Posted on Dec 18, 2015
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Have you heard of Veterans Upward Bound helping with smooth the transition from service to school?

RP Members in the State of Montana or States close by - check out this program

The Veterans Upward Bound program, which offers students from families with little or no history of higher education free pre-college classes and other services, “helped us build a bond between veterans and with our instructors,” Gaffri said. “They were a grounding factor for us, because they brought us back to the world of being a college student.”

The program, established in 1992, hosted an open house in Cisel Hall on Wednesday for the students it serves — about 150 statewide and 30-50 on the MSUB campus, said Lori Borth, the program’s director since August.

http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/education/veterans-upward-bound-helps-smooth-the-transition-from-service-to/article_2e9dd8e3-3088-53b1-ad38-b6d10b57eecb.html

Veterans Upward Bound

Montana has the only statewide Veterans Upward Bound program in the nation.

Free in-person, on-campus instruction is available to veterans with an honorable discharge on campuses in Billings, Butte, Great Falls, Hamilton, Helena, Kalispell, Libby and Missoula.

Learn more by visiting http://www.vubmt.com or calling [login to see] or toll-free [login to see] .
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Here is a link to the program: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/triovub/index.html
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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CMSgt (Join to see) Thanks for sharing the link!
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LTC Stephen F.
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I had heard of Upward Bound over the years COL Mikel J. Burroughs but I had never heard of Veterans Upward Bound helping with smooth the transition from service to school. I did not realize that Montana has the only statewide Veterans Upward Bound program in the nation. Hopefully it is helping many veterans transition from military service to school and then to stable employment.
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TSgt David L.
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I haven't used it but they've had UB here for at least 10 years if not longer. It sounds like it would be a good deal.
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SSG Don Maggart
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Yes and used it in the early 90's to go to School and get my Degree.... Great Group of mostly Vets helping Vets... I commend them and for once a Decent VA program...
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