Upward Bound
ETSU TRIO Upward Bound Program
Upward Bound is a federally funded grant program that provides support to high school participants in their preparation for college entrance. The program provides opportunities for participants to succeed in their precollege performance and ultimately in their higher education pursuits.
The Upward Bound program serves high school aged students who meet income requirements and/or are from a household in which neither parent has a Bachelor-level degree.
The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education; enroll in and graduate from institutions of post-secondary education.
Upward Bound programs provide academic instruction (mathematics, laboratory sciences, composition, literature, & foreign languages), tutoring, counseling, mentoring, cultural enrichment activities, work-study programs, and services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students.
I had several teachers who inspired me, in both the public school system and the Upward
Bound program. I needed several, because I lived in such abject poverty and dysfunction.
And they're still in my life today because I consider them to be friends, actually.
Weekly Newsletter
September and October Senior Newlsletter
You can find all of this year's newsletters on our Resources page.
Monday Night Sessions
Monday sessions are held on ETSU's campus with Upward Bound providing transportation
to and from area schools to campus, as well as dinner these evenings for students.
Make-up Sessions will only be held if one of our regularly scheduled sessions is cancelled and UB Staff is able to schedule a make-up date.
Fall Monday Session:
November 25 (returning students only)
Spring Monday Sessions:
January 27
February 24
April 7
April 28
May 5 (make up session)
Office Location
UB is located on the 3rd Floor of the Culp Center (Room 312)
Visit our Contact Us page for more details on locating our office
Find Upward Bound on Social Media
See our Resources page for more content