Friday, August 06, 1999
Upward Bound at Mt. St. Joe to aid high-schoolers
BY DANA DiFILIPPO
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Low-income high-schoolers in Cincinnati Public Schools can get a jump-start on college at the College of Mount St. Joseph, because of a $1 million federal grant.
The Delhi Township college will launch an Upward Bound program this fall, after receiving a five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
The school will accept 50 public school freshmen, sophomores or juniors to participate this fall. To be eligible, students must be from low- income families in which neither parent/guardian has earned a bachelor's degree. Forty-five percent of Cincinnati Public Schools high-schoolers would be eligible.
“Information and finances are two of the biggest barriers to college,” said Barbara Crosset-Hoffmeier, the program's director. “Through Upward Bound, we'll give them information about how to get into college. If they think they can't afford it, we'll tell them how we can make it work.”
The University of Cincinnati has had an Upward Bound program since 1968, serving more than 100 students a year from Cincinnati Public Schools and Princeton School District.
The program aims, through tutoring, academic and career counseling and supplementary courses, to help students succeed academically and enter college.
Mount staff will provide individualized educational plans, preparation for college entrance exams and specialized workshops.
Upward Bound students will spend six weeks each summer on the Mount's campus to experience college life and attend academic enrichment courses. During the summer after their graduation, students take college classes for credit.
They also can participate in sessions on such topics as decision-making and conflict resolution.
Ms. Crosset-Hoffmeier said she will recruit students and staff this fall; the program will begin serving students in January.
Interested students must interview with Mount staff and get recommendations from high school counselors, teachers, social workers, clergy or others familiar with their academic record and ambition.
For information, call 244-3280.
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