Precollege Programming

GEAR UP summer group at Detroit School of Rock.

2024 - 2025 Events and Activities

College Visits

Participating Schools: Please contact our office if you would like us to schedule and coordinate a campus visit to Western Michigan University or any Michigan college or university of interest at (269) 387-3366 or @email. We can host up to two college visit per GEAR UP high school; preferably one in the fall and one in the spring (Dates to be determined by school).

October 30, 2024: WMU GEAR UP hosts college visit for MSU GEAR UP participants at Western Michigan University
October 31, 2024: WMU GEAR UP hosts college visit for MSU GEAR UP participants at Western Michigan University
December 6, 2024: GEAR UP Fennville High School at Western Michigan University
February 19, 2025: WMU GEAR UP hosts college visit for GVSU GEAR UP participants at Western Michigan University
February 20, 2025: GEAR UP Hartford High School at Grand Valley State University
March 13, 2025: GEAR UP Kalamazoo Central High School at Davenport University
March 21, 2025: GEAR UP Hartford High School at Ferris State University
March 26, 2025: GEAR UP Kalamazoo Central High School at Michigan State University
April 1, 2025: GEAR UP Benton Harbor High School at West Michigan College Fair (tent.)
April 9, 2025: GEAR UP Benton Harbor High School at Western Michigan University (tent.)
April 24, 2025: GEAR UP Fennville High School at Ferris State University

Tutoring

Tutoring at Kalamazoo Central High School on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the school library, from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Tutoring sessions will begin Tuesday, September 24, 2024 and will continue until April 2025. Tutoring at Kalamazoo Central is a collaborative effort with the Office of Pre-College Programming and Upward Bound.
PhotoStudy App Tutoring at Benton Harbor, Fennville and Hartford High Schools offered online, ANY time. This texting tutoring app is free for all students in our GEAR UP high schools. Please contact Ariel Ringo to sign-up at @email or @email.

In-School Activities

August 21, 2024: GEAR UP at Hartford HS Back to School Bash
Week of September 23 - 27, 2024: National GEAR UP Week! GEAR UP at Kalamazoo Central HS
October 3, 2024: GEAR UP at Hartford HS Parent Teacher Conferences
October 8, 2024: GEAR UP at Fennville HS Parent Teacher Conferences
October 9, 2024: GEAR UP at Kalamazoo Central HS Parent Teacher Conferences
January - April 2025: GEAR UP school drives for senior nominations to Michigan Student AID (SSGO) and Michigan Education Trust (MET) award opportunities
April 12, 2025: GEAR UP tabling at Kalamazoo Central High School for "Careers Across the Hospital"

Student Leadership and Career Activities

February 12, 2025: GEAR UP hosts Career Day at Hartford High School
February 28, 2025: GEAR UP hosts Schools to Tools Career Mobile Bus at Benton Harbor HS
March 19, 2025: DAPCEP STEM Day at Wayne State University with Kalamazoo Central High School (Collaborative event with DAPCEP, GVSU GEAR UP and WSU GEAR UP)
March 7 - 9, 2025: GEAR UP students at MI-CAPP Student Leadership Summit
April 11, 2025: GEAR UP students at "Careers Across Hospital" event, Ascension Borgess Hospital (collaborative effort with Western Regional Community Consortium, Michigan Area Health Education Center)

Summer Program

June 9-11, 2025: Summer staff training
June 23 - 26, 2025: College Tour by charter bus, outside of the state of Michigan.
July 28 - 31, 2025: College Tour by charter bus, outside of the state of Michigan.

More information in the 'Summer Programs' page.