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Apri Agyapong, Graduate Assistant
apriakua@email.unc.edu
(919) 843-8323

Education:

Master of Arts in Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Howard University

Work Experience:

January 2008- Present  

UNC- Chapel Hill Upward Bound Program – Graduate Assistant

  • Helping to restructure and implement new program goals and operations.
  • Plan, organize, and oversee Saturday Enrichment Academy
  • Coordinate Bridge Summer Program
  • Recruit in area high schools

Aug. 2006-Dec. 2007

James B. Hunt Institute- Chapel Hill, NC – Graduate Intern/Research Assistant

  • Researched initiatives/programs across the country for the betterment of science and mathematics education in North Carolina.
  • Constructed the Science and Mathematics Briefing
  • Researched and provided an analysis of alternative learning and structured day programs in North Carolina and across the country.

Summer 2006   

National Science Resources Center -Washington, D.C. – Research Associate

  • Developed and analyzed data on informal science (Georgetown University study)
  • Supervised high school interns
  • Participated in research group regarding biodiversity for grades 4 to 9

Aug. 2003-May 2006

Science, Engineering, Mathematics Mentorship Program-Howard University

  • Served as a mentor and tutor to incoming freshman
  • Developed research study (minority learning environments) involving high school students
Civic and Extracurricular Activities:

  • North Carolina Council for Equal Opportunity Conference (2008)
  • American Educational Studies Association (2007)- presented research paper titled “Properly” Maneuvering Race: African American conformity to gain economic and social mobility
  • Urban Journal Academic Reviewer (2007)
  • Youth Offenders Program (YOP) certified project interviewer (2007)
  • Britton & Crump Mentorship Program for children with behavioral disorders (2008)
  • Participant in various community service activities such as the AIDS Walk, “Black Tuesday” Affirmative Action March

 
UNC-Chapel Hill Upward Bound Program
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
CB#3310, 150 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3310
Phone: (919) 962-1281
Fax: (919) 962-4381
Upward_Bound@unc.edu