GEAR UP 

Sponsoring Summer Workshops

 

GEAR UP is sponsoring student workshops for this summer.  There is no cost to attend  these workshops.  They are free to all GEAR UP students. You'll spend an exciting week on university or community college campus living in a student dorm, making new friends, getting prepared for college, and having fun while you learn new things. 

 

You’ll learn about specific majors that may interest you and skills that will help you be successful in college. Sign up this spring when your GEAR UP site coordinator announces the specific details at school.  Space will be very limited.

 

 

GEAR UP Summer Workshops for 2007

 

“Exploring Mississippi History” at Alcorn in Lorman

“Mississippi Delta Arts  & Heritage Summer Experience”

  at   DSU in Cleveland

“CSI:  Agriculture” at MSU in Starkville

“Survivor:  College 101” at USM in Hattiesburg

“College Discovery 2007” at Ole Miss in Oxford

“Summer Musical Theater” at MCC in Meridian

“Extreme Design College Edition” at MSU in Starkville

“Young Nurses Project” at MCC in Meridian

“Health Careers Exploration Project” at Ole Miss in Oxford

“BOSS-Business Opportunities to Succeed in School” at MSU in Starkville

 

 

 

NATIONAL GEAR UP CONFERENCE

 

We have a wonderful opportunity for our students to participate in the National GEAR UP conference July 21-25, 2007, in San Francisco as part of a Youth Leadership Summit this summer.  The goal of the summit is to allow students to voice their opinions, concerns, and suggestions about education.  Students also will  have time to go sight seeing in San Francisco. This is an all-expense paid trip.

 

Thirty students from GEAR UP programs across the United States will be selected to attend the summit.  These students will work as a team to create a summit report.  This report will help business and community leaders, policymakers, and educators understand the issues that students believe to be important for improving student success. 

 

During the summit, students will engage in active discussions regarding the challenges and successes facing education  today, students also will participate in leadership development, teambuilding, and brainstorming sessions, while working towards creating their summit report. At the end of the summit, the students are given the stage to voice their opinions and share their ideas.  Applications for the 2007 Youth Leadership Summit are now available. 

 

All GEAR UP students are encouraged to apply.  For more information talk to our school site 

coordinator today.