Boston University’s Upward Bound program featured on ABC’s Boston News Program

On January 22nd, “CityLine”, ABC channel 5’s award-winning urban news magazine program presented a show about educational outreach programs, featuring the Boston University Upward Bound program.

Representing the program is Emmanuel Lamour, an electrical engineer, and currently a Manager for Raytheon Technical Services Company, who participated in Upward Bound between 1997 and 2000 as a high school student at Snowden International High School at Copley. Mr. Lamour discusses how the program helped him prepare for college and how he was influenced by program director, Mike Dennehy.

Upward Bound is one of the federally-funded TRIO programs designed to help first-generation college potential and low-income students prepare for college. The Boston University Upward Bound program,  a part of Boston University’s Boston Public Schools Collaborative Office within the School of Education, serves 75 students who are recruited from four target high schools in Boston. In addition to Snowden, Boston University’s Upward Bound also serves are Brighton High School, The English High School, and Community Academy of Science and Health. Students participate in the program beginning in either the 9th or 10th grade, until their graduation from high school. Program services include an academically intensive six-week summer residential program and an afterschool program of tutoring and academic courses during the school year. Upward Bound services are located on the Boston University campus, which provides students with access to the University’s resources.

The federal TRIO programs have produced many notable alumni, including coach and olympian Patrick Ewing; award-winning actresses Viola Davis and Angela Bassett; astronauts Jose Hernandez, Franklin Chang-Diaz, and Bernard Harris; and Congressman Henry Bonilla (TX-R) and Congresswoman Gwendolyn Moore (WI-D).

In addition to Upward Bound, CityLine also features Student Support Services, a TRIO program that works with college students, Citizens Schools, and Money Matters.

Visit here to watch this special feature on CityLine.

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