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TRIO Programs
2nd Floor Bruce-Trades Complex
CPO 2212
Phone: 859-985-3273
Fax: 859-985-3920
Toll-Free: 877-987-9273

Office Hours:
M–F, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

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Summer Program

Our Staff

During the academic year we do many different activities with the students. Our staff consists of: the TRIO Director, Mary McLaughlin; the Associate Director of Upward Bound, Vicki Dye; the Associate Director of Woodson Institute, Temporarily Vacant, Program Counselor, Ryan Hess, and the TRIO Administrative Assistant, Heather Green. Each of the eight counties we serve also has a field teacher or tutor counselor. If you would like to know more about our staff, please visit the Staff page.

Trips

King's Island
The Mystery Trip
The Center Trips
Berea Pool
Camping and Rafting
Horseback Riding and Canoeing
Richmond Mall
Center for Rural Development
College Visits
Caving
Creek Walks

What is a counselee group?

A counselee group is what each student is assigned to prior to arrival for the summer. Each group has five to six members including one staff member, known as a Tutor-Counselor and one Assistant Counselor, who is also a student in the program. In order to be an Assistant Counselor a student with at least one summer in the program may apply. Every night the counselee group meets to discuss events for the next day and reflect on the closing day. The groups make it more fun to do things throughout the summer, such as trips and events. But the great bond that happens over the summer with your group and others is what is most important.

What is Upward Bound really all about?

Upward Bound is all about family. Over the period of six weeks one becomes so attached to so many others that they think of them as family. I guess helping bright young minds be creative, and shine through is what makes UB seem like family. Nowhere else in the world is there such a place of love, understanding, and encouragement. Here one's talents don't go unnoticed or ignored. Here we pull them out and show students that they are great, that we love them, and that we believe in them. That is what UB is really all about.