2016 2017 TRiO Orientation

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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 programsCan 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)

Collaborative Learning & Instruction Center (CLIC)/Transfer Center

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 CollegeTRiO-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 SSC 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 CLIC

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

NEXT STEPS

Next Steps1. Complete the College Student

Inventory (CSI) (Please allow 30-45 minutes for the CSI)

2. Meet your TRiO-SSS advisor3. 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 COLLEGE STUDENT INVENTORY (CSI)

CLICK HERE