Virginia Union University News July 19, 2012 Virginia Union Receives $1.8 Million Upward Bound Grant The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $1,867,500 to Virginia Union University's Upward Bound Program in order to operate the program for the next five years. Virginia Union was one of 780 programs funded nationwide from a total of 1,594 applications submitted. "We will tirelessly work to ensure that the students served will have the tools they need to successfully finish secondary education, enroll in and complete postsecondary educational studies, and ultimately forge a new legacy for themselves and their families," said Virginia Union Upward Bound Director Rev. Nikita C. Garris-Watson. Upward Bound serves high school students from low-income families and high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree. Thirty-four Upward Bound students from Richmond public high schools are currently on the Virginia Union campus completing a five-week summer college preparation program. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-520-0593 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2012meeting-form.html for the October 21-23, 2012 HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting and the Photographic Preservation Pre-Conference in New Orleans, LA. The Pre-Conference and Membership meeting are open to directors and other librarians.