UD, CSU each get $1M for program
Upward Bound prepares high schoolers for college.
Two local universities were awarded over $1 million apiece by the United States Department of Education this week for their Upward Bound programs, according to the schools.
The University of Dayton was granted $1.3 million, while Central State University was awarded $1.2 million, to help fund their programs over the next five years.
UD’s funding will allow 65 low-income students every year from Belmont, Dunbar and Meadowdale high schools the opportunity for tutoring, test preparation, college campus visits and cultural outings during the academic year, according to their press release.
The university’s Upward Bound Program is also known for its sixweek summer program, which offers students enrichment courses, field trips, leadership opportunities and a campus residential experience on the University of Dayton campus.
“Upward Bound has the capacity to change lives,” UD Upward Bound Program Director Ieesha Ramsey said. “Students in the Dayton area have the opportunity to take advantage of this program that can prepare them for college, and gaining a college degree can help them climb socio-economically.”
Both UD and Central State have had Upward Bound programs for the past nine years.
“We are happy that Central State and the University of Dayton will receive this all-important funding,” Jill Drury, Dayton Public Schools Communication