{"id":1376,"date":"2020-09-17T07:31:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T07:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowerupstudents.com\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T00:28:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T00:28:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/empowerupstudents.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Build a more prosperous future.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>EmpowerUP is a community project that helps you plan what\u2019s next and take the first steps.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(1024 \/ 576)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Picture of Michigan Technological University from across the water.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3454\" data-id=\"3454\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 576\" src=\"https:\/\/empowerupstudents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/campus-banner2400-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empowerupstudents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/campus-banner2400-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/empowerupstudents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/campus-banner2400-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/empowerupstudents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/campus-banner2400-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/empowerupstudents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/campus-banner2400-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/empowerupstudents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/campus-banner2400-1140x642.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/empowerupstudents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/campus-banner2400-600x338.jpg 600w, 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