & Benjamin

Mr. Eddie Drilling AT&T

Mr. Khayyam Eddings Friday, Eldredge & Clark

Mr. Bruce Moore City Manager, Little Rock

Mr. Bill Paschall Paschall Strategic Communications

Mrs. Susie Smith Consultant

Mr. Warren Stephens Stephens, Inc.

Message from the Executive Director Since 1999, Arkansas Commitment has The Class of 2018 consisted of 30 students provided free supplemental counseling to from 12 different high schools, a National students within the Central Arkansas Area. Merit Scholar, 3 Valedictorians, musicians, Our goal is to equip the students of Little student body presidents, dancers, athletes, Rock with the leadership skills, the and artists. With our intentional cultivation of academic prowess, and the exposure to the well-rounded student, 100% of the institutions of higher learning to ensure a members within our 2018 senior cohort successful transition from high school to matriculated to while receiving over college. $9.3 million in merit-based scholarships, need-based aid and outside scholarships.

In addition to college counseling from 10th- Whether you’re a student looking for extra 12th grades, students within our program support or a college representative looking will receive free College Essay Writing for the perfect match for your institution, Workshops, Academic Tutors, College Arkansas Commitment can help you reach Tours, as well as semester-long ACT prep your goal. classes provided by Huntington Learning Center.

Schools Represented Within Our Program

SchoolsSenior Represented Cohort - Class Within of Our 2019 Program

Cabot Freshman Academy (2) eSTEM High Sschool (1)

Joe T Robinson (1) Little Rock Christian Academy (1)

Bryant High School (2) Conway Junior High School (2) Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter (2) North Little Rock High School (2)

Sylvan Hills High School (2) (3)

LISA Academy (5) Little Rock Central High School (5)

Parkview Arts and Science Magnet (6)

Sophomore Cohort - Class of 2020

Academics Plus Charter school (1) Episcopal Collegiate (1) Hall High School (1) J.A. Fair High School (1) Valley View Junior High (1) Maumelle High School (2) Estem Charter School (3) LISA Academy (3) Bryant High School (5) North Little Rock High School (5) Little Rock Central High School (6) Parkview Arts Science Magnet (19)

Freshman Cohort - Class of 2021

Bryan High School (1) Central Arkansas Christian School (1) e-Stem High School (4) Hall High School (2) J.A. Fair High School (2) Little Rock Central High School (8) North Little Rock (3) Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School (6) (1)

At A Glance Student Profile • Cost – FREE! Average GPA: 3.8 with 4 courses

Average ACT: 26-28 • Selected members include 10th-12th graders Class Rank: Top 5-10% • Guidance on course schedules every semester Average Total Financial Aid Package: $27,500 for 4 years • College and Career exploration Total Financial Aid Earned: $26 million • Extensive college search assistance Extra-curricular Activities: Student body presidents and • Financial aid and scholarship workshops vice-presidents, class presidents, varsity student-athletes and team captains, civic youth leaders, church youth leaders, cheer-leading captains, newspaper/yearbook editors, • Test preparation for the PSAT, ACT and SAT valedictorians, band section leaders, All- State/All-Region

representatives, artists, poets, competitive dancers, numerous • Monthly sessions on leadership development recipients of area honors and awards, summer enrichment • Community service and outreach projects program attendees and researchers

Special Programs

ACT Preparation High School Partnerships Community Service Access to Guidance

In an effort to As part of our Students within the In addition to Considering eliminate the commitment to the Arkansas partnering with that High stereotype of community of Little Commitment colleges throughout School African-Americans Rock, our program program are the country, Counselors may receiving lower test proudly partners with expected to excel Arkansas have caseloads scores, each student Hall HS and Central HS inside and outside Commitment exceeding within our program of the Little Rock School of the classroom. proudly hosts an 300+, Arkansas are provided with a District, North Little Outside of the annual College Commitment free 7-week Rock High School, and classroom, students Symposium. This provides one- intensive ACT E-stem Public Charter are expected to event allows the top on-one preparation course School. participate in 10% of students counseling to during their junior community service from across the students and year. Our staff conducts a 4- efforts in order to Central Arkansas their families. part College Readiness maintain Area to meet with Workshop within partner membership. Admission high schools that begin Representatives the college exploration from our partner process for students in colleges while they grades 9-12. give expert insight on the college admissions process.

The Commitment College Acceptances of the Class of 2018

Agnes Scott College Howard University St. Olaf College Alabama A&M University Jackson State University Stetson University Alabama State University Johns Hopkins University Tennessee State University Kansas State University Texas Christian University Arkansas State University The American Academy of Dramatic Arts The Boston Conservatory The NY Conservatory for Dramatic Arts Lamar University Tisch School of NYU Trinity University Baylor Loyola University – New Orleans Tufts University University Belmont Lynn University Tuskegee University University Union University Bentley University University of Alabama Berry College Marist College at Fayetteville Birmingham•‐Southern College Marymount University of Arkansas at Little Rock University of California – Santa Barbara Brescia University University of Central Arkansas Missouri State University University of Central Oklahoma University of Dayton Christian Brothers University North Carolina A&T Univ. University of Hartford Clark University University of Kansas Oklahoma State University University of Memphis Ouachita Baptist University University of Miami Philander University of Missouri Creighton University University of Oklahoma Dartmouth College University of Richmond Princeton University University of Southern California Drake University University of the Pacific Drury University Rice University University of Tennessee-Knoxville Roosevelt University Rose-Hulman Insit. of Technology Elon University Emory St. Louis University University Furman Samford University Virginia Commonwealth University University Wake Forest University Sewanee: The Univ. of the South Washington and Lee University Smith College Washington University in St. Louis Hampton University Southern Arkansas University Washington and Jefferson University Southern Henderson State University Southern University Southwest Baptist University Westminster College High Southwest University Wheaton College Houston Baptist University

Wofford College

Partner Colleges

Colorado College

Grinnell College

Hendrix College

Pomona College

Sewanee: University of the South

Vanderbilt University

Washington and Lee University

Washington University in St. Louis

Williams College

Corporate Sponsors

Arvest Bank

Arkansas Children’s Hospital

AT&T

Clinton School of Public Service

First Security Bank

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP

Legacy Termite & Pest Control, Inc.

Little Rock Chamber of Commerce

Paschall Strategic Communications

Simmons First National Corporation

Southern Glazer’s

University of Arkansas – Diversity Affairs