News Release

PROGRAM NEWS / November 5, 2007

Boise State University TRiO Pre-College Programs Receive Three New Upward Bound Grants

The Boise State University TRIO Pre-College Programs have received three new Upward Bound grants that will provide services to ninth- and 10th-grade students at Meridian, Capital, Borah and Owyhee high schools and Fairmont and South junior highs. One hundred and fifty students will be served by the Upward Bound services.

Each school will have a teacher who will provide an Upward Bound class where students will receive instruction to ensure their success in high school, graduation and enrollment in postsecondary education immediately following high school. The students also will participate in a six-week summer program on the Boise State campus that will provide them with opportunities to take classes, participate in service learning, live in the dorms and model a college experience.

These grants are in addition to the Upward Bound programs in Nampa and Caldwell high schools, which have been funded since 1983 and serve 75 students. These four grants are also in addition to two Educational Talent Search grants that provide service to 25 schools.

The TRiO Pre-College programs were established by Congress in 1965 to provide education opportunities for low-income students. Boise State is home to a number of TRiO programs, including Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search, the TRiO Dissemination Partnership, Student Success Service, the College Assistance Migrant Program, the High School Equivalency Program and Multicultural Educational Opportunity.

For more information or to enroll a student, contact project director Sue Huizinga at 426-3572 or shuizin@boisestate.edu. 


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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

For the 10th time in the last 11 years, Boise State University has set an all-time record for Idaho higher education institutions with an enrollment of 19,540 – an overall increase of 3.5 percent. A record freshman class of 2,280 students is also the most academically talented group ever to enter Boise State, including 12 National Merit finalists.

 

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Last reviewed on Monday, November 05, 2007