SU GEAR UP Partnership

Syracuse GEAR UP, a collaborative effort between Syracuse University and the Syracuse City School District, is a program designed to increase the graduation rate and college attendance of students from Henninger and Fowler high schools. The program will follow this year's eleventh grade students through high school graduation and has been in place for four years. Syracuse Gear Up site.

VCCC and SU GEAR UP

The VCCC and GEAR UP, along with many school guidance counselors, teachers and administrators, have worked together to develop a skill building/career exploration process for middle and high school students.

- Comments by Lena Kochian, SU GEAR UP Project Director, from the Syracuse University GEAR UP 5 Year Report

"In its final year, Syracuse University GEAR UP focused on setting priorities for students as they entered the commmencement of the SU GEAR UP Program.

The reauthorization efforts will focus on the relationships between Syracuse University, local public schools and the entire community. We have learned much over the past five years about GEAR UP qualities, interventions and supports. Through this knowledge and experience our second phase will be more determined.

Partnerships develop and improve the community's well-being. This in turn, can only positively affect the socioeconomic status of our community, our schools and ultimately, our children."