2026 - 2027 Events and Activities

Michigan GEAR UP in our High Schools

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.   

• October 27, 2026: Benton Harbor High School at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
• November 19, 2026: Hartford High School at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Student Leadership and Career Activities

• November 6, 2026: Health Careers Exploration Day (Collaborative event with AHEC WRCC, Beacon Health System, KRESA and WMU Upward Bound)
• April 30, 2027: Health Careers Exploration Day (Collaborative event with AHEC WRCC, Corewell Health and WMU Upward Bound)

Tutoring 

• Tutoring at Kalamazoo Central High School on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the school cafeteria, from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Tutoring sessions begin in September 2026  and will continue until April 2027. Tutoring at Kalamazoo Central is a collaborative effort with the Office of Pre-College Programming, and Upward Bound.
• Online Tutoring is available through our Office of Pre-College Programming for our GEAR UP high schools. Please contact our office to sign-up at @email.

In-School Activities

• August 13, 2026: WMU GEAR UP tabling at Benton Harbor's WE ROAR Back-to-School Bash, Benton Harbor High School.
• August 14, 2026: WMU GEAR UP tabling at KPS Back-to-School Bash, Western Michigan University Kanley Field. (In collaboration with Office of Pre-College Programming)
• August 19, 2026: WMU GEAR UP tabling at HPS Back-to-School Bash, Hartford High School Gym.