{"id":65905,"date":"2023-01-18T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T21:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=65905"},"modified":"2023-11-11T22:22:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T03:22:43","slug":"upward-bound-and-upward-bound-math-science-programs-renewed-for-five-years","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2023\/upward-bound-and-upward-bound-math-science-programs-renewed-for-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math Science Programs Renewed for Five Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin is-style-side-by-side has-media has-wider has-box has-media-focus-center-middle has-tertiary-theme\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1367\" height=\"1367\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Three students work on a chemistry project with colored dye\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-826x826.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-344x344.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-529x529.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-682x682.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-1032x1032.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-1321x1321.jpg 1321w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-688x688.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-1058x1058.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-1364x1364.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4155-e1676654120862-710x710.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1367px) 100vw, 1367px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">High school students participate in the Upward Bound Math Science summer program. Photo by Christina McDonnell<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">College Access &amp; Student Success<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUpward Bound and Upward Bound Math Science Renewed for Five Years\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">Programs support first-generation students and students from low-income families in navigating the transition to college <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">January 18, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/authors\/finn-gardiner\/\">Finn Gardiner<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>The Upward Bound programs hosted by Boston University received another five years of funding from the US Department of Education. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ub\/\">Upward Bound<\/a> received $2.3 million, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ubms\/\">Upward Bound Math Science<\/a> received $1.4 million, along with cost-share funding from BU.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BU has hosted Upward Bound since 1989 and Upward Bound Math Science since 2007. Both programs are part of BU Wheelock\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/about\/offices-services\/college-access-student-success\/\">College Access &amp; Student Success (CASS) office<\/a>. Twice a week, high school students in the Upward Bound programs come to BU to receive instruction, tutoring, and support from college students and teachers hired by the University. A combination of rigorous coursework, social connections, mentoring, and one-on-one support helps them get into competitive colleges\u2014and succeed as students there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe goals of these programs are to help students who are either first-generation college students or from low-income families go to college and be successful,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/reggie-jean\/\">Reggie Jean<\/a>, program director for Upward Bound. \u201cIt\u2019s a chance for them to be on a college campus and have mentors and instructors help them with their classes and homework.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>The value of mentoring <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the Upward Bound Math Science program get additional support and mentoring from STEM faculty across BU. According to CASS executive director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/michael-dennehy\/\">Michael Dennehy<\/a>, students are more likely to pursue STEM majors in college if they receive mentoring and support beforehand. \u201cA significant number of Upward Bound Math Science students do go on to get STEM degrees as undergrads,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>Programs that help bridge that gap between a student\u2019s high school experience and what they can expect when they go to college help level the playing field.\u201d <\/p><cite>Michael Dennehy, CASS Executive Director<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Upward Bound\u2019s mission is rooted in a long-standing commitment to social justice and equity. Dennehy points to the program\u2019s beginnings during the civil rights movement in the early 1960s. \u201cEducation, particularly post-secondary education, is a civil right,\u201d he says. \u201cBeing a Boston public school grad that went to BU myself, I know it can be a hard transition. Programs that help bridge that gap between a student\u2019s high school experience and what they can expect when they go to college help level the playing field.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Upward Bound students also participate in a summer program, during which they stay on campus for six weeks and get firsthand experience of university life. The residential summer program helps them prepare for the transition to college.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUpward Bound\u2019s goal is to front-load some of that preparation so that when students go to college, they can have some success,\u201d Jean adds. \u201cUpward Bound programming and staff provide advice and insights so students can mitigate certain roadblocks and increase their likelihood for success.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Upward Bound programs hosted by Boston University received another five years of funding from the US Department of Education. Upward Bound received $2.3 million, while Upward Bound Math Science received $1.4 million, along with cost-share funding from BU.&nbsp; BU has hosted Upward Bound since 1989 and Upward Bound Math Science since 2007. 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