History of the Program

Upward Bound News —October 2016

Contact Us: Upward Bound

Southern Arkansas University

100 E. University

MSC 9283

Magnolia, AR 71753

870-235-4160 ph

870-235-4995 fax

mliverson@saumag.edu

http://web.saumag.edu/ub

Carla Williamson Director

October

2016

New Hires P. 1

New Students

P. 1 SAU Homecoming Queen

P. 2

Birthdays

P. 3

Upward Bound alum. Gabrielle

Davis, was crowned SAU

Homecoming Queen at the

October 1 homecoming game.

Gabrielle graduated from Mag-

nolia High School in 2014. She

is a senior Political Science and

Government major and Presi-

dent’s Ambassador.

As a President’s Ambassador,

Gabrielle serves as an official

student representative for the

University by hosting at vari-

ous university events, and

providing tours for prospective

students, parents, and other

distinguished guests. She also

assists the division of enroll-

ment services by contacting

prospective students by tele-

phone and by mail.

—Continued on page 3

Gabrielle Davis Homecoming

Queen

Upward Bound is pleased to announce the addition

of two new personnel—Dorothy Standoak, Assistant

Director for Upward Bound I, and Kadejah Willis,

Outreach Coordinator for Upward Bound II.

Dorothy Standoak graduated from Southern Arkan-

sas University with a Bachelor of Science degree in

Criminal Justice in December 2006 and a master’s

degree in education in College Student Affairs in

August of 2010.

She began her professional career at SAU in May

2007 as an administrative specialist for the Student

Support Services department, where she worked

primarily with low-income and first generation col-

lege students and students with disabilities.

In 2012, she began working in the Educational Talent

Search department as an Education Specialist.

There, her duties included visiting area schools and

presenting workshops and presentations about how

to succeed in school and how to apply to postsec-

ondary schools.

She serves as an advisor for the Youth Advisory

Council (YAC) of Columbia County, Vice President

and on-campus advisor of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,

Inc., and the President and a board member of the

South Arkansas Women’s Network (SAWN).

Dorothy is married to Earnest Standoak, who works

with the SAU Physical Plant. They have four children

and six grandchildren.

Khadejah Willis is a native of Homer, Louisiana. She is

a recent graduate of Southern Arkansas University,

where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in

Athletic Training.

She is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

As an undergraduate, she served as Chaplain, Vice

President, and Intake Chair for the organization.

Khadejah has worked with the Upward Bound pro-

gram over the past two years as a driver, transporting

students to and from meetings and as a Peer Counse-

lor and Assistant Hall Director during the summer

residential program.

“Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.”

—James Dewar

Upward Bound

Upward Bound

In 1965, the federal government began a program to help dis-advantaged high school students prepare for a post-secondary educa-tion. The program, Upward Bound, has been in existence at Southern Arkansas University (formerly Southern State College) since 1966.

The program is federally funded, and is designed to generate the academic skills and motivation that will enable each participant to complete a secondary education program, subsequently gain admis-sion to and successfully complete a post-secondary training program.

We believe that the primary responsibility of the program is to pro-vide successful learning experiences designed to meet the individual academic, cultural, social, and vocational needs of each participant within an atmosphere that allows intellectual, physical, and emotional development. We further believe in and strive to provide worthwhile activities which will challenge each participant to achieve his or her fullest potential.

The SAU Upward Bound program is currently funded to serve 180 Southwest Arkansas students.

Upward Bound Southern Arkansas University

100 E. University

MSC 9283

Magnolia, AR 71753

PLACE STAMP HERE

Kadejah Willis Dorothy Standoak

Calendar

P. 2

P. 2

Accepting Applications

How You Can Help P. 2

P. 2 Food Drive

In the Spotlight

Faculty P. 3

P. 3

Camden Jakiyah Cooper Jason Cooper

El Dorado Kenadi Savannah Traci Stafford Richard Lewis Sharissa Olivarez

Emerson Arienna Murray

Hope Trent Charles Jacqueline Culley Alexis Goza Kaley Green Tryston McKamie Jerry Noble

Lafayette Mi’Keasia Cheatham Mikealya English Charles Flowers, Jr.

Magnolia Ashanti Blair Anijah Caldwell Kentavious Carey Breniya Cooper Jamiah Curry Angelina Hartsfield Ra’Shad Hartsfield Davious Loudermill Saniya Minniefield Diamond Muldrow Sarah Phillips Terianna Robinson Ny’Aria Scales Alexandria Shaw Nieishia Tucker Raedeshia Tucker RaDasia Turner Demarco Walker Jeremiah Washington Ashunty Weaver Elisha Wootton

Nevada Sabel Clayton Bralon Glover Takoya Young

Taylor Matthew Hall

He/she has a physical handicap

and

He/she has the potential for

higher education and

He/she has a need for academic

support to successfully pursue post-secondary training.

For applications, visit your high

school counselor's officeor the

Upward Bound office in Bruce Cen-

ter, Room 210 on the University

campusor download from our web-

site: http://web.saumag.edu/ub.

October

4 —Bralon Glover

6 —Rhiley Herring

7 —Ny’Aria Scales

11 —Hannah Brigham

12 —Jada King

16 —Darryl Witcher

18 —Lemija Taylor

20 —Kamari Christopher

22 —Nieishia Tucker

26 —Monique Cheatham

—Charles Flowers, Jr.

HOMECOMING QUEEN—Cont’d from

page 1

For her outstanding contributions

to her community through leader-

ship and volunteerism, she was

recognized as “Young Person of the

Year” by the Columbia County

Chamber of Commerce in 2014.

“SAU has helped me explore poten-

tial that I did not realize I had. The

Upward Bound program at SAU

played a vital role in helping bridge

the gap.”

Humbled by being chosen to repre-

sent SAU as the 2016 Homecoming

Queen, she said, “This is not my

crown, it’s OUR crown.”

Gabrielle is the daughter of Ken-

neth Davis and Rebekah McDowell.

Several Magnolia High School cho-

ral students earned placement in

the 2016 All-Region Honor Choirs

on Saturday, October 8, at Sheridan

High School.

These students will travel to Ben-

ton in November to participate in

the 2016 Region 3 Clinic/Concert.

Auditioning for Mixed Choir are

DeAsia Doss, Chontyria Dunn, Jaleel

Green, and Kaeon Rone. Kevonnie

Nelson will audition for Treble

Choir, and Malik McBride will audi-

tion for Male Choir.

REMINDER:

Report cards are due! Turn

them in ASAP. You WILL NOT

receive a stipend until your

report cards are turned in.

Former Upward Bounder, Jamesa

Talley (far left) is pictured with the

Morehouse College marching band.

She graduated with honors from

Magnolia High School in May, and is

currently enrolled at Spellman Col-

lege in Atlanta, Georgia.

She is pursuing a degree in psychol-

ogy, and plans to work as a counsel-

ing psychologist.

Jamesa Talley is from Waldo, Arkan-

sas, and is the daughter of Nicole

and James Talley.

Margarita Norment………….......UB II

Fr./ Soph. Creative Writing

Jr./Sr. ACT Prep English

Tammy Sims……...…………...……...UB I

Soph. Career/College Exploration

Dione Smith……………….……….…. UB I

Jr./Sr. ACT Prep Math

UB II Fr./ Soph. Math &

Jr./ Sr. ACT Prep Math

Darla Smith……………..……………..UB I

Fr. Reading/Writing

Upward Bound welcomes the 2016-

2017 Faculty:

Kendra Copeland……….……...…...UB I

Fr. Math

Carol Foster…………………..……….UB II

Group Counseling

Adrian Knapper………… …………...UB I

Soph. Math

Japhet Makia…………………………..UB I

Jr./Sr. ACT Prep English

The Arkansas “Showcase of Bands”

high school band competition was

held Saturday, October 8, at the

War Memorial Stadium in Little

Rock, Arkansas.

The Magnolia Panther and the

Camden Fairview high school bands

performed exceptionally well. The

Magnolia Panther Band received an

outstanding rating 1 in all catego-

ries, including Overall Band, Color

Guard, Drum Majors, and Percus-

sion.

They also were awarded Best In

Class Percussion!

The Camden Fairview High School

Band received an outstanding

rating of 1 in Drum Major, Color

Guard, and Percussion, and a rating

of 2 overall.

Congratulations band members for

your remarkable performances!

October 26 —UB I Meeting

Stipend Disbursement

(for Sept. 21 & Oct. 12 mtgs.)

November 12 —UB II Meeting

November 16 —UB I Meeting

Handbook Test

(for new members only)

November 30 —UB I Meeting

Christmas Party

Induction Ceremony

Stipend Disbursement

(for Oct. 26 & Nov. 16 mtgs. )

December 3 —UB II Meeting

Christmas Party/

Induction Ceremony

December 10 —ACT Test

January 14 —UB II Meeting

January 25 —UB I Meeting

February 8 —UB I Meeting

February 11 —ACT Test

February 22 —UB I Meeting

(for Jan. 25 & Feb. 8 mtgs. )

February 25 —UB II Learning

Fair/TRIO Day

March 1 —UB I Meeting

March 11 —UB II Meeting

(for Feb. 25 & Mar. 1 mtgs. )

March 15 —UB I Meeting

April 5 —UB I Meeting

April 8 —ACT Test

April 15 —UB I Meeting

April 19 —UB I Meeting

(for Mar. 15 & Apr. 5 mtgs. )

May 6 —UB I & UB II

Graduation

*Stipends for Nov. 30 and May 6

meetings will be mailed.

CALENDAR

Academic Year Faculty

Dorothy Standoak……................UB I

Fr. Study Skills/Counseling

Trish Steed…………… ……………….UB I

Soph. Creative Writing/Grammar

Cheryl Stewart………………………...UB I

Jr./Sr. College & Career Exploration

Karen Watson………………………...UB I

Jr./Sr. Academic Counseling

Edessa Walton………………………..UB II

Jr/Sr. Career Exploration/

Senior Research

The Southern Arkansas University

Upward Bound program is still

accepting applications for the 2016

-2017 school year.

Ninth and tenth grade students

enrolled at Arkansas High, Blevins,

Bradley, Camden Fairview, El Dora-

do, Emerson, Hope, Lafayette

County, Magnolia, Nevada, and

Prescott high schools are eligible to

participate if:

His/her family meets maximum

income guidelines or

Neither of his/her parents has a

bachelor’s degree or

November

2 —Tryston McKamie

3 —Edwin Campos

15 —DeUndra Green

Tracey Jackson

19 —Quantierra Johnson

20 —Sabel Clayton

22 —LaQuaven Williams

—Jacqueline Culley

26 —Miniya Robinson

Upward Bound will be collecting canned and non-perishable food items until December 3. All dona-tions will be donated to the local homeless shelter, Southern Chris-tian Mission. Please be sure that items are not past their expiration dates. Students can bring items to regu-lar Upward Bound meetings through the month of November.

Federal TRIO programs include eight different programs, each supported by grants from the fed-eral government. While sharing the common mission of furthering higher education for disadvan-taged students, each program has its own unique focus. Together, the TRIO programs offer support to students from a variety of different backgrounds, and are not limited to providing support only to high school students. Continued advo-cacy on behalf of TRIO ensures that those students most vulnerable in our society are able to strive for better opportunities. In order to advocate effectively, information about current political conditions that may affect these programs is essential.

What You Can Do Your participation via email, calls and letters, or face-to-face to your state senator or representative are important ways to defend and safeguard the rights of all to a higher education. You should take the time to contact them. "They" are YOUR U.S. senators and repre-sentatives. If you are not sure about your con-gressional district or who your senator or congressman is, please visit: http://www.usa.gov/elected-officials, enter your state, and the site will link you to names and contact information for your state senator and representative. Lend-ing your voice helps. TRIO works!