Results - How Our Kids Do
- 98% of all Upward Bound participants graduate from high school
- 96% of graduates are accepted into two- or four-year colleges
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| Dr. Chasity Love Upward Bound EC 2005 graduate Doctorate in Chemistry from Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. “I’ve had to prove them wrong every step of the way. When I was leaving high school, some people told me that although I was one of the smartest students, I would not succeed in the real world, because things are harder and more difficult.” |
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Aza Walker Upward Bound EC 2013 graduate “Upward Bound added to what my parents (Aza and Felicia Walker) taught me. My father taught me to work hard and set goals.” |
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Stefani Pittman
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Southwestern Illinois College Adjunct Instructor, Education to Careers Coordinator, Curriculum Consultant Author of "Free Transitions: The Social Conditioning of Black Children & Teachers in Charter Schools" Owner and Director of Products of Practice, LLC "We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves." - Malcolm X |
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| Brian J. Miller Upward Bound EC graduate B.S. Business Administration from SIUE PepsiCo Food Service Sales Coordinator “You will miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” - Wayne Gretzky |
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| Jamie Crockett Upward Bound EC graduate Bachelor’s in Journalism from the University of Missouri -School of Journalism Currently working on Nonprofit Management Certificate Program at the University of Missouri - Truman Communications Assistant at the Missouri Secretary of State Office “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. You’re playing small does not serve the world.” - Marianne Williamson |
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| Terrell Gilkey Upward Bound BEM graduate Bachelor’s in Education Studies from Brandeis University in 2015 Experiential Education Facilitator at Princeton-Blairstown Center in New Jersey “Not trying is worse than to stumble and fall.” |
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| Recie Wilson-Wiley Upward Bound BEM graduate Double major in History and Anthropology from SIUE in 2014 AmeriCorps VISTA worker, training for Resource Director at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois “My passion is helping youth and families better themselves.” |
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| Kara Crochrell Upward Bound BEM graduate Bachelor’s in Communications at Quincy University in 2011 Wells Fargo Advisors-Prospectus Coordinator “Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.” - Dr. Mae Jemison |
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| Lakeisha S. Cox Upward Bound BEM graduate Graduated from Howard University in 2015 Freelance artist/filmmaker “Know thyself.” |
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| Brandon Rice Upward Bound BEM 2013 graduate Electrical Engineering student at University of Illinois at Urbana “Upward Bound helped me with college readiness, tutoring and writing. It also referred me to SIUE’s summer engineering program, where I learned more about civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering and chemical engineering. That is when I found out I wanted to go into electrical engineering.” |
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| Steven Charles Boyd Jr. Upward Bound BEM graduate Bachelor’s in Information Systems Technology from SIUC in 2012 Army Reservist and Web Hosting Support Team worker at Centurylink “Never let where you are from, stop you from getting to where you want to be.” |
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Grelissa Baker Upward Bound BEM graduate Bachelor’s and master’s in social work from SIUE Youth Minister/Activities Coordinator at a Houston, TX nonprofit organization “Dedication, self-control, motivation, perseverance, education and prayer will get you far in life. You are who you are. I am what I am.” |
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| Harvey Antonio Binford II Upward Bound BEM graduate Attending Lindenwood University in Belleville Professional football player for the Philadelphia Soul “My soul isn't contained within the limits of my body. My body is contained within the limitlessness of soul.” “In order to achieve greatness, your comfort zone has to be disturbed.” |
