GEAR UP at Middle Tennessee State University

GEAR UP
(Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs)

Middle Tennessee State University has been active in GEAR UP through a partnership with Vanderbilt University which was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Teacher and Student Development Programs Service Office. Also active in this effort to encourage and prepare these students to attend higher education, are their parents, teachers and guidance counselors.

Over 200 high school students from Pearl Cohn High School in Nashville have participated in the MTSU GEAR UP Summer Institutes. The MTSU Summer Institute offered college-level classes in English, Mathematics and University 1010, a course designed to introduce students to college life. MTSU students in Human Development III (CDFS 4310) Adolescent Development class served as mentors to the GEAR UP students. And during the Summer Institute, undergraduate and graduate students worked closely with the GEAR UP cohort as teaching assistants and informal mentors.