GEAR UP Achievers Hosts Three Weeks of STEM Summer Camps

GEAR UP Achievers, through the University of Washington, partnered with higher education institutions and private/non-profit organizations to host virtual/hybrid STEM summer camps earlier this summer. Ninth and tenth grade students from South King County received boxes of camp materials in the mail so they had the option to participate remotely or at a socially-distanced, mask-required in-person experience. Students explored topics like…

Supporting homeless students through a pandemic: COVID relief funds expand the impact of Project Hope

GEAR UP Virginia recently partnered with Project HOPE Virginia and ECMC to pilot a 6-month professional development series to support college students experiencing homelessness in Virginia higher education institutions. College professionals in institutions with a high number of GEAR UP students were invited to receive training as Single Points Of Contact (SPOCs). The initial cohort,…