MI GEAR UP

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP is a national college access program with the purpose of increasing the number of students in college and is dedicated to aiding students with the tools they will need to begin their journey in post-secondary education. 

The Michigan Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (MI GEAR UP) is a federally funded program from the United States Department of Education designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter postsecondary education. The MI GEAR UP Program partners with Michigan's 15 public universities, and valuable external community partners to provide early intervention services and a scholarship component for low-income students.

Our Partnering Schools

• Chandler Park Academy HIGH School

• Douglass Academy for Young Men

• Romulus HIGH School

• Robichaud High SChool 

• Advanced TEchnology Academy 

Alfarezdeq Nassir, Program Coordinator

MI GEAR UP / KCP College Day 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfarezdeq-g-nassir/

Phone: 313-782-2573

Fax: 313-593-5021

Email: alfan@umich.edu

Larry Sawyers, Parent Liaison

MI GEAR UP / KCP College Day 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-sawyers-6530861b7/

Fax: 313-593-5021

Email: Lsawyers@umich.edu

Shafeq Nassir, Program Assistant

MI GEAR UP / KCP College Day

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shafeq-nassir-46511720b

Fax: 313-593-5021

Email: shafeqn@umich.edu 

Nora Alward, Program Assistant

MI GEAR UP / KCP College Day

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nora-alward-9aaab8252

Fax: 313-593-5021

Email: noraaa@umich.edu