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UW GEAR UP Programs Celebrated National GEAR UP Week
September 30, 2024
The GEAR UP Achievers & GEAR UP RISE UP programs announced their participation in National GEAR UP Week 2024 from September 23rd – 29th. This week commemorated the continuing success of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), a college access program providing students and families the support and resources they need for college success. This year…
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GEAR UP Beyond: Launching A New Era of Post-Secondary Success
August 10, 2024
What is it? GEAR UP Achievers launches GEAR UP Beyond, our extended support program designed to guide students after they graduate from high school. Whether a student is starting college this Fall, starting a career, or taking a gap year, we want to ensure that everyone can receive the support they need! In order for students to stay connected, they…
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Dina Ibarra appointed new GEAR UP director
December 1, 2022
Dina Ibarra, Ed.M. has been appointed the new director for UW GEAR UP/Rise Up team effective Jan 3, 2023. GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a national college-readiness program designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. OMA&D, in partnership with 13 rural school districts…
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UW GEAR UP Students at Mount Vernon work with WWU
November 3, 2022
WWU’s Nick Galati helps Mount Vernon students build microscope – and STEM interest – in summer college prep program. Fans are blowing in the classroom on a hot summer day as a group of Mount Vernon High School ninth-graders are building a high-powered microscope, their focus on a small tube where a lens is stuck. It’s the final piece of the microscope that they’re…
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East Valley one of 13 school districts to benefit from near $30 million grant
October 19, 2017
FASFA applications, personal letters and finding out which school would most likely accept you could have some students worried. However, the Department of Education is going to make that path to college a little bit easier for students at 13 school districts across the state of Washington.