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GEAR UP Partners

   

GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs)

The Chicago GEAR UP Alliance, composed of educational and community-based organizations, partners with the Chicago Public Schools’ Office of High School Program’s Department of Postsecondary Education to use its members’ considerable talent and knowledge to raise student achievement and increase access and participation in postsecondary education for Chicago students. Those organizations are:

Chicago Education Alliance

 

Six universities and colleges –

DePaul University

Loyola University

Northeastern Illinois University

Roosevelt University

Truman College

University of Chicago

Children’s Memorial Hospital

New Concepts Mentor Connection

Youth Guidance