New tutoring program seeks participants – Archive
Written by Keeley Sheehan, Feb 7, 2011, 0 Comments
Keeley Sheehan
Managing Editor
The Trio Student Support Services program is looking for applicants for its tutoring and mentor program for first-generation and low-income students.
The U.S. Department of Education will fund the new program, and it needs 150 applicants by Feb. 10 in order to receive funding and offer services.
“We are on a deadline,” said Sarah Benson, assistant director. “We are looking to get students in ASAP.”
Students whose parents or guardians do not have a bachelor’s degree are considered first-generation college students. If that student has any other relatives with a bachelor’s degree—siblings, aunts, uncles, etc.—the student can still be considered a first-generation student. The federal government defines the criteria for “low income,” and most students who receive a Pell Grant may be eligible for the program, according to Benson.
The program will offer services for participating students like academic tutoring, mentoring, study skill workshops, free printing and career advising, according to the Trio website.
The program is also looking for students to work as tutors and mentors. Tutoring and mentoring applications are available on Recruit-A-Bull and in Terrace 302 next to the Academic Success Center.
For more information and to apply for the program’s services, visit www.stpt.usf.edu/trio.
