Upward Bound

Director: Ms. Tawana Greene

Office of Upward Bound
1514 Scogin Drive - Harris Hall, Room 325
P.O.  Box 3629
Monticello, AR 71656
870-460-1010
870-460-1909 (fax)

Upward Bound is a pre-college academic program designed to help students develop the motivation and skills that are required to graduate from high school and successfully complete a college degree. Upward Bound is a pre-college enrichment program that:

• Offers academic counseling
• Tailors educational plans to the individual
• Monitors academic progress
• Provides individual tutoring
• Enables student to make a successful transition from high school to college
• Provides financial aid application assistance
• Provides ACT preparation
• Presents social, career, cultural, and recreational opportunities

The Upward Bound program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello serves 80 high school students from five counties in southeast Arkansas.  Program participants attend bi-weekly tutoring sessions during the school year and participate in a six week residential program during the summer. Students enroll and receive tutoring in all levels of science, mathematics, college preparatory writing, computer applications, student skills, foreign languages, and speech communications.  There is no cost to participate as all expenses for the student are paid through a federally-funded grant sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.