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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
GEAR UP FOR COLLEGE WEEK
2013
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a federally funded
program designed to increase the number of students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education; and
WHEREAS, GEAR UP provides six or seven-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty
middle and high schools, as well as, throughout North Carolina by means of the state grantee's statewide dissemination of college
access information; and
WHEREAS, in commemoration of 14 years of successful North Carolina GEAR UP programs which are administered by
the University of North Carolina General Administration; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina GEAR UP programs have served more than 25,000 GEAR UP students in 28 target districts,
and 22,000 more GEAR UP North Carolina students and their families in 11 target districts in the current grant, through a cohort
model beginning no later than the seventh grade, and follow the cohort through high school; as well as, students in the priority 12th
grade level in target high schools and students across North Carolina from the state grantee's statewide dissemination of college
access information; and
WHEREAS, GEAR UP focuses on students from low-income and underserved communities who might be the first person in
their family to go to college; and
WHEREAS, the College Foundation of North Carolina a free, comprehensive website www.CFNC.org. where students can
go for help to plan, apply, and pay for college; and
WHEREAS, during the week of September 23-27, 20 I 3, North Carolina students in GEAR UP schools will be invited to
participate in at least one college-going activity, including afirming the GEAR UP college pledge, participating in tutoring for
rigorous college preparation coursework, attending a college visit or college fair, using CFNC.org, and many more services designed
to increase the college-going rate in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina joins GEAR UP in its commitment to preparing youth for college, and encourages
students across the state to participate in college-going activities because being prepared for and applying to college is the first step
toward earning the degrees that will help them succeed in today's global economy;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Pat McCrory, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim September
23-27, 2013, as "GEAR UP FOR COLLEGE WEEK" in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and afixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the
Capitol in Raleigh this ninth day of July in the year of our Lord two thousand and thirteen, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
Governor