{"id":12947,"date":"2015-01-09T16:12:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T21:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=12947"},"modified":"2015-12-17T14:41:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T19:41:02","slug":"center-community-career-education-celebrates-35-years-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2015\/01\/center-community-career-education-celebrates-35-years-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Community Career Education celebrates 35 years of service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/01\/upward-bound-2014-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"12948\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2015\/01\/center-community-career-education-celebrates-35-years-service\/upward-bound-2014-16-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/01\/upward-bound-2014-16.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jaimie Davis&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1403778654&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;36&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"upward-bound-2014-16\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/01\/upward-bound-2014-16.jpg\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12948 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/01\/upward-bound-2014-16-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Upward Bound students\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/01\/upward-bound-2014-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/01\/upward-bound-2014-16-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/01\/upward-bound-2014-16-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/01\/upward-bound-2014-16-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/01\/upward-bound-2014-16-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/01\/upward-bound-2014-16.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Center for Community Career Education celebrates its 35<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary in 2015, while two of its programs, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP) and Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS), celebrated their 15<sup>th<\/sup> anniversaries in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Since its founding in 1980, The Center has helped the University fulfill its mission, providing outreach services and programming that engages the University, Hamilton County public schools, and the greater Chattanooga community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since its beginning, the Center&#8217;s mission has been dedicated to educate, support and inspire individuals to achieve their potential. Thousands have been provided with services that have enriched their lives and provided them with opportunities and skills to achieve goals,\u201d said Sandy Cole, Director of The Center.<\/p>\n<p>Both UBMS and GEAR UP focus on college awareness and preparation for low-income students. UTC faculty and staff support these programs, while UTC students serve as tutors and volunteers within the programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese programs do an enormous amount of good in our community and their services have impacted thousands of youths. The time and talent that the staff give these students, their families, and the schools is enormous. The passion that the directors of these two programs, Hunter Huckabee and Twyler Boykin, and their staffs have are remarkable. We\u2019ve been in these schools for 15 years because of that, and we\u2019ll be there another 15 years because of that focus, that attention, that love of those kids they\u2019re working with,\u201d Cole said.<\/p>\n<p>UBMS focuses on preparing low-income and first-generation college bound high school students for success in higher education, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The program recruits students from Brainerd High School and Howard High School, working closely with math and science teachers, as well as guidance counselors, to find out which students are interested in math and science.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur main focus is preparing students for STEM degrees, so we want kids who really enjoy math and science classes. Even if they are struggling in school, if they really enjoy those subjects, those are the ones we want in the program,\u201d said Kristina McClure, Project Specialist for UBMS.<\/p>\n<p>During the academic school year, UBMS goes to the schools twice per week to work with students. Also offered are tutoring, test preparation courses, and classes for students and their families to learn more about the college admissions and financial aid processes. As a part of the summer portion of the program, students participate in an academic camp, living on campus and taking classes to simulate a college experience. After graduation, students participate in a bridge program to assist in preparing for life as a college student.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been trying to increase our use of technology in the program. These students often have less exposure to technology are less likely to have internet at home. So, we\u2019re trying to level the playing field in that important area,\u201d said Twyler Boykin, Program Director of UBMS.<\/p>\n<p>UBMS has served 245 kids to date; 45 percent have gone on to graduate.<\/p>\n<p>GEAR UP is a seven year college readiness program for middle and high school students in local urban schools, including The Howard High School and Brainerd High School.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGEAR UP serves students who attend schools that traditionally do not send their students to college in very great numbers,\u201d said Dr. Hunter Huckabay, the program&#8217;s director. \u201cOnly 18 percent of students who attended GEAR UP schools graduated from high school and entered college. Fifty-one percent of ninth-graders in Hamilton County graduated from high school and enrolled in college. That\u2019s the gap we are trying to address.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program begins with sixth-graders and follows them through their senior year of high school. Program employees and volunteers offer in-class tutoring, after-school programs, and summer camps focusing on academic preparation for college. The added presence of UTC students in the classroom also cuts the student-teacher ratio in half, allowing increased focus on those students who need extra help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe growth, the support, and the leadership we\u2019ve seen at the University, that\u2019s what makes these programs successful. We can\u2019t stand alone, we need the support of everyone on campus \u2013 the Chancellor, Housing, Student Services, faculty, staff, students \u2013 it has taken everyone to make this program successful, and we are so appreciative of that,\u201d said Cole.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about UBMS, GEAR UP, and other programs at UTC, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/center-community-career-education\/\">The Center for Community Career Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Community Career Education celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2015, while two of its programs, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP) and Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS), celebrated their 15th anniversaries in 2014. 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