On March 22, 2018, the Upward Bound Tech & Tour Team organized by Le’Passion Darby, Office of Minority Student Affairs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) completed a Digital Photography Practicum at Harris-Stowe State University. Harris-Stowe State University is a Historically Black University (or HBCU) located in St. Louis, Missouri (USA). This collection includes photographs and videos taken and curated by Upward Bound students.

Upward Bound is a federally funded program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and is part of the Federal TRiO Programs. The program’s objective is to support participants in their preparation for college entrance.

UIUC’s Upward Bound Tech & Tour Program trains students in the use of digital tools to document their experience during visits to higher education institutions, and to take a curatorial look at the sites and artifacts on campus, providing students with practical opportunities for professional and marketing skills in digital arts. Learning Lab was used as the host platform for the curated content and SCLDA staff provided a webinar and feedback during the project.

Harris-Stowe State University (1857) is named for American abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe and U.S. Commissioner of Education (1889) William Torrey Harris. Originally, two separate, segregated colleges focused on teacher training (1857, 1890) - the campuses were integrated as a result of Brown v. Board (1954) - and today, Harris-Stowe State University is a multi-degree university with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, education, and urban affairs. 

Student curators for this collection are: Alie W., Leavell A., and Tara H.

For a view of the program’s curriculum, see: Upward Bound Tech & Tour: Harris Stowe-State University.

Extra links in the text link to various contextualized Learning Lab collections:

·    Historically Black University links to http://learninglab.si.edu/q/r/...

·    Abolitionist links to http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll...

·    Harriet Beecher Stowe links to http://learninglab.si.edu/q/r/...

·    Brown v. Board links to http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll...