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UPWARD BOUND RECRUITING!

We are currently looking for students interested in joining Upward Bound. If you're interested send us an email, or visit with your high school guidance counselor.

Please take some time to explore the link below "Interested in Joining UB?" If you're interested please get in touch with your high school guidance counselor, complete the form "Request More Information," call us at 1.800.5.UPWARD, or email us at upwardbound@moreheadstate.edu.

We hope to have all new students enrolled by the end of the fall semester, so if you want to be a part of Upward Bound you need to act fast to secure your spot this year! We've already started recruiting at some schools this semester, and we've talked to many great candidates, but for now we've still got room for a few more students, but remember, the sooner you get your application material in the better your chance of being a part of Upward Bound this year!

SUMMER 2008 IS NOW CONCLUDED

Summer 2008 was a wonderful experience, but like all great things it's now over. We hope next summer is even better than this summer. Pictures for the summer are going live on our MySpace Page as soon as they're available, and if you'd like to remember all the good times you had this summer check out that page.

The September Return Trip (date to be announced) will be another great opportunity to remember the good times you had this summer. Check back here soon for information on that date.

If you're looking at these pages and thinking that Upward Bound looks like fun (and you're not already a member) please take some time to explore the link below "Interested in Joining UB?" If you're interested please get in touch with your high school guidance counselor, complete the form "Request More Information," call us at 1.800.5.UPWARD, or email us at upwardbound@moreheadstate.edu.

We'll start recruiting in the fall and the sooner you get your application material in the better your chance of being a part of Upward Bound this year!

Click on any of the links below to find out more!

Interested in Joining UB?

Important Academic Year Things to Remember!

Upward Bound is an academic prepatory program for high school students. The purpose of the program is to help students prepare for college by generating the academic skills and motivation necessary for success. The UB program at MSU serves high school students in sixteen Eastern Kentucky counties The program is composed of two distinct programs. Upward Bound Classic (also known as UB Central & East) and Upward Bound Math and Science. Click on any of the links above to learn more about a specific program.

Highlights from the Academic Year:

Interested in Joining?

It's still not too late to join UB this year. If you are interested in being a a part of the UB fun be sure to submit an application for this year. See our application page. You will need to complete this and get all forms to your guidance counselor as soon as possible. Recruitment begins in August and September applications are accepted on a revolving basis. Student selection will happen sometime in the next few weeks. We will fill all spots with eligible students as spots become available. To ensure acceptance get your application in as soon as possible. Congratulations to all our new students!!!

Congratulations!!!

Special congratulations go out to the students who participated in TRiO ThinkQuest this summer. Three of our teams placed in either quarter or semi-finals, and judging for the finals is still ongoing, Men in Green (Chad Wells-Captain of Menifee County, Blake Mullins of Menifee County, and Crystal Smith of Montgomery County), The Green Team: Ways to Recycle (Michael Bortles-Captain of Estill County, Shannon Crouch of Morgan County, and Kayla Parsons of Carter County), and Eco-Friendly Shopping (Morgan Fultz-Captain of Mason County, Meghan Davis of Montgomery County, and Nathan Hall of Olive Hill) made it to Quarterfinals and two teams, The Green Team: Ways to Recycle & Eco-Friendly Shopping, made it to Semi-Finals. The judging will be finished sometime in the next few months and we're very proud of all our teams. Creating these sites was a great challenge and winning a place in quarter or semi-finals is a huge honor; we want to wish both of our remaining teams all the best of luck in the finals!

Another congratulations goes out to a team from last year. Remodeling Mars (Chad Wells & Tanner Stevens) recieved an Honrable Mention under the catagory of "Other High-Scoring TRIO Sites" in the Oracle, ThinkQuest International competition. Contgratulation Chad & Tanner!!!!

If you are interested in TTQ you can check out the TTQ website, and see all the winners from the past seven years.

Important Links - Just for You!

The US Dept. of Education recently completed the site www.college.gov. It is an exciting new resource that gives first person accounts of students who overcame challenges to going to college such as peer pressure, lack of family support, and financial barriers. Ir provides relevent, comprehensive information about why to go, how to go, and how to pay for college or other postsecondary education programs. If you've had questions about going to college or might not have been considering higher education this site will be engaging, imformative, and inspiration. It will help you create your own "roadmap" to college and beyond!

Upward Bound recently purchased software called My Student Edge for all of its participants. If you didn't get a chance to check it out at the October Return Trip you can send an email to upwardbound@moreheadstate.edu and we'll send you the appropriate access codes. Only Upward Bound Students can use this software. This program will help with a variety of test preparation, college searches, career searches, scholarship searches, resume builder, information on financial aid, advice on all sorts of college related topics, and much more! If you've already registered with My Student Edge make sure you use it to its fullest potential!

Upward Bound Screensavers!!!!

We now have UB Screensavers available. Follow the directions below to make the following screen savers work on your system!

UB Tree Logo (From Summer 2005)

UB Flaming Tree Logo (From Summer 2007)

UB Recycle Tree Logo (From Summer 2008) coming soon . . .

To install these on your Windows system simply download any of the files to your desktop. Then open the zipped folder and copy the included files to the C:\WINDOWS\system32 folder. Then go into display properties and choose the appropriate screensaver. There are lots of options other than the stock 2 displays (bounce and float) so play around with it and custumize it and make it your own! If you like these let us know and we may make others as well.

Call Us Toll Free @ 1.800.5.UPWARD

The Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math & Science programs are funded through grants from the U.S. Department of Education. This web-site was developed under those grants. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy or views of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

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