Upward and Summer Food Program Upward Bound equips high school students with the skills and motivation they need for educational success beyond high school. Sponsored by the University's TRIO office. The students spend six weeks in residence at TSU during the summer, then participate in a 22 week phase during the school year. TSU's Upward Bound Program sponsors a summer food service program, administered by the Tennessee Department of Human Services under an agreement with and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Free meals are available to young people 18 years of age and under.
Participants receive breakfast, lunch, dinner and an evening snack.
Mary Love, Director, Upward Bound, 963-7461. Students also attend programs at Tennessee's professional campuses. The Department of Biological Sciences sponsors a summer residential program for high school students who engage in biomedical research and laboratory projects and present their findings at the end of their residency. Benny Washington, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, 963-5778. Summer Journalism Workshop Aspiring female journalists are being sought by the Ida B. Wells internship program.