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April 8, 2024
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March 1, 2024
Happy International Women's Month and Happy St. Patty's Day! ! Check out this month's newsletter! Find all the hidden leprechauns and submit it to a UB staff member to earn an ex...
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February 1, 2024
Happy Black Month! Check out this month's newsletter! Complete the last page's word scramble and submit it to a UB staff member to earn an extra $10 stipend for the month of Febr...
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January 1, 2024
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December 1, 2023
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June 26, 2023
Congratulations to our Upward Bound Class of 2023! The Kankakee Community College Upward Bound staff is so proud of all your accomplishments. To honor our graduates, we asked for ...
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May 23, 2023
On Monday, May 15th, Upward Bound Scholars visited Champaign, Illinois to tour the University of Illinois and Japan House. At Japan House, students got the opportunity to walk thr...
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May 18, 2023
On Thursday, May 11th, Upward Bound students visited Northeastern Illinois University and the Holocaust Museum. At Northeastern Illinois University, students toured the campus and...
April 27, 2023
To celebrate Earth Day 2023, Upward Bound students visited the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum on Friday, April 21st. After touring the museum, students participated in a H2O Invest...
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April 25, 2023
On Thursday, April 20th, Upward Bound students attended our UBelong Team Building event. Students paired up to see who could build the tallest and most stable tower out of spaghett...
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March 2, 2023
On Wednesday, March 1, Upward Bound students visited Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Students toured campus and learned about everything University has to offer incl...
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February 21, 2023
On Monday, February 13th, Upward Bound students visited Eastern Illinois University to tour the Communications Department. Students learned about the EIU TV station which is hoste...
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February 3, 2023
On Monday, January 16, 2023, Upward Bound students attended a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. Students had the opportunity to sit...
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November 30, 2022
This summer the Upward Bound students spent their residential component at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL. Students experienced the college lifestyle of living in t...
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November 30, 2022
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the Upward Bound Program along with TRIO Talent Search visited the historic neighborhood of Pilsen in Chicago. The students toured the Museum...
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July 7, 2022
TRIO Upward Bound and Talent Search programs had a very successful summer program this year. Students had the opportunity to explore and learn about welding, architecture, various...
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April 8, 2022
Checking out the local art scene in downtown Nashville TN.
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April 8, 2022
We jumped off the tour bus to pay a visit to Lincoln in Lexington KY.