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BUFI Upward Bound Notable News
Tuesday • March 16 | #TurnUpTuesday
Today we turn up for BUFI's TRIO Upward Bound Program and their innovative ways on learning. Making fun and competitive games out of SAT/PSAT questions as well as classroom curriculum helps keep our UB students motivated though this time of virtual learning. To learn more about what the BUFI TRIO Upward Bound Program has to offer it's participants go to https://bufi.org/upward-bound/.
Monday • March 15 | Women’s History Month Mondays
Celebrating women's history month with some current workers at BUFI. Coming from Louisville Kentucky, Samekh Masden-Robinson is the Program Director for the BUFI Upward Bound Program. She brought her passion for black studies and political science with her when she moved to her and utilized her skills in program management and directing to move up the ranks at BUFI.
Sunday • March 14 | #SpiritualSunday #SuccessfulSunday
Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award winning actress Viola Davis and her sisters said that participating in TRIO programs transformed their lives. “Upward Bound and the preparatory program made me a citizen of the world,” said Viola Davis, whose hit TV series How to Get Away with Murder begins season five next week. “It gave me perspective and it made me feel like my situation and my environment didn’t define me.”
Friday • March 12 | Feature Fridays!
We will be featuring our Upward Bound participation of the week: BUFI Upward Bound wants to give a shout out and congratulations to our following UB students for continuing to excel in all that they're doing. Congrats: Miceah #3 in her freshman class; Desiree for being in the top 10 in her class and Jamie for being inducted into the National Honors Society. Keep up the great work!
Thursday • March 11 | #ThowbackThursday
Throwback Thursday: BUFI's Upward Bound students took HBCU college tour trip to Washington DC in 2019. You can learn more about what the BUFI TRIO Upward Bound offers it's participants at https://bufi.org/upward-bound/. You can also learn more about one off the historic HBCUs they visited at https://home.howard.edu/.
