2025 Institute for a College-Going Culture
Passing the Torch: Sustaining Student Success
2025 GEAR UP Kentucky Institute for a College-Going Culture
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
The Campbell House | Lexington, KY
Featuring CoolSpeak
What's the Institute like? Check out this video from a past event!
Institute Agenda for Students- MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. | Registration + Light Breakfast |
| 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Welcome & Setting the Stage |
| 10:30 a.m.-Noon |
Session 1: Leadership & Afternoon Session Prep with CoolSpeak |
| Noon-1:30 p.m. | Awards Luncheon
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| 1:30-2:00 p.m. | Session 2: Student Ambassador Council Panel
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| 2:00-3:30 p.m. | Session 3: Sustainability Planning Session Begin building your district's college-going culture sustainability plan in real time in collaboration with school/district staff & others |
| 3:30-4:00 p.m. | Closing Keynote Speaker + Snacks |
CELEBRATION and SUSTAINABILITY are the words of the day for this event, which is designed to enable participants to:
- Recognize and celebrate students, participating schools/districts, partnering postsecondary institutions and agencies, and GEAR UP Kentucky staff for our hard work and accomplishments over the past 7 years;
- Learn from one another about best practices in creating a college-going culture; and
- Collaborate with a group of staff and students to begin building a district-specific sustainability plan.