Middle School Students Receive Early College Support and Guidance through GEAR UP Program

This summer, New York GEAR UP students will have a head start on post high school opportunities. One hundred students from GEAR UP schools across the state of New York will be attending an early college experience day at Cornell University, where they’ll enjoy a walking tour of campus, a catered lunch in the dining hall, and a ‘choose your college experience’ activity. They’ll get a taste of what it would…

Justin Gaethje delivers keynote speech at EAC’s GEAR UP 2023 Summer Camp of Champions

GEAR UP students from eastern Arizona attended a week-long STEM summer camp hosted at Eastern Arizona College. The camp included a field trip to the Biosphere 2 installation and rotations of STEM classes taught by EAC faculty. Read more here

GEAR UP provides professional development to local schools

Eastern Oklahoma State College’s GEAR UP program recently provided important professional development to educators and students throughout the area. Over the 2022-23 school year they provided professional development to over 360 teachers and CPR training to over 650 students, meeting critical graduation requirements. Professional Development is provided to all local partner GEAR UP schools these trainings are at no cost to the…

Regents announce Academic Staff Excellence Awards for 2023

University of Wisconsin (UW) – Green Bay Early College programs, which include GEAR UP, were recently honored at the University of Wisconsin System Regents Academic Excellence Awards for 2023. Educators at UW-River Falls, UW-Madison, and UW-Green Bay recognized for work to support student success. Read more about the awards and the UW Green Bay Early College programs here.  

Indiana GEAR UP: Creating doors and opportunities for students

The Indiana GEAR UP state grant was recently featured for its innovative collaboration between universities, state agencies, and schools. This partnership enables them to provide services related to their grant goals of postsecondary access and STEM pathways. Read more here.  

Gearing Up to be Great

New to the GEAR UP family, Region 10 GEAR UP was recently highlighted for their strong ties to the community and successes in schools. “I attended Lancaster schools from childhood through my senior year, and even after graduating from college, I returned to teach for seven years. I've sat in the same seats as them and grew up in the same community. Ensuring their success is personal for me,” GEAR UP Site Coordinator Brittney Hervey shared. The article highlights many of…

GEAR UP Rising Phoenix expands to serve more students in Wisconsin

After exhibiting strong success and engagement in the first two years of the grant, GEAR UP Wisconsin is expanding to add an additional school district, adding to the 16 schools currently participating. “Nearly 75% of the Fall 2021 cohort will earn their Associate of Arts and Sciences degree along with their high school diploma,” said UW-Green Bay’s Executive Director of Early College Programs Aubrey Schramm. “This success…

What’s a college degree worth? States start to demand colleges share the data

NCCEP Board Member, Troy Grant, was recently featured in an article in The Hechinger Report addressing the perceived value and actual value of college. With new laws in states across the country requiring increased transparency from higher education institutions, more information is available for students to make informed decisions. “We want to give them the content they need in order to make an informed decision about…

Uniting Our World Through Global Learning

A new partnership between Appalachian GEAR UP and Participate Learning seeks to join forces with 10 western North Carolina school districts to help promote college and career readiness through leadership development that will help students thrive in an interconnected global economy. Through this new partnership, GEAR UP will enable schools to implement Participate Learning's Global Leaders, a framework that integrates into existing school priorities…