<div dir="ltr"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 2.4rem;padding:0px;font-size:1.5rem;color:rgb(87,72,65);font-family:Verdana">All services are provided to qualifying students free of charge in an effort to increase retention and graduation rates while improving study skills and enhancing the college experience. For more information about TRIO, <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:bolder"><a href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/index.html#programs" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(3,83,151);text-decoration-line:none">visit the U.S. Department of Education's TRiO website</a></span>. At this site, you also have access to specific TRiO programs and links to other colleges and universities that support these programs.</p><div class="gmail-accordions-block" style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(50,51,51);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans","Liberation Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:14px"><ul class="gmail-box-dropdown" style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0px;font-size:1.5rem;font-family:Verdana;display:flow-root;margin:0px;list-style:none"><li class="gmail-active" style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(3,83,151);padding:10px;border:2px solid rgb(3,83,151);margin-bottom:30px"><div class="gmail-box-dropdown-link" style="box-sizing:inherit"><div class="gmail-accordion-title" style="box-sizing:inherit"><h2 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;line-height:1.2;padding:0px 65px 0px 0px;font-size:26px">Qualifying for TRiO Services</h2></div><span style="box-sizing:inherit"> </span></div><div class="gmail-box-dropdown-content gmail-common-block" style="box-sizing:inherit"><div class="gmail-text-size" style="box-sizing:inherit"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 2.4rem;padding:0px;font-size:1.5rem;color:rgb(87,72,65)">The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) requires that participants must be citizens of the U.S. or meet the residency requirements for federal student financial assistance, and is either:</p><ol style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;padding:0px 0px 1.4rem;font-size:14px;color:rgb(50,51,51)"><li style="box-sizing:inherit">A first-generation college student (meaning neither parent has a bachelor’s degree) and/or</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Have a limited income (according to federal guidelines) OR</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Have a physical or learning disability</li></ol><div class="gmail-clear" style="box-sizing:inherit;clear:both"></div></div></div></li></ul><ul class="gmail-box-dropdown" style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0px;font-size:1.5rem;font-family:Verdana;display:flow-root;margin:0px;list-style:none"><li class="gmail-active" style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(3,83,151);padding:10px;border:2px solid rgb(3,83,151);margin-bottom:30px"><div class="gmail-box-dropdown-link" style="box-sizing:inherit"><div class="gmail-accordion-title" style="box-sizing:inherit"><h2 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;line-height:1.2;padding:0px 65px 0px 0px;font-size:26px">Applying for TRiO Services</h2></div><span style="box-sizing:inherit"> </span></div><div class="gmail-box-dropdown-content gmail-common-block" style="box-sizing:inherit"><div class="gmail-text-size" style="box-sizing:inherit"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 2.4rem;padding:0px;font-size:1.5rem;color:rgb(87,72,65)">Apply for assistance through Eastern's TRiO Student Support Services by:</p><ol style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;padding:0px 0px 1.4rem;font-size:14px;color:rgb(50,51,51)"><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Complete the <a href="https://botform.compansol.com/201686800970054" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(3,83,151);font-weight:bold"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:bolder">TRiO Program Application</span></a> (link opens online application in a new window).</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Schedule an appointment with the TRiO academic advisor to develop a success plan. </li></ol></div></div></li></ul></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Ramie Baughman</b><br></div><div style="text-align:left"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><b>Trio Tutor Coordinator/Academic Specialist</b></font></div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><div style="text-align:left"><b>Student Support Services </b></div></font><div style="text-align:left"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Eastern Oklahoma State College</font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">1301 W Main St.</font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Wilburton, OK 74578</font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Johnston Hall Room 118</font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">P: (918) 465-1753</font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1OJ2frnFNXzG0BSRGUH-v4PIYF6au4h1R" width="80" height="96"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></i></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 3:58 PM Ramie Baughman <<a href="mailto:rbaughman13308@eosc.edu">rbaughman13308@eosc.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello TRiO SSS Students,<div>It is<b> not too late to sign up for the Thunder Game</b>. If you have not already and are interested in going, <b><u>please send me an email stating that you would like to attend.</u></b></div><div><b><u><br></u></b></div><div>The tentative agenda for the Thunder Game is as follows:</div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Wednesday, March 29th, 2023</u></b></div><div><b>Leave the campus at 9:00 A.M.</b></div><div><b>Thunder Stadium Workshops from 12:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.</b></div><div><b>Grab Dinner at 4:00 P.M.</b></div><div><b>Doors for the Thunder Game vs. Pistons will open at 5:30 P.M.</b></div><div><b>The Thunder game starts at 7:00 P.M.</b></div><div><b>We will arrive home around midnight.</b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Talk to you soon,<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Ramie Baughman</b><br></div><div style="text-align:left"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><b>Trio Tutor Coordinator/Academic Specialist</b></font></div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><div style="text-align:left"><b>Student Support Services </b></div></font><div style="text-align:left"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Eastern Oklahoma State College</font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">1301 W Main St.</font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Wilburton, OK 74578</font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Johnston Hall Room 118</font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">P: (918) 465-1753</font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1OJ2frnFNXzG0BSRGUH-v4PIYF6au4h1R" width="80" height="96"><i><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></i></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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