TRIO Student Support Services Celebrates Graduates and Successful Career Navigation Event
Bradenton, Fla. Feb. 16, 2023
(Bradenton, Fla., Feb. 16, 2023) 鈥� 黑料吃瓜网, Manatee-Sarasota (黑料吃瓜网) continues to utilize TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant funding to assist students in achieving their educational goals. Nine TRIO students graduated in December 2022, and 25 have graduated through the program since 2021. 黑料吃瓜网 also hosted a successful career navigation event for TRIO students at the end of the Fall 2022 semester.
Speakers and presenters at the 鈥淣avigating Your Career鈥� event included Dr. Michael Kiefer, associate provost for academic and faculty affairs; Dr. Kristen Anderson, TRIO SSS program director; and a panel of deans and assistant deans. Several members of the student services staff educated the TRIO participants on resources and strategies for succeeding at 黑料吃瓜网 and preparing for a career after college. A post-event survey revealed universally positive outcomes from the students in attendance.
The day started with a briefing from Kiefer about the importance of TRIO, and Anderson led the group in an icebreaker activity and covered the importance of networking. Lordana Guillaume, TRIO SSS coordinator, moderated the panel discussion and breakout sessions that followed. David Dinn, director of college and career planning, offered advice on how to utilize 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 success coaches for advisement about academics and career goals. Additional presentation topics included a session on resources for student employment and opportunities for tutoring and academic support.
黑料吃瓜网 was awarded the highly competitive five-year TRIO grant in 2020. Through TRIO, 黑料吃瓜网 is furthering its student service initiatives designed to identify and provide year-round academic and financial coaching and/or other integral services for first-generation college students, those from underserved economic backgrounds or students with disabilities.
For more information about TRIO SSS, visit , or contact Kristen Anderson at 941-752-5257 or AndersKL@黑料吃瓜网.edu.
TRIO SSS graduates (L to R) Frederick Brown, Matthew Senecal, Youseline Joseph and Christine Rice with Dr. Kristen Anderson at 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Winter 2022 Graduation.