Five (5) Tips to Help College Students Navigate the Extended Holiday Break You just completed your college semester. Final exams were tough but you survived and excelled in many of your classes. You arrive home excited about your extended break, exhausted, with dirty laundry in tow. But wait, things have changed! Your sibling has moved into your room and taken over your … [Read more...]
Reality Check! Are You on the Road to College Success?
5 Tips to Help You Get on Track It is time to grade your journey as a college freshman or sophomore. You are half way through the semester and at a crucial decision point in your college career. When you look back at this time, will you see success, or remember you spent time on a college campus, had an awesome time -- but failed out? This is a very vulnerable time for any … [Read more...]
CMU Office for Institutional Diversity 2012-2013 Programming
Diversity is the opportunity to interact and work with people who view the world and solve problems differently. Imagine all the solutions that diversity can bring and join Central Michigan University's Office for Institutional Diversity throughout the 2012-2013 Academic Year and help us in our efforts to create an environment of inclusiveness on the CMU campus. See … [Read more...]
The Difference in GEAR UP/College Day
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...]