Our Stories
The following students have displayed an academic quality and strive to persevere. An attention to detail as they move forward into their post secondary chapter in life is key to their success. These Veterans Upward Bound students have a shared interest to move forward and succeed after serving in our armed forces. Congratulations to these Veterans and now TRiO graduates. Your community is proud of you. Thank you for taking the time and effort to prepare yourself for a successful post secondary experience.
Heriberto Gracia-Chavez
“The staff motivated me to enroll and continue my education. Admissions was a new process for me and the staff here helped me with the whole process.”
Mikaella Miller
“VUB has helped me get prepared for school as well as have a better understanding of my benefits. I learned that I have a VA advisor that can help me with my admissions and what the GPA standard is to maintain eligibility for the Post-9/11 GI Bill®.”
Steven Dominguez
“VUB Program staff was very helpful. They taught me the necessary skills to be ready to study.”
Federico Valdez II
“I had an 86% improvement from the beginning of the program in Advanced Algebra and Functions. They were always engaged with me and treated me with a lot of respect. Now I have a greater understanding of my path to obtain my degree. The veterans tab is the holy grail to getting squared away on my benefits.”
Derek Radford Sr.
“I was very satisfied with the services provided from VUB staff, including the tutoring services.”
Carly Czegledi
“I learned the steps to take while applying and registering for class. My academic knowledge increased through learning my education path of pre-requisites then core classes. I also learned GI Bill® details.”
Carl Ledfors
“I am very satisfied with services provided from VUB staff and the communication throughout the process.”
Marco Rodriguez
“They did a very good job at helping me out, I now know how classes work and how to get scheduled in. They even explained to me how the VA-GI Bill® works.”
John Johnson
“I was able to get an idea of where my learning abilities rate and what improvements were necessary in order to succeed in the future workforce. In financial aspects, I learned about assistance with tuition being covered by the available resources.”
Norberto Estrada
“I was very satisfied with the level of services provided to me from the VUB staff.”
Anthony Acedo
“I received a lot of help and any questions I had were answered. The Vet Center staff guided me and increased my knowledge of the admissions process. The FAFSA workshop, and help from the staff, enabled me to increase my knowledge of the financial aspects. Through the student orientation and online portion enabled me to increase my knowledge of academic requirements.”
VUB Graduates
Anthony Acedo
Petra Aguirre
Shawn Christ
Travis Clemit
Carly Czegledi
Steven A. Dominguez
Norberto Estrada
Thomas J. Flores
Aaron Frisinger
Heriberto Gracia-Chavez
Roger D. Hilliard
Christopher Jackson
Carl Ledfors
John McGinn
Allen Meronek
Mikaella N. Miller
Derek Radford Sr.
Marco Rodriguez
Frank Saiz
Roberto A. Sanchez
Nathanael Streeter
Byron Tolliver
Federico Valdez II