OMA&D’s GEAR UP Educator Development Initiative program concluded in 2017. These web pages are for historical purposes only. For information on Washington State’s GEAR UP grant, visit Washington GEAR UP. If you’re looking for OMA&D’s RISE UP GEAR UP program that serves the Yakima and Skagit Valleys, visit uwgearup.org.
Keynote Speakers & Presenters
Anne Browning, Ph.D., Director, Academic Support Programs and Lecturer, UW College of Education
Resilience in Higher Ed: Helping High School Students Fail Forward in Education (June, 2014).
Amanda Hornby, Teaching & Learning Program Librarian, University of Washington
The TMI Generation: Promoting Information Literacy in Today’s Undergraduates (June, 2014).
Amanda Hornby, Teaching & Learning Program Librarian, University of Washington
The TMI Generation: Promoting Information Literacy in Today’s Undergraduates (June, 2014).
Eugene (Gino) Aisenberg, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Community Partnerships and Diversity, The Graduate School and Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Engaging in Conversations of Difference (March, 2014).
Luis Fraga, PhD., Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Office of the Provost and Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity
Education in the 21st Century: Building a Common Destiny (April, 2013)
Juan Guerra, PhD., Associate Professor, UW Department of English
Families as Partners Supporting Student Success (March, 2012)
Ilene Schwartz, PhD., Director, Haring Center for Applied Training and Research in Education
Professor and Chair, Special Education
Supporting GEAR UP Special Education Students (August, 2012)
Newsworthy
GEAR UP EDI Summer Programs Help Students Prepare for College, September, 2016
Making College the Expectation, Not the Exception, September, 2015
GEAR UP EDI Summer Programs Help Students Succeed in College, August, 2014.
GEAR UP EDI Hosts Workshops for Willapa Valley Educators, January, 2014.
Senator Patty Murray presented with National Council Community and Education Partnership Student Success Award, August, 2013.
GEAR UP students participate in an Early Engineers Institute at the University of Washington, August, 2013.
GEAR UP EDI Summer Institute Prepares Educators for State Standards, September, 2013.
GEAR UP EDI, an OMA&D program, hosts professional development workshop, “Preparing GEAR UP Students for Rigor & Academic Success” at Neah Bay High, March, 2013.
Congressman Chaka Fattah visits with UW GEAR UP students on the UW campus, August, 2012.
GEAR UP EDI Summer Institute Prepares Educators for New State Standards, July, 2012.