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  • College prep classes, panels are helping kids get to college

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    Madalyn Paulsen

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    Recruiters are turning to college roadshows and prep classes to convince more rural students to go to college. Many of the strategies largely include getting information out to rural students early, from federally funded college prep classes that meet regularly from the time students are freshmen to “college roadshows” where prospective college students can hear…

  • UW-Green Bay receives $1.91 million to continue first-gen programs | Latest News | insightonbusiness.com

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s TRIO program—Upward Bound (UB)—has been renewed and will receive $1.91 million in funding from the Department of Education Office of Federal TRIO Programs. This grant assures the program’s continuation for the next five years, through 2027. Source: UW-Green Bay receives $1.91 million to continue first-gen programs | Latest News |…

  • Department of Education Awards UW-Green Bay $1.91 Million for Programs for 1st Generation Students | Seehafer News

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s TRIO program—Upward Bound (UB)—has been renewed and will receive $1.91 million in funding from the Department of Education Office of Federal TRIO Programs.This grant assures the program’s continuation for the next five years, through 2027. This program was introduced to aid first-generation and low-income families. UW-Green Bay Upward Bound serves…

  • Department of Education awards UW-Green Bay $1.91 million to continue programs for first-generation students

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Assures continuation of programs for five years to assist low-income, college-bound students GREEN BAY — The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s TRIO program—Upward Bound (UB)—has been renewed and will receive $1.91 million in funding from the Department of Education Office of Federal TRIO Programs. This grant assures the program’s continuation for the next five years, through…

  • Pre-College Program Now Enrolling, $0

    Pre-College Program Now Enrolling, $0

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay is Now Enrolling Students in Summer (and beyond) Program for First-Generation Students from Green Bay Area Public High Schools Green Bay, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has openings in the federally-funded Upward Bound Program. This free, multi-year program for Green Bay Area High School students, provides an intense and academic, but fun residential…

  • UW-Green Bay TRiO programs awarded supplemental funds for STEM

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    Editorial Student

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    Congratulations are in order for the Upward Bound (UB) and Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) programs housed at UW-Green Bay. The Department of Education invited UB and UBMS programs to submit ideas for how they could improve the STEM options currently offered by their programs. Winners would receive one-time supplemental funds to increase or expand…

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    TRIO and Vets 4 Vets will make holiday cards for vets… with your help

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    Christopher Sampson

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    Again this year, TRIO and the student Vets 4 Vets club intend to make a difference in the lives of American veterans residing at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, Wis., and the Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff. For some vets, organizers note, the only holiday card they received last year was from the…

  • TRIO Program in full swing

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    Christopher Sampson

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    Just as UW-Green Bay TRIO staffers said farewell to more than 80 middle and junior high school students, the main thrust of their summer began with the arrival of almost 100 high school students.   Funded by a federal grant aimed at encouraging low-income and first-generation high school students to attend college, these students live on…

  • More than 800 holiday cards sent to Wisconsin veterans

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    Nancy Matzke

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    With help from many quarters, the TRiO Upward Bound high school students and the Vets 4 Vets Club here on campus exceeded the goal of making 800 hand-made holiday cards for veterans. Kudos to all who donated their time and creative talents to this very worthy cause. Write the organizers of the initiative: “We are…

  • TRiO teams up with campus vets for holiday card-a-thon to King residents

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    Christopher Sampson

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    Green Bay area high school students in the Upward Bound program, hosted in the TRiO and Precollege office under the leadership of Michael Casbourne, are teaming up with veterans on campus to help bring holiday cheer to Wisconsin veterans. The little town of King (near Waupaca) is the site of a residential veteran’s facility with…