University of North Texas 
PUSH- Perserve UNTil Success Happens
The PUSH program at UNT Provides a structured, campus- wide network of support to
assist students with experience in foster care in achieving educational success by
focusing on the academic, financial career and social well-being of each student,
enabling them to arrive and thrive on campus.
PUSH Program
P.U.S.H- Perserve UNTil Success Happens
• To identify, recruit, engage, support, retain, and graduate UNT students who have
experienced foster care
• To provide a dedicated point of contact for current and potential UNT students who have experience foster care
• To assess student financial, academic and social needs upon admission to UNT and to connect students with supportive services on campus and in the community for the duration of their academic career
• To connect students to faculty and staff mentors who help set and navigate goals and career aspirations through programmatic efforts of the UNT Division of Student Affairs and the UNT Department of Social Work
• To track outcomes of students enrolled in the PUSH Initiative to determine program effectiveness with regard to student recruitment, retention, and graduation rates
• To provide a dedicated point of contact for current and potential UNT students who have experience foster care
• To assess student financial, academic and social needs upon admission to UNT and to connect students with supportive services on campus and in the community for the duration of their academic career
• To connect students to faculty and staff mentors who help set and navigate goals and career aspirations through programmatic efforts of the UNT Division of Student Affairs and the UNT Department of Social Work
• To track outcomes of students enrolled in the PUSH Initiative to determine program effectiveness with regard to student recruitment, retention, and graduation rates