Alumni

Stay in touch!

If you are an Upward Bound alumni, please let us know what you are up to and how things are going by filling out our Alumni Update Form. Miss us? There are opportunities to be involved again! Email the director at [email protected] to see how we could use your help.

Wondering how our alumni are doing?

I recently graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Masters in Agroecology. Upward Bound was extremely helpful to navigate the college admissions process. I also joined the [TRIO] McNair program that assisted me in graduate school admissions. I greatly appreciate all that you do!”

-Samantha A., 2011 graduate from Sauk Rapids Rice

I graduated with my nursing degree just this May!! I would not have been as confident in my abilities to perform under pressure without Upward Bound! They held high standards and continually challenged us to learn at all times! I learned how to be a good communicator, a team player and to balance a very active lifestyle through this program! I absolutely treasured my time in UB- I cannot thank you enough for investing in all of us and believing we could reach our dreams!!”

-Hannah O., 2013 graduate from Willmar

If it wasn’t for Upward Bound, I don’t think I would have had the help or knowledge to get into college and do well in college. I’m so glad I was a part of this amazing organization and how much they helped me prepare for my future.”

-Amber S., 2010 graduate from Tech

I graduated from St. Olaf College in 2012 with a BA in Biology. In 1015 I received my MS from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in Integrated Biosciences. After that I taught two semesters at Coe College as an Adjunct Instructor and worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Iowa. I am now in the second year of graduate school getting my PhD in Microbiology at the University of Iowa.”

– Phuong T., 2008 graduate from Apollo