Partnership connects Morehouse Parish students with robotics, STEM

Louisiana GEAR UP through the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance recently launched a high school robotics summer learning camp. “This work matters because we’re providing our students the experience that most of them missed due to the pandemic, the opportunity to do hands-on, minds-on STEM activities that not only promote critical thinking but also helps build their communication skills, creativity, and…

GEAR UP Students Travel Across Oklahoma for Extraordinary Tours         

Seventy-five students and their families recently participated in a bus trip across Oklahoma known as GEAR UP Tour of Oklahoma with Eastern Oklahoma State College (EOSC) GEAR UP. The tour provided students and their families the opportunity to tour colleges, universities, and technical schools to learn about the programs and opportunities they had to offer. Just to name a few of the stops, students and families visited EOSC…

WV GEAR UP Hosts Virtual Career Academy

Earlier this spring, over 500 seniors participated in West Virginia GEAR UP's Virtual Career Academy. This event was aimed to help students learn about career paths and plan for their futures, with an emphasis on STEM careers. Kristyn Johnson-May, an alum of the WV GEAR UP program and guest speaker at the event, had this advice for students, “Take college as an opportunity to find something worthwhile. When you are in high school, you have big…

Dougherty Co. GEAR UP program is getting kids involved in new summer activities

Dougherty County GEAR UP students are participating in virtual summer learning courses at colleges across the country. GEAR UP Director Dr. Alana Simmons explains, “We have seven different programs that we will be offering. Our entire program will be virtual. We’re very fortunate to partner with four different universities from around the country. Tulane in New Orleans, SCAD in Savannah, Florida International…

College prep program for Burlington-Edison students goes outdoors

GEAR UP students in Washington State recently had the opportunity to explore the outdoors and learn more about natural habitats and outdoor activity safety. In partnership with the Vamos Outdoor Project, a group of students hiked a local trail and participated in nature education activities. Vamos Outdoors Project staff member Alfredo Corvalan shared that the goal of the Vamos Outdoors Project is to increase outdoors access for…

Glencliff High School students release book about their pandemic experiences

Harold Burdette, GEAR UP Nashville Analyst, and Hannah Baker, School Counselor at Glencliff High School, recently led a project documenting student experiences during the pandemic, The Quarantine Diaries. Burdette, Baker, and participating students used this initiative to answer the question, "How do you build a community in a place, if you can't be in that place with other people?” Students hope that this project…

WV GEAR UP Success Ambassadors Honored at Marshall University

To support GEAR UP students in the class of 2024 at Marshall University, the West Virginia GEAR UP Transition and First Year Program created the GEAR UP Success Ambassadors Pathway. West Virginia GEAR UP shares, “GEAR UP Success Ambassadors embark on a journey to become the most successful version of their self during their first year of college. This pathway assists with developing skills academically, socially, personally, and…

Utah K-12 students learn by building, competing with electric race cars

Utah State University STARS! GEAR UP recently hosted the Mountain West Grand Prix 2021, a student-centered electric racing event. This hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education program is the one and only event of its kind in Utah. Students work as teams in different age categories to design and build single-seat electric cars from kits by GreenpowerUSA according to specific rules and guidelines.…

Free classes, summer advising and scholarships to UH for Hawaiʻi's class of 2021

GEAR UP Hawaii is helping to support the Next Steps to Your Future initiative for Hawaiʻi's graduating class of 2021. Next Steps to Your Future will engage and guide graduating seniors in transitioning to their post-high school plans while connecting them to postsecondary education and training opportunities. Eligible students will also have an opportunity to take free summer career exploration classes from…