Upward Bound

Upward Bound Students and staff
Summer Residential Phase 2012

Ohio University Upward Bound is a successful college access program that was established in 1967 and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Upward Bound provides high school students who are potential first generation college students with readiness skills and support services that cultivate resilience, confidence, and preparation for a healthy an successful transition to, and graduation from, a college or postsecondary intsituition of their choice.

The Upward Bound program is split into two designated phases:

The Academic Year Phase is designed to provide academic support, service learning oppoturnities, cultural activities and college readiness skills to students during the school year. Each student receives tutoring and advising from an Upward Bound academic advisor during the school year. Advising is designed to make the UB student college ready by taking a rigorous high school course load and information to help students prepare for college entrance exams (the ACT/SAT), research financial aid and scholarship options, and complete college undergraduate admissions applicaitons. Students are required to attend monthly Saturday workshops on Ohio University's campus in an effort to broaden their experiences.

The Summer Residential Phase is a six-week program of rigorous academic study. While living on Ohio University's campus in one of the residence halls, students are enrolled in academic and college/career development courses. These courses are designed to help students build academic and social skills that assist with transitioning to a new grade level for the forthcoming school year. Cultural and social weekend activities are also provided for students during the summer program.

The college-like residence experience during the six-week summer program creates an ideal opportunity for Upward Bound to broaden our students' overall perspective of the world around them.

The main objectives of the program are to:

Develop curriculum to help students actively pursue a college education upon high school graduation
Increase motivation to attend college by providing opportunities such as touring different college campuses and participating in career fairs
Foster social leadership and cultural awareness through diverse activities, workshops, and seminars

Upward Bound eligibility is determined by the following factors:

Annual family income and/or
Prospective first-generation college student status
Freshman or sophomore standing in one of Upward Bound's 15 partnership high schools
2.5 or higher cumulative GPA

Upward Bound students at The Bean in Chicago during the end of summer trip for 2012.

The seventeen area high schools that are partners in the Ohio University Upward Bound program are Alexander Local, Athens City, Chillicothe City, Crooksville Exempted Village, Eastern Local, Federal Hocking,Jackson, Logan-Hocking, Meigs, Miller Local, Morgan Local, Nelsonville-York,New-Lexington, River Valley, Southern, Trimble and Vinton County.

Upward Bound Staff
The program staff is dedicated to ensuring that participants have a positive, memorable experience; furthermore, the staff is dedicated to assisting students academically so their educational goals can be realized.

	Kwabena Owusu-Kwarteng Director E-mail: owusu-kk@ohio.edu
	Curt Plummer Assistant Director E-mail: plummer@ohio.edu
	Brianna Mauk Academic Advisor E-mail: bm914311@ohio.edu
	David C. Moore Academic Advisor E-mail: dm205206@ohio.edu
	Jennifer Martin Administrative Associate E-mail:jm315411@ohio.edu
	Jahnna Lydic Student Office Manager E-mail: jl252708@ohio.edu
	Garratt Weber Social Media Intern E-mail: gw219209@ohio.edu

For more information about the program or any questions, please contact:
Upward Bound
McCracken Hall 124

Ohio University

Athens, Ohio.

45701
740.593.0728
Toll Free: 866.593.0728
Fax: 740.593.0714
upwardbound@ohio.edu