High school students are Upward Bound
| Published: 06/01/2009 |
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Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) congratulates the following students for being Top Attendees in the Upward Bound program this academic year:
Jada Anthony-Bey, Maya Banks, Daniel Hodgson, Precious Randle, Kalen Wilder and Dennis Wojciechowski, from Rufus King High School.
Antonio Gibson, Darian Gibson, Dante Gutter and Jessica Ortiz, from Bradley Tech High School.
Xub Muv Xiong from South Division High School.
These students have done an outstanding job in MSOE's Upward Bound program, and taken full advantage of everything the program offers. Upward Bound is designed to make sure students know about important college-prep steps and events like visiting colleges, preparing for and taking the PSAT, volunteering and networking to explore career options, keeping a student résumé, preparing a strong college application, applying for scholarships and financial aid in a timely manner, and more.
Students who participate in Upward Bound are more likely to graduate from college than students from similar backgrounds who do not participate in the program. They are encouraged and supported to take tough college-prep classes, including four years of math, science, language arts, social studies and world language when possible. (Taking and passing high level math classes is a good predictor of college success.) MSOE also offers a summer "practice college" as part of the Upward Bound program. It helps students understand the skills and behaviors they need to develop to be good college students.
Upward Bound at MSOE serves students from three Milwaukee high schools: Rufus King, South Division and Bradley Tech. MSOE accepts applications to the Upward Bound program from incoming freshmen, sophomores and juniors at these high schools. For more information, call (414) 277-7594.
MSOE is an independent university with about 2,600 students. MSOE offers 17 bachelor's degrees and nine master's degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, architectural engineering and building construction, computer, business and health-related fields. The Rader School of Business offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in business management and information technology.