The Difference in GEAR UP/College Day: GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) differs from other access programs by raising academic aspiration of entire grade level cohorts of low-income students, not just selected individuals. Furthermore the GEAR UP Program is cultivating motivation, knowledge, and skills needed to succeed in … [Read more...]
CMU’s Multicultural Academic Student Services (MASS) Office
With a motto of “Coming together is a beginning, Working together is progress, Growing together is success”, Central Michigan University's Multicultural Academic Student Services (MASS) is a comprehensive office which provides academic, personal, social and cultural support to all students through its programs. To empower and retain students, the MASS team … [Read more...]
CMU’s Center for Inclusion and Diversity
On August 1, 2011, The Center for Inclusion and Diversity at Central Michigan University was created and now serves as home to many of the offices with a focus on diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion through the Office for Institutional Diversity. Offices located within the Center include GEARUP/College Day-108, LGBTQ Services-110A (formerly the Office of Gay and Lesbian … [Read more...]
Central Michigan University’s Office for Institutional Diversity
The Office for Institutional Diversity at Central Michigan University recognizes that preparing students for productive lives within today’s multicultural society and global community necessitates providing ALL students opportunities to experience and cultivate an appreciation for perspectives, customs, and beliefs different from their own. The mission of the Office for … [Read more...]
The GEAR UP/College Day Program Mission
The mission of the GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is to significantly increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in post secondary education. This is done by promoting academic excellence through a variety of locally designed and innovative early intervention services. It prepares our future … [Read more...]