Buffalo Valley - GEAR UP

Buffalo Valley GEAR UP students tour the University of Arkansas Fort Smith

April 6, 2022

Seventeen Buffalo Valley GEAR UP students recently toured the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. The day started with Admissions Advisor Maddie Hardwick greeting students in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center. Hardwick spoke with students about the process of admissions, financial aid, majors offered, and scholarship opportunities available to students. Following the presentation, students went on a tour of the campus led by Communications Liaison for Recruitment Hannah Warrington. Students toured the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, Gymnasium/Field House,

Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP Partner Schools Receive Technology During COVID-19 Pandemic

December 7, 2020

Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP recently purchased a variety of technology items for area GEAR UP schools to assist with the schools’ needs for virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each GEAR UP school indicated its immediate need to help conduct virtual education for students. GEAR UP spent over $194,650 on laptops, headsets and Chromebooks. The technology was distributed to cohort schools based on the requested need. Eastern received a $17 million federal

Buffalo Valley students tour Oklahoma Baptist University and the Oklahoma City Zoo

May 6, 2019

Students from Buffalo Valley recently toured Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee. Students arrived at the Bailey Business Center and were greeted by tour guide Lily Huff, a freshman Communications major with a double minor in English and French. Huff crisscrossed campus taking students to many buildings including Montgomery Hall where Bible classes are held; “The Rock,” the campus Fitness Center; the cafeteria which houses both a Chick-fil-A and a Starbucks; The Mabee Learning Center where