UF Alliance

Welcome!

A Message From The Director!

In the year 2000, a visionary group of individuals at the University of Florida answered the call for higher educational institutions to form or expand partnerships with high priority schools. This vision led to the formation of Opportunity Alliance, the present University of Florida Alliance (UF Alliance). Since our inception in 2000, we have been a catalyst of positive change for more than 10,000 underrepresented students and their families via our Emerging Scholars, Alliance Scholars, and Family Support programs. We have worked collaboratively with our partner schools to provide professional development opportunities for more than 1,500 administrators, teachers, and counselors.

The UF Alliance continues to work aggressively to generate opportunities for our underrepresented students and families within urban schools/communities. Through our various initiatives, we hope to motivate and encourage more low-income underrepresented students and families to see college as the number one option to transforming their lives and communities. We plan to continue working with school personnel within our partner and affiliate schools to better meet the academic and social needs of the students they serve. Our holistic approach serves as a national model for increasing college access and success among underrepresented students. As we advance our efforts for the next ten years and beyond, we invite you to join us in dispelling the nightmares of low-income underrepresented students that they will never attend college. We look forward to working with everyone to increase the presence and success of low-income underrepresented students within our higher educational institutions.

Sincerely,

Dr. Diane Archer-Banks

Dr. Diane Archer-Banks
Interim Director
UF Alliance
College of Education
University of Florida