Outcomes of USHE’s Outreach & Access College Access Challenge Initiative
Since 2008, the Commissioner’s Office of the Utah System of Higher Education has implemented the College Access Challenge Strategy focused on better informing students and parents on college and career preparation. The strategy consists of several initiatives aimed at increasing the number of students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education, especially low-income and first-generation students. These […]
USHE and UHEAA “StepUp” efforts to increase college readiness in Utah
This past year, the Utah System of Higher Education’s outreach and access department, along with the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA)’s outreach, have worked together to increase college readiness among Utah’s high school students through the StepUp to Higher Education social awareness campaign. StepUp encourages all Utah students to dream big about their futures, and then act […]
Scholarship Boot Camp pilot helps prepare high school students for the scholarship application process
Last Friday, June 19, the outreach arm of the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA) piloted a scholarship boot camp for incoming high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from across the Salt Lake Valley. Held at Granger High School, the goal of the event was to provide these students with useful scholarship tools and resources to better prepare them […]
