Welcome to the SUNY Fredonia Upward Bound Homepage!Upward Bound is one of the educational opportunity programs for low-income Americans referred to as the TRIO Programs. The TRIO Programs were originally established by the federal government to ensure equal education opportunity regardless of race, ethnic background or economic circumstance. The Upward Bound Program was created with the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the original War on Poverty statute. In 1968 the program was transferred to the Higher Education Act.
Upward Bound; fostering academic and life success by encouraging and empowering high school students in their pursuit of post secondary education. The goal of the program is to increase the rates at which participants enroll in and graduate from institutions of postsecondary education. Upward Bound is a precollege program designed to help economically and academically disadvantaged students complete high school and succeed in higher education. The Upward Bound Program at SUNY Fredonia was established in 1989. Since its inception, it has been successfully funded during each grant competition cycle. Most recently the program received approval for the 2007 to 2011 grant cycle. The program at SUNY Fredonia is only one of 940 funded programs across the nation. Since the Upward Bound Program began at SUNY Fredonia, it has and continues to provide help to students in overcoming class, social and cultural barriers to higher education.
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Upward Bound Program
Events
Pink The Rink Game, 2-20-2010 - 6pm Steele Hall Ice Arena. You must collect donations if you plan to attend with us.
National College Fair, Tuesday March 23, 8am - 12pm, Buffalo Convention center. Buses will leave SUNY Campus promptly at 8am.
Next Workshop
Tuesday, March 4th (4-2-2010), 6:30pm - 8:00pm at SUNY Fredonia
Parent Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, April 22th, 2010 6pm - 7:30pm at SUNY Fredonia Horizons Room (William's Center)
