Upward Bound

Mission Since 1966

The Rhode Island College Upward Bound Program is designed to instill in low-income, potential first-generation college students the skills and motivation to complete high school and to enter and graduate from college. The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the high school and college graduation rates of program participants. Upward Bound is committed to providing equal access and opportunity to students from specific target high schools who meet federal eligibility requirements. The program enhances the intellectual, emotional, character and motivational development of each participant by offering rigorous academic instruction, counseling, support services, and an environment that recognizes individual differences and academic potential.

2013 Commencement Ceremony
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Commencement at 7:15 p.m.
Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
Rhode Island College

Commencement Speaker
Steven F. Corrales, Upward Bound ’07
B.A. in Psychology, University of Notre Dame ’11
M.A. in Urban Education Policy, Brown University ’12

Outstanding Service Award Recipient
Eva H. Neira

Accommodations for disabilities upon request. Call (401) 456-8081 for assistance.

Two Rhode Island College Upward Bound Graduates Recognized as NEOA 2013 Achievers!

The 37th Annual NEOA Conference: Safeguarding Educational Opportunity: Strengthening Our Voice! was held April 10-12 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, RI. Two Rhode Island College Upward Bound Program counselors, Claudia Erazo-Conrad and Charles Youn, Jr. ’04, served as Conference Co-Chairs.

During the conference, two RIC Upward Bound Program graduates were honored as NEOA Achievers. NEOA Achiever Awards are given to outstanding graduates of New England'’'s regional educational opportunity programs, TRIO and other educational opportunity programs alike.

NEOA Achievers:
Alberto Alponte Cardona, Esq., Upward Bound Class of ’82
Edward A. Cooley, Upward Bound Class of ’88

Summer Job Opportunities

Summer job opportunities with Upward Bound are now posted on the Human Resources website. The preferred application deadline is April 23rd.

RIC's Upward Bound college prep program receives $622k

Rhode Island College President Nancy Carriuolo was joined by U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline to announce the college will be receiving over $622,000 in federal funding for its Upward Bound program.

Rhode Island College has the distinction of being one of the first public institutions of higher education to establish an Upward Bound Program. The single such project in Rhode Island since its inception in 1966, Upward Bound is designed to generate in low-income, potential first-generation college students the skills and motivation necessary to complete high school and to enter and

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