Original Post Date: September 21, 2021

As we kick-off the 2021-2022 school year, we often focus on the students and how they have prepared themselves for the new year. So much of our attention is directed toward what summer reading lists, school supply lists, and summer projects have been completed. However, we should also focus on the GEAR UP professionals who are also kicking-off a new school year and find time for a little professional development.

NCCEP’s Study Lab is thrilled to announce a…

Original Post Date: September 21, 2021

Hi GEAR UP Community!

I am Casey Weld and we are the GEAR UP Alumni Association (GUAA)! Founded in Los Angeles from alumni, staff, and partners of GEAR UP 4 LA (Lois BramwellJanicia Centeno-Castillo), we aim to be what NCCEP is to our grants, to all of our alumni. Surely, all of you have thought at one point, “what happens to our students after the life of the grant?” While efforts to organize and mobilize alumni in the past have been relatively…

Since it's inception in 1999, NCCEP has remained steadfast in its dedication to support the success and growth of GEAR UP. A critical element of this work has been harnessing the voice of GEAR UP to address critical topics, grow bold ideas, and focus on what students need to succeed.

One way that voice - your voice - is captured is through the work of national committees. Those who serve on these committees help make sure that tools, trainings, and resources address what GEAR UP needs.

• As…

Original Post Date: September 21, 2021

I am so pleased to turn over today's Quad blog to Margaret Pulte, a GEAR UP all-star, with CFES Brilliant Pathways GEAR UP. 

Margaret, take it away!

A few weeks ago, sometime in early March, I helped with the 6th and 7th grade Science Fair. The Science Fair is a big deal at my school, and as a result, students were full of excitement and stress about this year’s virtual presentations. As the night wound down, students walked to the cafeteria to eat pizza…

NCCEP's Career & College Clubs has gone through three ACT impact studies, with the most recent study published in the fall of 2021. We wanted to examine the efficacy of the program and curriculum…basically does it really do what we say it does? And it does! I am so excited to share these positive results with the GEAR UP community.

This latest report, Examining the Efficacy of Career & College Clubs, was done in collaboration with ACT and Alliance GEAR UP, and it explored the…

Kate

Kate is a rising college senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she is double majoring in Economics and Global Studies and minoring in Statistics and Analytics. This past summer, she has been based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She has been working with Chrissy Tillery, Vice President of Research and Evaluation, Thomas Cech, Associate Director of Research and Evaluation, and Emily Jeffries, Associate Director of Government Relations. Her work has mostly been…

Since it's inception in 1999, NCCEP has remained steadfast in its dedication to support the success and growth of GEAR UP. A critical element of this work has been harnessing the voice of GEAR UP to address critical topics, grow bold ideas, and focus on what students need to succeed.

One way that voice - your voice - is captured is through the work of national committees. Those who serve on these committees help make sure that tools, trainings, and resources address what GEAR UP needs.

• As…

I don’t know about y’all, but I am so excited for the 2021 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference. Not just because we have amazing sessions for you to gain ideas, strategies, and tools to better serve your GEAR UP students. And not just because of our one-of-a-kind social engagement sessions like Zumba Party and Meet the GEAR UP Pets. But also, because…drumroll please…NCCEP’s Career & College Clubs (CCC) has an exhibitor booth!

Now, I know what you are thinking. “Pappas, why are you so excited…

Hi GEAR UP Community!

I am Casey Weld and we are the GEAR UP Alumni Association (GUAA)! Founded in Los Angeles from alumni, staff, and partners of GEAR UP 4 LA (Lois BramwellJanicia Centeno-Castillo), we aim to be what NCCEP is to our grants, to all of our alumni. Surely, all of you have thought at one point, “what happens to our students after the life of the grant?” While efforts to organize and mobilize alumni in the past have been relatively successful, we decided to change up the…