{"id":8,"date":"2021-08-04T17:12:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T17:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/upward-bound\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-05-28T14:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:29:02","slug":"upward-bound","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/upward-bound\/","title":{"rendered":"Upward Bound Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>The Montclair State University \u2013 Upward Bound Project (UB) delivers educational opportunities for currently enrolled high school students from <strong>Paterson, New Jersey<\/strong>, who come from <strong>limited-income families <\/strong>and\/or who are<strong> potential first-generation college-bound<\/strong>. UB provides fundamental support for participants to succeed in their current level of education as well as preparing them for their pursuit of higher education.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/upward-bound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2024\/08\/Upward-Bound-Recruitment.pdf\" class=\"photo-button vertical full-width\"><span class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/upward-bound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/245\/2021\/08\/montclair-upward-bound-project.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/jpeg;base64,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\" alt=\"The Upward Bound Project slideshow preview\"\/><\/span><span class='text-content'> Upward Bound Program Overview Presentation <\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Emphasis is made on the adolescent as a whole by offering additional support via tutoring, counseling, mentoring, cultural enrichment activities\/trips, work-study, financial literacy and personal development.<\/p>\n<p>Upward Bound students work together with staff and faculty to become motivated, organized and able to enroll and complete a post-secondary education.<\/p>\n<p>Guest speakers will be invited to speak with the UB students and encourage them to pursue careers in the fields of health, science, mathematics, technology and education.<\/p>\n<p>Montclair State University Upward Bound students have graduated from institutions such as Barnard College, the University of Notre Dame, the Pratt Institute, Rutgers University, The Graduate School at Montclair State University and the New Jersey Medical School, just to name a few.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Upward Bound Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"xp-container0-bulleteditem0\">According to data from the Department of Education, nationally <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>91%<\/strong><\/span> of Upward Bound participants who graduate from high school enroll in a post-secondary degree program the year of their graduation. This is compared to <strong>41%<\/strong> of students not enrolled in an Upward Bound program. Staying in Upward Bound for longer periods is associated with better student outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The project is at <strong>no cost<\/strong> to the individual or families through a grant from the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/programs\/trioupbound\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">United States Department of Education<\/a>. The Montclair State University &#8211; Upward Bound Project is federally funded by the United States Department of Education at a total annual amount of $309,505.00, serving 52 students per funding year.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"contact-info\"><div class=\"contact-info-header\"><span>Contact Upward Bound Project<\/span><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-body\"><dl><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Location:<\/dt><dd>School of Nursing and the Graduate School  - Room 429<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Phone:<\/dt><dd><a href=\"tel:973-655-6982\" class=\"a11y-phone-number\">973-655-6982<\/a><\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/div><\/div> <p class='a11y-label'>\n<!-- fetch cache:  1.05 ms -->\n<!-- decode:  0.03 ms -->\n<!-- format output:  0.02 ms --><\/p><table class=\"responsive-table\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Title<\/th><th>Location<\/th><th>Phone<\/th><th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~gonzalezlia\">Liandy Gonzalez<\/a><\/td><td>Upward Bound Director, Health Careers<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><a class=\"a11y-phone-number\" href=\"tel:973-655-6982\">973-655-6982<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:gonzalezlia@montclair.edu\">gonzalezlia@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<p>Interested in learning more about how to apply to Upward Bound? Contact <strong>Ms. Tangy Major<\/strong>, Upward Bound Liaison and Eastside HS Guidance Counselor, in the Eastside High School Counseling Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emphasis is made on the adolescent as a whole by offering additional support via tutoring, counseling, mentoring, cultural enrichment activities\/trips, work-study, financial literacy and personal development. Upward Bound students work together with staff and faculty to become motivated, organized and able to enroll and complete a post-secondary education. 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