Have you heard of Veterans Upward Bound helping with smooth the transition from service to school?

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:52:59 -0500

Have you heard of Veterans Upward Bound helping with smooth the transition from service to school?

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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] .

Response by CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 18 at 2015 8:58 AM

CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:58:57 -0500

Here is a link to the program: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/triovub/index.html

Veterans Upward Bound Program

The Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) program was initiated in the 1970s as part of the Upward Bound program, with the special mission of helping U.S. military veterans make the transition to postsecondary education. All projects must provide instruction in mathematics, laboratory science, composition, literature and foreign languages.

Response by CAPT Tom Bersson made Dec 18 at 2015 9:22 AM

CAPT Tom Bersson — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 09:22:04 -0500

These can be good programs for those interested in advancing their education.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Dec 18 at 2015 10:17 AM

LTC Stephen F. — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 10:17:07 -0500

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.

Response by SSG Don Maggart made Dec 18 at 2015 10:46 AM

SSG Don Maggart — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 10:46:33 -0500

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...