May 21, 2025

For Immediate Release
Office of Public Information
Crowder College

RE: Crowder Upward Bound programs provide college experience

Neosho, MO – Crowder College Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math Science programs will move 250 students who recently completed grades 9-12 into the dorms Tuesday, May 27, to see what it is like to be in college. Students will live on campus Sunday – Thursday for the five-week summer program which prepares them for the upcoming school year. Those who recently graduated will take college credit hour classes which may be used at Crowder or any college or university they plan to attend.

In addition to core classes in math, science, and English, each student will select a research class based on career interests. There are 20 research options for students to choose from including: Hydroponics, Business Law, Teaching: Behind the Scenes, Crime Scene Investigation, Weather Wonders/Meteorology, Small Animal Care, Graphic Design and more. These research classes provide hands on projects, college-level research, and career exploration in each field.

To wrap up the summer, a student research symposium will be held on Thursday, June 26, 8:30-10:30am and 2:30-4:30pm in Wright Conference Center located inside the Arnold Farber building on the Neosho campus.

Upward Bound is a federally funded TRIO program that serves first generation students in preparation for college. The Crowder UB/MS programs serve 300 students from 37 high schools in 10 counties in southwest Missouri.

For more information contact: Shannon Hatfield, Pre-College TRIO Programs Director, 417.455.5435 or Becca Sumler, UB/UBMS Assistant Director, 417.455.5662.

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Last Updated on May 21, 2025 by Cindy