GEAR UP student staff are all about "giving back." CMU students volunteer with the GEAR UP program to gain valuable skills and experience working with middle and high school students. GEAR UP volunteers also have the opportunity to earn General Student Assistance (GSA), College Work-Study and internship positions with the GEAR UP program.

Ashley Pollock Chicago sophomore	​ Bethany Ciolek Birch Run junior	Charity Shelley Flint junior	Dimitri Turner Flint junior
​ Justin McMillan Saginaw graduate student	Kelsey Coleman Detroit sophomore​	​ Larry Biggers Chicago sophomore	​ Marie Reimers Saginaw junior
​   Allen Seales Flint senior	​   Camille Floyd Flint sophomore	​   Christopher Sanders Flint freshman	​   Jasmine Hall Flint freshman
​   Kenah Lyons Flint sophomore	​   Quashon Savage Flint freshman	​   Steven Wilson II Saginaw freshman	​