An empty classroom in the Humphreys Building was recently transformed into a lounge with couches, tables, whiteboards, a projector and more — all for TRIO students to use as they see fit. At the end of fall semester, UCM reorganized its various departments into schools and a class that was previously taught on the first… Read more »
Lacey Hites has been the assistant director of TRIO since the beginning of the semester. Prior to this role, she was the first person that director Chris Beggs hired in 2015 as a TRIO advisor. Hites acts as an academic advisor, life coach, counselor, mentor and just about any form of support students and co-workers… Read more »
Metaphorically speaking, college is a deep pool. Sinking in the college pool can mean tens of thousands of dollars of debt, unrealized professional potential and possibly less earning potential. Some people have more resources available to them at the onset of their college careers. There are some people who don’t have access to those same… Read more »
By JESSE PARHAM Reporter (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — Wait, was there not already something about TRIO in the paper a few issues back? Yeah, there was, but this article, should you choose to read it, is about one of the classes that TRIO has to offer, a class that could make getting through college a great deal… Read more »
By BETHANY SHERROW Assistant News Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — During the next five years, UCM’s TRIO-Student Support Services program will benefit from a federal grant. Chris Beggs, director of TRIO-SSS, said the program will be using nearly $340,000 each year to provide services to 210 students. The money will be used to pay for… Read more »
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