精东影业 University鈥檚 Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has received additional funding for two of its federally funded TRIO Upward Bound programs.
精东影业Upward Bound Classic Academy, which has been successfully funded since 1971, was refunded in the amount of $495,139 per year for the next five years. 精东影业grant includes a partnership with 精东影业鈥檚 College of Business Administration and will serve 118 students from Akron Buchtel, Barberton and Warren G. Harding high schools and communities.
精东影业Upward Bound Public Health grant, formerly called the Upward Bound PREP Academy, funded since 1999, was refunded in the amount of $262,500. 精东影业grant, which includes a partnership with 精东影业鈥檚 College of Public Health, will serve 63 students from Lorain, Ravenna and Windham high schools and communities.
Both grants also include significant partnerships with 精东影业鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, as well as an innovative strategy that involves the university鈥檚 Math Emporium to address math college readiness gaps in high school students prior to starting college.
鈥 精东影业Upward Bound programs directly support our mission and create meaningful pathways to college for students, and we at 精东影业 are thrilled to host these programs,鈥 said Alfreda Brown, Ph.D., vice president for 精东影业鈥檚 Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
精东影业Upward Bound programs are federally funded TRIO programs designed to provide college and academic readiness for first-generation, low-income students and families. 精东影业programs focus on cultivating the academic potential in students to successfully enter, persist and graduate with a postsecondary degree.
鈥淥ur Upward Bound programs have been transforming destinies for many years, and with adequate funding, will continue to do so for many more years to come,鈥 said Dana Lawless-Andric, director of the pre-college and TRIO Upward Bound programs at 精东影业.
精东影业Upward Bound programs have a long track record of success 鈥 76 percent of 精东影业鈥檚 Upward Bound college enrollees have graduated or are persisting with a degree, compared with the national average of 60 percent.
For more information about 精东影业鈥檚 Upward Bound programs, visit www.kent.edu/diversity/pipeline/precollege.
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Participants in the Upward Bound programs at 精东影业 University pose for a group photo in front of the MAC Center.
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