Project Upward Bound

Mission: Provide participants with the skills and motivation necessary to complete a program of secondary education (high school) and to enter into and succeed in a program of postsecondary education (college).

Oakland University’s Project Upward Bound College Prep Academy is a multi-faceted enrichment program. Upward Bound, a Federal TRIO Program, was originally established when Congress passed the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote equity in higher education. TRIO Programs support this legislative intent from middle school through graduate school.

Organizationally, PUB is located in and enjoys the support of OU’s Division of Student Affairs and Diversity. PUB is currently OU’s only TRIO program and its longest existing community engagement initiative.