What's different about the College Posse Program is that it recruits and trains teams (or Posses) of students to address the issues of diversity on a college campus and to act as a support system to ensure each student's academic success. A Posse is a team trained in cross cultural communication, public speaking, educational leadership and organizational development. A Posse is a group of young people representing the diversity of its home city (New York). A Posse is a simple concept and a powerful agent of change. In 1989, Vanderbilt University took a risk on this new and innovative scholarship program. In keeping with its University-wide effort to increase cultural diversity among the student body and improve student retention rates, Vanderbilt's Peabody College agreed to partner with metaNetworks to pilot test the Posse Program. Today, the Posse Foundation carries on the mission. Posses are placed in four participating universities, Vanderbilt, Lehigh, DePauw and Rice. The Posse Program will continue to identify outstanding students with incredible leadership potential as it expands nationwide. The Posse Scholars have become a symbol for interactive communication on each campus, promoting positive change and growth. Posse members, because of their leadership and vision, have made themselves a voice for those who often go unheard.