Summer Information

All required school supplies are provided by Upward Bound.  Here are additional items students need to plan to bring to summer session:

1. Bedding/Linens (pillows, sheets, blankets, towels)
2. Personal items (include sunscreen and mosquito repellent)
3. Fan for your room (optional: the residence hall rooms will have air-conditioners)
4. Summer clothing (tennis shoes, T-shirts, shorts coming to at least mid-thigh, etc.)
5. At least one pair of jeans or long pants
6. Sweatshirt and/or light jacket
7. Rain gear — umbrella, raincoat
8. Athletic clothing and equipment (tennis racket, volleyball, soccer ball etc.), if desired
9. Swimsuit and beach towel
10. Shower caddie (optional)
11. Computer, Tablet, iPad, or other electronic device (optional) for homework use
12. Snack items for your residence hall room are allowed (just clean up after yourself!)
13. Face Masks (optional)
14. Prescription medications must be left with the Upward Bound Residential Health Care and Administrative Assistant to ensure personal compliance and security

It is not recommended that you bring large TV sets, or gaming systems. Earbuds/headphones are allowed but students are responsible for their own belongings.  (NOTE: In the past, these expensive items have been lost, stolen, or damaged, so do not bring anything that cannot be easily replaced.).  Upward Bound reserves the right to confiscate items if necessary.

Check-in Information

Date: June 17, 2023 

Time: Peer Coaches only:  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM 

All other students:   1:00 PM – 2:30 PM 

Location: Hansen Hall 409 Isadore St., Stevens Point, WI 54481   

If you experience transportation problems or cannot make your assigned check-in time on June 17, please call 715-496-0411 to let us know. Upon arrival at the UWSP campus, please park your vehicle in Lot P located on Isadore Street (see enclosed map). Parking is free on the weekends. Please do not unload your vehicle. Check-in starts in the Hansen Hall lobby (#70 on map).

Next, students and a parent/guardian will proceed to the Health Office to review health forms and collect any medications brought to campus. Please make sure that all medications are brought in their original containers. Students will not be allowed to keep any over the counter (OTC) medications so please keep those at home. The Health Office will keep a supply of OTCs on hand for student use when needed. The Health Care staff members will dispense all prescription and OTC medications to students as indicated on their prescription labels. 

Once students have cleared through the Health Office and turned in medications, they will proceed to the front desk to pick up their room key and lanyard. At this point, students can begin to bring their personal belongings into their assigned residence hall room. Families have the option of moving their vehicle to the unloading circle drive (marked with a * on the campus map)  to help make unloading their vehicle easier. However, vehicles can only unload with flashers on and then will need to re-park their vehicle in Lot P. Peer Coaches and staff will be on hand to help families move belongings into the students’ rooms. 

Once students have settled into their assigned residence hall room, we ask that families say their good-byes. Staff will then take over and direct students to the basement to pick up their backpack/books and to participate in group activities.  

If anyone other than a parent/guardian or Upward Bound staff member will be bringing an Upward Bound student to UWSP on June 17, a Permission Slip for Personal Vehicle must be submitted to Upward Bound prior to June 17.

Check-out Information:

Date:               June 23, 2023

Parents/guardians are invited to attend a Freshman Focus Recognition Lunch starting at 11:00AM. A flyer with registration information is enclosed.  Please register to attend HERE or by going to our homepage under “Upcoming Events.”  The lunch is an optional event, but we encourage parents/guardians to attend.  Parents/guardians can load their students’ belongings into their vehicle starting at 11:00 AM.  All students need to turn in their room keys by 11:30 AM on June 23^rd.  A storage area for personal belongings will be made available for those students whose parent/guardian may not be able to attend the Recognition Lunch and/or arrive after 11:30 AM.

The Recognition Lunch will include a program and conclude at approximately 2:00 PM.  Students can then depart with their families at this time.  Parents/guardians who are unable to attend the Recognition Lunch will need to pick up their Upward Bound student at Hansen Hall no later than 2:00 PM on June 23^rd. 

Please note that if anyone other than a parent/guardian is picking up their Freshman Focus student on June 23rd, the individual transporting the student home will need to be listed on the Personal Vehicle Permission slip.