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...]
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...]
What is CMU (MI) GEAR UP?
GEAR UP -- Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GU/CD) GEAR UP was established by the 1998 amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 to serve the needs of the nation's low-income and most educationally disadvantaged students. The program is administered and funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Martin Luther King*César … [Read more...]