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Upward Bound Students Build Teamwork, Self-Confidence at Mahoney State Park

May 6, 2019

“You got this! You’re doing great. Easy money, easy money.” As one student struggles to step off a tree-high platform onto nothing but air and a row of swaying Olympic rings, her classmates shout words of encouragement at her. Though harnessed snugly by pulley and carabiner to a thick steel cord, and gripping two guiding […]

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AIM Upward Bound Students Visit Universities in Chicago, Orlando

April 24, 2019

Last week, students from AIM’s Upward Bound programs at Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson high schools traveled to Chicago and Florida respectively for campus visits to multiple universities. AIM Institute staff members chaperoned the trip. In addition to the college tours, students enjoyed a variety of STEM experiences and fun cultural activities. For students, the […]

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AIM Upward Bound Summer Academy Registration Now Open

April 19, 2019

AIM Institute is now accepting registrations for the 2019 Upward Bound Summer Academy, an immersive summer experience for all AIM Upward Bound students who want to explore careers and college in a fun way. The Summer Academy runs from June 10 to July 19 and is free for participants. Summer Academy continues the intensive education […]

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Upward Bound Summer Academy Registration Now Open

April 19, 2019

AIM Institute is now accepting registrations for the 2019 Upward Bound Summer Academy, an immersive summer experience for all AIM Upward Bound students who want to explore careers and college in a fun way. The Summer Academy runs from June 10 to July 19 and is free for participants. Summer Academy continues the intensive education […]

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Spring Break! AIM Accompanies Upward Bound Students on a Five College Campus Tour through Oklahoma, Texas

March 19, 2019

Last week, AIM Institute accompanied 28 Upward Bound students from Bryan and Papillion-La Vista high schools on a spring break college campus tour through Oklahoma and Texas. The trip capped eight months of planning and a school year’s worth of TRiO-Upward Bound programming. (TRiO and Upward Bound are grant-funded programs that help prepare underserved students […]

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