Marvin Bullard:

 A New Kind of Jack of All Trades

By: C. Lyles

When Upward Bound students need help with social studies, government, or history homework, they see Mr. Bullard. When the FAFSA stumps the college bound, they call Mr. Bullard. When students need an extra recommendation, Mr. Bullard’s their man. When school counselors need an extra set of hands to assist with community outreach, Mr. Bullard is right there. Among other things, he even finds time to be the official HEC photographer and ID badge maker. “I’m a jack of all trades and master of none,” says Marvin Bullard, but his wealth of experiences and expertise make him valuable to the Higher Education Consortium.

Bullard graduated with a B.S. in Social Sciences from University of Missouri St. Louis and earned his teacher certification from Harris Stowe State University. He taught for over three years throughout the city of St. Louis and began working with Upward Bound in 2011 as a Saturday Academy instructor and recruiter. In 2014, he became HEC Upward Bound’s College and Career Specialist, which perfectly fits the man who shared, “My favorite thing about this job is seeing students academically mature.”

Bullard loves serving our students, but when he has a little down time off the clock, he can be found gaming, volunteer-teaching, taking on renovation projects, rooting for his son at sporting events, and spending time with family.

We appreciate all Marvin Bullard does for students and staff at Upward Bound. If he is the standard for being a jack of all trades, then the bar is set quite high because Bullard serves, leads, teaches, and advises with excellence and engagement that cannot be matched.