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TRiO Student Support Services at the University of Washington serves over 400 low-income, first-generation students and/or students with disabilities each year. UW/SSS provides holistic and comprehensive advising and instructional support, in order to help undergraduate students be successful at and graduate from the University of Washington. Student Support Services is part of TRIO, funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
UW TRiO SSS News
TRiO SSS Goes to ¡Carnaval! at the Burke
On November 7, TRIO SSS hosted a tour of the current Burke Museum exhibit, ¡Carnaval!. The exhibit highlights eight Carnival celebrations from communities in Europe and the Americas (including Mardi Gras). Students and staff saw unique art installations of full-sized Carnival parade puppets, tried on costumes, and learned about the expansion of Carnival celebration across the globe. If you would like to take a break from studying, check out the exhibit at the Burke Museum located on the UW campus at the corner of 17th Avenue NE and NE 45th Street. ¡Carnaval! will be on display through January 8, 2012.
UW TRiO SSS Welcomes 2011-2012 Cohort
On September 27, 2011 TRiO Student Support Services hosted the 2011-12 New Student Welcome at the Ethnic Cultural Center. Over 50 incoming freshmen and transfer students participated activities focused on community building and the development of academic success skills and financial literacy.
OMAD Awarded Two Student Support Services Grants
The University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) was recently awarded a pair of grants from the U.S. Department of Education to support low-income and first-generation college students. A new five-year, $1.1 million grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program will assist 120 students annually in their pursuit of undergraduate degrees in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The UW also received a five-year, $2.1 million grant renewal for its existing Student Support Services (SSS) program that serves 300 students. Read more about the new grants here >>
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