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Upward Bound is a
federally funded program for
low income and/or first generation college-bound
high school students who could benefit from academic support
and may need increased motivation to realize their potential.
There are over 600 Upward Bound programs across the nation.
Our
program,
sponsored
by Southern Arkansas
University, is designed to generate the academic skills
and motivation that will enable each participant to complete a
secondary educational program, subsequently gain admission to
and successfully complete a post-secondary training
program.
The project provides academic
tutoring, counseling, career orientation, and cultural and
social enrichment activities to 150 South Arkansas high school
students (grades 9-12) who reside within a fifty-mile radius
of the Southern Arkansas University campus.
The primary responsibility of the
program is to provide successful learning experiences tailored
to meet the individual academic, cultural, social and
vocational needs of each participant within an atmosphere that
allows intellectual, physical, and emotional
development. Upward Bound strives to provide
worthwhile activities which will challenge each participant to
achieve his or her fullest potential.
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