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~ MICUP is an acronym for Michigan College and University Partnerships ~
Community College Students—
Do you want to further your education?
Michigan
Tech's "Unlock Your Future" Program
helps community college students
transfer to a four-year institution
to earn a baccalaureate degree.
"Unlock Your Future" offers a
six-week summer program that
addresses the opportunities and
challenges for students who want to
pursue a bachelor's degree.
"Unlock Your Future" will allow you
to become acquainted with Michigan
Tech. It also provides support for a
positive and smooth transition to
our campus.
The program includes academic
tutoring and comprehensive advising.
You will live on the University
campus while you complete an
undergraduate internship with a
faculty member and graduate
students. This experience
strengthens your academic background
in your major. You are also able to
enroll in a university-level course.
"Unlock Your Future" encourages academically and economically disadvantaged students as well as minority students, Hispanic-American, Native American, and African-American, to continue their education beyond community college.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has determined that, over the course of an average career, an individual with a bachelor's degree will earn $376,000 more than someone with an associate's degree.
Join us. We can help you go places!
Sponsored by State of Michigan’s King-Chavez-Parks Initiative, the intent of this program is to increase the number of academically or economically disadvantaged students and/or from those who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the student population, who are seeking careers in Business, Computer Science, Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Secondary Education, or Technology.
Quotes from past MICUP participants:
Leydi Roa,
Business, GRCC
"The program MICUP helped me learned more about the carrier I want to study, and I feel more confident about the choice I had made. Attending MTU, and living at the dorms gave me a sense in what to expect when I transfer to a
four year university in the future.
“The MTU program gave me a experience in what to expect in my future career. The internship helped me learned more about the carrier I want to study. Being away from home made me realize that attending a four-year university is not that scary. At the dorms you will find friendly students and friendly faculty at MTU campus. In the program you will find students that are in the same position as you. Now that I had attended this program, I'm convince that I can attend a four-year university. I really recommend students to be participators of this program, it is going to help you know more of the career you have chosen, and that attending a four-year university is not a challenge."
Arish Rojas Aboites,
International Business, GRCC
“Ha sido una de las mejores experiencias que he tenido escolar y curricularment, pero no solo eso, tambien llege a conocer personas de gran caracter y de un gran carismo tanto en la universidad con los maestros y los colegas que seguimos manteniendonos en contacto. Fue una avenruta de divercion y conocimiento.
“It has been one of the best experiences that I had had scholarly. Also, I met people of great strong character and great charisma at the University such the teachers and my colleges that we still keep in contact. It was and adventure of fun and knowledge.
“MICUP fue una super oportunidad de trabajara con profesores los cuales te llenan de sabiduria. Ellos se esfuerzan en enseñarte algo nuevo, tu les alludas con su investigacion. Para mi fue my satisfactorio trabajara con la Profezora Sotto. en lo cual estube alludandole con su investigacion de¨ecubadoras¨ en Finlandia, lo cual fue estupendo y aperdí muchisimo. Gracias MICUP!
“MICUP is a great program that reach people that want to grow personally and
scholarly. Also, [the program] helps the students to achieve academic and personal goals. It helped me by knowing something new about business and also by making my resume more competitive. I got to know great people and friends, that makes your stay at MTU more like home. MICUP, it´s just Great!!!"
Program Recognition
• The MICUP Program received the Innovative Program Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Region IV, 2006
• The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, King•Chávez•Parks Initiative nominated Michigan Tech’s MICUP Program as Best Practice Model for the entire State of Michigan, 2005
For more
information, contact:
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Madeline Mercado Voelker
Coordinator, Hispanic-Latino
Outreach
(906) 487-2920
mmercado@mtu.edu |
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Lori
Muhlig
Coordinator, Native American
Outreach
(906) 487-2920
muhlig@mtu.edu |
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