Project Upward Bound- SIUC

Project Upward Bound- SIUC Project Upward Bound assists high school students in developing the skills and motivation necessary Department of Education.
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Rising 8th graders, freshman, and sophomore high school students from Alexander, Jackson and Pulaski Counties in Southern Illinois are eligible to apply for admission to the Upward Bound Program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Target schools are located in the following communities: Cairo (Cairo High School), Carbondale (Carbondale Community High School), Mounds (Meridian High School)

, Murphysboro (Murphysboro High School), Tamms (Egyptian High School), and Ullin (Century High School). Students interested in participating should meet at least one of the following U.S. Department of Education requirements: (1) be a potential first-generation college student (neither parent should have received a Bachelor’s degree); or (2) qualify according to the income guidelines established by the U.S. Application does not guarantee admission to the program. Students are selected on the basis of their high school grade point average, recommendations from teachers, and scores on standardized tests. Project Upward Bound does not discriminate on the basis of s*x, race, ethnic origin or religion.

Tonight!!!!!
08/27/2024

Tonight!!!!!

💲 This Tuesday @ 6pm!
🎓 Need money for college? Not sure how to fill out your FAFSA or other financial aid forms? The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has you covered!
This free Financial Aid Application Completion workshop is for students and their families who need assistance with their FAFSAs or anything related to the college-going process (e.g., college application, creating a financial aid application account).
❔ More info and what to bring at carbondalepubliclibrary.org/isac

08/27/2024

💲 This Tuesday @ 6pm!
🎓 Need money for college? Not sure how to fill out your FAFSA or other financial aid forms? The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has you covered!
This free Financial Aid Application Completion workshop is for students and their families who need assistance with their FAFSAs or anything related to the college-going process (e.g., college application, creating a financial aid application account).
❔ More info and what to bring at carbondalepubliclibrary.org/isac

Congratulations to one of our own!!! Jamari Brown received her nursing pin for completion of the ABSN program at SIU thi...
08/02/2024

Congratulations to one of our own!!! Jamari Brown received her nursing pin for completion of the ABSN program at SIU this evening and we are so Proud!!

Day 3: Learning our history in the midst of making history   ✅
07/31/2024

Day 3: Learning our history in the midst of making history ✅

Day 2: Part 2 Fun Land
07/31/2024

Day 2: Part 2 Fun Land

Day 2- National Museum of African American History and Culture. Awesome Experience could not capture everything
07/30/2024

Day 2- National Museum of African American History and Culture. Awesome Experience could not capture everything

Day 1-Summer Enrichment Tour
07/30/2024

Day 1-Summer Enrichment Tour

Day 2 Community Service Project assisting with Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church Backpack Drive
07/23/2024

Day 2 Community Service Project assisting with Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church Backpack Drive

First batch done!!!!
07/22/2024

First batch done!!!!

5 bins later …. Went much faster than expected
07/22/2024

5 bins later …. Went much faster than expected

Community Service Project to assist Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church Backpack Giveaway. Thank you Mrs. Shanell for mak...
07/22/2024

Community Service Project to assist Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church Backpack Giveaway. Thank you Mrs. Shanell for making this happen.

It’s now time to see the fruits of their labor!!!
07/18/2024

It’s now time to see the fruits of their labor!!!

When a mom asks for a Surprise Birthday celebration for her child because she can’t be present….She dropped off ALL the ...
07/11/2024

When a mom asks for a Surprise Birthday celebration for her child because she can’t be present….She dropped off ALL the supplies we executed it💗🎂

07/09/2024

“This is friendship right here”
3 weeks in and they are skipping holding hands life is good 😎

IL TRiO recognized two leaders of our program with a Certificate of Excellence and a small token!! Keep being Great ladi...
07/01/2024

IL TRiO recognized two leaders of our program with a Certificate of Excellence and a small token!! Keep being Great ladies😊

06/29/2024

06/28/2024
Which Career choice should I choose?Law, Engineering, Art, Architecture
06/25/2024

Which Career choice should I choose?
Law, Engineering, Art, Architecture

So much Potential ….So many Possibilities Day:2 Let’s get it!
06/25/2024

So much Potential ….So many Possibilities
Day:2 Let’s get it!

06/05/2024

Summer Program is vastly approaching! If you have not received any correspondence and you submitted an application, Please reach out. Summer packets are on the way in the mail. OFFICE phone # 618-453-3354.

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Cairo Pilots Class of 2024 Graduates!!! So Proud of you all!
05/22/2024

Cairo Pilots Class of 2024 Graduates!!! So Proud of you all!

Here are some of our Class of 2024 Graduates!!**more photos to come**
05/21/2024

Here are some of our Class of 2024 Graduates!!

**more photos to come**

05/18/2024

Congratulations to all 2024 Graduates!! We wish you well on your future endeavors. 🎓

05/10/2024

📣Summer Employment Available!!

05/02/2024

Workshop #15
We will host the last and final workshop 5/4. Summer Program is approaching fast…. 📣Be on the lookout for notifications

It’s that time of year… Cairo, Carbondale, Ullin, Mounds, Marion, Tamms, Murphysboro we are recruiting students.
04/30/2024

It’s that time of year… Cairo, Carbondale, Ullin, Mounds, Marion, Tamms, Murphysboro we are recruiting students.

04/19/2024

Summer is approaching 👀Workshop #14 Tomorrow!! Science, Math, English, ABC’s of Anger Management

04/10/2024

You got this Class of 2025!

Workshop #13 was a Success as we prepared for the big day Solar Eclipse 4/8
04/08/2024

Workshop #13 was a Success as we prepared for the big day Solar Eclipse 4/8

Who said Math was not FUN?
04/06/2024

Who said Math was not FUN?

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