Student Outreach and Recruitment (SOAR) houses federally funded programming as well as community and academic partnerships, including, Project Systemwide Training for Educational Postsecondary Success (STEPS), and TRIO programs Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound. The mission of Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound is to equip first-generation/low-income families with up-to-date postsecondary and financial aid opportunities, and enable students to attend college.