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Providing educational resources, training, and support to area high school students.
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Student Spotlight
First-generation students find mentors, resources, and niches at Rochester
About 20 percent of Rochester’s undergraduate student body are the first in their family to make the higher education leap.
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Celebrating Our Seniors
Highlighting Members of the Class of 2024 as they Write their Next Chapter
Graduation…then what? For seniors in high school and college, graduation is the ultimate punctuation mark on a portion of their academic career and the natural closing of a chapter. But what comes afterwards?
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Message from the Director
A Season to Prepare for Transitions: A Message to Our High School Seniors
Congratulations! As you stand at the threshold of this significant academic milestone, I could not be prouder of each and every one of you. Your dedication, perseverance, and hard work have brought you to this moment, and I am honored to have witnessed your journey through your participation in one or more of our Kearns Center pre-college programs: TRIO Upward Bound (UB), TRIO Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS), and TRIO Educational Talent Search (ETS).
Continue ReadingThe Kearns Center has 22 full-time employees who help run the federally grant funded programs that support individuals pursuing undergraduate, graduate, and professional education.
The Kearns Center supports well over 1,500 students from high school through doctorate annually, with lots of educational experiences, social and emotional support, financial resources, and connections to support their lifelong dreams.
The Kearns Center administers five federal grant funded programs that help provide educational guidance, scholarships, and support services to students who are low-income, first generation, or from historically racialized backgrounds.
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