TRIO-SSS
TRIO-EOC
TRIO High School Programs
TRIO History
TRIO Trivia
100

What do the letters SSS stand for?

What is Student Success Services 

(Federally, the SSS program is called, Student Support Services.)

100

What do the the letters EOC stand for?

What is Educational Opportunity Center.

100

Name the 2 TRIO High School programs with offices at South.

What are TRIO Talent Search and TRIO Upward Bound.

100

How did TRIO come to exist?

What is by Congress establishing TRIO programs through laws passed in the 1960's.

100
True/False: TRIO programs are located only at 2-year colleges.

What is False.  Four year schools, such as U.W. Seattle and W.S.U. Pullman, host TRIO programs. In addition, organizations may have TRIO programs, such as the City of Seattle (Upward Bound) and Metropolitan Development Council in Tacoma (EOC, TS, UB)

200

Name the TRIO-SSS's 4 full-time staff members. 

Who are:

Sarah Sabay, director

Leon Haskins, assistant director/advisor

Marcia Kato, advisor

Chenda Hem, program specialist

200

Where is TRIO-EOC located?

What is in RSB 02 next to the Advising Center.

200

Where are the TRIO HS programs offices located (what building) at South?

What is Rainier Hall.

200

What does TRIO stand for?

What is the fact that initially there were 3 TRIO programs: Talent Search, Upward Bound, and SSS.

200

Name the TRIO program that works with undergraduates who plan to enroll in doctoral (PhD) studies.

What is the McNair Scholars program.

300

Name 3 services that TRIO-SSS provides to members.

tutoring

advising

Information about & help applying for financial aid & scholarships

also: help applying for transfer admission, help improving financial & economic literacy 

300

Who are the 2 full-time TRIO-EOC staff members?

Who are:

Megan Nord, advisor

Yasi Raouf, advisor

300

What are the 2 high schools that TRIO Upward Bound serves?

What are Tyee and Evergreen High Schools.

300

What part of the U.S. government oversees TRIO programs?

What is the U.S. Department of Education.

300

Claiborne Pell is famous for what reason?

What is the Pell grant.  The Pell grant is the primary source of financial aid for low-income TRIO students. Created through the Higher Education Act of 1965, the grant program was largely the work of Senator Pell and was later named after him.

400

Name 3 TRIO eligibility requirements.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Enrolled at South Seattle College (or about to enroll)

First generation college or low-income or have a documented disability

Not currently served by any other TRIO program

400

Name 3 services that TRIO-EOC provides?

What are:

Help with applying for financial aid, 

Help applying to and enrolling in college,

Provide information about academic programs

400

Name 2 schools that TRIO Talent Search serves.

What are: 

Career Link, Evergreen and Chief Sealth High Schools 

Cascade and Denny Middle Schools

400

Name this person and his connection to TRIO.

Who is Lyndon Johnson, 36th President. He signed the Higher Education Act of 1965 creating the first TRIO programs.

400

Name this person and her relationship to TRIO.

Who is Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of the Department of Education which oversees all things education-related in the federal government, including TRIO, federal financial aid, K-12 school funding and early learning initiatives.

500

What is CLIC and what do the letters in CLIC stand for?

What is the TRIO tutoring center and transfer center in RSB 66.  The letters stand for:

Collaborative

Learning and 

Instruction

Center

500

How many people does TRIO-EOC serve each school year?

What is 1000 people.  They could be enrolled in non-credit classes, High School 21 or GED classes, or even in high school (depending on age and school).  They can also be people who are interested in going to school to earn a HS diploma or GED or to enroll in college.

500

What is one difference between the TRIO Talent Search and TRIO Upward Bound programs?

What is the intensity of services. While both programs help students access postsecondary education, Upward Bound provides a weekly class and summer experience program for participants to help them prepare for college entrance.

South's Talent Search program serves 564 participants from grade 6 to age 27, while South's 2 Upward Bound programs serve 62 and 74 high school students in grades 9-12.

500

TRIO programs were the first national college access and retention programs to address the serious social and cultural barriers to education in America.  

Name 2 political & social movements helped drive Congress to establish TRIO?

What are the Civil Rights movement and President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty.

500

In 2017, President Trump called for the elimination of which 2 TRIO programs. 

Bonus question, which TRIO programs did President George W Bush try to eliminate?

What are TRIO EOC and TRIO McNair.

TRIO Upward Bound was targeted for elimination by Pres. George W Bush.

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