TRIO staff, students participate in leadership summit

March 26, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 15)

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TRIO staff members are pictured with students who received scholarships at the MI-CAPP Student Leadership Summit in Traverse City. From left are Nykia Gaines, Tien Le, Gabe Pena, Salia Georgete, Jullianie Vazquez, Jimmi Vazquez, Joshua Brandsen, Lilly Helsel, Jeremias Perez-Romero, Keith Parris, Alexis Lopez-Solis, Jessica Segura, Linda Rettig and Christy Abbott.

Grand Valley's TRIO programs were represented by 120 students and staff members at the Michigan College Access Programs & Personnel (MI-CAPP) Student Leadership Summit in Traverse City February 23-25.

Eight students, including high school Upward Bound participants, received scholarships for demonstrating leadership and academic excellence. They are Tien Le, Salia Georgete, Jimmi Vazquez, Lilly Helsel, Jeremias Perez-Romero, Keith Parris, Alexis Lopez-Solis and Jessica Segura.

Eight of the university's 11 TRIO programs attended the summit. The summit follows National TRIO Day celebrations on the Allendale Campus and in Detroit.

Adam Harris, director of TRIO Upward Bound Detroit, said participants there attended a day-long program at the Detroit Renaissance Center that included breakout sessions and keynote presentations from Glenn McIntosh, Oakland University senior vice president & chief diversity officer and TRIO alumnus, and Cyekeia Lee, executive director of the Detroit College Access Network.