GEAR UP Fairmont State Job Postings
- GEAR UP Resource Liaison [pdf: 22k] [opens in a new window]
- GEAR UP Site Coordinator [pdf: 22k] [opens in a new window]
- GEAR
UP FACE Coordinator [pdf: 20k] [opens
in a new window]
- Call for Presenters and Exhibitors (pdf: 15 KB) [opens in a new window]
- Click here to register for the Conference [opens in a new window]
GEAR UP announces the 2008 Fall Conference, September 28 - 30 
The GEAR UP Grant at Fairmont State
In 1999, Fairmont State was awarded a $21 million GEAR UP partnership grant to serve 47 schools in nine WV counties for six years. In 2005, the partnership was continued with a new six-year grant, an additional $31 million, and an expanded area which now includes 56 schools in 14 counties. GEAR UP, which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, is a federally-funded grant designed to:
Demonstrate the importance of EDUCATION in today's world.
Encourage all middle & high school students to set high educational and career GOALS.
Help students learn how to PREPARE, ENTER, and SUCCEED in college, or other post-secondary training.
Provide parents with the INFORMATION and RESOURCES they need to stay involved in their students' education and to help them lay out plans for the FUTURE.
Provide teachers with the tools and training needed to raise both ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS and STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT in the classroom.
Encourage all middle & high school students to set high educational and career GOALS.
Help students learn how to PREPARE, ENTER, and SUCCEED in college, or other post-secondary training.
Provide parents with the INFORMATION and RESOURCES they need to stay involved in their students' education and to help them lay out plans for the FUTURE.
Provide teachers with the tools and training needed to raise both ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS and STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT in the classroom.
GEAR UP Upcoming Events
See the Illusion!!!
Join the West Virginia Illusion as they begin their first season in the W-League, the highest level of women's soccer in North America. As part of GEAR UP’s Family Night Out program, we will be sending GEAR UP families to the game for free!
Click here to Make your reservations today!GEAR UP announces Summer Camps 2008!!
Please see all the information and sign up on the
2008 Summer Camp PageGEAR UP Calendar
View the schedule of GEAR UP events
GEAR UP calendar [opens in a new window]
GEAR UP Special Interest Links and Forms
- GEAR UP Financial Forms
- Presentation given by Dr. Brian Noland at the GEAR UP 2007 Fall Conference (PowerPoint document: 1MB) [opens in a new window]
- New six-year GEAR UP Grant for more than $31.7 million received at Fairmont State: August, 2005 Press Release (Word document: 27 KB) [opens in a new window]
