The funding will provide higher education opportunities to low-income and first-generation college students. The Upward Bound program at Wilkes University received a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help more low income and first generation students prepare for and enroll in college. The grant is one…
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The Upward Bound Program at Wilkes University graduated 38 students at its 2022 graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 28. The ceremony was held in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. The federally funded program is designed to prepare eligible high school students for success in post-secondary education.…
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The Upward Bound Program at Wilkes University graduated 46 students at its 2021 graduation on Tuesday, May 4. The ceremony was held in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. The three-year federally funded program is designed to prepare eligible high school students for success in post-secondary education.…
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Pictured above is the Upward Bound Class of 2019, front row, left to right, Van Bui, GAR; Johanna Kiska, Dallas Area; Allison Lecitshon, Pittston Area; Nancy Andrade, Meyers; Samantha Levy, GAR; Gladynette Hernandez, Wyoming Valley West; Emily Arroyo-Mejia, Meyers; Aliyah Becker, Crestwood; Samantha Nay, Hanover Area; Alexis Colon, Pittston Area;…
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Wilkes Receives $1.9 Million Grant From the U.S. Dept. of Education The Upward Bound program at Wilkes University is celebrating 50 years of helping Luzerne County high school students achieve academic success. A $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education – the largest in the program’s history at…