{"id":2858,"date":"2021-09-16T15:53:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T22:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/?p=2858"},"modified":"2022-05-31T12:33:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T19:33:28","slug":"gov-doug-ducey-proclaims-sept-20-24-gear-up-week-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/gov-doug-ducey-proclaims-sept-20-24-gear-up-week-in-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Doug Ducey proclaims Sept. 20-24 GEAR UP Week in Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has proclaimed Sept. 20-24 as GEAR UP Week, which commends the continued success of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). The proclamation coincides with the celebration of National GEAR UP Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Northern Arizona University has led the Arizona GEAR UP<\/a> program since 2000. The project has helped increase high school graduation rates, helped create a college-going culture, and increased the college-going rate among Arizona students living in low-income communities. More than 15,000 students have benefited from Arizona GEAR UP in the past two decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cNAU\u2019s mission is focused on student success, and that starts before our students set foot on our campus as freshmen,\u201d said NAU President Jos\u00e9 Luis Cruz Rivera. \u201cArizona GEAR UP has a long track record of implementing programs to address equity and access issues across our state, which not only help students living in underserved communities prepare for high school, but also to succeed in college and beyond. I am grateful for the recognition of this great program and NAU\u2019s 20-year leadership of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Current grant goals include:<\/p>\n