PUBParents - Project Upward Bound

In PUB, parents play a very important role in advancing the intellectual, social, cultural, and career development of their children. PUB is not a place where parents just drop off their children. Rather it is a place where we all join together to help the children be the best that they can be. Some parents may feel that they aren't equipped to help their child in this way...but you are. There are no secrets - all that's needed is for you to show you care by being involved in PUB right along with them.

There are many different ways for parents to be involved in PUB. Some are required as a result of your child's membership in PUB; some are to enhance parents' experience. Others are voluntary and provide a chance to have some good old-fashioned fun. Yet others serve to raise funds to further enhance the participants' experience.

Examples of parent activities include residence hall monitoring, fundraising, organizing Family Fun Day, the Annual Scholarship Gospelfest, and attending the Annual Parent Empowerment Conference. Proceeds from the winter fundraising drive go to support the participation of association officers and/or students in the annual Washington, DC Policy Seminar sponsored by the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE). All of this is organized and implemented under the umbrella of the Project Upward Bound Parent Association (PUBPA)

The "Guide to Parent Involvement" describes parent involvement opportunities along with the policies and procedures that govern their implementation. The PUBPA organizational structure was adopted at the Association's April 27, 2002, meeting. This documentation was first published and distributed in final form at the Saturday, May 4, 2002 meeting of PUBPA although many of the policies and practices were in place prior to that time.