2014 trio orientation

TRiO STUDENT SUCCESS SERVICESSOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE

Success is not a matter of chance; make it happen with TRiO-SSS!

We are pleased you have taken the initiative to connect with our program and promise to do everything we can to help you graduate and transfer successfully.

When you join TRiO-SSS, you become part of a close community-so stop by and ask questions. Our doors are always open for you!

-Your TRiO-SSS Team

Welcome!

TRiO Programs

You are not alone….. TRiO programs are all across the

country TRiO programs serve 866,000

students every year South has 4 TRiO programs

Can you identify our program in the circle of opportunity?

Office Structure

TRiO Transfer & Tutoring Center• Professional & Peer Tutors• Peer Mentors• College Transfer Advising & Events

Main TRiO SS Office• Director• Advisors• Assistant

TRIO-SSS ALUMNA: DANNA CULHANE

“I am a three-time community college dropout, but I graduated from South with an Associates of Business Degree with a 3.94 GPA. The difference was TRIO-SSS; they were there every step of the way.”

Success is not a matter of chance; make it happen with TRiO-SSS!

WHAT CAN TRiO-SSS DO FOR YOU?

Advising TRiO-SSS will help you:

complete your degree ( by helping you choose the courses you need & balance your schedule)

prepare to transfer (by taking all the courses you need to be admissible)

be major-ready (so you will be able to enter your major as soon as possible)

TRiO Transfer& Tutoring Center (TTT-C)TRiO-SSS’s offers:

tutoring (help with Math, English, study skills and specific subjects)

transfer resources a friendly space to study & meet friends (food

& drink are ok, but do not use your cell phone, please!)

computers & printing (first come-first served, with priority for schoolwork)

workshops & special events (check your email & our blog for announcements)

Paying for College

TRiO-SSS provides help with: completing financial aid applications applying for scholarships

You may even be eligible for the TRiO Scholarship – check your email!

“Walking onto a college campus has been one of the most exciting, and yet the scariest, things I have ever done.” --recipient of the 2012 SSCC President’s Medal for outstanding college transfer student.

TRiO-SSS ALUMNUS: DOLPHY JORDAN

Success is not a matter of chance; make it happen with TRiO-SSS!

HOW DOES TRiO-SSS WORK?

Maintain Eligibility meet with your TRiO-SSS advisor every

quarter complete your Progress Report every

quarter check your email regularly

Participate ask for help attend workshops and events participate in 4-year campus visits and

transfer events study and receive tutoring in the TTT-C

Success is not a matter of chance; make it happen with TRiO-SSS!

NEXT STEPS

Next Steps

1. short quiz (to check your understanding of this presentation)

2. the College Student Inventory (CSI) (Please allow 30-45 minutes for the CSI)

3. meet your TRiO-SSS advisor4. Questions? Contact the TRiO-SSS office

at 206-934-5326 or stop by RSB 67(Full details of Enrollment Process are in your email)

Success is not a matter of chance; make it happen with TRiO-SSS!

START THE QUIZ NOW