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Ram Opportunity, The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute At Virginia Commonwealth University, Jaycee Dempsey, Kathy Gabriel, Sara Kohout, Joshua Mathews-Ailsworth, Ben Plache, Sally Santen, Devanand Sarkar

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RAM Opportunity is a self-sustaining mentoring and experiential learning program designed to serve high school students in the local community through programs led by graduate student mentors. RAM Opportunity operates using a plug-and-play structure that can be implemented in the arts, business, education, humanities, sciences, or any other discipline. Partnerships will be formed with local high schools and their guidance counseling services to develop a pipeline for potential students to participate in the program. The program benefits VCU by enhancing engagement with the local community, generating interest in high school students pursuing post-secondary education at VCU, and developing graduate students …