Upward Bound at Hope College is "Investing Up" this summer! The summer theme of Invest Up is providing students with an opportunity to learn about the environment, the economy and how they can “invest” in their own lives as well in the world around them. Through the academic and elective curriculum, community volunteer projects, and the extra curricular activities students are exploring the theme as it relates to topics and situations affecting current and future generations.
Upward Bound is a pre-college preparatory program that is designed to help develop the motivation and academic skills for students from first generation college and low income families who are interested in pursing an educational program beyond high school. Upward Bound helps youth prepare for higher education. Participants receive instruction in literature, composition, mathematics, and science on college campuses after school, on Saturdays and during the summer. Currently, 774 programs are in operation throughout the United States, including at Hope College. Evidence that Upward Bound is making a difference abounds. Students in the Upward Bound program are four times more likely to earn an undergraduate degree than those students from similar backgrounds who did not participate in similar federally funded TRIO programs; nearly 20 percent of all Black and Hispanic freshmen who entered college since 1981 received assistance through the TRIO Talent Search or EOC programs; students in the TRIO Student Support Services program are more than twice as likely to remain in college than those students from similar backgrounds who did not participate in the program.
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