The Institute for Student Success Center for Access and Postsecondary Success (CAPS) is celebrating the receipt of a three-year award from the Connecticut State Office of Higher Education to support the Connecticut Collegiate Awareness and Preparation (ConnCAP) Initiative. In the first year of funding which begins on July 1, this award will provide a total of $400,000 to ConnCAP programs based at UConn Hartford, Stamford, Storrs, and Waterbury campuses to serve young scholars throughout the state. 

The UConn ConnCAP program is part of UConn’s College Access Programs (UCAP), which provides first-generation and/or low-income pre-college students with the academic and personal skills needed to graduate high school and succeed at the postsecondary level. UCAP Advisors are dedicated to empowering and guiding students in grades 9 through 12 from communities throughout Connecticut. Its comprehensive academic year component focuses on crucial areas such as high school success, standardized test prep, college readiness, STEM workshops, financial aid advising, and family engagement, bolstered by mentoring, health and wellness initiatives, and personal development opportunities like leadership training and service projects. 

During the summer, ConnCAP students immerse themselves in a multi-week on-campus experience, delving into foundational courses ranging from English and math to science, economics, and human rights. Summer programming emphasizes research, academic survival skills, college preparedness, and career exploration, while also nurturing a well-rounded college admissions profile through social and cultural enrichment, community service projects, and voluntary personal development activities like sports, art, leadership, and culinary arts. 

UCAP is hiring! Learn more and apply: https://jobs.hr.uconn.edu/en-us/job/498386/upward-boundconncap-academic-coordinator